Kévin Young, 46.78s - Olympic Games, Barcelone 1992

IntervalsSpeed and time, sector by sector

Kévin Young46.78s

Detailed race data

Sectors	Splits	Cumulative	Speed (m/s)	StridesStrides · Lead	Lead leg
Start - H1	5.93	5.93	7.59	20 L	L
H2	3.57	9.50	9.80	13 L	L
H3	3.73(+0.16)	13.23	9.38	13 L	L
H4	3.77

Max speed

9.80m/s

Avg speed

8.55m/s

Std. deviation

0.27s

StridesRhythm and lead leg

Kévin Young46.78s

Stride pattern

Stride count and lead leg, hurdle by hurdle

Strong legWeak leg

20L

13L

12R

12L

13L

H1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9H10

Preferred lead legLeft

Total strides135

Hurdles per lead leg

9Strong leg

1Weak leg

2 Stride changes

H3-H41312

H5-H61213

BenchmarkRanking and references

Kévin Young46.78s

Benchmark

Percentile position, sector by sector

Top 4%

46.78s

Slower49.95sFaster45.80s

Faster than 96% of 400m hurdles Elite-level.

Actual percentile: 96

n = 175 races · 85 athletes

Sector breakdown

Below medianAverageAbove

Start - H15.93s

H23.57s

H33.73s

H43.77s

H53.70s

H63.93s

H74.13s

H84.13s

H94.30s

H104.40s

Finish5.19s

Regularity

Very steady rhythm

Position within the pacing-consistency distribution (a higher value isn't necessarily a better race).

Deceleration

Average

Position within the speed-loss distribution between the two race halves (a low value isn't always better pacing).

Technical cleanliness

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Hurdle fault rate, compared to the database.

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Personal performances

Race context

On 6 August 1992, Kévin Young (United States) ran their 400 metres hurdles in 46.78 seconds at Barcelone (Olympic Games). It's also their new personal best.

On 4h/world, this time earns Kévin a Top 2% World ranking.

Race signature

Avg. interval

3.96s

Std. deviation

0.27

Deceleration

1st half8.94m/s

7.8%

2nd half8.24m/s

Stride pattern

StartH3H5H10

Technical insights

New personal best!
Very consistent intervals (σ=0.27s).
Fastest interval: 3.57s (H2–H3).
Excellent fatigue resistance: only 7.8% speed loss between the first and second halves (8.94 → 8.24 m/s).
Steady stride pattern.
Lead leg alternation: 9× Left, 1× Right.