Overview

• The American won in 47.78, a World Championship record that doubles as a U.S. record, personal best and 2025 world lead.
• Her time ranks second all time and sits 0.18 behind Marita Koch’s 47.60 set in 1985.
• Marileidy Paulino took silver in 47.98, now the third-fastest performance in history.
• Salwa Eid Naser earned bronze in 48.19 as the final produced unusually deep times.
• Before this race only Koch and Jarmila Kratochvilova had ever broken 48 seconds over 400m.