400 meetri jooks on kergejõustiku ala.
| Aasta |
 |
 |
 |
| 1896 |
Thomas Burke 54,2 |
Herbert Jamison 55,2 |
Charles Gmelin 55,6 |
| 1900 |
Maxie Long 49,4 |
William Holland 49,6 |
Ernst Schultz 52,4 |
| 1904 |
Harry Hillman 49,2 |
Frank Waller 49,9 |
Herman Groman 50,0 |
| 1908 |
Wyndham Halswelle 50,0 |
- |
- |
| 1912 |
Charlie Reidpath 48,2 |
Hanns Braun 48,3 |
Edward Lindberg 48,4 |
| 1920 |
Bevil Rudd 49,6 |
Guy Butler 49,9 |
Nils Engdahl 50,0 |
| 1924 |
Eric Liddell 47,6 |
Horatio Fitch 48,4 |
Guy Butler 48,6 |
| 1928 |
Ray Barbuti 47,8 |
Jim Ball 48,0 |
Joachim Büchner 48,2 |
| 1932 |
Bill Carr 46,2 MR |
Ben Eastman 46,4 |
Alex Wilson 46,4 |
| 1936 |
Archie Williams 46,5 |
Godfrey Brown 46,7 |
Jimmy LuValle 46,8 |
| 1948 |
Arthur Wint 46,2 |
Herb McKenley 46,4 |
Mal Whitfield 46,9 |
| 1952 |
George Rhoden 45,9 |
Herb McKenley 45,9 |
Ollie Matson 46,8 |
| 1956 |
Charlie Jenkins 46,7 |
Karl-Friedrich Haas 46,8 |
Voitto Hellsten 47,0
Ardalion Ignatjev 47,0 |
| 1960 |
Otis Davis 44,9 MR |
Carl Kaufmann 44,9 MR |
Malcolm Spence 45,5 |
| 1964 |
Michael Larrabee 45,1 |
Wendell Mottley 45,2 |
Andrzej Badenski 45,6 |
| 1968 |
Lee Evans 43,8 MR |
Larry James 43,9 |
Ron Freeman 44,4 |
| 1972 |
Vince Matthews 44,66 |
Wayne Collett 44,80 |
Julius Sang 44,92 |
| 1976 |
Alberto Juantorena 44,26 |
Fred Newhouse 44,40 |
Herman Frazier 44,95 |
| 1980 |
Viktor Markin 44,60 |
Rick Mitchell 44,84 |
Frank Schaffer 44,87 |
| 1984 |
Alonzo Babers 44,27 |
Gabriel Tiacoh 44,54 |
Antonio McKay 44,71 |
| 1988 |
Steve Lewis 43,87 |
Harry Reynolds 43,93 |
Danny Everett 44,09 |
| 1992 |
Quincy Watts 43,50 |
Steve Lewis 44,21 |
Samson Kitur 44,24 |
| 1996 |
Michael Johnson 43,49 |
Roger Black 44,41 |
Davis Kamoga 44,53 |
| 2000 |
Michael Johnson 43,84 |
Alvin Harrison 44,40 |
Greg Haughton 44,70 |
| 2004 |
Jeremy Wariner 44,00 |
Otis Harris 44,16 |
Derrick Brew 44,42 |
| 2008 |
LaShawn Merritt 43,75 |
Jeremy Wariner 44,74 |
David Neville 44,80 |
| Aasta |
 |
 |
 |
| 1964 |
Betty Cuthbert 52,0 |
Ann Packer 52,2 |
Judy Amoore 53,4 |
| 1968 |
Colette Besson 52,0 |
Lillian Board 52,1 |
Natalja Petšonkina 52,2 |
| 1972 |
Monika Zehrt 51,08 |
Rita Wilden 51,21 |
Kathy Hammond 51,64 |
| 1976 |
Irena Szewinska 49,28 MR |
Christina Lathan 50,51 |
Ellen Streidt 50,55 |
| 1980 |
Marita Koch 48,88 |
Jarmila Kratochvílová 49,46 |
Christina Lathan 49,66 |
| 1984 |
Valerie Brisco 48,83 |
Chandra Cheeseborough 49,05 |
Kathy Cook 49,43 |
| 1988 |
Olga Brõzgina 48,65 |
Petra Müller 49,45 |
Olga Nazarova 49,90 |
| 1992 |
Marie-José Pérec 48,83 |
Olga Brõzgina 49,05 |
Ximena Restrepo 49,64 |
| 1996 |
Marie-José Pérec 48,25 |
Cathy Freeman 48,63 |
Fali Ogunkoya 49,10 |
| 2000 |
Cathy Freeman 49,11 |
Lorraine Graham 49,58 |
Katharine Merry 49,72 |
| 2004 |
Tonique Williams-Darling 49,41 |
Ana Guevara 49,56 |
Natalja Antjuhh 49,89 |
| 2008 |
Christine Ohuruogu 49,62 |
Shericka Williams 49,69 |
Sanya Richards 49,93 |
| Aasta |
 |
 |
 |
| 1983 |
Bert Cameron 45,05 |
Michael Franks 45,22 |
Sunder Nix 45,24 |
| 1987 |
Thomas Schönlebe 44,33 |
Innocent Egbunike 44,56 |
Harry Reynolds 44,80 |
| 1991 |
Antonio Pettigrew 44,57 |
Roger Black 44,62 |
Danny Everett 44,63 |
| 1993 |
Michael Johnson 43,65 |
Harry Reynolds 44,13 |
Samson Kitur 44,54 |
| 1995 |
Michael Johnson 43,39 |
Harry Reynolds 44,22 |
Gregory Haughton 44,56 |
| 1997 |
Michael Johnson 44,12 |
Davis Kamoga 44,37 |
Tyree Washington 44,39 |
| 1999 |
Michael Johnson 43,18 MR |
Sanderlei Claro Parrela 44,29 |
Alejandro Cárdenas 44,31 |
| 2001 |
Avard Moncur 44,64 |
Ingo Schultz 44,87 |
Gregory Haughton 44,98 |
| 2003 |
Jerome Young 44,50 |
Tyree Washington 44,77 |
Marc Raquil 44,79 |
| 2005 |
Jeremy Wariner 43,93 |
Andrew Rock 44,35 |
Tyler Christopher 44,44 |
| 2007 |
Jeremy Wariner 43,45 |
LaShawn Merritt 43,96 |
Angelo Taylor 44,32 |
| 2009 |
LaShawn Merritt 44,06 |
Jeremy Wariner 44,60 |
Renny Quow 45,02 |
| 2011 |
Kirani James 44,60 |
LaShawn Merritt 44,63 |
Kévin Borlée 44,90 |
| Aasta |
 |
 |
 |
| 1983 |
Jarmila Kratochvílová 47,99 MR |
Tatana Kocembova 48,59 |
Maria Kultšunova-Pinigina 49,19 |
| 1987 |
Olga Vladõkina-Brõzgina 49,38 |
Petra Müller-Schersing 49,94 |
Kirsten Siemon-Emmelmann 50,20 |
| 1991 |
Marie-José Pérec 49,13 |
Grit Breuer 49,42 |
Sandra Myers 49,78 |
| 1993 |
Jearl Miles-Clark 49,82 |
Natasha Kaiser-Brown 50,17 |
Sandie Richards 50,44 |
| 1995 |
Marie-José Pérec 49,28 |
Pauline Davis-Thompson 49,96 |
Jearl Miles-Clark 50,00 |
| 1997 |
Cathy Freeman 49,77 |
Sandie Richards 49,79 |
Jearl Miles-Clark 49,90 |
| 1999 |
Cathy Freeman 49,67 |
Anja Rücker 49,74 |
Lorraine Graham 49,92 |
| 2001 |
Amy Mbacke Thiam 49,86 |
Lorraine Fenton 49,88 |
Ana Guevara 49,97 |
| 2003 |
Ana Guevara 48,89 |
Lorraine Fenton 49,43 |
Amy Mbacke Thiam 49,95 |
| 2005 |
Tonique Williams-Darling 49,55 |
Sanya Richards 49,74 |
Ana Guevara 49,81 |
| 2007 |
Christine Ohuruogu 49,61 |
Nicola Sanders 49,65 |
Novlene Williams 49,66 |
| 2009 |
Sanya Richards 49,00 |
Shericka Williams 49,32 |
Antonina Krivošapka 49,71 |
| 2011 |
Amantle Montsho 49,56 |
Allyson Felix 49,59 |
Anastassja Kapatšinskaja 50,24 |
Vaata ka [muuda]
Välislingid [muuda]