# 300 metres

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.
The imperial distance analogue to the event is the 300 yards (270 m), which is slightly shorter than the 300 m distance and was contested at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships from 1906 to 1932.

## 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)

* Correct as of February 2024.
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 30.69 A | Letsile Tebogo | Botswana | 17 February 2024 | Pretoria |
| 2 | 30.81 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 28 June 2017 | Ostrava |
| 3 | 30.85 A | Michael Johnson | United States | 24 March 2000 | Pretoria |
| 4 | 30.97 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava |
| 5 | 31.20+ | Kirani James | Grenada | 14 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 5 | 31.20+ | LaShawn Merritt | United States | 14 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 7 | 31.44 | Isaac Makwala | Botswana | 28 June 2017 | Ostrava |
| 8 | 31.48 | Roberto Hernández | Cuba | 3 September 1990 | Jerez de la Frontera |
| 8 | 31.48 | Danny Everett | United States | 3 September 1990 | Jerez de la Frontera |
| 10 | 31.52 | Steven Gardiner | Bahamas | 12 May 2022 | Ponce |
| 11 | 31.56 | Douglas Walker | Great Britain | 19 July 1998 | Gateshead |
| 12 | 31.58+ | Jeremy Wariner | United States | 31 August 2007 | Osaka |
| 13 | 31.61 | Anthuan Maybank | United States | 13 July 1996 | Durham |
| 13 | 31.61 | Clarence Munyai | South Africa | 28 June 2017 | Ostrava |
| 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 |
| 22 | 31.81 | Gil Roberts | United States | 11 June 2016 | Kingston |
| 22 | 31.81 | Vernon Norwood | United States | 12 May 2022 | Ponce |
| 24 | 31.82 | Steve Lewis | United States | 17 July 1992 | Gateshead |
| 25 | 31.87 | Mark Richardson | Great Britain | 19 July 1998 | Gateshead |
| 25 | 31.87 | Jonathan Borlée | Belgium | 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).
* Letsile Tebogo also ran 31.54 A (2023).
* 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)

* Correct as of February 2025.
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 31.56 | Steven Gardiner | Bahamas | 27 January 2022 | Columbia |
| 2 | 31.87 A | Noah Lyles | United States | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque |
| 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 |
| 5 | 31.94 | 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 | 32.21 | Rai Benjamin | United States | 2 February 2025 | Boston |
| 13 | 32.32 | Torrin Lawrence | United States | 21 January 2010 | Blacksburg |
| 14 | 32.34 | Auhmad Robinson | United States | 10 January 2025 | College Station |
| 15 | 32.36 | Frank Fredericks | Namibia | 27 February 2003 | Karlsruhe |
| 15 | 32.36 | Brian Faust | United States | 13 January 2024 | Clemson |
| 17 | 32.37 | Lalonde Gordon | Trinidad & Tobago | 3 February 2017 | New York |
| 17 | 32.37 | Judson Lincoln IV | United States | 6 December 2024 | Clemson |
| 19 | 32.38 | Greg Nixon | United States | 9 February 2009 | Liévin |
| 19 | 32.38 | Takudzwa Chiyangwa | Zimbabwe | 25 January 2025 | Clemson |
| 21 | 32.39 | Óscar Husillos | Spain | 19 January 2018 | Salamanca |
| 21 | 32.39 | Vernon Norwood | United States | 2 February 2025 | Boston |
| 23 | 32.40 | Matthew Boling | United States | 13 January 2023 | Clemson |
| 24 | 32.42 | Kahmari Montgomery | United States | 11 February 2022 | Louisville |
| 25 | 32.46 A | Dontavius Wright | United States | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque |
| 25 | 32.46 | James Benson II | United States | 12 January 2023 | Fayetteville |

#### Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 32.46:
* Stephen Gardiner also ran 32.06 (2022) and 32.26 (2019).
* Noah Lyles also ran 32.16 (2017)
* Pavel Maslák also ran 32.19 (2017).
* Jacory Patterson also 32.18 (2025), 32.28 (2020).
* Rai Benjamin also ran 32.35 (2020).
* Paul Dedewo also ran 32.38 (2017).

### Women (outdoor)

* Correct as of July 2024.
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 34.14+ | Marita Koch | East Germany | 6 October 1985 | Canberra |
| 2 | 34.41 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas | 20 June 2019 | Ostrava |
| 3 | 34.6h | Rita Wilden | West Germany | 18 August 1975 | Dortmund |
| 4 | 34.60 A | Beatrice Masilingi | Namibia | 18 February 2023 | Pretoria |
| 5 | 34.94+ | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | United States | 9 June 2023 | Paris |
| 6 | 34.95+ | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 18 August 1982 | Zürich |
| 7 | 35.00+ | Marie-José Pérec | France | 27 August 1991 | Tokyo |
| 8 | 35.01+ | Olga Bryzgina | Ukraine | 6 October 1985 | Canberra |
| 9 | 35.16 | Marileidy Paulino | Dominican Republic | 17 March 2023 | Carolina |
| 10 | 35.24+ | Tatána Kocembová | Czechoslovakia | 10 August 1983 | Helsinki |
| 11 | 35.29+ | Nickisha Pryce | Jamaica | 20 July 2024 | London |
| 12 | 35.30 A | Ana Guevara | Mexico | 3 May 2003 | Mexico City |
| 13 | 35.37+ | Lieke Klaver | Netherlands | 12 July 2024 | Monaco |
| 14 | 35.38+ | Rhasidat Adeleke | Ireland | 12 July 2024 | Monaco |
| 15 | 35.46 | Kathy Cook | Great Britain | 18 August 1984 | London |
| 15 | 35.46 | Chandra Cheeseborough | United States | 18 August 1984 | London |
| 15 | 35.46 | Henriette Jæger | Norway | 22 May 2024 | Bergen |
| 18 | 35.47+ | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | United States | 26 September 1988 | Seoul |
| 19 | 35.51+ | Natalia Kaczmarek | Poland | 20 July 2024 | London |
| 20 | 35.63+ | Sanya Richards-Ross | United States | 18 August 2009 | Berlin |
| 21 | 35.70 | Irena Szewinska | Poland | 4 July 1975 | London |
| 21 | 35.70 | Léa Sprunger | Switzerland | 25 May 2017 | Langenthal |
| 21 | 35.70+ | Sada Williams | Barbados | 21 July 2023 | Monaco |
| 24 | 35.71 | Donna Fraser | Great Britain | 28 August 2000 | Gateshead |
| 25 | 35.73+ | Novlene Williams-Mills | Jamaica | 29 August 2007 | Osaka |

#### 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).
* Lieke Klaver also ran 35.43+ (2023), 35.61+ (2023).
* Olga Bryzgina also ran 35.47+ (1988).
* Shaunae Miller-Uibo also ran 35.55+ (2022), 35.61+ (2022), and 35.71+ (2022).
* Kathy Cook also ran 35.51 (1983).
* Natalia Kaczmarek also ran 35.52 (2024).

### Women (indoor)

* Correct as of February 2025.
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 35.45 | Irina Privalova | Russia | 16 January 1993 | Moscow |
| 1 | 35.45 | 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 |
| 7 | 35.83 | JaMeesia Ford | United States | 8 December 2023 | Clemson |
| 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 |
| 10 | 35.99 | Favour Ofili | Nigeria | 4 February 2024 | Boston |
| 12 | 36.06+ | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow |
| 13 | 36.08 | Talitha Diggs | United States | 31 January 2025 | Clemson |
| 14 | 36.12 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | United States | 7 December 2017 | Bloomington |
| 15 | 36.15 A | Phyllis Francis | United States | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque |
| 16 | 36.16 | Julien Alfred | Saint Lucia | 2 February 2025 | Boston |
| 17 | 36.18 A | Joanna Atkins | United States | 3 March 2017 | Albuquerque |
| 18 | 36.20 | Natalia Kaczmarek | Poland | 4 February 2022 | Spala |
| 19 | 36.25 | Natasha Hastings | United States | 13 February 2016 | Boston |
| 20 | 36.27 | Ashley Spencer | United States | 10 February 2017 | New York |
| 20 | 36.27+ | Lieke Klaver | Netherlands | 2 March 2024 | Glasgow |
| 22 | 36.30 | Olesya Krasnomovets | Russia | 6 January 2006 | Yekaterinburg |
| 23 | 36.33 | Allyson Felix | United States | 8 February 2007 | Fayetteville |
| 23 | 36.33 | Amantle Montsho | Botswana | 4 March 2010 | Liévin |
| 25 | 36.38 | Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia | 31 January 2009 | Moscow |

#### Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 36.38:
* Shaunae Miller-Uibo also ran 35.71 (2017) and 36.10 (2014).
* Gabby Thomas also ran 35.75 (2024), 35.92 (2021), 35.98 (2019), 36.21 (2022), and 36.31 (2023).
* Abby Steiner also ran 35.80 (2017).
* Lynna Irby-Jackson also ran 36.05 (2024)
* Talitha Diggs also ran 36.12 (2023), 36.21 (2024), 36.37 (2022).
* Brittany Brown also ran 36.13 (2023) and 36.30 (2019).
* Quanera Hayes also ran 36.14 (2025).
* Natalia Kaczmarek also ran 36.25 (2023).