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With the Olympics drawing near, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Nickisha Pryce, and Femke Bol have cut to enter the list of Fastest Female 400m athletes of 2024. The women's 400m flat race at the 2024 Paris Olympics is one of the most anticipated events with the likes of McLaughlin-Levrone, Pryce, Junelle Bromfield, and Bol vying for the greatest glory.
The 400 athletes have recorded a few spectacular times before the Paris Games to show their prospects as formidable contenders. On that note, let's take a look at the top 10 400m fastest time recorded in 2024.
#10 Lieke Klaver entered the list of Fastest Female 400m athletes of 2024 after recording her personal best
Lieke Klaver has had a successful season so far with two World Indoor Championships medals, one World Athletics Relays medal, and three European Championships medals, two of which were earned in the 400m event.
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She recorded her personal best 400m time at the 2024 Monaco Diamond League. To achieve this goal, she clocked a remarkable time of 49.64 seconds and was placed in second position after finishing behind Rhasidat Adeleke, who clocked 49.17 seconds. Klaver's personal best of 49.64 seconds is the 10th fastest 400m of 2024.
#9 Amber Anning
The Arkansas Razorbacks sprinter Amber Anning secured the Olympic spot to compete in the 400m event and also stands in the top 10 list of the fastest female 400m athletes.
At the 2024 SEC men's and women's outdoor track and field championships, held at James G. Pressly Stadium at Percy Beard Track in Gainesville, Florida, she finished in third place in the 400m event, clocking a notable time of 49.51 seconds. This spectacular time helped Anning settle in ninth place in the fastest time by female athletes in the 400m event in 2024.
#8 Kendall Ellis secured an Olympic spot by recording her personal best
Kendall Ellis secured a gold and a bronze medal in the 4x400m relay and 4x400m mixed relay, respectively, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
She will now compete in the Paris Games, vying for individual glory in the 400m event. She grabbed the spot to compete in the event at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials after clocking the eighth-fastest time of 400m in the Olympic year, posting her personal best of 49.46s.
#7 Marileidy Paulino
Marileidy Paulino recorded the seventh-best 400m time of 2024 at the Paris Meeting of the 2024 Diamond League. She recorded a time of 49.20s after defeating Natalia Kazmarek and Eid Happy Nasser.
After collecting a silver medal in the 400m event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Paulino will now compete in the event in Paris to transform it into gold. Her 400m recorded time in Paris places her in seventh place in the fastest female 400m athletes.
#6 Femke Bol
The Dutch sensation Femke Bol recorded the sixth-fastest 400m in 2024. Bol posted 49.17s at the 2024 World Indoor Athletics Champiosnhips, held at the Commonwealth Arena in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
She defeated fellow teammate Lieke Klaver and America's Alexis Holmes, with whom she was engaged in a thrilling final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
#5 Kaylyn Brown stands fifth in the fastest female 400m athletes
Kaylyn Brown became the second-fastest American to run a 400m in 2024. She recorded a spectacular time of 49.13 seconds to secure a silver medal after defeating Nickisha Pryce's 49.59s at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Her time at the 2024 NCAA Championships puts her in fifth place of the fastest female 400m athletes.
#4 Rhasidat Adeleke stands fifth in the list of fastest female 400m athletes
Rhasidat Adeleke showed her prospects as a strong contender ahead of the Paris Olympics at the 2024 Monaco Diamond League.
She posted an impressive time of 49.07 seconds at the 2024 European Championships to surpass Kalver, who recorded 50.08 seconds. Adeleke secured a silver medal with this feat and also set a new Irish record.
#3 Natalia Kaczmarek
Natalia Kaczmarek secured the 400m title at the 2024 European Championships after defeating Rhasidat Adeleke.
Kaczmarek clocked an impressive time of 48.98, breaking the sub-49 mark in the Olympic year. She will compete in the Paris Olympics to secure an individual victory after grabbing two medals in the team events, including the 4x400m relay and 4x400m mixed relay in Tokyo.
#2 Nickisha Pryce
Nickisha Pryce posted a stunning time of 48.89 seconds in the 400m at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships, held in Eugene, Oregon. She achieved this feat by defeating Kaylyn Brown and Amber Anning.
Pryce will represent the Jamaican squad at the 2024 Paris Olympics along with Junelle Bromfield and Stacey Ann Williams in the 400m. Pryce set a new collegiate record and national record with this feat. Her incredible feat places her in the second position in the list of fastest female 400m athletes.
#1 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is the fastest female 400m athlete of 2024
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sits in the top place in the fastest female 400m athletes of 2024. America's beloved athlete achieved this feat at the 2024 USATF NYC Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium in New York City.
The 24-year-old defeated Talitha Diggs and Stacey Ann Williams by clocking a whopping time of 48.75 seconds. While Diggs posted 50.91s, Williams recorded 50.94 seconds. Even after recording the fastest time of the year, McLaughlin-Levrone has stepped back from competing in the 400m event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
