Montell Douglas is the record holder with 11.05s. It was previously Kathy Cook (nee Smallwood) with 11.10s.
As of April 5, 2008 the current women's world record in the 400 meters is held by Marita Koch of (East) Germany who set the mark in 1985 at 47.60 seconds.
Marita Koch from Germany with a time of 47.60 seconds.
kathy smallwood-cook
usain bolt
florence griffith-joyner
Usain Bolt holds the world record at 9.69 seconds for the 100 meter dash. Usain Bolt holds the world record at 19.30 seconds for the 200 meter dash. Michael Johnson holds the world record at 43.18 seconds for the 400 meter dash. So I would say Usain Bolt.
Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt, Jamaica
Deb Robinson
Daniel Koman.
Usain Bolt
The womens 800 meter world record is 8:16.22 by Janet Evans (USA) Aug 20, 1989.
Usain Bolt, 9.58s
Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the women's world record in the 100 meter dash at 10.49 set in 1988. ---- The Olympic record for the women's 100 meter dash was set by Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Games in Seoul at a time of 10.54 seconds.
Austin Crawford (Dallas, Texas) 50 meter dash world record: 4.98 second