4 × 400 metres relay
Athletics 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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![]() 4 × 400 m men relay at the European Championships in Barcelona 2010 (Martyn Rooney (GBR), Thomas Schneider (GER), Kacper Kozłowski (POL), Jonathan Borlée (BEL), Vladimir Krasnov (RUS), Teddy Venel (FRA)) | |
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The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap, totaling 1600 meters. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. The first leg and the first bend of the second leg are run in lanes. Start lines are thus staggered over a greater distance than in an individual 400 metres race; the runners then typically move to the inside of the track. The slightly longer 4 × 440 yards relay, on an Imperial distance, was a formerly run British Commonwealth and American event, until metrication was completed in the 1970s.
Format
Relay race runners typically carry a relay baton which they must transfer between teammates. Runners have a 20 m box (usually marked with blue lines) in which to transfer the baton. The first transfer is made within the staggered lane lines; for the second and third transfers, runners typically line up across the track despite the fact that runners are usually running in line on the inside of the track. This prevents confusion and collisions during transfer. Unlike the 4 × 100 m relay, runners in the 4 × 400 typically look back and grasp the baton from the incoming runner, due to the fatigue of the incoming runner, and the wider margins allowed by the longer distance of the race. Consequently, disqualification is rare.
As runners have a running start, split times cannot be compared to individual 400 m performances. Internationally, the U.S. men's team has dominated the event, but have been challenged by Jamaica in the 1950s and Britain in the 1990s. The current men's Olympic champions are from the United States.
According to the IAAF rules, world records in relays can only be set if all team members have the same nationality.
Mixed-gendered 4 × 400 metres relays were introduced at the 2017 IAAF World Relays, with the IAAF first recognizing a world record in that event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. In March 2022 World Athletics Council decided a set order – man, woman, man, woman – at future championships.[1]
Records
World Records
Men's Outdoor World Record[2] | ||||
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Country | Members | Place | Date | Time |
![]() | Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson | Stuttgart, Germany | 22 August 1993 | 2:54.29 |
Note: The IAAF rescinded a time of 2:54.20 set at Uniondale on 22 July 1998 by the United States (Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew, Tyree Washington, Michael Johnson) on 12 August 2008 after Pettigrew admitted to using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003.[3]
Men's Indoor World Record[4] | ||||
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Country | Members | Place | Date | Time |
![]() | Amere Lattin, Obi Igbokwe, Jermaine Holt, Kahmari Montgomery | Clemson, United States | 9 February 2019 | 3:01.51 |
Note: The above world record was bettered by three teams at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championship on 10 March 2018 at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium in College Station, United States:
- 3:00.77 by the USC team of Zach Shinnick, Rai Benjamin, Ricky Morgan Jr., Michael Norman). This time was not record-eligible because Benjamin was a citizen of Antigua & Barbuda, and the others are United States citizens. Benjamin has since switched to represent the United States.
- 3:01.39 by the Texas A&M team of Ilolo Izu, Robert Grant, Devin Dixon and Mylik Kerley. All four runners represent the United States, and World Athletics currently lists this as the NACAC area record, but it has not been ratified as the world record.[5]
- 3:01.43 by the Florida team of Kunle Fasasi, Grant Holloway, Chantz Sawyers, and Benjamin Lobo Vedel. This time was not record-eligible because Fasasi represents Nigeria, Holloway represents the United States, Sawyers represents Jamaica, and Vedel represents Denmark.
Women's Outdoor World Record | ||||
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Country | Members | Place | Date | Time |
![]() | Tatyana Ledovskaya (BLR), Olga Nazarova (RUS), Mariya Pinigina (UKR), Olga Bryzgina (UKR) | Seoul, Korea | 1 October 1988 | 3:15.17 |
Women's Indoor World Record | ||||
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Country | Members | Place | Date | Time |
![]() | Yuliya Gushchina, Olga Kotlyarova, Olga Zaytseva, Olesya Krasnomovets | Glasgow, Scotland | 27 January 2006 | 3:23.37 |
Note: The above world record was bettered in a time of 3:21.75 by the University of Arkansas team of Amber Anning, Joanne Reid, Rosey Effiong, and Britton Wilson at the 2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Championship on 11 March 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. This time was not record-eligible because Anning was a citizen of Great Britain, Reid was a citizen of Jamaica, and Effiong and Wilson were United States citizens.[6]
Mixed Outdoor World Record | ||||
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Country | Members | Place | Date | Time |
![]() | Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown | Saint-Denis, France | 2 August 2024 | 3:07.41 |
Mixed Indoor World Record | ||||
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Nonexistent[7] |
Olympic Records
Men's Olympic Record | ||||
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Country | Members | Place | Date | Time |
![]() | Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin | Saint-Denis, France | 10 August 2024 | 2:54.43 |
Women's Olympic Record | ||||
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Country | Members | Place | Date | Time |
![]() | Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 | 3:15.17 |
Mixed Olympic Record | ||||
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Country | Members | Place | Date | Time |
![]() | Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown | Saint-Denis, France | 2 August 2024 | 3:07.41 |
Continental Records
- Updated 10 August 2024.[8][9][10]
Notes
All-time top 10 by country (outdoor)
Men
- Correct as of August 2024.[11][12]
Women
- Correct as of August 2024.[15][16]
Mixed
- Correct as of August 2024.
All-time top 25 (outdoor)
Men
- Updated August 2024.
Rank | Time | Team | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 2:54.29 | Andrew Valmon (44.43) Quincy Watts (43.59) Butch Reynolds (43.36) Michael Johnson (42.91) | ![]() | 22 August 1993 | Stuttgart | |
2 | 2:54.43 | Christopher Bailey (44.45) Vernon Norwood (43.26) Bryce Deadmon (43.54) Rai Benjamin (43.18) | ![]() | 10 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | [13] |
3 | 2:54.53 | Bayapo Ndori (44.30) Busang Collen Kebinatshipi (43.39) Anthony Pesela (43.80) Letsile Tebogo (43.04) | ![]() | |||
4 | 2:55.39 | LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner | ![]() | 23 August 2008 | Beijing | |
5 | 2:55.56 | LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner | ![]() | 2 September 2007 | Osaka | |
6 | 2:55.70 | Michael Cherry (43.87) Michael Norman (44.44) Bryce Deadmon (44.03) Rai Benjamin (43.36) | ![]() | 7 August 2021 | Tokyo | [28] |
7 | 2:55.74 | Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis | ![]() | 8 August 1992 | Barcelona | |
8 | 2:55.83 | Alex Haydock-Wilson (44.51) Matthew Hudson-Smith (43.09) Lewis Davey (44.90) Charles Dobson (43.33) | ![]() | 10 August 2024 | Saint-Denis | [13] |
9 | 2:55.91 | Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson | ![]() | 28 August 2004 | Athens | |
10 | 2:55.99 | LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank | ![]() | 3 August 1996 | Atlanta | |
11 | 2:56.16 A | Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans | ![]() | 20 October 1968 | Mexico City | |
2:56.16 | Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Harry Reynolds | ![]() | 1 October 1988 | Seoul | ||
13 | 2:56.17 | Elija Godwin (44.28) Michael Norman (43.64) Bryce Deadmon (43.82) Champion Allison (44.43) | ![]() | 24 July 2022 | Eugene | [29] |
14 | 2:56.60 | Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson, Roger Black | ![]() | 3 August 1996 | Atlanta | |
15 | 2:56.65 | Iwan Thomas, Roger Black, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson | ![]() | 10 August 1997 | Athens | |
16 | 2:56.69 | Fred Kerley (43.44) Michael Cherry (44.63) Wilbert London (44.43) Rai Benjamin (44.19) | ![]() | 6 October 2019 | Doha | [30] |
17 | 2:56.72 | Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller | ![]() | 10 August 2012 | London | |
18 | 2:56.75 | Michael McDonald, Gregory Haughton, Danny McFarlane, Davian Clarke | ![]() | 10 August 1997 | Athens | |
19 | 2:56.91 | Andrew Rock, Derrick Brew, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner | ![]() | 14 August 2005 | Helsinki | |
20 | 2:57.05 | Bryshon Nellum, Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay, Angelo Taylor | ![]() | 10 August 2012 | London | |
21 | 2:57.18 | Liemarvin Bonevacia, Terrence Agard, Tony van Diepen, Ramsey Angela | ![]() | 7 August 2021 | Tokyo | [31] |
22 | 2:57.25 | David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Christian Taylor, LaShawn Merritt | ![]() | 25 May 2014 | Nassau | |
23 | 2:57.27 | Issac Makwala, Baboloki Thebe, Zibane Ngozi, Bayapo Ndori | ![]() | 7 August 2021 | Tokyo | [32] |
24 | 2:57.29 | Danny Everett, Roddie Haley, Antonio McKay, Harry Reynolds | ![]() | 6 September 1987 | Rome | |
25 | 2:57.30 | Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Gil Roberts, LaShawn Merritt | ![]() | 20 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |
Note
- A USA team ran 2:54.20 in Uniondale in 1998 but the performance was annulled due to the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Antonio Pettigrew
- A USA team ran 2:56.35 in Sydney in 2000 but the performance was annulled due to the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Antonio Pettigrew
- A USA team ran 2:56.45 in Seville in 1999 but the performance was annulled due to the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Antonio Pettigrew
- A USA team ran 2:56.47 in Athens in 1997 but the performance was annulled due to the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Antonio Pettigrew
- A USA team ran 2:56.60 in Philadelphia in 2000 but the performance was annulled due to the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Antonio Pettigrew
Women
- Correct as of August 2024.[16]
Note
- A Russian team ran 3:18.82 in Beijing in 2008 but the performance was annulled due to the use of performance-enhancing drugs by Tatyana Firova
Mixed
- Correct as of August 2024.
Rank | Time | Team | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 3:07.41 | Vernon Norwood (44.47), Shamier Little (49.32), Bryce Deadmon (44.17), Kaylyn Brown (49.45) | ![]() | 2 August 2024 | Paris | [19] |
2 | 3:07.43 | Eugene Omalla (45.26), Lieke Klaver (49.26), Isaya Klein Ikkink (44.91), Femke Bol (48.00) | ![]() | 3 August 2024 | Paris | [20] |
3 | 3:07.74 | Vernon Norwood (44.46), Shamier Little (49.39), Bryce Deadmon (44.66), Kaylyn Brown (49.23) | ![]() | 3 August 2024 | Paris | [20] |
4 | 3:08.01 | Samuel Reardon (44.98), Laviai Nielsen (49.81), Alex Haydock-Wilson (44.36), Amber Anning (48.86) | ![]() | 3 August 2024 | Paris | [21] |
5 | 3:08.80 | Justin Robinson, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling, Alexis Holmes | ![]() | 19 August 2023 | Budapest | [39] |
6 | 3:09.34 | Wilbert London, Allyson Felix, Courtney Okolo, Michael Cherry | ![]() | 29 September 2019 | Doha | [40] |
7 | 3:09.36 | Jonathan Sacoor (44.01), Helena Ponette (50.28), Alexander Doom (44.22), Naomi Van Den Broeck (50.85) | ![]() | 3 August 2024 | Paris | [22] |
8 | 3:09.82 | Lidio Andrés Feliz, Marileidy Paulino, Alexander Ogando, Fiordaliza Cofil | ![]() | 15 July 2022 | Eugene | [23] |
9 | 3:09.87 | Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczmarek, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Kajetan Duszyński | ![]() | 31 July 2021 | Tokyo | [24] |
10 | 3:09.90 | Liemarvin Bonevacia, Lieke Klaver, Tony van Diepen, Femke Bol | ![]() | 15 July 2022 | Eugene | [23] |
11 | 3:09.92 | Christopher O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr, Sharlene Mawdsley | ![]() | 7 June 2024 | Rome | [25] |
12 | 3:10.16 | Elija Godwin, Allyson Felix, Vernon Norwood, Kennedy Simon | ![]() | 15 July 2022 | Eugene | [23] |
13 | 3:10.21 | Lidio Andrés Feliz, Marileidy Paulino, Anabel Medina, Alexander Ogando | ![]() | 31 July 2021 | Tokyo | [24] |
14 | 3:10.22 | Trevor Stewart, Kendall Ellis, Kaylin Whitney, Vernon Norwood | ![]() | 31 July 2021 | Tokyo | [24] |
15 | 3:10.36 | Liemarvin Bonevacia, Lieke Klaver, Femke Bol, Ramsey Angela | ![]() | 31 July 2021 | Tokyo | [24] |
16 | 3:10.41 | Ryan Willie, Rosey Effiong, Justin Robinson, Alexis Holmes | ![]() | 19 August 2023 | Budapest | [41] |
17 | 3:10.44 | Dariusz Kowaluk, Iga Baumgart, Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik, Kajetan Duszyński | ![]() | 30 July 2021 | Tokyo | [42] |
18 | 3:10.60 | Muhammad Kounta, Louise Maraval, Téo Andant, Amandine Brossier | ![]() | 2 August 2024 | Paris | [19] |
19 | 3:10.61 | Samuel Reardon (45.61), Laviai Nielsen (49.72), Alex Haydock-Wilson (44.73), Nicole Yeargin (50.55) | ![]() | 2 August 2024 | Paris | [19] |
20 | 3:10.69 | Jochem Dobber, Lieke Klaver, Lisanne de Witte, Ramsey Angela | ![]() | 30 July 2021 | Tokyo | [42] |
Luca Sito, Anna Polinari, Eduardo Scotti, Alice Mangione | ![]() | 7 June 2024 | Rome | [25] | ||
22 | 3:10.73 | Matthew Boling, Lynna Irby-Jackson, Willington Wright, Kendall Ellis | ![]() | 5 May 2024 | Nassau | [43] |
Liemarvin Bonevacia, Lieke Klaver, Isaya Klein Ikkink, Femke Bol | ![]() | 7 June 2024 | Rome | [25] | ||
24 | 3:10.74 | Jonathon Sacoor (44.68), Helena Ponette (50.29), Kévin Borlée (44.75), Naomi Van Den Broeck (51.02) | ![]() | 2 August 2024 | Paris | [19] |
25 | 3:10.81 | Eugene Omalla (45.39), Lieke Klaver (49.60), Isaya Klein Ikkink (45.63), Cathelijn Peeters (50.19) | ![]() | 2 August 2024 | Paris | [19] |
All-time top 10 by country (indoor)
Men
- Correct as of March 2024.[44]
Rank | Time | Team | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 3:01.39 | Illolo Izu, Robert Grant, Devin Dixon, Mylik Kerley | ![]() | 10 March 2018 | College Station | |
2 | 3:01.77 | Karol Zalewski, Rafał Omelko, Łukasz Krawczuk, Jakub Krzewina | ![]() | 4 March 2018 | Birmingham | [45] |
3 | 3:02.51 | Dylan Borlée, Jonathan Borlée, Jonathan Sacoor, Kevin Borlée | ![]() | 4 March 2018 | Birmingham | [46] |
4 | 3:02.52 | Deon Lendore, Jereem Richards, Asa Guevara, Lalonde Gordon | ![]() | 4 March 2018 | Birmingham | [47] |
5 | 3:03.05 | Rico Lieder, Jens Carlowitz, Karsten Just, Thomas Schönlebe | ![]() | 10 March 1991 | Sevilla | |
6 | 3:03.20 | Allyn Condon, Solomon Wariso, Adrian Patrick, Jamie Baulch | ![]() | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi | |
7 | 3:03.69 | Errol Nolan, Allodin Fothergill, Akheem Gauntlett, Edino Steele | ![]() | 9 March 2014 | Sopot | |
8 | 3:04.09 | Daniel Němeček, Patrik Šorm, Jan Tesař, Pavel Maslák | ![]() | 8 March 2015 | Prague | |
9 | 3:04.25 | Liemarvin Bonevacia, Ramsey Angela, Terrence Agard, Tony van Diepen | ![]() | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow | [48] |
10 | 3:04.75 | Michael Mathieu, Alonzo Russell, Shavez Hart, Chris Brown | ![]() | 20 March 2016 | Portland | [49] |
Women
- Correct as of March 2024.[50]
All-time top 25 (indoor)
Men
- Updated March 2024.
Rank | Time | Team | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 3:00.77 | USC Trojans Zach Shinnick (46.24) Rai Benjamin (44.35) Ricky Morgan Jr. (45.67) Michael Norman (44.52) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 10 March 2018 | College Station | [54] |
2 | 3:01.09 | Arkansas Razorbacks Connor Washington James Benson Ayden Owens-Delerme Christopher Bailey | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 February 2023 | Albuquerque | |
3 | 3:01.39 | Texas A&M Aggies Illolo Izu Robert Grant Devin Dixon Mylik Kerley | ![]() | 10 March 2018 | College Station | [55] |
4 | 3:01.43 | Florida Gators Kunle Fasasi Grant Holloway Chantz Sawyers Benjamin Lobo Vedel | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 10 March 2018 | College Station | [56] |
5 | 3:01.51 | Houston Cougars Amere Lattin Obi Ogbokwe Jermaine Holt Kahmari Montgomery | ![]() | 9 February 2019 | Clemson | |
6 | 3:01.56 | Texas A&M Aggies Illolo Izu Bryce Deadmon Kyree Johnson Devon Dixon | ![]() | 9 February 2019 | Clemson | |
7 | 3:01.77 | Karol Zalewski Rafał Omelko Łukasz Krawczuk Jakub Krzewina | ![]() | 4 March 2018 | Birmingham | [57] |
8 | 3:01.78 | Alabama Crimson Tide Chris Robinson Demetrius Jackson Tarsis Gracious Orogot Khaleb McRae | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 25 February 2023 | Fayetteville | |
9 | 3:01.96 | Kerron Clement Jeremy Wariner Wallace Spearmon Darold Williamson | ![]() | 11 February 2006 | Fayetteville | |
10 | 3:01.97 | Fred Kerley Michael Cherry Aldrich Bailey Jr. Vernon Norwood | ![]() | 4 March 2018 | Birmingham | [58] |
11 | 3:01.98 | USC Trojans Zachary Shinnick Rai Benjamin Ricky Morgan Michael Norman | ![]() | 10 February 2018 | Clemson | |
12 | 3:02.09 | Arkansas Razorbacks Connor Washington James Benson Ayden Owens-Delerme Christopher Bailey | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | |
13 | 3:02.13 | Kyle Clemons David Verburg Kind Butler Calvin Smith | ![]() | 9 March 2014 | Sopot | |
14 | 3:02.18 | Florida Gators Jacory Patterson Emmanuel Bamidele Jevaughn Powell Ryan Willie | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 11 February 2023 | Fayetteville | |
15 | 3:02.23 | Florida Gators Kunle Fasasi Grant Holloway Chantz Sawyers Benjamin Lobo Vedel | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 10 February 2018 | Clemson | |
16 | 3:02.35 | Texas A&M Aggies Illolo Izu Robert Grant Devon Dixon My'Lik Kerley | ![]() | 25 February 2018 | College Station | |
Arizona State Sun Devils Justin Robinson Kaleb Simpson Jayden Davis Gamali Felix | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 9 March 2024 | Boston | |||
18 | 3:02.45 | Kyle Clemons Calvin Smith Chris Giesting Vernon Norwood | ![]() | 20 March 2016 | Portland | |
19 | 3:02.51 | Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Jonathan Sacoor Kevin Borlée | ![]() | 4 March 2018 | Birmingham | [59] |
20 | 3:02.52 | Texas A&M Aggies Fred Kerley Richard Rose Devon Dixon My'Lik Kerley | ![]() | 28 January 2017 | Fayetteville | |
Deon Lendore Jereem Richards Asa Guevara Lalonde Gordon | ![]() | 4 March 2018 | Birmingham | [60] | ||
22 | 3:02.53 | Florida Gators Jevaughn Powell Robert Gregory Jenoah McKiver Reheem Hayles | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 9 March 2024 | Boston | |
23 | 3:02.54 | Jonathan Sacoor (46.21 Dylan Borlée (45.67) Christian Iguacel (45.78) Alexander Doom (44.88) | ![]() | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow | [61] |
24 | 3:02.59 | Georgia Bulldogs Matthew Boling Caleb Cavanaugh Bryce McCray Elija Godwin | ![]() | 26 February 2022 | College Station | |
25 | 3:02.60 | Jacory Patterson (45.97) Matthew Boling (45.63) Noah Lyles (45.68) Christopher Bailey (45.32) | ![]() | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow | [62] |
Women
- Updated March 2024
Rank | Time | Team | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 3:21.75 A | Arkansas Razorbacks Amber Anning 51.47 Joanne Reid 50.52 Rosey Effiong 50.57 Britton Wilson 49.20 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | [63] |
2 | 3:23.37 | Olesya Krasnomovets-Forsheva Olga Zaytseva Olga Kotlyarova Yuliya Gushchina | ![]() | 28 January 2006 | Glasgow | |
3 | 3:23.85 | Quanera Hayes Georganne Moline Shakima Wimbley Courtney Okolo | ![]() | 4 March 2018 | Birmingham | |
4 | 3:23.88 | Olesya Krasnomovets-Forsheva Olga Kotlyarova Tatyana Levina Natalya Nazarova | ![]() | 7 March 2004 | Budapest | |
5 | 3:24.09 | Arkansas Razorbacks Rosey Effiong Jayla Hollis Shafiqua Maloney Britton Wilson | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 26 February 2022 | College Station | |
6 | 3:24.25 | Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Olga Kotlyarova Natalya Nazarova | ![]() | 7 March 1999 | Maebashi | |
7 | 3:24.83 | Natasha Hastings Joanna Atkins Francena McCorory Cassandra Tate | ![]() | 9 March 2014 | Sopot | [64] |
8 | 3:24.91 | Tatyana Levina Natalya Nazarova Olesya Krasnomovets-Forsheva Natayla Antyukh | ![]() | 12 March 2006 | Moscow | |
9 | 3:25.07 | Lieke Klaver (50.26) Cathelijn Peeters (51.99) Lisanne de Witte (52.28) Femke Bol (50.54) | ![]() | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow | [65] |
10 | 3:25.34 | Quanera Hayes (52.33) Talitha Diggs (50.50) Bailey Lear (52.02) Alexis Holmes (50.49) | ![]() | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow | [66] |
11 | 3:25.43 | Texas A&M Aggies Laila Owens Tierra Robinson-Jones Syaira Richardson Charokee Young | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 26 February 2022 | College Station | |
12 | 3:25.59 | Arkansas Razorbacks Rosey Effiong Amber Anning Nickisha Pryce Sanu Jallow | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 27 January 2024 | Fayetteville | |
13 | 3:25.66 | Lieke Klaver Eveline Saalberg Cathelijn Peeters Femke Bol | ![]() | 5 March 2023 | Istanbul | |
14 | 3:25.67 A | Texas Longhorns Rachel Helbling Kennedy Simon Julien Alfred Rhasidat Adeleke | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 11 March 2023 | Albuquerque | [67] |
15 | 3:25.89 | Kentucky Wildcats Megan Moss Abby Steiner Karimah Davis Alexis Holmes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 26 February 2022 | College Station | |
16 | 3:25.91 | Yuliya Gushchina Tatyana Veshkurova Tatyana Levina Natalya Antyukh | ![]() | 12 March 2006 | Moscow | |
17 | 3:26.05 | South Carolina Gamecocks Zaya Akins Jahnile Registre Jayla Jamison JaMeesia Ford | ![]() | 24 February 2024 | Fayetteville | |
18 | 3:26.09 | Justyna Święty-Ersetic Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz Aleksandra Gaworska Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik | ![]() | 4 March 2018 | Birmingham | |
19 | 3:26.27 | Texas A&M Aggies Jania Martin Charokee Young Syaira Richardson Athing Mu | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 13 February 2021 | Fayetteville | |
20 | 3:26.33 | Joanne Reid Rachel Glenn Sanu Jallow Kaylyn Brown | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 24 February 2024 | Fayetteville | |
21 | 3:26.36 | Laviai Nielsen (51.43) Lina Nielsen (51.58) Ama Pipi (51.99) Jessie Knight (51.36) | ![]() | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow | [68] |
22 | 3:26.38 | Natasha Hastings Quanera Hayes Courtney Okolo Ashley Spencer | ![]() | 20 March 2016 | Portland | |
23 | 3:26.40 | Arkansas Razorbacks Amber Anning Nickisha Pryce Paris Peoples Rosey Effiong | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 28 January 2023 | Fayetteville | |
Lina Nielsen Ama Pipi Hannah Kelly Jessie Knight | ![]() | 3 March 2024 | Glasgow | [69] | ||
25 | 3:26.54 | Patricia Hall Anneisha McLaughlin Kaliese Spencer Stephenie Ann McPherson | ![]() | 9 March 2014 | Sopot | [70] |
Olympic medalists
Men
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Women
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
- nb1 Marion Jones was stripped of her Olympic medal in 2000.
- nb2 Crystal Cox was stripped of her Olympic medal in 2004.
- nb3 Dominique Blake was accidentally given her Olympic medal and she returned it in 2017.[71]
- a Original silver medalists, Russia, and 4th place finishers, Belarus, were stripped of their results for doping offenses. Following reallocation, Jamaica were promoted to the silver medal, and Great Britain to the bronze.[72]
- b Original silver medalists, Russia, were stripped of their medal for doping offenses. Following reallocation, Jamaica will be promoted to the silver medal, and Ukraine to the bronze.[73]
Mixed
Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
World Championships medalists
Men
Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
- dq1 The United States team (Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew, Chris Jones and Tyree Washington) originally won the 1997 World Championships in a time of 2:56.47 minutes, but was disqualified in 2009 after Pettigrew admitted to doping during the period.
- dq2 The United States team (Jerome Davis, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor and Michael Johnson) originally won the 1999 World Championships, but was disqualified in 2009 after Pettigrew admitted to doping during the period.
- dq3 The United States team (Leonard Byrd, Antonio Pettigrew, Derrick Brew and Angelo Taylor) originally won the 2001 World Championships, but was disqualified in 2009 after Pettigrew admitted to doping during the period.
- dq4 The United States team (Calvin Harrison, Tyree Washington, Derrick Brew and Jerome Young) originally won the 2003 World Championships, but was disqualified in 2004 after Harrison and Young were found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
- dq5 The Russian team (Maksim Dyldin, Lev Mosin, Sergey Petukhov and Vladimir Krasnov) originally finished third in the 2013 World Championships, but was disqualified after Dyldin was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
Women
Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
- dq1 The Russian team (Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Tatyana Firova, Lyudmila Litvinova and Antonina Krivoshapka) originally finished third in the 2009 World Championships, but was disqualified after Kapachinskaya was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
- dq2 The Russian team (Antonina Krivoshapka, Natalya Antyukh, Lyudmila Litvinova and Anastasiya Kapachinskaya) originally finished third in the 2011 World Championships, but was disqualified after Kapachinskaya was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
- dq3 The Russian team (Yuliya Gushchina, Tatyana Firova, Kseniya Ryzhova and Antonina Krivoshapka) originally won in the 2013 World Championships, but was disqualified after Krivoshapka was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
Mixed
Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
World Indoor Championships medalists
Men
Note* Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
- A USA team of Milton Campbell, Leonard Byrd, Trinity Gray and Jerome Young originally finished second in the 2001 World Indoor Championships, but was disqualified after Young was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.[74]
- A USA team of James Davis, Jerome Young, Milton Campbell and Tyree Washington originally won in the 2003 World Indoor Championships, but was disqualified after Young was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.[75]
Women
Note* Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
- A Russian team of Svetlana Pospelova, Natalya Nazarova, Kseniya Vdovina and Tatyana Firova originally finished second in the 2010 World Indoor Championships, but was disqualified after Firova was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.[76]
- A Jamaican team of Bobby-Gaye Wilkins, Clora Williams, Davita Prendergast and Novlene Williams-Mills originally finished third in the 2010 World Indoor Championships, but was disqualified after Wilkins was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.[76]
- A Russian team of Yuliya Gushchina, Kseniya Ustalova, Marina Karnaushchenko and Aleksandra Fedoriva originally finished third in the 2012 World Indoor Championships, but was disqualified in 2019 after Gushchina was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.[77]
Notable splits
Men
- Herb McKenley (Jamaica) ran a 44.6 split in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic final.
- Ron Freeman (USA) ran a 43.2 split in the 1968 Mexico Olympic final.
- Julius Sang (Kenya) ran a 43.6 split in the 1972 Munich Olympic final.
- Alberto Juantorena (Cuba) ran a 43.7 split in the 1977 IAAF World Cup event as part of the Americas team.
- Quincy Watts ran a 43.1 split and Steve Lewis (USA) ran a 43.4 split in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic final.
- Butch Reynolds ran a 43.23 split and Michael Johnson (both USA) ran a 42.91 split in the 1993 Stuttgart World Championship final; the USA team's final time of 2:54.29 is the current world record.
- Mark Richardson (GBR) ran a 43.57 split and Davian Clarke (JAM) ran a 43.51 split in the 1997 Athens World Championship final.
- Jeremy Wariner (USA) ran a 43.10 split in the 2007 Osaka World Championship final.
- Jeremy Wariner (USA) ran a 43.18 split in the 2008 Beijing Olympic final.
- Michael Norman (USA) ran a 43.06 split in the 2018 NCAA West Preliminaries final.[78]
Women
- Jarmila Kratochvílová (CZE) ran a 47.6 split in the 1982 Athens European Championship final, a 47.75 split in the 1983 Helsinki World Championship final, and a 47.9 split in the 1983 Europa Cup in London.
- Marita Koch (GDR) ran a 47.70 split in Erfurt 1984, a 47.9 split in the 1982 European Championship final, and a 47.9 split at the 1985 Canberra World Cup.
- Allyson Felix (USA) ran a 47.72 split in the 2015 Beijing World Championships final, a 48.01 split in the 2007 Osaka World Championships final, and a 48.20 split in the 2012 London Olympic final.
- Olga Nazarova and Olga Bryzgina (USSR) both ran a 47.80 split in the 1988 Seoul Olympics final; the Soviet team's final time of 3:15.17 is the current world record.
- Sydney McLaughlin (USA) ran a 47.70[79] split in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and a 47.91 split at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene.
- Femke Bol (NED) ran a 47.93 split in the 2024 Paris Olympics mixed 4x400 final.
- Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) ran a 48.08 split in the 1988 Seoul Olympic final.
Notes and references
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- ^ "4x400 Metres Relay Records – indoor". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Roy Jordan (10 March 2018). "Norman breaks world indoor 400m record at NCAA Indoor Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Alfred, Garland and Wilson threaten world records at NCAA Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "4x400 Metres Relay - mixed - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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- ^ "Stats | World Athletics | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "All-time men's best 4 × 400m Relay". IAAF. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "All-time men's best 4 × 400m Relay". alltime-athletics.com. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "4x400 Metres Relay Result | The XXXIII Olympic Games". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "All-time women's best 4 × 400m Relay". IAAF. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ a b "All-time women's best 4 × 400m Relay". alltime-athletics.com. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "4x400 Metres Relay Result | The XXXIII Olympic Games". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's 4 × 400 m Relay Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1 Results". Olympics.com. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "4 x 400m Relay Mixed Final Results". Olympics.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b "4 x 400m Relay Mixed Final Results". Olympics.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b "4 x 400m Relay Mixed Final Results". Olympics.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Mixed 4 × 400 m Relay Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "4 x 400m Mixed Relay Final - 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Mike Rowbottom (8 June 2024). "European champions! Inspired Ireland storm to inaugural mixed 4x400m title". European Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1 Results". Olympics.com. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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- ^ "Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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- ^ "Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's 4 × 400 m Relay Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's 4 × 400 m Relay Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Women 4x400 M Relay Result". flashresults.ncaa.com. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (9 June 2024). "Pryce, Long and Jones impress in sprints at NCAA Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "4 x 400 Metres Relay Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "4 × 400 m Relay Results" (PDF). IAAF. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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- ^ "4 × 400 m Relay Mixed − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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- ^ Final results
- ^ Final results
- ^ Final results
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- ^ Final results
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- ^ a b Final results
- ^ a b "Results 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Final results
- ^ Roy Jordan (10 March 2018). "Norman breaks world indoor 400m record at NCAA Indoor Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Roy Jordan (10 March 2018). "Norman breaks world indoor 400m record at NCAA Indoor Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Roy Jordan (10 March 2018). "Norman breaks world indoor 400m record at NCAA Indoor Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Final results
- ^ Final results
- ^ Final results
- ^ Final results
- ^ "Men's 4×400m Relay Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's 4×400m Relay Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ NCAA Indoor Championships Albuquerque, NM - March 10-11, 2023 - Women 4x400 M Relay (Finals) section 3 splits NCAA
- ^ "Women's 4×400m Relay Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Women's 4×400m Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Women's 4×400m Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "4x400m Relay Results". flashresults.com. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Women's 4×400m Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Women's 4×400m Relay Round 1 Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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- ^ "Track and Field Olympians to be Recognized". University Park, Pennsylvania. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
Blake, a member of Penn State's NCAA Champion 4x400 in 2008, also had a successful London experience, earning a bronze medal as a member of Jamaica's 4x400 relay pool.
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-doping-russia/russia-stripped-of-beijing-2008-4x400m-womens-silver-medal-idUSKCN10U242
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/38825752
- ^ "2001 World Indoor Championships men's 4x400m final". Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "2003 World Indoor Championships men's 4x400m final". Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b "2010 World Indoor Championships - Women's 4x400m Relay Final". Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships - Women's 4x400m Relay Final". Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Norman and Benjamin the latest stars to shine in the IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/08/10/usa-womens-4x400-olympics-gold-medal/74751695007/
External links
- IAAF list of 4x400-metres-relay records in XML
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