400 metres, Women
| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54.4 | Antónia Munkácsi |  HUN |
Tokyo 1964 | 15 October 1964 | Round One, Heat One | 1 | ||
| 2 | 53.1 | Ann Packer |  GBR |
Tokyo 1964 | 15 October 1964 | Round One, Heat Three | 1 | ||
| 3 | 52.7 | Ann Packer | GBR |
Tokyo 1964 | 16 October 1964 | Semi-Finals, Heat One | 1 | ||
| 4 | 52.0 | Betty Cuthbert |  AUS |
Tokyo 1964 | 17 October 1964 | Final | 1 | ||
| 5 | 52.0 | Colette Besson |  FRA |
Ciudad de México 1968 | 16 October 1968 | Final | 1 | ||
| 6 | 51.94 | Charlene Rendina | AUS |
München 1972 | 2 September 1972 | Round One, Heat One | 1 | ||
| 7 | 51.71 | Györgyi Balogh-Szomov | HUN |
München 1972 | 3 September 1972 | Quarter-Finals, Heat Three | 1 | ||
| 8 | 51.68 | Helga Seidler |  GDR |
München 1972 | 4 September 1972 | Semi-Finals, Heat One | 1 | ||
| 9 | 51.47 | Monika Zehrt | GDR |
München 1972 | 4 September 1972 | Semi-Finals, Heat Two | 1 | ||
| 10 | 51.08 | Monika Zehrt | GDR |
München 1972 | 7 September 1972 | Final | 1 | ||
| 11 | 50.48 | Irena Szewińska |  POL |
Montréal 1976 | 26 July 1976 | Semi-Finals, Heat One | 1 | ||
| 12 | 49.28 WR | Irena Szewińska | POL |
Montréal 1976 | 29 July 1976 | Final | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | 48.88 | Marita Koch | GDR |
Moskva 1980 | 28 July 1980 | Final | 1 | ||
| 14 | 48.83 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks |  USA |
Los Angeles 1984 | 6 August 1984 | Final | 1 | ||
| 15 | 48.65 | Olga Bryzgina |  URS |
Seoul 1988 | 26 September 1988 | Final | 1 | ||
| 16 | 48.25 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA |
Atlanta 1996 | 29 July 1996 | Final | 1 |