Track and field relay event covering 1600 metres
Athletics 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))
Men (Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson ) 2:54.29 (1993)Women (Tatyana Ledovskaya , Olga Nazarova , Mariya Pinigina , Olga Bryzgina ) 3:15.17 (1988)Mixed (Vernon Norwood (M), Shamier Little (W), Bryce Deadmon (M), Kaylyn Brown (W)) 3:07.41 (2024)Men (Christopher Bailey , Vernon Norwood , Bryce Deadmon , Rai Benjamin ) 2:54.43 (2024)Women (Tatyana Ledovskaya , Olga Nazarova , Mariya Pinigina , Olga Bryzgina ) 3:15.17 (1988)Mixed (Vernon Norwood (M), Shamier Little (W), Bryce Deadmon (M), Kaylyn Brown (W)) 3:07.41 (2024)Men (Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson ) 2:54.29 (1993)Women (Gwen Torrence , Maicel Malone-Wallace , Natasha Kaiser-Brown , Jearl Miles ) 3:16.71 (1993)Mixed (Justin Robinson (M), Rosey Effiong (W), Matthew Boling (M), Alexis Holmes (W)) 3:08.80 (2023)
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.
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]
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]
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. 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 Indoor World Record Nonexistent[ 7]
Continental Records [ edit ] Area Men Women Mixed Time Athletes Team Time Athletes Team Time Athletes Team Africa (records 2:54.53 Bayapo Ndori , Busang Collen Kebinatshipi , Anthony Pesela , Letsile Tebogo 3:21.04 Olabisi Afolabi , Fatimat Yusuf , Charity Opara , Falilat Ogunkoya-Osheku 3:11.88 Zablon Ekhal Ekwam , Mary Moraa , Kelvin Sane Tauta , Mercy Chebet Kenya Asia (records 2:58.33 Yuki Joseph Nakajima , Kaito Kawabata , Fuga Sato , Kentaro Sato 3:24.28 Xiaohong An , Xiaoyun Bai , Chunying Cao , Yuqin Ma 3:11.82 Musa Isah , Aminat Yusuf Jamal , Salwa Eid Naser , Abbas Abubakar Abbas Bahrain Europe (records 2:55.83 [ note 1] Alex Haydock-Wilson , Matthew Hudson-Smith , Lewis Davey , Charles Dobson 3:15.17 WR Tatyana Ledovskaya , Olga Nazarova , Mariya Pinigina , Olga Bryzgina 3:07.43[ note 2] Eugene Omalla , Lieke Klaver , Isaya Klein Ikkink , Femke Bol Netherlands North, Central America and Caribbean (records
2:54.29 WR Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson 3:15.27 Shamier Little , Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone , Gabrielle Thomas , Alexis Holmes 3:07.41 WR Vernon Norwood , Shamier Little , Bryce Deadmon , Kaylyn Brown United States Oceania (records 2:59.70 Bruce Frayne , Darren Clark , Gary Minihan , Rick Mitchell 3:23.81 Nova Peris-Kneebone , Tamsyn Manou , Melinda Gainsford-Taylor , Cathy Freeman 3:17.00 Bendere Oboya , Anneliese Rubie-Renshaw , Tyler Gunn , Alex Benn Australia South America (records 2:58.56 Eronilde Nunes De Araújo , Anderson Jorge Oliveira Dos Santos , Claudinei Quirino Da Silva , Sanderlei Claro Parrela 3:26.68 Geisa Aparecida Coutinho , Barbara Farias De Oliveira , Joelma Das Neves Souza , Jailma Sales De Lima 3:14.48 Jhon Perlaza , Lina Licona , Nicolás Salinas [de ] , Evelis Aguilar Colombia
^ Awaiting ratification ^ Awaiting ratification [ edit ] Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref 1 2:54.29 Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson 22 August 1993 Stuttgart 2 2:54.53 Bayapo Ndori , Busang Collen Kebinatshipi , Anthony Pesela , Letsile Tebogo 10 August 2024 Saint-Denis [ 13] 3 2:55.83 Alex Haydock-Wilson , Matthew Hudson-Smith , Lewis Davey , Charles Dobson 10 August 2024 Saint-Denis [ 13] 3 2:56.72 Chris Brown , Demetrius Pinder , Michael Mathieu , Ramon Miller 10 August 2012 London 4 2:56.75 Michael McDonald , Gregory Haughton , Danny McFarlane , Davian Clarke 10 August 1997 Athens 5 2.57.18 Liemarvin Bonevacia , Terrence Agard , Tony van Diepen , Ramsey Angela 7 August 2021 Tokyo [ 14] 6 2:57.27 Issac Makwala , Baboloki Thebe , Zibane Ngozi , Bayapo Ndori 7 August 2021 Tokyo [ 14] 7 2:57.75 Jonathan Sacoor , Dylan Borlée , Kévin Borlée , Florent Mabille 10 August 2024 Saint-Denis [ 13] 8 2:58.00 Piotr Rysiukiewicz , Tomasz Czubak , Piotr Haczek , Robert Maćkowiak 22 July 1998 New York 9 2:58.12 Jarrin Solomon , Jereem Richards , Machel Cedenio , Lalonde Gordon 13 August 2017 London Gardeo Issacs , Zakithi Nene , Lythe Pillay , Antoine Matthys Nortje 10 August 2024 Saint-Denis [ 13]
Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref 1 3:15.17 Tatyana Ledovskaya , Olga Nazarova , Mariya Pinigina , Olga Bryzgina 1 October 1988 Seoul 2 3:15.27 Shamier Little , Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone , Gabrielle Thomas , Alexis Holmes 10 August 2024 Saint-Denis [ 17] 3 3:15.92 Gesine Walther , Sabine Busch , Dagmar Rübsam-Neubauer , Marita Koch 3 June 1984 Erfurt 4 3:18.38 Yelena Ruzina , Tatyana Alekseyeva , Margarita Ponomaryova , Irina Privalova 22 August 1993 Stuttgart 5 3:18.71 Rosemarie Whyte , Davita Prendergast , Novlene Williams-Mills , Shericka Williams 3 September 2011 Deagu 6 3:19.50 Lieke Klaver , Cathelijn Peeters , Lisanne De Witte , Femke Bol 10 August 2024 Saint-Denis [ 17] 7 3:19.72 Victoria Ohuruogu , Laviai Nielsen , Nicole Yeargin , Amber Anning 8 3:19.90 Sophie Becker , Rhasidat Adeleke , Phil Healy , Sharlene Mawdsley 7 3:20.32 Taťána Kocembová , Milena Matějkovičová , Zuzana Moravčíková , Jarmila Kratochvílová 14 August 1983 Helsinki 8 3:20.53 Natalia Kaczmarek , Iga Baumgart-Witan , Malgorzata Holub-Kowalik , Justyna Swiety-Ersetic 7 August 2021 Tokyo [ 18] 10 3:21.04 Bisi Afolabi , Fatima Yusuf , Charity Opara , Falilat Ogunkoya 3 August 1996 Atlanta
Correct as of August 2024. Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref 1 3:07.41 Vernon Norwood , Shamier Little , Bryce Deadmon , Kaylyn Brown 2 August 2024 Paris [ 19] 2 3:07.43 Eugene Omalla , Lieke Klaver , Isaya Klein Ikkink , Femke Bol 3 August 2024 Paris [ 20] 3 3:08.01 Samuel Reardon , Laviai Nielsen , Alex Haydock-Wilson , Amber Anning 3 August 2024 Paris [ 21] 4 3:09.36 Jonathan Sacoor , Helena Ponette , Alexander Doom , Naomi Van Den Broeck 3 August 2024 Paris [ 22] 5 3:09.82 Lidio Andrés Feliz , Marileidy Paulino , Alexander Ogando , Fiordaliza Cofil 15 July 2022 Eugene [ 23] 6 3:09.87 Karol Zalewski , Natalia Kaczmarek , Justyna Święty-Ersetic , Kajetan Duszyński 31 July 2021 Tokyo [ 24] 7 3:09.92 Christopher O'Donnell , Rhasidat Adeleke , Thomas Barr , Sharlene Mawdsley 7 June 2024 Rome [ 25] 8 3:10.60 Muhammad Kounta , Louise Maraval , Téo Andant , Amandine Brossier 2 August 2024 Paris [ 26] 8 3:10.69 Luca Sito , Anna Polinari , Eduardo Scotti , Alice Mangione 7 June 2024 Rome [ 25] 10 3:11.06 Reheem Hayles , Junelle Bromfield , Zandrion Barnes , Stephenie Ann McPherson 2 August 2024 Paris [ 27]
[ edit ] Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref 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
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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 Correct as of August 2024.[ 16] Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref 1 3:15.17 Tatyana Ledovskaya , Olga Nazarova , Mariya Pinigina , Olha Bryzhina 1 October 1988 Seoul 2 3:15.27 Shamier Little (49.48)Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (47.71)Gabrielle Thomas (49.3)Alexis Holmes (48.78) 10 August 2024 Saint-Denis [ 17] 3 3:15.51 Denean Howard-Hill , Diane Dixon , Valerie Brisco-Hooks , Florence Griffith Joyner 1 October 1988 Seoul 4 3:15.92 Gesine Walther , Sabine Busch , Dagmar Rübsam-Neubauer , Marita Koch 3 June 1984 Erfurt 5 3:16.71 Gwen Torrence , Maicel Malone-Wallace , Natasha Kaiser-Brown , Jearl Miles Clark 22 August 1993 Stuttgart 6 3:16.85 Sydney McLaughlin (49.96)Allyson Felix (49.58)Dalilah Muhammad (48.97)Athing Mu (48.37) 7 August 2021 Tokyo [ 33] 7 3:16.87 Kirsten Emmelmann , Sabine Busch , Petra Müller , Marita Koch 31 August 1986 Stuttgart DeeDee Trotter , Allyson Felix , Francena McCorory , Sanya Richards-Ross 11 August 2012 London 9 3:17.79 Talitha Diggs (50.50)Abby Steiner (49.99)Britton Wilson (49.39)Sydney McLaughlin (47.91) 24 July 2022 Eugene [ 34] 10 3:17.83 Debbie Dunn , Allyson Felix , Lashinda Demus , Sanya Richards-Ross 23 August 2009 Berlin 11 3:17.96 Arkansas Razorbacks Amber Anning (50.52)Rosey Effiong (49.21)Nickisha Pryce (49.20)Kaylyn Brown (49.05) 8 June 2024 Eugene [ 35] [ 36] 12 3:18.09 Sanya Richards-Ross , Allyson Felix , Jessica Beard , Francena McCorory 3 September 2011 Daegu 13 3:18.29 Lillie Leatherwood , Sherri Howard , Valerie Brisco-Hooks , Chandra Cheeseborough 11 August 1984 Los Angeles Dagmar Rübsam-Neubauer , Kirsten Emmelmann , Sabine Busch , Petra Müller 1 October 1988 Seoul 14 3:18.38 Yelena Ruzina , Tatyana Alekseyeva , Margarita Khromova-Ponomaryova , Irina Privalova 22 August 1993 Stuttgart 15 3:18.43 Tatyana Ledovskaya , Lyudmila Dzhigalova , Olga Nazarova , Olha Bryzhina 1 September 1991 Tokyo 16 3:18.54 Mary Wineberg , Allyson Felix , Monique Henderson , Sanya Richards-Ross 23 August 2008 Beijing 17 3:18.55 DeeDee Trotter , Allyson Felix , Monique Henderson , Sanya Richards-Ross 2 September 2007 Osaka 18 3:18.58 Irina Nazarova , Nadiya Olizarenko , Mariya Pinigina , Olga Vladykina 18 August 1985 Moscow 19 3:18.63 Dagmar Rübsam-Neubauer , Kirsten Emmelmann , Petra Müller , Sabine Busch 6 September 1987 Rome 20 3:18.71 Rosemarie Whyte , Davita Prendergast , Novlene Williams-Mills , Shericka Williams 3 September 2011 Deagu 21 3:18.92 Phyllis Francis (49.51)Sydney McLaughlin (49.78)Dalilah Muhammad (49.43)Wadeline Jonathas (50.20) 6 October 2019 Doha [ 37] 22 3:19.01 DeeDee Trotter , Monique Henderson , Sanya Richards-Ross , Monique Hennagan 28 August 2004 Athens 23 3:19.02 Quanera Hayes , Allyson Felix , Shakima Wimbley , Phyllis Francis 13 August 2017 London [ 38] 24 3:19.04 Kirsten Emmelmann , Sabine Busch , Dagmar Rübsam-Neubauer , Marita Koch 11 September 1982 Athens Courtney Okolo , Natasha Hastings , Phyllis Francis , Allyson Felix 20 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
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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 Correct as of August 2024. Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref 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]
[ edit ] Correct as of March 2024.[ 44] Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref 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]
Correct as of March 2024.[ 50] Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref 1 3:23.37 Olesya Krasnomovets-Forsheva , Olga Zaytseva , Olga Kotlyarova , Yuliya Gushchina 28 January 2006 Glasgow 2 3:23.85 Quanera Hayes , Georganne Moline , Shakima Wimbley , Courtney Okolo 4 March 2018 Birmingham [ 51] 3 3:25.07 Lieke Klaver , Cathelijn Peeters , Lisanne de Witte , Femke Bol 3 March 2024 Glasgow [ 52] 4 3:26.09 Justyna Święty-Ersetic , Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz , Aleksandra Gaworska , Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik 4 March 2018 Birmingham [ 51] 5 3:26.36 Laviai Nielsen , Lina Nielsen , Ama Pipi , Jessie Knight 3 March 2024 Glasgow [ 52] 6 3:26.54 Patricia Hall , Anneisha McLaughlin , Kaliese Spencer , Stephenie Ann McPherson 9 March 2014 Sopot [ 53] 7 3:26.87 Susan Andrews , Tania Van Heer , Tamsyn Lewis , Cathy Freeman 7 March 1999 Maebashi 8 3:27.22 Sandra Seuser , Katrin Schreiter , Annett Hesselbarth , Grit Breuer 10 March 1991 Sevilla 9 3:27.83 Yulianna Yuschanka , Iryna Khliustava , Sviatlana Usovich , Ilona Usovich 4 March 2007 Birmingham 10 3:27.95 Marina Shmonina , Lyudmila Dzhigalova , Margarita Ponomaryova , Aelita Yurchenko 10 March 1991 Sevilla
[ edit ] Note : * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
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 [ 72] b [ 73] Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
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United States (Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson) 2:54.29 (1993)
Soviet Union (Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina) 3:15.17 (1988)
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