300 metres

Athletics
300 metres
World records
Men Letsile Tebogo (BOT) 30.69A (2024)
Women Marita Koch (GDR) 34.14+ (1985)
Short track world records
Men Steven Gardiner (BAH) 31.56 (2022)
Women Irina Privalova (RUS) 35.45 (1993)
 Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 35.45 (2018)

The 300 metres is an uncommon (meaning not on an Olympic or World Championship program) sprinting event in track and field competitions. The race starts on a straight and therefore comprises two straights and one bend.

The imperial distance analogue to the event is the 300 yards (270 m), which is slightly shorter than the 300 m (330 yd) distance and was contested at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships from 1906 to 1932.[1]

Start (green) and end (red) points of a 300-metre race, marked on a running track.
Start (green) and end (red) points of a 300-metre race, marked on a running track.


All-time top 25

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 300m times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 300m times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 300m times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 300m times

Men (outdoor)

  • Correct as of February 2025.[2][3]
Ath.# Perf.# Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 30.69 A Letsile Tebogo  Botswana 17 February 2024 Pretoria [4]
2 2 30.81 Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa 28 June 2017 Ostrava [5]
3 3 30.85 A Michael Johnson  United States 24 March 2000 Pretoria
4 4 30.97 Usain Bolt  Jamaica 27 May 2010 Ostrava [6]
5 31.03 van Niekerk #2 11 June 2016 Kingston
5 6 31.23 LaShawn Merritt  United States 11 June 2016 Kingston
7 31.30 Merritt #2 7 June 2009 Eugene
8 31.31 Merritt #3 8 August 2006 Eugene
6 9 31.44 Isaac Makwala  Botswana 28 June 2017 Ostrava [5]
7 10 31.48 Roberto Hernández  Cuba 3 September 1990 Jerez de la Frontera [7]
Danny Everett  United States [8]
9 12 31.52 Steven Gardiner  Bahamas 12 May 2022 Ponce [9]
12 31.52 A Tebogo #2 18 February 2023 Pretoria [10]
14 31.53 Merritt #2 1 August 2015 Atlanta
15 31.56 Johnson #2 22 July 1994 Salamenca
10 15 31.56 Douglas Walker  Great Britain 19 July 1998 Gateshead
17 31.59 Gardiner #2 17 March 2023 Carolina
11 18 31.61 Anthuan Maybank  United States 13 July 1996 Durham
Clarence Munyai  South Africa 28 June 2017 Ostrava [5]
20 31.63 van Niekerk #3 7 June 2015 Birmingham
13 21 31.64 Tony McQuay  United States 11 June 2016 Kingston
14 22 31.67 John Regis  Great Britain 17 July 1992 Gateshead
23 31.69 Hernández #2 20 June 1990 Bratislava
15 24 31.70 Kirk Baptiste  United States 18 August 1984 London
25 31.72 Johnson #3 30 July 1993 Gateshead
16 25 31.72 Jeremy Wariner  United States 12 June 2008 Ostrava
17 31.73 Thomas Jefferson  United States 22 August 1987 London
18 31.74 Gabriel Tiacoh  Ivory Coast 6 August 1986 A Coruña
19 31.77 Tyler Christopher  Canada 20 May 2004 Sainte Anne
20 31.80 Pavel Maslák  Czech Republic 28 June 2017 Ostrava [11]
21 31.81 Gil Roberts  United States 11 June 2016 Kingston
22 Vernon Norwood  United States 12 May 2022 Ponce [12]
23 31.82 Steve Lewis  United States 17 July 1992 Gateshead
24 31.83 A Udeme Okon  South Africa 8 February 2025 Pretoria [13]
25 31.87 Mark Richardson  Great Britain 19 July 1998 Gateshead
Jonathan Borlée  Belgium 5 July 2012 Liège

Men (indoor)

  • Correct as of February 2025.[14]
Ath.# Perf.# Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 31.56 Steven Gardiner  Bahamas 27 January 2022 Columbia
2 2 31.87 A Noah Lyles  United States 3 March 2017 Albuquerque [15]
3 3 31.88 Wallace Spearmon  United States 9 February 2006 Fayetteville
4 4 31.92 A Paul Dedewo  United States 3 March 2017 Albuquerque
5 5 31.94 Kerron Clement  United States 9 February 2006 Fayetteville
6 6 LaShawn Merritt  United States 9 February 2006 Fayetteville
7 7 31.97 Bralon Taplin  Grenada 13 February 2017 Ostrava
8 8 31.99 Jacory Patterson  United States 14 January 2022 Clemson
9 32.06 Gardiner #2 14 January 2022 Birmingham
9 10 32.10 Jereem Richards  Trinidad & Tobago 9 February 2018 Boston
10 11 32.15 Pavel Maslák  Czech Republic 8 February 2014 Gent
12 32.16 Lyles #2 4 March 2017 Albuquerque
13 32.18 Patterson #2 31 January 2025 Clemson [16]
11 14 32.19 Robson Caetano da Silva  Brazil 23 February 1989 Karlsruhe
14 32.19 Maslák #2 14 February 2017 Ostrava
12 15 32.21 Rai Benjamin  United States 2 February 2025 Boston [17]
16 32.26 Gardiner #3 16 February 2019 Columbia
17 32.28 Patterson #3 17 January 2020 Blacksburg
13 18 32.32 Torrin Lawrence  United States 21 January 2010 Blacksburg
14 19 32.34 Auhmad Robinson  United States 10 January 2025 College Station [18]
20 32.35 Benjamin #2 8 February 2020 New York
16 21 32.36 Frank Fredericks  Namibia 27 February 2003 Karlsruhe
Brian Faust  United States 13 January 2024 Clemson [19]
18 23 32.37 Lalonde Gordon  Trinidad & Tobago 3 February 2017 New York
Judson Lincoln IV  United States 6 December 2024 Clemson [20]
19 25 32.38 Greg Nixon  United States 9 February 2009 Liévin
Takudzwa Chiyangwa  Zimbabwe 25 January 2025 Clemson [21]
21 32.39 Óscar Husillos  Spain 19 January 2018 Salamanca
Vernon Norwood  United States 2 February 2025 Boston [17]
23 32.42 Kahmari Montgomery  United States 11 February 2022 Louisville
24 32.45 Kennedy Lightner  United States 12 January 2024 Louisville
25 32.46 A Dontavius Wright  United States 3 March 2017 Albuquerque
32.46 James Benson II  United States 12 January 2023 Fayetteville

Women (outdoor)

  • Correct as of August 2025.[22]
Ath.# Perf.# Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 34.41 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 20 June 2019 Ostrava [23]
2 2 34.60 A Beatrice Masilingi  Namibia 18 February 2023 Pretoria [24]
3 3 35.16 Marileidy Paulino  Dominican Republic 17 March 2023 Carolina [25]
4 4 35.30 A Ana Guevara  Mexico 3 May 2003 Mexico City
5 5 35.46 Kathy Cook  Great Britain 18 August 1984 London
Chandra Cheeseborough  United States 18 August 1984 London
Henriette Jæger  Norway 22 May 2024 Bergen [26]
8 35.51 Cook #2 9 September 1983 London
8 8 35.51 Natalia Bukowiecka  Poland 9 August 2025 Białystok [27][28]
10 35.52 Bukowiecka (Kaczmarek) #2 30 January 2024 Potchefstroom [29]
11 35.56 Jæger #2 3 June 2025 Bergen [30]
9 12 35.70 Irena Szewinska  Poland 4 July 1975 London
Léa Sprunger   Switzerland 25 May 2017 Langenthal [31]
11 14 35.71 Donna Fraser  Great Britain 28 August 2000 Gateshead
12 15 35.74 Courtney Okolo  United States 23 July 2016 Houston
13 16 35.81 Silke-Beate Knoll  West Germany 19 May 1990 Olpe
14 17 35.82 Cydonie Mothersille  Cayman Islands 14 September 2000 Sydney
15 18 35.85 Salwa Eid Naser  Bahrain 9 August 2025 Białystok [27][32]
16 19 35.91 Brittany Brown  United States 20 June 2019 Ostrava [23]
20 35.92 Guevara #2 19 August 2001 Gateshead
17 21 35.94 Bassant Hemida  Egypt 9 August 2025 Białystok [27][33]
18 22 35.99 Merlene Ottey  Jamaica 18 August 1984 London
22 35.99 Bukowiecka (Kaczmarek) #3 31 August 2024 Białystok [34]
19 24 36.00 Katharine Merry  Great Britain 28 August 2000 Gateshead
LaTasha Colander  United States 28 August 2000 Gateshead
21 36.01 Michelle Scutt  Great Britain 13 July 1980 London
22 36.05 Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 5 April 2025 Miramar [35]
23 36.07 Jearl Miles Clark  United States 14 September 2000 Sydney
24 36.10 Kaltouma Nadjina  Chad 19 August 2001 Gateshead
25 36.12 Jaide Stepter Baynes  United States 20 June 2019 Ostrava [23]
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn  Puerto Rico 5 July 2020 Santa Fe

Women (indoor)

  • Correct as of February 2025.[36]
Ath.# Perf.# Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 35.45 Irina Privalova  Russia 16 January 1993 Moscow
Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 2 February 2018 New York
3 3 35.54 Abby Steiner  United States 10 February 2023 New York
4 4 35.69 Patricia Hall-Pritchett  Jamaica 13 February 2012 Liévin
5 5 35.71 Quanera Hayes  United States 6 January 2017 Clemson
6 35.71 Miller-Uibo #2 11 February 2017 New York
6 7 35.73 Gabby Thomas  United States 12 February 2021 Staten Island
8 35.75 Thomas #2 4 February 2024 Boston [37]
9 35.80 Steiner #2 11 December 2021 Louisville
7 10 35.83 A Merlene Ottey  Jamaica 13 March 1981 Pocatello
35.83 JaMeesia Ford  United States 8 December 2023 Clemson [38]
12 35.92 Thomas #3 24 January 2021 Fayetteville
9 13 35.95 Brittany Brown  United States 22 February 2019 Staten Island
14 35.96 A Ottey #2 13 March 1981 Pocatello
15 35.98 Thomas #4 23 February 2019 New York
10 16 35.99 Lynna Irby-Jackson  United States 12 February 2021 Staten Island
Favour Ofili  Nigeria 4 February 2024 Boston [37]
18 36.05 Irby-Jackson #2 4 February 2024 Boston [37]
12 19 36.08 Talitha Diggs  United States 31 January 2025 Clemson [39]
20 36.10 Miller-Uibo #3 15 February 2014 New York
13 21 36.12 Sydney McLaughlin  United States 7 December 2017 Bloomington
22 36.13 Brown #2 11 February 2023 New York
23 36.14 Hayes #2 31 January 2025 Clemson [40]
14 24 36.15 A Phyllis Francis  United States 3 March 2017 Albuquerque
15 25 36.16 Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 2 February 2025 Boston [17]
16 36.20 Natalia Kaczmarek  Poland 4 February 2022 Spala
17 36.25 Natasha Hastings  United States 13 February 2016 Boston
18 36.27 Ashley Spencer  United States 10 February 2017 New York
19 36.30 Olesya Krasnomovets  Russia 6 January 2006 Yekaterinburg
20 Elise Cooper  United States 1 March 2025 Philadelphia [41]
21 36.33 Allyson Felix  United States 8 February 2007 Fayetteville
22 Amantle Montsho  Botswana 4 March 2010 Liévin
23 36.38 Antonina Krivoshapka  Russia 31 January 2009 Moscow
24 36.41 Bianca Knight  United States 12 February 2011 Fayetteville
25 Anna Kiełbasińska  Poland 4 February 2023 Boston

Best performances en-route to 400 metres result

Men (outdoor)

Correct as of August 2024.[42]

Rank Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 31.04+ Wayde van Niekerk  South Africa 14 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [43]
2 31.20+ Kirani James  Grenada
LaShawn Merritt  United States
4 31.35+ Matthew Hudson-Smith  Great Britain 7 August 2024 Saint-Denis
5 31.42+ Jereem Richards  Trinidad and Tobago 7 August 2024 Saint-Denis
6 31.55+ Michael Johnson  United States 9 August 1995 Göteborg
7 31.58+ Jeremy Wariner  United States 31 August 2007 Osaka
8 31.81+ Quincy Hall  United States 7 August 2024 Saint-Denis
9 31.88+ Angelo Taylor  United States 31 August 2007 Osaka
10 31.91+ Chris Brown  Bahamas 31 August 2007 Osaka
Muzala Samukonga  Zambia 6 August 2024 Saint-Denis

Men (indoor)

Correct as of March 2025.[42]

Rank Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 32.50+ Jimy Soudril  France 21 March 2025 Nanjing
2 32.65+ Attila Molnár  Hungary 8 March 2025 Apeldoorn
3 32.73+ Karsten Warholm  Norway 2 March 2024 Glasgow
4 32.75+ Rusheen McDonald  Jamaica 21 March 2025 Nanjing
5 32.76+ Christopher Bailey  United States 22 March 2025 Nanjing
6 32.77+ Brian Faust  United States 21 March 2025 Nanjing
7 32.80+ Jacory Patterson  United States 21 March 2025 Nanjing
8 32.86+ Maksymilian Szwed  Poland 7 March 2025 Apeldoorn
9 32.88+ Alexander Doom  Belgium 2 March 2024 Glasgow
10 32.90+ Matheus Lima  Brazil 21 March 2025 Nanjing

Women (outdoor)

Correct as of August 2024.[44]

Rank Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 34.14+ Marita Koch  East Germany 6 October 1985 Canberra [45]
2 34.78+ Marileidy Paulino  Dominican Republic 9 August 2024 Saint-Denis
3 34.94+ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone  United States 9 June 2023 Paris [46]
4 34.95+ Jarmila Kratochvílová  Czechoslovakia 18 August 1982 Zürich [47]
5 35.00+ Marie-José Pérec  France 27 August 1991 Tokyo [48]
6 35.01+ Olga Bryzgina  Ukraine 6 October 1985 Canberra [49]
7 35.23+ Salwa Eid Naser  Bahrain 9 August 2024 Saint-Denis
8 35.24+ Tatána Kocembová  Czechoslovakia 10 August 1983 Helsinki [50]
9 35.29+ Nickisha Pryce  Jamaica 20 July 2024 London [51]
10 35.37+ Lieke Klaver  Netherlands 12 July 2024 Monaco [52]

Women (indoor)

Correct as of March 2025.[44]

Rank Time (s) Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 36.04+ Femke Bol  Netherlands 10 February 2024 Liévin
Amandine Brossier  France 10 February 2024 Liévin
3 36.32+ Lieke Klaver  Netherlands 8 March 2025 Apeldoorn
4 36.38+ Alexis Holmes  United States 22 March 2025 Nanjing
5 36.42+ Henriette Jæger  Norway 8 March 2025 Apeldoorn
6 36.54+ Amber Anning  Great Britain 22 March 2025 Nanjing
7 36.83+ Paula Sevilla  Spain 8 March 2025 Apeldoorn
8 36.88+ Martina Weil  Chile 22 March 2025 Nanjing
9 36.93+ Lurdes Gloria Manuel  Czech Republic 8 March 2025 Apeldoorn
10 37.17+ Rosey Effiong  United States 22 March 2025 Nanjing

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