IAAF 400 METRE STANDARD TRACK, MARKING PLAN
SCALE - 1:350
400m H
5th hurdle
Group Start
1000m
3000m
5000m
Start
1000m
3000m
5000m
400m H
Start
4th hurdle 3000m Steeplechase
Breakline
800m
4x400
Group Start
2000m
10,000m
400m H
3rd hurdle
400m H
2nd hurdle
Start
1500m
200
Start
200m
Take-over zone yellow
Acceleration mark blue
4x100m 3rd athletes
(Middle of take-over zone
identical to 200m start)
400m H
5th hurdle
Start
200m
Steeplechase
3rd hurdle
400m H
4th hurdle
400m S TA N DA R D T R A CK
KEY
ST
ZE
ZM
ZS
ZA
400m H
6th hurdle
400m H
6th hurdle
Take-over zone yellow
Acceleration mark blue
4x100m 2nd athletes
(Middle of take-over
zone lane 1 identical
to 1500m start)
400m H
3rd hurdle
Steeplechase
2nd hurdle
S tart
E nd of take-over zone (10m after ZM )
M iddle of take-over zone
S tart of take-over zone (10m before ZM )
S tart of acceleration zone (10m before ZS , 4x100m)
400m H
1st hurdle
T R A CK M A R K IN G S
W idth of all m arks : 0.05m
Colour
S ym bol
W hite
S ize m , Pos ition
S tage
Full track width
1.17 (full lane width)
Finis h
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ST
ZM
Curve (full track width)
Lanes 5 to 8
0.40 in the middle
400m H
7th hurdle
16.000m
M1
13.863m
15.101m
42
[47.2 .5525
886
gon
]
400m H
7th hurdle
All events
400m, 4x100m
100m, 110m H
200m=ZM 4x100m 3rd athletes
2000m, 10,000m
1 mile
2000m S C
1000, 3000m, 5000m
3000m S C
1500m
Group s tart: 2000m, 10,000m
Group s tarts : 1000m, 3000m, 5000m,
4x100m 2nd and 4th athletes
A
A
B
C
A
A
A
C
C
D
A
C
B, D
W hite w ith blue* ins et
1.17 (full lane width), 0.40 in the middle
ST
4x400m R elay
W hite w ith green ins et
1.17 (full lane width), 0.40 in the middle
ST
800m=ZM 4x400m 2nd athletes
B lue*
0.80 in the middle
10m after finis h line, parallel to finis h line
in lanes 2 to 5
10m before finis h line in lanes 2 to 8
0.60 in the middle
0.80 from inner line, hook in 45, outs ide 0.15
0.80 from inner line, hook in 45, outs ide 0.15
ZE
For R elay races or parts of races not run in lanes
e.g. 4x400m 3rd and 4th athletes
ZS
ZA
ZE
ZS
4x100m 2nd, 3rd and 4th athletes
4x400m 2nd athletes
4x400m 2nd athletes
A
B , C, D
A
A
Yellow
1.10 from inner line, hook in 45, outs ide 0.15
ZE
4x100m 2nd, 3rd and 4th athletes
B , C, D
Yellow
1.10 from inner line, hook in 45, outs ide 0.15
ZS
4x100m 2nd, 3rd and 4th athletes
B , C, D
G reen
0.05x0.05 on the line between lanes 4 and 5
Curve, lanes 2 to 8
B reak point
B reakline
Steeplechase
4th hurdle: water jump
400m H
2nd hurdle
M arking
Plan A rea
E vent
Start
4x400m
3000m, 5000m group s tart
800m, 4x400m 2nd athletes
R 36.500m
M2
B
D
400m H
1st hurdle
* For blue coloured tracks , red s hould be us ed
0m
.00
16
Colour
475 ]
47.4 4gon
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[52
R 36.500m
HU R DLE POS IT ION S
400m H
8th hurdle
S ym bol
S ize m , Pos ition
N um ber of
Hurdles
E vent
Dis tance from
S tart Line
to Firs t
Hurdles m
Dis tance
betw een
Hurdles m
Dis tance
from Las t
Hurdles to
Finis h Line m
B lue*
0.05x0.10 both s ides
110m H
10
13,72
9,14
14,02
Yellow
0.05x0.10 both s ides
100m H
10
13.00
8.50
10.50
G reen
0.05x0.10 both s ides
400m H
10
45.00
35.00
40.00
B lue*
0.125x0.125
ins ide lane 1 and
outs ide lane 3
S teeplechas e
Start
400m
400m H
4x100m
pos itioned at approximately equal
dis tances apart each lap
5* *
Steeplechase
1st hurdle
* For blue coloured tracks , red s hould be us ed
* * The 4th hurdle of each lap is the w ater jump
Take-over zone yellow
Acceleration mark blue
4x100m 4th athletes
400m H
9th hurdle
400m H
10th hurdle
Steeplechase
5th hurdle
Start
800m
Group Start
2000m
10,000m
Take-over zone blue
4x400m 2nd athletes
8
Start
110m H
4x
400
A
400
ZE lane 1
and relays not
run in lanes
800
Hurdle positions
Blue: 110m
Yellow: 100m
Start
400m
800m
4x100m
4x400m
Start
100m
100m H
Break Point
Group Start
1000m
3000m
5000m
Start
ZS relays
2000m Steeplechase not run
in lanes
CON S T R U CT ION M E A S U R E M E N T S
m
36.500
R adius of meas urement line (line of running) in lane 1 (0.30m outs ide rais ed kerb)
36.800
Length of each s traight s ection
84.390
Dis tance
on Line of
R unning
Legth of each bend on cons truction line (kerb line)
114.668
Length of each bend along line of running
115.611
Length of track on cons truction line (kerb line)
398.116
Length of track along line of running
400.001
1.220
Length of S teeplechas e lap along line of running where the water jump is ins ide the 400m track
396.084
Start
2000m
10,000m
M arking
Plan
A rea
B ends
R un in
Lanes
Lane 2
Lane 3
Lane 4
Lane 5
Lane 6
Lane 7
Lane 8
200
3.519
7.352
11.185
15.017
18.850
22.683
26.516
400
7.038
14.704
22.370
30.034
37.700
45.366
53.032
800
3.526
7.384
11.260
15.151
19.061
22.989
26.933
4x400
10.564
22.088
33.630
45.185
56.761
68.355
79.965
W ith the exception of lane 1, all lanes are meas ured 0.20m out from the outer edge of the inner line.
IAAF 2008
All race dis tances are meas ured in a clockwis e direction from the edge of the finis h line nearer
to the s tart to the edge of the appropriate line farther from the finis h.
M arking of s tart, relay and hurdle pos itions :
W ith meas uring tape on s traights only; with theodolite on the bends according to the centre angles
of the nominal arc s egments .
M arking with meas uring tape on bends only as a backup method:
E .g. checking, correcting and s upplementing.
In each lane, always meas ure from the s tart (A,C) or end (B ,D) of the arc.
Finish line
Lane s taggers in m , m eas urem ent line dis tance 0.20m from lane line (W idth of lanes 1.22)
Cons truction radius of curve (including the rais ed kerb on ins ide of track)
W idth of lanes (including 0.05m on outs ide)
Start
1 mile
Figure 2.2.1.6a - M arking plan for the IA A F 400m S tandard Track
