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.

Athletics
300 metres
World records
Men Letsile Tebogo (BOT) 30.69A (2024)
Women Marita Koch (GDR) 34.14+ (1985)


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

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  • + = 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)

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  • Correct as of February 2024.[1][2]
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 30.69 A Letsile Tebogo   Botswana 17 February 2024 Pretoria [3]
2 30.81 Wayde van Niekerk   South Africa 28 June 2017 Ostrava [4]
3 30.85 A Michael Johnson   United States 24 March 2000 Pretoria
4 30.97 Usain Bolt   Jamaica 27 May 2010 Ostrava [5]
5 31.20+ Kirani James   Grenada 14 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [6]
LaShawn Merritt   United States
7 31.44 Isaac Makwala   Botswana 28 June 2017 Ostrava [4]
8 31.48 Roberto Hernández   Cuba 3 September 1990 Jerez de la Frontera [7]
Danny Everett   United States [8]
10 31.52 Steven Gardiner   Bahamas 12 May 2022 Ponce [9]
11 31.56 Douglas Walker   Great Britain 19 July 1998 Gateshead
12 31.58+ Jeremy Wariner   United States 31 August 2007 Osaka [10]
13 31.61 Anthuan Maybank   United States 13 July 1996 Durham
Clarence Munyai   South Africa 28 June 2017 Ostrava [4]
15 31.64 Tony McQuay   United States 11 June 2016 Kingston
16 31.67 John Regis   Great Britain 17 July 1992 Gateshead
17 31.70 Kirk Baptiste   United States 18 August 1984 London
18 31.73 Thomas Jefferson   United States 22 August 1987 London
19 31.74 Gabriel Tiacoh   Ivory Coast 6 August 1986 A Coruña
20 31.77 Tyler Christopher   Canada 20 May 2004 Sainte Anne
21 31.80 Pavel Maslák   Czech Republic 28 June 2017 Ostrava [11]
22 31.81 Gil Roberts   United States 11 June 2016 Kingston
Vernon Norwood   United States 12 May 2022 Ponce [12]
24 31.82 Steve Lewis   United States 17 July 1992 Gateshead
25 31.87 Mark Richardson   Great Britain 19 July 1998 Gateshead
Jonathan Borlée   Belgium 5 July 2012 Naimette-Xhovémont

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Men (indoor)

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Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 31.56 Steven Gardiner   Bahamas 27 January 2022 Columbia
2 31.87 A Noah Lyles   United States 3 March 2017 Albuquerque [16]
3 31.88 Wallace Spearmon   United States 9 February 2006 Fayetteville
4 31.92 A Paul Dedewo   United States 3 March 2017 Albuquerque
5 31.94 Kerron Clement   United States 9 February 2006 Fayetteville
LaShawn Merritt   United States 9 February 2006 Fayetteville
7 31.97 Bralon Taplin   Grenada 13 February 2017 Ostrava
8 31.99 Jacory Patterson   United States 14 January 2022 Clemson
9 32.10 Jereem Richards   Trinidad & Tobago 9 February 2018 Boston
10 32.15 Pavel Maslák   Czech Republic 8 February 2014 Gent
11 32.19 Robson Caetano da Silva   Brazil 23 February 1989 Karlsruhe
12 32.32 Torrin Lawrence   United States 21 January 2010 Blacksburg
13 32.35 Rai Benjamin   United States 7 February 2020 New York
14 32.36 Frank Fredericks   Namibia 27 February 2003 Karlsruhe
Brian Faust   United States 13 January 2024 Clemson [17]
16 32.37 Lalonde Gordon   Trinidad & Tobago 3 February 2017 New York
17 32.38 Greg Nixon   United States 9 February 2009 Liévin
18 32.39 Óscar Husillos   Spain 19 January 2018 Salamanca
19 32.40 Matthew Boling   United States 13 January 2023 Clemson
20 32.42 Kahmari Montgomery   United States 11 February 2022 Louisville
21 32.46 A Dontavius Wright   United States 3 March 2017 Albuquerque
32.46 James Benson II   United States 12 January 2023 Fayetteville
23 32.47 Leslie Djhone   France 4 March 2010 Liévin
Karsten Warholm   Norway 27 February 2021 Bærum
Christopher Morales Williams   Canada 13 January 2024 Clemson [18]

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Women (outdoor)

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Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 34.14+ Marita Koch   East Germany 6 October 1985 Canberra [21]
2 34.41 Shaunae Miller-Uibo   Bahamas 20 June 2019 Ostrava [22]
3 34.6h Rita Wilden   West Germany 18 August 1975 Dortmund
4 34.60 A Beatrice Masilingi   Namibia 18 February 2023 Pretoria [23]
5 34.94+ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone   United States 9 June 2023 Paris [24]
6 34.95+ Jarmila Kratochvílová   Czechoslovakia 18 August 1982 Zürich [25]
7 35.00+ Marie-José Pérec   France 27 August 1991 Tokyo [26]
8 35.01+ Olga Bryzgina   Ukraine 6 October 1985 Canberra [27]
9 35.16 Marileidy Paulino   Dominican Republic 17 March 2023 Carolina [28]
10 35.24+ Tatána Kocembová   Czechoslovakia 10 August 1983 Helsinki [29]
11 35.29+ Nickisha Pryce   Jamaica 20 July 2024 London [30]
12 35.30 A Ana Guevara   Mexico 3 May 2003 Mexico City
13 35.37+ Lieke Klaver   Netherlands 12 July 2024 Monaco [31]
14 35.38+ Rhasidat Adeleke   Ireland 12 July 2024 Monaco [32]
15 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 [33]
18 35.47+ Valerie Brisco-Hooks   United States 26 September 1988 Seoul [34]
19 35.51+ Natalia Kaczmarek   Poland 20 July 2024 London [35]
20 35.63+ Sanya Richards-Ross   United States 18 August 2009 Berlin [36]
21 35.70 Irena Szewinska   Poland 4 July 1975 London
Léa Sprunger    Switzerland 25 May 2017 Langenthal [37]
35.70+ Sada Williams   Barbados 21 July 2023 Monaco [38]
24 35.71 Donna Fraser   Great Britain 28 August 2000 Gateshead
25 35.73+ Novlene Williams-Mills   Jamaica 29 August 2007 Osaka [39]

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Women (indoor)

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Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref
1 35.45 Irina Privalova   Russia 16 January 1993 Moscow
Shaunae Miller-Uibo   Bahamas 2 February 2018 New York
3 35.54 Abby Steiner   United States 10 February 2023 New York
4 35.69 Patricia Hall-Pritchett   Jamaica 13 February 2012 Liévin
5 35.71 Quanera Hayes   United States 6 January 2017 Clemson
6 35.73 Gabby Thomas   United States 12 February 2021 Staten Island
7 35.83 A Merlene Ottey   Jamaica 13 March 1981 Pocatello
35.83 JaMeesia Ford   United States 8 December 2023 Clemson [42]
9 35.95 Brittany Brown   United States 22 February 2019 Staten Island
10 35.99 Lynna Irby-Jackson   United States 12 February 2021 Staten Island
Favour Ofili   Nigeria 4 February 2024 Boston [43]
12 36.06+ Femke Bol   Netherlands 2 March 2024 Glasgow [44]
13 36.12 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone   United States 7 December 2017 Bloomington
Talitha Diggs   United States 13 January 2023 Clemson
15 36.15 A Phyllis Francis   United States 3 March 2017 Albuquerque
16 36.18 A Joanna Atkins   United States 3 March 2017 Albuquerque
17 36.20 Natalia Kaczmarek   Poland 4 February 2022 Spala
18 36.25 Natasha Hastings   United States 13 February 2016 Boston
19 36.27 Ashley Spencer   United States 10 February 2017 New York
36.27+ Lieke Klaver   Netherlands 2 March 2024 Glasgow [45]
21 36.30 Olesya Krasnomovets   Russia 6 January 2006 Yekaterinburg
22 36.33 Allyson Felix   United States 8 February 2007 Fayetteville
Amantle Montsho   Botswana 4 March 2010 Liévin
24 36.38 Antonina Krivoshapka   Russia 31 January 2009 Moscow
25 36.41 Bianca Knight   United States 11 February 2011 Fayetteville
Anna Kiełbasińska   Poland 3 February 2023 Brighton

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