How it works. His indoor 400m best of 47.25, meanwhile, was a national senior indoor record. I raced just once but I was told afterwards that my time on debut was faster than Sally Gunnell's on her debut race over the 400m hurdles. He also won a bronze in the 4 × 400 m relay. Throughout that season he broke national U20 records in a range of events indoors and outdoors, from the 200m and sprint hurdles to the long jump and decathlon. updated and maintained by Peter Larsson. Norway's Karsten Warholm has defended his title in the 400-meter hurdles but fell short of world record pace, as Qatar celebrated its first medal for the home team. Norway's two-time world champion Karsten Warholm blasted to the second fastest 400m hurdles time ever at the Diamond League in Stockholm on Sunday after sleeping in a motor home. In the women's version of the 400m hurdles, two athletes met the AFI guidelines. On August 23, the 24-year-old Norwegian ran 46.87 seconds at the Diamond League in Stockholm, setting a new European record. On 3 August, she won the 400m hurdles at Monaco in 53.78sec, smashing her UK national record and dipping under 54 seconds for the first time. European Athletics Championships 2010: Dai Greene eyes British 400m hurdles record Dai Greene is hoping to become the fastest British 400 metres hurdler in history when he pulls on a … Stockholm (AFP) Norway's two-time world champion Karsten Warholm blasted to the second fastest 400m hurdles time ever at the Diamond League in … The performance levels of the sprint hurdles and 400m hurdles events combined - Combination Hurdling - could be seen as the most logical way of assessing the best British all round hurdling performers. Only 4 days later, at Zurich, she reduced this time even further, to 53.61sec, moving her to eighth on the all-time world list. 400 metre hurdles. In fact, Warholm was just 0.09 seconds off the world record, even though he smashed his own European record. Dalilah Muhammad stormed into the history books on Sunday as she clocked an incredible time of 52.20 to break the world 400m hurdles record at the USA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. This was the same race in which Kevin Young set the world record, which also still stands. Karsten Warholm closes in on 400m hurdles world record in Stockholm Diamond League - Karsten Warholm, the 24-year-old Norwegian, who has been touted as a special star for the future, almost broke a 28-year old world record in the 400m hurdles during … Prague (AFP) Karsten Warholm is looking to break the 400m hurdles world record at the Czech Golden Spike meeting on Tuesday, two weeks after trailing the three decades old … Karsten Warholm came desperately close to breaking Kevin Young's 28-year-old 400m hurdles world record at the Stockholm Diamond League on Sunday (23 August).. Had the Norwegian star not hit the last hurdle, he probably would have broken Young's time set in the Barcelona 1992 Olympic final. Bol breaks Dutch 400m hurdles record Two weeks after running a Dutch 400m hurdles record of 54.47 in the rain, 20-year-old Femke Bol was back in Arnhem on Saturday (18) – this time in better conditions – and took another chunk off her record, clocking 53.79. Athletes run once around a 400m track and clear ten evenly-spaced hurdles in the process. Shona Richards breaks British record as she wins silver medal in 400m hurdles at World Junior Championships. British Athletics Home Pages. Initially planning to contest the 400m in Stockholm which was billed as a European record attempt, Warholm added the 400m hurdles to his itinerary and the reigning world and European champion came closer than anyone has done to breaking Young’s revered world record, setting the second fastest time in history with 46.87. Karsten Warholm is looking to break the 400m hurdles world record at the Czech Golden Spike meeting on Tuesday, two weeks after trailing the three decades old mark by just 0.09sec. Warholm breaks European 400m hurdles record with 46.87 in Stockholm European Athletics - Official Site 17:32 23-Aug-20 Karsten Warholm Just Misses 400m Hurdles World Record, Runs 46.87 After Hitting Final Hurdle LetsRun.com 16:34 23-Aug-20 And that training paid off; Warholm earned the title ‘second-fastest man’ of all time in the 400m hurdles category when he competed at the Diamond League meet in Stockholm, Sweden in August. STOCKHOLM: Norway's two-time world champion Karsten Warholm blasted to the second fastest time ever run over the 400m hurdles at the Diamond League in … I think this young man is the brightest 400m hurdle talent we've had since (Jack Green - thanks for pointing this out @caterhatch) Chris McAlister was the surprise of 2019, coming from complete obscurity to being British #1 at the event. Event Athlete Club/Country Record Year; 100m: Adam Gemili: Blackheath and Bromle: 10.09: 2013: 200m: Chris Lambert: Belgrave Harriers: 20.58: 2003: 400m: Cameron Chalmers They start from blocks placed in staggered positions and run in lanes. Performances set anywhere in the world by athletes eligible to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland in major competitions. Back to main page: Jump to: main list manual timing indoors: All-time men's best 400 m hurdles. DES MOINES, Iowa - Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad smashed one of athletics' oldest world records when she stormed to the women's 400 metres hurdles title in Athletics: Muhammad sets 400m hurdles world record, Lyles wins 200m - British Herald Saritaben Gayakwad of Gujarat set a new meet record in the race, winning with a time of 57.21. Karsten Warholm is looking to break the 400m hurdles world record at the Czech Golden Spike meeting on Tuesday, two weeks after trailing the three decades old … Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE DL (born 29 July 1966) is a British former track and field athlete who won the 1992 Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles.She is the only female British athlete to have won Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles, and was the first female 400 metres hurdler in history to win the Olympic and World titles and break the world record. 1 46.78 Kevin Young USA 16.09.66 1 Barcelona 06.08.1992 2 46.87 Karsten Warholm NOR 28.02.96 1 Stockholm 23.08.2020 3 46.92 Karsten Warholm NOR 28.02.96 1 Zürich 29.08.2019 4 46.98 Abderrahmane Samba QAT 05.09.95 1 Paris 30.06.2018 4 46.98 Rai … 18-year-old managed an impressive time of just 56.16 seconds Cabezas Caracas of Colombia in action during the Athletics - Women’s 400m Hurdles on Day 10 of the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games at the Athletics Field, Youth Olympic Park on October 16, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Norway's Karsten Warholm defends his 400m hurdles world title by holding off close rival Rai Benjamin in a thrilling final in Doha. European Athlete of the Year Karsten Warholm was giving some contemplation to contesting both the 400m and 400m hurdles at the Paris 2020 European Athletics Championships but the Norwegian has set himself new targets with the Olympic Games postponed and the European … A reaction time – measured by sensors on the blocks – of less than 0.100 is … At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona Akabusi won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles, lowering his British record to 47.82 seconds, a time which still stands. Back at the London Stadium, where he won gold at the 2017 World Championships, Warholm smashed the European record over 400m hurdles with the fastest time ever run in Britain. Karsten Warholm ahead of the 400m at the Glasgow 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships . Getty Images. 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