World Record Progression: The 400m

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Published 2023-06-18
The 400m is considered one of the "harder" events of track and field. Its strength-sprint hybrid cements it as a grueling event to run for any type of runner, and those who chose to specialize in the event are considered a special breed of athletes. While the record consistently fell since the record's inception, some broke it to the point where fans thought the record would never fall again.

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All Comments (21)
  • @thetoughestcookie9312
    You have no idea how much I love these world record progressions, me and my family watch them together and I can’t wait to show them this one! Thank you for these 🙏
  • @SPVLaboratories
    you gotta be a different kind of animal to run the 400. watching van niekerk's WR was electrifying; great to see that he's bounced back from his unfortunate injury and is now winning DL meets
  • @MedlifeCrisis
    Loved this. I was a 50:00 man at my peak…nice to know I would’ve been in the mix back in the 1800s!
  • @seanmckay3815
    The intros for Johnson and Van Niekerk were awesome
  • @-Annmo-
    Holy shit dude, I've been watching your channel for a bit now, but I STILL can't get over how high-quality your videos are. It is obvious you do the research and put in the effort to make these videos for us. You really deserve more attention. God Speed RunnerBoi.
  • @richardgallimore5976
    Butch Reynolds 43.29 was insane for it's time. Still 3rd fastest all-time despite it happening 35ish years ago.
  • @CYMotorsport
    Edit: WVN has the most gifted final 20 meters I’ve ever seen, hands down. It’s almost his body is literally lurching. I do not understand it. It’s not even some final kick. He almost appears to visibly accelerate. This was great! As a quarter miler at heart in college I’ve always wanted to make this video as I’ve never felt it’s been done right - thankfully now I don’t have to haha
  • @barrychambers4047
    I've always been really interested in the 400m since I had the privilege of sharing the same high school C class team as the great Lee Evans. Thank you for the well done video. Love the history!
  • @myworldview999
    Shout out to Jeremy Wariner, who got kind of close to Johnson's record in the 2000s.
  • @NJamma580
    Man that background music is sweet and relaxing. Love the channel.
  • @rdo1824
    This is just great. The quality, the research from the 1800s to date, the absorbing and interesting presentations, the accuracy, the facts, the progressions, the perspective the really interesting nuances make it a real treat, worthy of the athletes it portrays and honours. Thank you RunnerBoi
  • @asylum2200
    These are so well made I still can't get over it.....Always a treat! Would love to see a video about the crazy high school distance runners of this year (Birnbaum, Burns, Youngs, etc..) It would be an amazing story, and would capture this historic year of high school distance running beautfiaully.
  • @tommosley2844
    Things to note, the announcers fail to mention three things. The 440 is approximately 3 yards longer than 400 meters, starting blocks didn't become popular until the 1950s and the first rubber tracks until the 1960s😊
  • @Madmun357
    The 1968 US Olympic track and field team were legends.
  • @wesleytwiggs7687
    Thanks for making these king. You’re an amazing content creator.
  • @bipolarminddroppings
    Johnson was just unbeatable over 1 lap. I loved watching him run, and I love watching him as an analyst.
  • @madamegeorge7258
    Much props for the incredibly well researched and presented video. Very well done, sir!
  • @PrentisHancock1
    Another excellent video. Very well researched and put together. Well done.