Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Runs #2 All-Time 400m Mark, Wins Gold at Tokyo World Championships 2025

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone made history at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo by winning gold in the women’s 400m with a time of 47.78 seconds, the second-fastest performance in history and a new American record. The mark trails only Marita Koch’s long-standing world record of 47.60 set in 1985, making McLaughlin-Levrone the fastest woman over the distance in nearly 40 years. The victory also cemented her as t...