4 × 400 metres relay

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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

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Mixed-sex 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] Eventually, the format was added to the Olympics, starting with the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Records

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World Records

Men's Outdoor World Record^[2]
Country	Members	Place	Date	Time
Template:Flagu	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]
Country	Members	Place	Date	Time
Template:Flagu	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
Country	Members	Place	Date	Time
Template:Flagu	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
Country	Members	Place	Date	Time
Template:Flagu	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
Country	Members	Place	Date	Time
Template:Flagu	Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown	Saint-Denis, France	2 August 2024	3:07.41

Mixed Indoor World Record
Nonexistent^[7]

Olympic Records

Men's Olympic Record
Country	Members	Place	Date	Time
Template:Flagu	Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin	Saint-Denis, France	10 August 2024	2:54.43

Women's Olympic Record
Country	Members	Place	Date	Time
Template:Flagu	Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988	3:15.17

Mixed Olympic Record
Country	Members	Place	Date	Time
Template:Flagu	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]

Area	Men			Women			Mixed
Area	Time	Athletes	Team	Time	Athletes	Team	Time	Athletes	Team
Africa(records)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2:54.53	Bayapo Ndori, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, Anthony Pesela, Letsile Tebogo	Template:Flagu	3:21.04	Olabisi Afolabi, Fatimat Yusuf, Charity Opara, Falilat Ogunkoya-Osheku	Template:Flagu	3:11.88	Zablon Ekhal Ekwam, Mary Moraa, Kelvin Sane Tauta, Mercy Chebet	Template:FlagIOC
Asia(records)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2:58.33	Yuki Joseph Nakajima, Kaito Kawabata, Fuga Sato, Kentaro Sato	Template:Flagu	3:24.28	Xiaohong An, Xiaoyun Bai, Chunying Cao, Yuqin Ma	Template:Flagu	3:11.82	Musa Isah, Aminat Yusuf Jamal, Salwa Eid Naser, Abbas Abubakar Abbas	Template:FlagIOC
Europe(records)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2:55.83 Template:NoteTag	Alex Haydock-Wilson, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Lewis Davey, Charles Dobson	Template:Flagu	3:15.17 WR	Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina	Template:Flagu	3:07.43Template:NoteTag	Eugene Omalla, Lieke Klaver, Isaya Klein Ikkink, Femke Bol	Template:FlagIOC
North, Central America and Caribbean(records)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2:54.29 WR	Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson	Template:Flagu	3:15.27	Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabrielle Thomas, Alexis Holmes	Template:Flagu	3:07.41 WR	Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown	Template:FlagIOC
Oceania(records)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2:59.70	Bruce Frayne, Darren Clark, Gary Minihan, Rick Mitchell	Template:Flagu	3:23.81	Nova Peris-Kneebone, Tamsyn Manou, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Cathy Freeman	Template:Flagu	3:17.00	Bendere Oboya, Anneliese Rubie-Renshaw, Tyler Gunn, Alex Benn	Template:FlagIOC
South America(records)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2:58.56	Eronilde Nunes De Araújo, Anderson Jorge Oliveira Dos Santos, Claudinei Quirino Da Silva, Sanderlei Claro Parrela	Template:Flagu	3:26.68	Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Barbara Farias De Oliveira, Joelma Das Neves Souza, Jailma Sales De Lima	Template:Flagu	3:14.48	Jhon Perlaza, Lina Licona, Template:Ill, Evelis Aguilar	Template:FlagIOC

Notes

All-time top 10 by country (outdoor)

Men

Correct as of May 2025.^[11]^[12]

Rank	Time	Team	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	2:54.29	Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson	Template:Flagu	22 August 1993	Stuttgart
2	2:54.53	Bayapo Ndori, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, Anthony Pesela, Letsile Tebogo	Template:Flagu	10 August 2024	Saint-Denis	^[13]
3	2:55.83	Alex Haydock-Wilson, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Lewis Davey, Charles Dobson	Template:Flagu	10 August 2024	Saint-Denis	^[13]
4	2:56.72	Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller	Template:Flagu	10 August 2012	London
5	2:56.75	Michael McDonald, Gregory Haughton, Danny McFarlane, Davian Clarke	Template:Flagu	10 August 1997	Athens
6	2.57.18	Liemarvin Bonevacia, Terrence Agard, Tony van Diepen, Ramsey Angela	Template:Flagu	7 August 2021	Tokyo	^[14]
7	2:57.50	Gardeo Issacs, Zakithi Nene, Lythe Pillay, Antoine Matthys Nortje	Template:Flagu	11 May 2025	Guangzhou	^[15]
8	2:57.75	Jonathan Sacoor, Dylan Borlée, Kévin Borlée, Florent Mabille	Template:Flagu	10 August 2024	Saint-Denis	^[13]
9	2:58.00	Piotr Rysiukiewicz, Tomasz Czubak, Piotr Haczek, Robert Maćkowiak	Template:Flagu	22 July 1998	New York
10	2:58.12	Jarrin Solomon, Jereem Richards, Machel Cedenio, Lalonde Gordon	Template:Flagu	13 August 2017	London

Women

Correct as of August 2024.^[16]^[17]

Rank	Time	Team	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	3:15.17	Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina	Template:Flagu	1 October 1988	Seoul
2	3:15.27	Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabrielle Thomas, Alexis Holmes	Template:Flagu	10 August 2024	Saint-Denis	^[18]
3	3:15.92	Gesine Walther, Sabine Busch, Dagmar Rübsam-Neubauer, Marita Koch	Template:Flagu	3 June 1984	Erfurt
4	3:18.38	Yelena Ruzina, Tatyana Alekseyeva, Margarita Ponomaryova, Irina Privalova	Template:Flagu	22 August 1993	Stuttgart
5	3:18.71	Rosemarie Whyte, Davita Prendergast, Novlene Williams-Mills, Shericka Williams	Template:Flagu	3 September 2011	Deagu
6	3:19.50	Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, Lisanne De Witte, Femke Bol	Template:Flagu	10 August 2024	Saint-Denis	^[18]
7	3:19.72	Victoria Ohuruogu, Laviai Nielsen, Nicole Yeargin, Amber Anning	Template:Flagu
8	3:19.90	Sophie Becker, Rhasidat Adeleke, Phil Healy, Sharlene Mawdsley	Template:Flagu
9	3:20.32	Taťána Kocembová, Milena Matějkovičová, Zuzana Moravčíková, Jarmila Kratochvílová	Template:Flagu	14 August 1983	Helsinki
10	3:20.53	Natalia Kaczmarek, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Malgorzata Holub-Kowalik, Justyna Swiety-Ersetic	Template:Flagu	7 August 2021	Tokyo	^[19]

All-time top 25 (outdoor)

Men

Updated August 2024.

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)	Template:Flagu	22 August 1993	Stuttgart
2	2:54.43	Christopher Bailey (44.45) Vernon Norwood (43.26) Bryce Deadmon (43.54) Rai Benjamin (43.18)	Template:Flagu	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)	Template:Flagu	10 August 2024	Saint-Denis	^[13]
4	2:55.39	LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner	Template:Flagu	23 August 2008	Beijing
5	2:55.56	LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner	Template:Flagu	2 September 2007	Osaka
6	2:55.70	Michael Cherry (43.87) Michael Norman (44.44) Bryce Deadmon (44.03) Rai Benjamin (43.36)	Template:Flagu	7 August 2021	Tokyo	^[20]
7	2:55.74	Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis	Template:Flagu	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)	Template:Flagu	10 August 2024	Saint-Denis	^[13]
9	2:55.91	Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson	Template:Flagu	28 August 2004	Athens
10	2:55.99	LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank	Template:Flagu	3 August 1996	Atlanta
11	2:56.16 Template:AthAbbr	Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans	Template:Flagu	20 October 1968	Mexico City
11	2:56.16	Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Harry Reynolds	Template:Flagu	1 October 1988	Seoul
13	2:56.17	Elija Godwin (44.28) Michael Norman (43.64) Bryce Deadmon (43.82) Champion Allison (44.43)	Template:Flagu	24 July 2022	Eugene	^[21]
14	2:56.60	Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson, Roger Black	Template:Flagu	3 August 1996	Atlanta
15	2:56.65	Iwan Thomas, Roger Black, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson	Template:Flagu	10 August 1997	Athens
16	2:56.69	Fred Kerley (43.44) Michael Cherry (44.63) Wilbert London (44.43) Rai Benjamin (44.19)	Template:Flagu	6 October 2019	Doha	^[22]
17	2:56.72	Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller	Template:Flagu	10 August 2012	London
18	2:56.75	Michael McDonald, Gregory Haughton, Danny McFarlane, Davian Clarke	Template:Flagu	10 August 1997	Athens
19	2:56.91	Andrew Rock, Derrick Brew, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner	Template:Flagu	14 August 2005	Helsinki
20	2:57.05	Bryshon Nellum, Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay, Angelo Taylor	Template:Flagu	10 August 2012	London
21	2:57.18	Liemarvin Bonevacia, Terrence Agard, Tony van Diepen, Ramsey Angela	Template:Flagu	7 August 2021	Tokyo	^[23]
22	2:57.25	David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Christian Taylor, LaShawn Merritt	Template:Flagu	25 May 2014	Nassau
23	2:57.27	Issac Makwala, Baboloki Thebe, Zibane Ngozi, Bayapo Ndori	Template:Flagu	7 August 2021	Tokyo	^[24]
24	2:57.29	Danny Everett, Roddie Haley, Antonio McKay, Harry Reynolds	Template:Flagu	6 September 1987	Rome
25	2:57.30	Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Gil Roberts, LaShawn Merritt	Template:Flagu	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.^[17]

Rank	Time	Team	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	3:15.17	Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olha Bryzhina	Template:Flagu	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)	Template:Flagu	10 August 2024	Saint-Denis	^[18]
3	3:15.51	Denean Howard-Hill, Diane Dixon, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Florence Griffith Joyner	Template:Flagu	1 October 1988	Seoul
4	3:15.92	Gesine Walther, Sabine Busch, Dagmar Rübsam-Neubauer, Marita Koch	Template:Flagu	3 June 1984	Erfurt
5	3:16.71	Gwen Torrence, Maicel Malone-Wallace, Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Jearl Miles Clark	Template:Flagu	22 August 1993	Stuttgart
6	3:16.85	Sydney McLaughlin (49.96) Allyson Felix (49.58) Dalilah Muhammad (48.97) Athing Mu (48.37)	Template:Flagu	7 August 2021	Tokyo	^[25]
7	3:16.87	Kirsten Emmelmann, Sabine Busch, Petra Müller, Marita Koch	Template:Flagu	31 August 1986	Stuttgart
7	3:16.87	DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, Sanya Richards-Ross	Template:Flagu	11 August 2012	London
9	3:17.79	Talitha Diggs (50.50) Abby Steiner (49.99) Britton Wilson (49.39) Sydney McLaughlin (47.91)	Template:Flagu	24 July 2022	Eugene	^[26]
10	3:17.83	Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Lashinda Demus, Sanya Richards-Ross	Template:Flagu	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)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	8 June 2024	Eugene	^[27]^[28]
12	3:18.09	Sanya Richards-Ross, Allyson Felix, Jessica Beard, Francena McCorory	Template:Flagu	3 September 2011	Daegu
13	3:18.29	Lillie Leatherwood, Sherri Howard, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Chandra Cheeseborough	Template:Flagu	11 August 1984	Los Angeles
13	3:18.29	Dagmar Rübsam-Neubauer, Kirsten Emmelmann, Sabine Busch, Petra Müller	Template:Flagu	1 October 1988	Seoul
14	3:18.38	Yelena Ruzina, Tatyana Alekseyeva, Margarita Khromova-Ponomaryova, Irina Privalova	Template:Flagu	22 August 1993	Stuttgart
15	3:18.43	Tatyana Ledovskaya, Lyudmila Dzhigalova, Olga Nazarova, Olha Bryzhina	Template:Flagu	1 September 1991	Tokyo
16	3:18.54	Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards-Ross	Template:Flagu	23 August 2008	Beijing
17	3:18.55	DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards-Ross	Template:Flagu	2 September 2007	Osaka
18	3:18.58	Irina Nazarova, Nadiya Olizarenko, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Vladykina	Template:Flagu	18 August 1985	Moscow
19	3:18.63	Dagmar Rübsam-Neubauer, Kirsten Emmelmann, Petra Müller, Sabine Busch	Template:Flagu	6 September 1987	Rome
20	3:18.71	Rosemarie Whyte, Davita Prendergast, Novlene Williams-Mills, Shericka Williams	Template:Flagu	3 September 2011	Deagu
21	3:18.92	Phyllis Francis (49.51) Sydney McLaughlin (49.78) Dalilah Muhammad (49.43) Wadeline Jonathas (50.20)	Template:Flagu	6 October 2019	Doha	^[29]
22	3:19.01	DeeDee Trotter, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards-Ross, Monique Hennagan	Template:Flagu	28 August 2004	Athens
23	3:19.02	Quanera Hayes, Allyson Felix, Shakima Wimbley, Phyllis Francis	Template:Flagu	13 August 2017	London	^[30]
24	3:19.04	Kirsten Emmelmann, Sabine Busch, Dagmar Rübsam-Neubauer, Marita Koch	Template:Flagu	11 September 1982	Athens
24	3:19.04	Courtney Okolo, Natasha Hastings, Phyllis Francis, Allyson Felix	Template:Flagu	20 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro

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

All-time top 10 by country (indoor)

Men

Correct as of March 2024.^[31]

Rank	Time	Team	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	3:01.39	Illolo Izu, Robert Grant, Devin Dixon, Mylik Kerley	Template:Flagu	10 March 2018	College Station
2	3:01.77	Karol Zalewski, Rafał Omelko, Łukasz Krawczuk, Jakub Krzewina	Template:Flagu	4 March 2018	Birmingham	^[32]
3	3:02.51	Dylan Borlée, Jonathan Borlée, Jonathan Sacoor, Kevin Borlée	Template:Flagu	4 March 2018	Birmingham	^[33]
4	3:02.52	Deon Lendore, Jereem Richards, Asa Guevara, Lalonde Gordon	Template:Flagu	4 March 2018	Birmingham	^[34]
5	3:03.05	Rico Lieder, Jens Carlowitz, Karsten Just, Thomas Schönlebe	Template:Flagu	10 March 1991	Sevilla
6	3:03.20	Allyn Condon, Solomon Wariso, Adrian Patrick, Jamie Baulch	Template:Flagu	7 March 1999	Maebashi
7	3:03.69	Errol Nolan, Allodin Fothergill, Akheem Gauntlett, Edino Steele	Template:Flagu	9 March 2014	Sopot
8	3:04.09	Daniel Němeček, Patrik Šorm, Jan Tesař, Pavel Maslák	Template:Flagu	8 March 2015	Prague
9	3:04.25	Liemarvin Bonevacia, Ramsey Angela, Terrence Agard, Tony van Diepen	Template:Flagu	3 March 2024	Glasgow	^[35]
10	3:04.75	Michael Mathieu, Alonzo Russell, Shavez Hart, Chris Brown	Template:Flagu	20 March 2016	Portland	^[36]

Women

Correct as of March 2025.^[37]

Rank	Time	Team	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	3:23.37	Olesya Krasnomovets-Forsheva, Olga Zaytseva, Olga Kotlyarova, Yuliya Gushchina	Template:Flagu	28 January 2006	Glasgow
2	3:23.85	Quanera Hayes, Georganne Moline, Shakima Wimbley, Courtney Okolo	Template:Flagu	4 March 2018	Birmingham	^[38]
3	3:24.34	Lieke Klaver, Nina Franke, Cathelijn Peeters, Femke Bol	Template:Flagu	9 March 2025	Apeldoorn	^[39]
4	3:24.89	Lina Nielsen, Hannah Kelly, Emily Newnham, Amber Anning	Template:Flagu
5	3:25.31	Lada Vondrová, Nikoleta Jíchová, Tereza Petržilková, Lurdes Gloria Manuel	Template:Flagu
6	3:25.68	Paula Sevilla, Eva Santidrián, Daniela Fra, Blanca Hervas	Template:Flagu
7	3:25.80	Camille Seri, Louise Maraval, Marjorie Veyssiere, Amandine Brossier	Template:Flagu
8	3:26.09	Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Aleksandra Gaworska, Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik	Template:Flagu	4 March 2018	Birmingham	^[38]
9	3:26.54	Patricia Hall, Anneisha McLaughlin, Kaliese Spencer, Stephenie Ann McPherson	Template:Flagu	9 March 2014	Sopot	^[40]
10	3:26.87	Susan Andrews, Tania Van Heer, Tamsyn Lewis, Cathy Freeman	Template:Flagu	7 March 1999	Maebashi

All-time top 25 (indoor)

Men

Updated February 2025.

Rank	Time	Team	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	3:00.77	USC Trojans Zach Shinnick (46.24) Rai Benjamin (44.35) Ricky Morgan Jr. (45.67) Michael Norman (44.52)	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	10 March 2018	College Station	^[41]
2	3:01.09	Arkansas Razorbacks Connor Washington James Benson Ayden Owens-Delerme Christopher Bailey	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	4 February 2023	Albuquerque
3	3:01.39	Texas A&M Aggies Illolo Izu Robert Grant Devin Dixon Mylik Kerley	Template:Flagu	10 March 2018	College Station	^[42]
4	3:01.43	Florida Gators Kunle Fasasi Grant Holloway Chantz Sawyers Benjamin Lobo Vedel	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	10 March 2018	College Station	^[43]
5	3:01.51	Houston Cougars Amere Lattin Obi Ogbokwe Jermaine Holt Kahmari Montgomery	Template:Flagu	9 February 2019	Clemson
6	3:01.56	Texas A&M Aggies Illolo Izu Bryce Deadmon Kyree Johnson Devon Dixon	Template:Flagu	9 February 2019	Clemson
7	3:01.77	Karol Zalewski Rafał Omelko Łukasz Krawczuk Jakub Krzewina	Template:Flagu	4 March 2018	Birmingham	^[44]
8	3:01.78	Alabama Crimson Tide Chris Robinson Demetrius Jackson Tarsis Gracious Orogot Khaleb McRae	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	25 February 2023	Fayetteville
9	3:01.96	Kerron Clement Jeremy Wariner Wallace Spearmon Darold Williamson	Template:Flagu	11 February 2006	Fayetteville
10	3:01.97	Fred Kerley Michael Cherry Aldrich Bailey Jr. Vernon Norwood	Template:Flagu	4 March 2018	Birmingham	^[45]
11	3:01.98	USC Trojans Zachary Shinnick Rai Benjamin Ricky Morgan Michael Norman	Template:Flagu	10 February 2018	Clemson
12	3:02.09	Arkansas Razorbacks Connor Washington James Benson Ayden Owens-Delerme Christopher Bailey	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	11 March 2023	Albuquerque
13	3:02.13	Kyle Clemons David Verburg Kind Butler Calvin Smith	Template:Flagu	9 March 2014	Sopot
14	3:02.18	Florida Gators Jacory Patterson Emmanuel Bamidele Jevaughn Powell Ryan Willie	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	11 February 2023	Fayetteville
15	3:02.21	Texas A&M Aggies Auhmad Robinson Hossam Hatib Antonie Mathys Nortje Cutler Zamzow	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	15 February 2025	Clemson	^[46]
16	3:02.23	Florida Gators Kunle Fasasi Grant Holloway Chantz Sawyers Benjamin Lobo Vedel	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	10 February 2018	Clemson
17	3:02.35	Texas A&M Aggies Illolo Izu Robert Grant Devon Dixon My'Lik Kerley	Template:Flagu	25 February 2018	College Station
17	3:02.35	Arizona State Sun Devils Justin Robinson Kaleb Simpson Jayden Davis Gamali Felix	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	9 March 2024	Boston
19	3:02.45	Kyle Clemons Calvin Smith Chris Giesting Vernon Norwood	Template:Flagu	20 March 2016	Portland
20	3:02.51	Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Jonathan Sacoor Kevin Borlée	Template:Flagu	4 March 2018	Birmingham	^[47]
21	3:02.52	Texas A&M Aggies Fred Kerley Richard Rose Devon Dixon My'Lik Kerley	Template:Flagu	28 January 2017	Fayetteville
21	3:02.52	Deon Lendore Jereem Richards Asa Guevara Lalonde Gordon	Template:Flagu	4 March 2018	Birmingham	^[48]
23	3:02.53	Florida Gators Jevaughn Powell Robert Gregory Jenoah McKiver Reheem Hayles	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	9 March 2024	Boston
24	3:02.54	Jonathan Sacoor (46.21 Dylan Borlée (45.67) Christian Iguacel (45.78) Alexander Doom (44.88)	Template:Flagu	3 March 2024	Glasgow	^[49]
25	3:02.59	Georgia Bulldogs Matthew Boling Caleb Cavanaugh Bryce McCray Elija Godwin	Template:Flagu	26 February 2022	College Station

Women

Updated March 2025.

Rank	Time	Team	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	3:21.75 Template:AthAbbr	Arkansas Razorbacks Amber Anning 51.47 Joanne Reid 50.52 Rosey Effiong 50.57 Britton Wilson 49.20	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	11 March 2023	Albuquerque	^[50]
2	3:23.37	Olesya Krasnomovets-Forsheva Olga Zaytseva Olga Kotlyarova Yuliya Gushchina	Template:Flagu	28 January 2006	Glasgow
3	3:23.85	Quanera Hayes Georganne Moline Shakima Wimbley Courtney Okolo	Template:Flagu	4 March 2018	Birmingham
4	3:23.88	Olesya Krasnomovets-Forsheva Olga Kotlyarova Tatyana Levina Natalya Nazarova	Template:Flagu	7 March 2004	Budapest
5	3:24.09	Arkansas Razorbacks Rosey Effiong Jayla Hollis Shafiqua Maloney Britton Wilson	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	26 February 2022	College Station
6	3:24.25	Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Olga Kotlyarova Natalya Nazarova	Template:Flagu	7 March 1999	Maebashi
7	3:24.34	Lieke Klaver (50.98) Nina Franke (51.83) Cathelijn Peeters (51.11) Femke Bol (50.42)	Template:Flagu	9 March 2025	Apeldoorn	^[51]
8	3:24.83	Natasha Hastings Joanna Atkins Francena McCorory Cassandra Tate	Template:Flagu	9 March 2014	Sopot	^[52]
9	3:24.89	Lina Nielsen (51.24) Hannah Kelly (51.85) Emily Newnham (51.24) Amber Anning (50.56)	Template:Flagu	9 March 2025	Apeldoorn	^[51]
10	3:24.91	Tatyana Levina Natalya Nazarova Olesya Krasnomovets-Forsheva Natayla Antyukh	Template:Flagu	12 March 2006	Moscow
11	3:25.07	Lieke Klaver (50.26) Cathelijn Peeters (51.99) Lisanne de Witte (52.28) Femke Bol (50.54)	Template:Flagu	3 March 2024	Glasgow	^[53]
12	3:25.20	Arkansas Razorbacks Joanne Reid Sanaria Butler Kaylyn Brown Isabella Whittaker	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	15 March 2025	Virginia Beach	^[54]
13	3:25.31	Lada Vondrová (52.30) Nikoleta Jíchová (51.08) Tereza Petržilková (52.11) Lurdes Gloria Manuel (49.82)	Template:Flagu	9 March 2025	Apeldoorn	^[51]
14	3:25.34	Quanera Hayes (52.33) Talitha Diggs (50.50) Bailey Lear (52.02) Alexis Holmes (50.49)	Template:Flagu	3 March 2024	Glasgow	^[55]
15	3:25.43	Texas A&M Aggies Laila Owens Tierra Robinson-Jones Syaira Richardson Charokee Young	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	26 February 2022	College Station
16	3:25.59	Arkansas Razorbacks Rosey Effiong Amber Anning Nickisha Pryce Sanu Jallow	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	27 January 2024	Fayetteville
17	3:25.66	Lieke Klaver Eveline Saalberg Cathelijn Peeters Femke Bol	Template:Flagu	5 March 2023	Istanbul
18	3:25.67 Template:AthAbbr	Texas Longhorns Rachel Helbling Kennedy Simon Julien Alfred Rhasidat Adeleke	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	11 March 2023	Albuquerque	^[56]
19	3:25.68	Paula Sevilla (51.54) Eva Santidrián (51.51) Daniela Fra (51.26) Blanca Hervas (51.37)	Template:Flagu	9 March 2025	Apeldoorn	^[51]
20	3:25.73	Cique Elite Quanera Hayes Maya Singletary Karimah Davis	Template:Flagu	14 February 2025	Clemson	^[57]
21	3:25.80	Camille Seri (52.32) Louise Maraval (51.03) Marjorie Veyssiere (52.65) Amandine Brossier (49.80)	Template:Flagu	9 March 2025	Apeldoorn	^[51]
22	3:25.89	Kentucky Wildcats Megan Moss Abby Steiner Karimah Davis Alexis Holmes	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	26 February 2022	College Station
23	3:25.91	Yuliya Gushchina Tatyana Veshkurova Tatyana Levina Natalya Antyukh	Template:Flagu	12 March 2006	Moscow
24	3:26.05	South Carolina Gamecocks Zaya Akins Jahnile Registre Jayla Jamison JaMeesia Ford	Template:Flagu	24 February 2024	Fayetteville
25	3:26.07	Georgia Bulldogs Dejanea Oakley Michelle Smith Haley Tate Aaliyah Butler	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	15 March 2025	Virginia Beach	^[58]

Olympic medalists

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Women

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World Championships medalists

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Women

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World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1991 Seville Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Rico Lieder Jens Carlowitz Karsten Just Thomas Schönlebe	Template:Flagu Raymond Pierre Charles Jenkins Jr. Andrew Valmon Antonio McKay Clifton Campbell* Willie Smith*	Template:Flagu Marco Vaccari Vito Petrella Alessandro Aimar Andrea Nuti
1993 Toronto Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Darnell Hall Brian Irvin Jason Rouser Mark Everett	Template:Country data Trinidad and Tobago Dazel Jules Alvin Daniel Neil de Silva Ian Morris	Template:Flagu Masayoshi Kan Seiji Inagaki Yoshihiko Saito Hiroyuki Hayashi
1995 Barcelona Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Rod Tolbert Calvin Davis Tod Long Frankie Atwater	Template:Flagu Fabio Grossi Andrea Nuti Roberto Mazzoleni Ashraf Saber	Template:Flagu Masayoshi Kan Seiji Inagaki Tomonari Ono Hiroyuki Hayashi
1997 Paris Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Jason Rouser Mark Everett Sean Maye Deon Minor	Template:Country data Jamaica Linval Laird Michael McDonald Dinsdale Morgan Greg Haughton Garth Robinson*	Template:Flagu Pierre-Marie Hilaire Rodrigue Nordin Loic Lerouge Fred Mango
1999 Maebashi Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Andre Morris Dameon Johnson Deon Minor Milton Campbell Khadevis Robinson*	Template:Country data Poland Piotr Haczek Jacek Bocian Piotr Rysiukiewicz Robert Maćkowiak	Template:Flagu Allyn Condon Solomon Wariso Adrian Patrick Jamie Baulch Sean Baldock*
2001 Lisbon Template:DetailsLink	Template:Country data Poland Piotr Rysiukiewicz Piotr Haczek Jacek Bocian Robert Maćkowiak	Template:Flagu Aleksandr Ladeyshchikov Ruslan Mashchenko Boris Gorban Andrey Semyonov Dmitry Forshev*	Template:Country data Jamaica Michael McDonald Davian Clarke Michael Blackwood Danny McFarlane Greg Haughton*
2003 Birmingham Template:DetailsLink	Template:Country data Jamaica Leroy Colquhoun Danny McFarlane Michael Blackwood Davian Clarke Kemel Thompson*	Template:Flagu Jamie Baulch Timothy Benjamin Cori Henry Daniel Caines Mark Hylton* Jared Deacon*	Template:Country data Poland Rafał Wieruszewski Grzegorz Zajączkowski Marcin Marciniszyn Marek Plawgo Artur Gąsiewski* Piotr Rysiukiewicz*
2004 Budapest Template:DetailsLink	Template:Country data Jamaica Greg Haughton Leroy Colquhoun Michael McDonald Davian Clarke Richard James* Sanjay Ayre*	Template:Flagu Boris Gorban Dmitry Forshev Andrey Rudnitskiy Aleksandr Usov	Template:Country data Ireland Robert Daly Gary Ryan David Gillick David McCarthy
2006 Moscow Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Tyree Washington LaShawn Merritt Milton Campbell Wallace Spearmon James Davis* O.J. Hogans*	Template:Country data Poland Daniel Dąbrowski Marcin Marciniszyn Rafał Wieruszewski Piotr Klimczak Paweł Ptak* Piotr Kędzia*	Template:Flagu Konstantin Svechkar Aleksandr Derevyagin Yevgeniy Lebedev Dmitry Petrov Andrey Polukeyev*
2008 Valencia Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu James Davis Jamaal Torrance Greg Nixon Kelly Willie Joel Stallworth*	Template:Country data Jamaica Michael Blackwood Edino Steele Adrian Findlay DeWayne Barrett Aldwyn Sappleton*	Template:Country data Dominican Republic Arismendy Peguero Carlos Santa Pedro Mejía Yoel Tapia
2010 Doha Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Jamaal Torrance Greg Nixon Tavaris Tate Bershawn Jackson LeJerald Betters* Kerron Clement*	Template:Flagu Cédric Van Branteghem Kevin Borlée Antoine Gillet Jonathan Borlée Nils Duerinck*	Template:Flagu Conrad Williams Nigel Levine Chris Clarke Richard Buck Luke Lennon-Ford*
2012 Istanbul Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Frankie Wright Calvin Smith Jr. Manteo Mitchell Gil Roberts Jamaal Torrance* Quentin Iglehart-Summers*	Template:Flagu Conrad Williams Nigel Levine Michael Bingham Richard Buck Luke Lennon-Ford*	Template:Country data Trinidad and Tobago Lalonde Gordon Renny Quow Jereem Richards Jarrin Solomon
2014 Sopot Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Kyle Clemons David Verburg Kind Butler III Calvin Smith Jr. Clayton Parros* Ricky Babineaux*	Template:Flagu Conrad Williams Jamie Bowie Luke Lennon-Ford Nigel Levine Michael Bingham*	Template:Country data Jamaica Errol Nolan Allodin Fothergill Akheem Gauntlett Edino Steele Dane Hyatt* Jermaine Brown*
2016 Portland Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Kyle Clemons Calvin Smith Jr. Christopher Giesting Vernon Norwood Elvyonn Bailey* Patrick Feeney*	Template:Country data Bahamas Michael Mathieu Alonzo Russell Shavez Hart Chris Brown Ashley Riley*	Template:Country data Trinidad and Tobago Jarrin Solomon Lalonde Gordon Ade Alleyne-Forte Deon Lendore Rondel Sorrillo* Machel Cedenio*
2018 Birmingham Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagteam Karol Zalewski Rafał Omelko Łukasz Krawczuk Jakub Krzewina Patryk Adamczyk*	Template:Flagteam Fred Kerley Michael Cherry Aldrich Bailey Vernon Norwood Marqueze Washington* Paul Dedewo*	Template:Flagteam Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Jonathan Sacoor Kevin Borlée
2022 Belgrade Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagteam Julien Watrin Alexander Doom Jonathan Sacoor Kevin Borlée Dylan Borlée*	Template:Flagteam Bruno Hortelano Iñaki Cañal Manuel Guijarro Bernat Erta	Template:Flagteam Taymir Burnet Nick Smidt Terrence Agard Tony van Diepen Jochem Dobber* Isayah Boers*
2024 Glasgow Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagteam Jonathan Sacoor Dylan Borlée Christian Iguacel Alexander Doom Tibo De Smet*	Template:Flagteam Jacory Patterson Matthew Boling Noah Lyles Christopher Bailey Paul Dedewo* Trevor Bassitt*	Template:Flagteam Liemarvin Bonevacia Ramsey Angela Terrence Agard Tony van Diepen Taymir Burnet* Isaya Klein Ikkink*
2025 Nanjing Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagteam Elija Godwin Brian Faust Jacory Patterson Christopher Bailey	Template:Flagteam Rusheen McDonald Jasauna Dennis Kimar Farquharson Demar Francis	Template:Flagteam Patrik Simon Enyingi Zoltán Wahl Árpád Kovács Attila Molnár

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.^[59]
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.^[60]

Women

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1991 Seville Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Sandra Seuser Katrin Schreiter Annett Hesselbarth Grit Breuer	Template:Country data Soviet Union Marina Shmonina Lyudmila Dzhigalova Margarita Ponomaryova Aelita Yurchenko	Template:Flagu Terri Dendy Lillie Leatherwood Jearl Miles Diane Dixon
1993 Toronto Template:DetailsLink	Template:Country data Jamaica Deon Hemmings Beverly Grant Cathy Rattray-Williams Sandie Richards	Template:Flagu Trevaia Williams Terri Dendy Dyan Webber Natasha Kaiser-Brown	none awarded
1995 Barcelona Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Tatyana Chebykina Yelena Ruzina Yekaterina Kulikova Svetlana Goncharenko	Template:Country data Czech Republic Naděžda Koštovalová Helena Dziurová Hana Benešová Ludmila Formanová	Template:Flagu Nelrae Pasha Tanya Dooley Kim Graham Flirtisha Harris
1997 Paris Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Olga Kotlyarova Tatyana Alekseyeva Natalya Sharova* Yekaterina Bakhvalova*	Template:Flagu Shanelle Porter Natasha Kaiser-Brown Anita Howard Jearl Miles Clark Carlette Guidry*	Template:Flagu Anja Rücker Anke Feller Heike Meißner Grit Breuer Anja Knippel*
1999 Maebashi Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Olga Kotlyarova Natalya Nazarovaa	Template:Flagu Susan Andrews Tania Van Heer Tamsyn Lewis Cathy Freeman	Template:Flagu Monique Hennagan Michelle Collins Zundra Feagin-Alexander Shanelle Porter
2001 Lisbon Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Yuliya Nosova Olesya Zykina Yuliya Sotnikova Olga Kotlyarova	Template:Country data Jamaica Charmaine Howell Juliet Campbell Catherine Scott Sandie Richards	Template:Flagu Claudia Marx Birgit Rockmeier Florence Ekpo-Umoh Shanta Ghosh
2003 Birmingham Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Natalya Antyukh Yuliya Pechonkina Olesya Zykina Natalya Nazarova	Template:Country data Jamaica Ronetta Smith Catherine Scott Sheryl Morgan Sandie Richards	Template:Flagu Monique Hennagan Meghan Addy Brenda Taylor Mary Wineberg
2004 Budapest Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Olesya Forsheva Olga Kotlyarova Tatyana Levina Natalya Nazarova Olesya Zykina* Natalya Antyukh*	Template:Country data Belarus Natallia Solohub Anna Kozak Ilona Vusovich Sviatlana Vusovich	Template:Country data Romania Angela Moroșanu Alina Rîpanu Maria Rus Ionela Târlea
2006 Moscow Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Tatyana Levina Natalya Nazarova Olesya Forsheva Natalya Antyukh Yuliya Gushchina* Tatyana Veshkurova*	Template:Flagu Debbie Dunn Tiffany Williams Monica Hargrove Mary Wineberg Kia Davis*	Template:Country data Belarus Natallia Solohub Anna Kozak Yulyana Yushchanka Ilona Vusovich
2008 Valencia Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Yuliya Gushchina Tatyana Levina Natalya Nazarova Olesya Zykina	Template:Country data Belarus Anna Kozak Iryna Khliustava Ilona Vusovich Sviatlana Vusovich	Template:Flagu Angel Perkins Miriam Barnes Shareese Woods Moushaumi Robinson
2010 Doha Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Debbie Dunn DeeDee Trotter Natasha Hastings Allyson Felix	Template:Country data Czech Republic Denisa Rosolová Jitka Bartoničková Zuzana Bergrová Zuzana Hejnová	Template:Flagu Kim Wall Vivki Barr Perri Shakes-Drayton Lee McConnell
2012 Istanbul Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Shana Cox Nicola Sanders Christine Ohuruogu Perri Shakes-Drayton	Template:Flagu Leslie Cole Natasha Hastings Jernail Hayes Sanya Richards-Ross	Template:Country data Romania Angela Moroșanu Angela Panainte Adelina Pastor Elena Mirela Lavric
2014 Sopot Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Natasha Hastings Joanna Atkins Francena McCorory Cassandra Tate Jernail Hayes* Monica Hargrove*	Template:Country data Jamaica Patricia Hall Anneisha McLaughlin Kaliese Spencer Stephenie Ann McPherson Verone Chambers* Natoya Goule*	Template:Flagu Eilidh Child Shana Cox Margaret Adeoye Christine Ohuruogu Victoria Ohuruogu*
2016 Portland Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagu Natasha Hastings Quanera Hayes Courtney Okolo Ashley Spencer	Template:Country data Poland Ewelina Ptak Małgorzata Hołub Magdalena Gorzkowska Justyna Święty	Template:Country data Romania Adelina Pastor Mirela Lavric Andrea Miklós Bianca Răzor
2018 Birmingham Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagteam Quanera Hayes Georganne Moline Shakima Wimbley Courtney Okolo Joanna Atkins* Raevyn Rogers*	Template:Flagteam Justyna Święty-Ersetic Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz Aleksandra Gaworska Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik Joanna Linkiewicz* Natalia Kaczmarek*	Template:Flagteam Meghan Beesley Hannah Williams Amy Allcock Zoey Clark Anyika Onuora*
2022 Belgrade Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagteam Junelle Bromfield Janieve Russell Roneisha McGregor Stephenie Ann McPherson Tiffany James*	Template:Flagteam Lieke Klaver Eveline Saalberg Lisanne de Witte Femke Bol Andrea Bouma*	Template:Flagteam Natalia Kaczmarek Iga Baumgart-Witan Kinga Gacka Justyna Święty-Ersetic Aleksandra Gaworska*
2024 Glasgow Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagteam Lieke Klaver Cathelijn Peeters Lisanne de Witte Femke Bol Myrte van der Schoot* Eveline Saalberg*	Template:Flagteam Quanera Hayes Talitha Diggs Bailey Lear Alexis Holmes Jessica Wright* Na'Asha Robinson*	Template:Flagteam Laviai Nielsen Lina Nielsen Ama Pipi Jessie Knight Hannah Kelly*
2025 Nanjing Template:DetailsLink	Template:Flagteam Quanera Hayes Bailey Lear Rosey Effiong Alexis Holmes	Template:Flagteam Justyna Święty-Ersetic Aleksandra Formella Anastazja Kuś Anna Gryc	Template:Flagteam Ellie Beer Ella Connolly Bella Pasquali Jemma Pollard

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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.^[61]
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.^[61]
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.^[62]

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.^[63]
Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) ran a 43.00 split, Letsile Tebogo (BOT) ran a 43.04 split, and Rai Benjamin (USA) ran a 43.13 in the 2024 Paris Olympics final.^[64]

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^[65] 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 4 × 400 final.
Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) ran a 48.08 split in the 1988 Seoul Olympic final.

Notes and references

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IAAF list of 4x400-metres-relay records in XML

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4 × 400 metres relay

Contents

Format

Mixed

Records

World Records

Olympic Records

Continental Records

Notes

All-time top 10 by country (outdoor)

Men

Women

All-time top 25 (outdoor)

Men

Women

All-time top 10 by country (indoor)

Men

Women

All-time top 25 (indoor)

Men

Women

Olympic medalists

Men

Women

World Championships medalists

Men

Women

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

Women

Notable splits

Men

Women

Notes and references

External links

Navigation menu

4 × 400 metres relay

Format

Mixed

Records

World Records

Olympic Records

Continental Records

Notes

All-time top 10 by country (outdoor)

Men

Women

All-time top 25 (outdoor)

Men

Women

All-time top 10 by country (indoor)

Men

Women

All-time top 25 (indoor)

Men

Women

Olympic medalists

Men

Women

World Championships medalists

Men

Women

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

Women

Notable splits

Men

Women

Notes and references

External links

Navigation menu

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