| Time | Answer | Country | Year | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.99 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 1983 | 71%
|
| 47.60 | Marita Koch | East Germany | 1985 | 71%
|
| 49.07 | Tonique Williams-Darling | The Bahamas | 2004 | 71%
|
| 48.63 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 1996 | 57%
|
| 48.25 | Marie-José Pérec | France | 1996 | 57%
|
| 48.70 | Sanya Richards-Ross | United States | 2006 | 57%
|
| 48.36 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | The Bahamas | 2021 | 43%
|
| 48.59 | Tatána Kocembová | Czechoslovakia | 1983 | 43%
|
| 48.89 | Ana Guevara | Mexico | 2003 | 29%
|
| 49.05 | Chandra Cheesborough | United States | 1984 | 29%
|
| 49.22 | Christine Mboma | Namibia | 2021 | 29%
|
| 48.14 | Salwa Eid Naser | Bahrain | 2019 | 29%
|
| 48.83 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | United States | 1984 | 29%
|
| 49.16 | Antonina Krivoshapka | Russia | 2012 | 14%
|
| 49.10 | Falilat Ogunkoya-Osheku | Nigeria | 1996 | 14%
|
| 49.20 | Marileidy Paulino | Dominican Republic | 2021 | 14%
|
| 48.27 | Olga Bryzgina | Soviet Union | 1985 | 14%
|
| 49.11 | Olga Nazarova | Soviet Union | 1988 | 14%
|
| 49.24 | Sabine Busch | East Germany | 1984 | 14%
|
| 49.19 | Mariya Kulchunova | Soviet Union | 1983 | 0%
|