Karsten Warholm broke the 46-second barrier and his own world record to win gold in the 400 metres hurdles

47.6 seconds

47.2

46.8

46.4

46.0

Karsten Warholm

smashes his own WR

by 0.76 seconds

2021

Norway

2021

US

Warholm’s

46.70 in July

broke a record

that had stood

for 29 years

1992

1983

1980

Edwin Moses

set the world record four

times from 1976 to 1983

1977

1976

Uganda

1972

47.8 seconds

47.6

47.4

47.2

47.0

46.8

46.6

46.4

46.2

46.0

45.8

Norway

2021

Karsten Warholm set a time of 46.70

in July breaking the world record that

had stood for 29 years

2021

Karsten Warholm

smashes his own WR

by 0.76 seconds

US

1992

1983

Edwin Moses

set the world record

four times from 1976

to 1983

1980

1977

John Akii-Bua

set a world record of 47.82

at the Munich Games

1976

Uganda

1972