<page_title> Men's 400 metres world record progression </page_title> <section_title> Records 1912–1976 </section_title> <table> <cell> 47.8y <col_header> Time </col_header> </cell> <cell> Maxie Long <col_header> Athlete </col_header> </cell> <cell> September 29, 1900 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> 48.2 <col_header> Time </col_header> </cell> <cell> Charles Reidpath <col_header> Athlete </col_header> </cell> <cell> Stockholm, Sweden <col_header> Location of race </col_header> </cell> <cell> July 13, 1912 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> </table>
Charles Reidpath's 48.2 performance in 1912, in Stockholm was set as a world record and Men's 400 metres world record progression also recognized the superior mark over 440 yards run by Maxie Long in 1900 as a world record.