Who is the best 400m hurdles

Others hailed it as one of the greatest Olympic races of all time. Perhaps even the greatest of all time. If everyone sounded dizzy, that is because they were. But those fortunate enough to see Karsten Warholm and Rai Benjamin duke it out, breaking the m hurdles world record by a street in the midday Tokyo heat, will remember it to their dying breath.

There was barely a stride between them as they sprinted like cheetahs and jumped like stags over 10 hurdles. But, with the legs and lungs protesting, Warholm found just a little more. As the Norwegian crossed the line, he looked at the clock and screamed. No wonder. He had obliterated his own world record by a staggering 0. No wonder he tore his track vest open like Superman. What was the first thing you thought when you saw the results on the screen, he was asked.

Benjamin was second, in a time — It was probably the best race in Olympic history. I ran Others compared it to David Rudisha winning the m in 1min But those were beautiful processions. This was a proper slugfest, with the outcome in doubt even as the athletes cleared the final hurdle. Benjamin thought a hurdle he clipped on the back straight had cost him.

We tore the old record to pieces. It was desperately close, but in the final strides McLaughlin overtook her great rival to win in I just wanted to go out there and give it everything I had. Muhammad, who finished just 0. I had to shorten my strides but that is just how it goes. With Bol taking the bronze in Especially when you go into hurdle eight and feel that death. McLaughlin agreed. Such developments have raised concerns about the integrity of the competition, but the president of World Athletics , Sebastian Coe, said he was relaxed about what was happening — within reason.

After her victory McLaughlin also praised her coach Bobby Kersee, who guided the career of Florence Griffith Joyner, having switched to train with him last year. Training alongside Allyson Felix also helped. I just knew I had to go and give it everything I had and dip at the line. Muhammad, the reigning world champion, had given it her all too — and that seemed to soften the blow of breaking the previous world record yet coming away with silver.