300 metres
The 300 metres is an uncommon (meaning not on an Olympic or World Championship program) sprinting event in track and field competitions.



Start (green) and end (red) points of a 300-metre race, marked on a running track.
All-time top 25
- + = en route to 400 m performance
- i = indoor performance
- A = affected by altitude
- OT = oversized track (> 200 m in circumference)
- h = hand timing
Men (outdoor)
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 30.81 | Wayde van Niekerk | ![]() |
28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [3] |
2 | 30.85 A | Michael Johnson | ![]() |
24 March 2000 | Pretoria | |
3 | 30.97 | Usain Bolt | ![]() |
27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [4] |
4 | 31.20+ | Kirani James | ![]() |
14 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [5] |
LaShawn Merritt | ![]() | |||||
6 | 31.44 | Isaac Makwala | ![]() |
28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [3] |
7 | 31.48 | Roberto Hernández | ![]() |
3 September 1990 | Jerez de la Frontera | [6] |
Danny Everett | ![]() |
[7] | ||||
9 | 31.52 | Steven Gardiner | ![]() |
12 May 2022 | Ponce | [8] |
10 | 31.54 | Letsile Tebogo | ![]() |
18 February 2023 | Pretoria | [9] |
11 | 31.56 | Douglas Walker | ![]() |
19 July 1998 | Gateshead | |
12 | 31.58+ | Jeremy Wariner | ![]() |
31 August 2007 | Osaka | [10] |
13 | 31.61 | Anthuan Maybank | ![]() |
13 July 1996 | Durham | |
Clarence Munyai | ![]() |
28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [3] | ||
15 | 31.64 | Tony McQuay | ![]() |
11 June 2016 | Kingston | |
16 | 31.67 | John Regis | ![]() |
17 July 1992 | Gateshead | |
17 | 31.70 | Kirk Baptiste | ![]() |
18 August 1984 | London | |
18 | 31.73 | Thomas Jefferson | ![]() |
22 August 1987 | London | |
19 | 31.74 | Gabriel Tiacoh | ![]() |
6 August 1986 | A Coruña | |
20 | 31.77 | Tyler Christopher | ![]() |
20 May 2004 | Sainte Anne | |
21 | 31.80 | Pavel Maslák | ![]() |
28 June 2017 | Ostrava | [11] |
22 | 31.81 | Gil Roberts | ![]() |
11 June 2016 | Kingston | |
Vernon Norwood | ![]() |
12 May 2022 | Ponce | [12] | ||
24 | 31.82 | Steve Lewis | ![]() |
17 July 1992 | Gateshead | |
25 | 31.87 | Mark Richardson | ![]() |
19 July 1998 | Gateshead | |
Jonathan Borlée | ![]() |
5 July 2012 | Naimette-Xhovémont |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 31.87:
- Wayde Van Niekerk also ran 31.03 (2016), 31.04+ (2016) and 31.63 (2015).
- LaShawn Merritt also ran 31.23 (2016), 31.30 (2009), 31.31 (2006), 31.53 (2015), 31.68+ (2007).
- Michael Johnson also ran 31.55+ (1995), 31.56 (1994), 31.64+ (1996), 31.66+ (1999), 31.72 (1993).
- Steven Gardiner also ran 31.56 i (2022), 31.59 (2023), 31.83 (2020).
- Roberto Hernández also ran 31.69 (1990).
- Isaac Makwala also ran 31.77 (2018).
- Jeremy Wariner also ran 31.72 (2008).
Men (indoor)
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 31.56 | Steven Gardiner | ![]() | 27 January 2022 | Columbia | |
2 | 31.87 A | Noah Lyles | ![]() | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | [16] |
3 | 31.88 | Wallace Spearmon | ![]() | 9 February 2006 | Fayetteville | |
4 | 31.92 A | Paul Dedewo | ![]() | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |
5 | 31.94 | Kerron Clement | ![]() | 9 February 2006 | Fayetteville | |
LaShawn Merritt | ![]() | 9 February 2006 | Fayetteville | |||
7 | 31.97 | Bralon Taplin | ![]() | 13 February 2017 | Ostrava | |
8 | 31.99 | Jacory Patterson | ![]() | 14 January 2022 | Clemson | |
9 | 32.10 | Jereem Richards | ![]() | 9 February 2018 | Boston | |
10 | 32.15 | Pavel Maslák | ![]() | 8 February 2014 | Gent | |
11 | 32.19 | Robson Caetano da Silva | ![]() | 23 February 1989 | Karlsruhe | |
12 | 32.32 | Torrin Lawrence | ![]() | 21 January 2010 | Blacksburg | |
13 | 32.35 | Rai Benjamin | ![]() | 7 February 2020 | New York | |
14 | 32.36 | Frank Fredericks | ![]() | 27 February 2003 | Karlsruhe | |
15 | 32.37 | Lalonde Gordon | ![]() | 3 February 2017 | New York | |
16 | 32.38 | Greg Nixon | ![]() | 9 February 2009 | Liévin | |
17 | 32.39 | Óscar Husillos | ![]() | 19 January 2018 | Salamanca | |
18 | 32.40 | Matthew Boling | ![]() | 13 January 2023 | Clemson | |
19 | 32.42 | Kahmari Montgomery | ![]() | 11 February 2022 | Louisville | |
20 | 32.46 A | Dontavius Wright | ![]() | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |
32.46 | James Benson II | ![]() | 12 January 2023 | Fayetteville | ||
22 | 32.47 | Leslie Djhone | ![]() | 4 March 2010 | Liévin | |
Karsten Warholm | ![]() | 27 February 2021 | Bærum | |||
24 | 32.48 | Lance Lang | ![]() | 12 January 2023 | Fayetteville | |
25 | 32.51 | Antonio McKay | ![]() | 31 January 1987 | Stuttgart |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 32.51:
- Stephen Gardiner also ran 32.06 (2022), 32.26 (2019), and 32.51 (2018).
- Noah Lyles also ran 32.16 (2017)
- Pavel Maslák also ran 32.19 (2017).
- Jacory Patterson also 32.28 (2020) and 32.49 (2019).
- Paul Dedewo also ran 32.38 (2017).
- Lalonde Gordon also ran 32.47 in 2014 and in 2017, and ran 32.48 (2013).
- Bralon Taplin also ran 32.49 (2019) and 32.50 (2018).
Women (outdoor)
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 34.14+ | Marita Koch | ![]() |
6 October 1985 | Canberra | [19] |
2 | 34.41 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | ![]() |
20 June 2019 | Ostrava | [20] |
3 | 34.6h | Rita Wilden | ![]() |
18 August 1975 | Dortmund | |
4 | 34.60 A | Beatrice Masilingi | ![]() |
18 February 2023 | Pretoria | [21] |
5 | 34.94+ | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | ![]() |
9 June 2023 | Paris | [22] |
6 | 34.95+ | Jarmila Kratochvílová | ![]() |
18 August 1982 | Zürich | [23] |
7 | 35.00+ | Marie-José Pérec | ![]() |
27 August 1991 | Tokyo | [24] |
8 | 35.01+ | Olga Bryzgina | ![]() |
6 October 1985 | Canberra | [25] |
9 | 35.16 | Marileidy Paulino | ![]() |
17 March 2023 | Carolina | [26] |
10 | 35.24+ | Tatána Kocembová | ![]() |
10 August 1983 | Helsinki | [27] |
11 | 35.30 A | Ana Guevara | ![]() |
3 May 2003 | Mexico City | |
12 | 35.45 i | Irina Privalova | ![]() |
17 January 1993 | Moscow | |
13 | 35.46 | Kathy Cook | ![]() |
18 August 1984 | London | |
Chandra Cheeseborough | ![]() |
18 August 1984 | London | |||
15 | 35.47+ | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | ![]() |
26 September 1988 | Seoul | [28] |
16 | 35.48 i OT | Svetlana Goncharenko | ![]() |
4 February 1998 | Tampere | |
17 | 35.54 i | Abby Steiner | ![]() |
11 February 2023 | New York City | [29] |
18 | 35.63+ | Sanya Richards-Ross | ![]() |
18 August 2009 | Berlin | [30] |
19 | 35.69 i | Patricia Hall | ![]() |
14 February 2012 | Liévin | [31] |
20 | 35.70 | Irena Szewinska | ![]() |
4 July 1975 | London | |
Léa Sprunger | ![]() |
25 May 2017 | Langenthal | [32] | ||
22 | 35.71 | Donna Fraser | ![]() |
28 August 2000 | Gateshead | |
35.71 i | Quanera Hayes | ![]() |
7 January 2017 | Clemson | [33] | |
24 | 35.73+ | Novlene Williams-Mills | ![]() |
29 August 2007 | Osaka | [34] |
35.73 i | Gabrielle Thomas | ![]() |
13 February 2021 | New York City | [35] |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 35.73:
- Marita Koch also ran 34.66+ (1984).
- Jarmila Kratochvílová also ran 35.06+ (1983).
- Marileidy Paulino also ran 35.40+ (2023).
- Shaunae Miller-Uibo also ran 35.45 i (2018), 35.61+ (2022), 35.71 i (2017) and 35.71+ (2022).
- Olga Bryzgina also ran 35.47+ (1988).
- Kathy Cook also ran 35.51 (1983).
- Svetlana Goncharenko also ran 35.69 i OT (1999).
Women (indoor)
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 35.45 | Irina Privalova | ![]() | 16 January 1993 | Moscow | |
Shaunae Miller-Uibo | ![]() | 2 February 2018 | New York | |||
3 | 35.54 | Abby Steiner | ![]() | 10 February 2023 | New York | |
4 | 35.69 | Patricia Hall-Pritchett | ![]() | 13 February 2012 | Liévin | |
5 | 35.71 | Quanera Hayes | ![]() | 6 January 2017 | Clemson | |
6 | 35.73 | Gabby Thomas | ![]() | 12 February 2021 | Staten Island | |
7 | 35.83 A | Merlene Ottey | ![]() | 13 March 1981 | Pocatello | |
8 | 35.95 | Brittany Brown | ![]() | 22 February 2019 | Staten Island | |
9 | 35.99 | Lynna Irby-Jackson | ![]() | 12 February 2021 | Staten Island | |
10 | 36.12 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | ![]() | 7 December 2017 | Bloomington | |
Talitha Diggs | ![]() | 13 January 2023 | Clemson | |||
12 | 36.15 A | Phyllis Francis | ![]() | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |
13 | 36.18 A | Joanna Atkins | ![]() | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |
14 | 36.20 | Natalia Kaczmarek | ![]() | 4 February 2022 | Spala | |
15 | 36.25 | Natasha Hastings | ![]() | 13 February 2016 | Boston | |
16 | 36.27 | Ashley Spencer | ![]() | 10 February 2017 | New York | |
17 | 36.30 | Olesya Krasnomovets | ![]() | 6 January 2006 | Yekaterinburg | |
18 | 36.33 | Allyson Felix | ![]() | 8 February 2007 | Fayetteville | |
Amantle Montsho | ![]() | 4 March 2010 | Liévin | |||
20 | 36.38 | Antonina Krivoshapka | ![]() | 31 January 2009 | Moscow | |
21 | 36.41 | Bianca Knight | ![]() | 11 February 2011 | Fayetteville | |
Anna Kiełbasińska | ![]() | 3 February 2023 | Brighton | |||
23 | 36.42 | Deedee Trotter | ![]() | 8 February 2007 | Fayetteville | |
24 | 36.45 | Shalonda Solomon | ![]() | 12 February 2009 | Fayetteville | |
25 | 36.46 | Floria Guei | ![]() | 20 February 2016 | Metz |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 36.46:
- Shaunae Miller-Uibo also ran 35.71 (2017), 36.10 (2014), and 36.40 (2014).
- Abby Steiner also ran 35.80 (2017).
- Gabby Thomas also ran 35.92 (2021), 35.98 (2019), 36.21 (2022), and 36.31 (2023).
- Brittany Brown also ran 36.13 (2023) and 36.30 (2019).
- Natalia Kaczmarek also ran 36.25 (2023).
- Talitha Diggs also ran 36.37 (2022).
- Antonina Krivoshapka also ran 36.42 (2012).
- Lynna Irby-Jackson also ran 36.42 (2022).
References
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- "Danny Everett 300m 31.48 RM 3-Sep-1990". 15 March 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Danny Everett 300m 31.48 RM 3-Sep-1990". 15 March 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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