400m hurdles
Global statistics
Trends computed across every athlete and race in the database of 400m hurdles.
Lead leg
Most used lead leg
In race
53.7%Left
46.3%Right
Based on 139 races
Athletes' preferred lead leg
53.9%Left-handed
46.1%Right-handed
Based on 89 athletes
Lead leg by hurdle
Based on 139 races
Faults
Faults per hurdle
Based on 139 races
Fault rate by lead leg
Based on 139 races
Race rhythm
Average race pattern
Based on 111 races
Total strides vs final time
Based on 111 races
Most used stride patterns
Men
- #1201313131313141415154 races
- #2201312121212131313134 races
- #3201313131313131313154 races
- #4211313131313141414144 races
- #5201313131313131414143 races
Women
- #1221414141414141515154 races
- #2231515151516161717174 races
- #3231515151515151616164 races
- #4231515151515151515163 races
- #5231515151515161616163 races
Based on 111 races
Deceleration
Average deceleration
Based on 139 races
Performance
Average time by age
Based on 121 races
Breakdown by performance level
Elite100races58 athletes
Intermediate27races25 athletes
Development12races7 athletes
Based on 139 races
Demographics
24.7 yearsAverage age
24.7 yearsAverage age at personal best
85.3%of runners switch their lead leg at least once during the race.
1.6races analyzed on average per athlete
Age pyramid
MenWomen
Based on 121 races
Number of races analyzed per athlete
Based on 89 athletes