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400 meters – The Numbers Game

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September 2, 2009 by Jimson Lee 3 Comments

Ever notice airline magazines and USA Today have those short articles with interesting stats and numbers?

I thought to give it a try with the 400 meters. 

Here goes…

The 400 meters

5800 – Number of subscribers to SpeedEndurance.com

3635 – Age of the current world record (in days)

2010 -  ? Year of the first sub 43 by Usain Bolt?  (We’ll see if he’s serious)

1968 – Year of the first sub 44 (43.86, Lee Evans)

1960 – Year of the first sub 45 (44.9, Otis Davis & Carl Kaufmann at the Rome Olympics)

1948 – Year of the first sub 46 (45.9, Herb McKenley)

1932 – Year of the first sub 47 (46.4 for 440 yards by Ben Eastman)

1900 – Year of the first sub 48 (47.8 for 440 yards by Maxie Long)

437.2 – Number of yards in a 400 meter dash

402.336 – Number of meters in a 440 yard dash

161 – Number of men that have broken 45 seconds (as of 2001)  Reference: http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-m03.htm

44.5 – Current 440 yard dash World Record set by John Smith in 1971

44.10 – Fastest Non-American 400 meter time (Gary Kikaya of Congo.  Roberto Hernandez of Cuba ran 44.14)

43.18 – Current World Record for 400 meters by Michael Johnson, Seville 1999

22 – Number of sub 44 – 400 meter performances by Michael Johnson (that is an unbelievable record!)

19 – Age of the youngest 400m Gold Medalist and fastest under 44 – Steve Lewis, Seoul 1988

10 – Age of the current world record (in years)

See also  How to Race the 400 meters – Run Your Own Race

9 – Number of men that have broken 44 seconds

0.24 – Time to convert a hand time to FAT for 100m and 200m (the starter’s pistol is 100-130m away from the finish line)

0.14 – Time to convert a hand time to FAT for 400m (the starter’s pistol is at the finish line)

0 – Number of non-Americans to run sub 44

Any other honourable mentions?

Category icon400 meters,  Featured Story,  Track & Field Tag iconJohn Smith,  Lee Evans,  Michael Johnson,  Olympics,  speed,  Usain Bolt

About Jimson Lee

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

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  1. Ramzi says

    September 4, 2009 at 2:10 am

    43.45 – White Men’s Record – Jeremy Wariner USA

    1 – Number of White Men to run sub 44 (Jeremy Wariner)

    2 – Number of Athletes to run sub 44 & sub 20
    (M.Johnson, L.Merritt)

    7 – Number of Athletes to run sub 44 without running sub 20
    (H. Butch, J. Wariner, D. Everett, L. Evans, Q. Watts, S. Lewis, L. James)

    3 – Number of Athletes to run sub 45 Indoors (M.Johnson, L.Merritt, K. Clement)

    0 – Number of Athletes to run sub 44 Indoors

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  2. Lorraine says

    September 6, 2009 at 10:31 pm

    Great article. How about doing the ladies!!

    Reply
  3. Jimson Lee says

    September 7, 2009 at 6:18 am

    @Lorraine – yes, that is next!

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