4 × 400 metres relay at the Olympics
4 × 400 metres relay at the Olympic Games | |
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Overview | |
Sport | Athletics |
Gender | Men, Women and Mixed |
Years held | Men: 1912 – 2020 Women: 1972 – 2020 Mixed: 2020 |
Olympic record | |
Men | 2:55.39 United States (USA) (2008) |
Women | 3:15.17 Soviet Union (URS) (1988) |
Mixed | 3:09.87 Poland (POL) (2020) |
Reigning champion | |
Men | United States (USA) |
Women | United States (USA) |
Mixed | Poland (POL) |
The 4×400 metres relay at the Summer Olympics is the longest track relay event held at the multi-sport event. The men's relay has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912 and the women's event has been continuously held since the 1972 Olympics. The inaugural and so far the only mixed 4 × 400 metres relay was held at the 2020 Olympics. It is the most prestigious 4×400 m relay race at elite level. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a precursor to this event was held – the 1600 m medley relay. This event, with two legs of 200 m, one of 400 m, and a final leg of 800 m, was the first track relay in Olympic history.[1]
The competition has two parts: a first round and an eight-team final. Historically, there was a semi-final round, but this has been eliminated as selection is now determined by time, with the sixteen fastest nations during a pre-Olympic qualification period are entered.
Since 1984, teams may enter up to six athletes for the event. Larger nations typically have two reserves runners in the first round in order to preserve the fitness of their top runners for the final. Heat runners of medal-winning teams receive medals even if they did not run in the final.
The Olympic records for the event are 2:55.39 for men, set by the United States in 2008; 3:15.17 for women, set by the Soviet Union in 1988 and 3:09.87 in mixed relay, set by Poland in 2020. The women's record is also the world record for the 4×400 metres relay. The first two women's Olympic finals (1972 and 1976) resulted in new world records for the winning East German teams. The men's world record has been profoundly shaped by Olympic competition with ten records set (1912, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1952, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1988, and 1992): the record has only been broken twice in a 4 × 400 m relay race outside of the multi-sport event.[2]
The United States is by far the most successful nation in the event. The country has won the men's race 17 times and the women's race seven times. As of 2016, no other country has won more than three golds in the event. Great Britain (two wins, thirteen medals), Jamaica (one win, eight medals) and the Soviet Union (three wins, four medals) are the next most successful nations.[3][4]
Participants in this event are often competitors in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles individual Olympic events (and, less commonly, the 800 metres and 200 metres).
Sanya Richards-Ross is the most successful athlete in the event, having three straight wins from 2004 to 2012. Steve Lewis and Jeremy Wariner are the only men to win the title twice, and Chris Brown is the only man to reach the podium three times.
Medal summary[]
Men[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1912 Stockholm |
United States (USA) Mel Sheppard Edward Lindberg Ted Meredith Charles Reidpath |
France (FRA) Charles Lelong Robert Schurrer Pierre Failliot Charles Poulenard |
Great Britain (GBR) George Nicol Ernest Henley James Soutter Cyril Seedhouse |
1920 Antwerp |
Great Britain (GBR) Cecil Griffiths Robert Lindsay John Ainsworth-Davis Guy Butler |
South Africa (RSA) Henry Dafel Clarence Oldfield Jack Oosterlaak Bevil Rudd |
France (FRA) Géo André Gaston Féry Maurice Delvart André Devaux |
1924 Paris |
United States (USA) Commodore Cochran Alan Helffrich Oliver Macdonald William Stevenson |
Sweden (SWE) Artur Svensson Erik Byléhn Gustaf Wejnarth Nils Engdahl |
Great Britain (GBR) Edward Toms George Renwick Richard Ripley Guy Butler |
1928 Amsterdam |
United States (USA) George Baird Emerson Spencer Fred Alderman Ray Barbuti |
Germany (GER) Otto Neumann Harry Werner Storz Richard Krebs Hermann Engelhard |
Canada (CAN) Alex Wilson Phil Edwards Stanley Glover James Ball |
1932 Los Angeles |
United States (USA) Ivan Fuqua Ed Ablowich Karl Warner Bill Carr |
Great Britain (GBR) Crew Stoneley Tommy Hampson David Burghley Godfrey Rampling |
Canada (CAN) Ray Lewis James Ball Phil Edwards Alex Wilson |
1936 Berlin |
Great Britain (GBR) Freddie Wolff Godfrey Rampling Bill Roberts Godfrey Brown |
United States (USA) Harold Cagle Robert Young Edward O’Brien Al Fitch |
Germany (GER) Helmut Hamann Friedrich von Stülpnagel Harry Voigt Rudolf Harbig |
1948 London |
United States (USA) Arthur Harnden Cliff Bourland Roy Cochran Mal Whitfield |
France (FRA) Jean Kerebel Francis Schewetta Robert Chef d'Hôtel Jacques Lunis |
Sweden (SWE) Kurt Lundquist Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt Folke Alnevik Rune Larsson |
1952 Helsinki |
Jamaica (JAM) Arthur Wint Leslie Laing Herb McKenley George Rhoden |
United States (USA) Ollie Matson Gene Cole Charles Moore Mal Whitfield |
Germany (GER) Hans Geister Günther Steines Heinz Ulzheimer Karl-Friedrich Haas |
1956 Melbourne |
United States (USA) Charles Jenkins Lou Jones Jesse Mashburn Tom Courtney |
Australia (AUS) Graham Gipson Leon Gregory David Lean Kevan Gosper |
Great Britain (GBR) Peter Higgins Michael Wheeler John Salisbury Derek Johnson |
1960 Rome |
United States (USA) Jack Yerman Earl Young Glenn Davis Otis Davis |
United Team of Germany (EUA) Hans-Joachim Reske Manfred Kinder Johannes Kaiser Carl Kaufmann |
British West Indies (BWI) Malcolm Spence Jim Wedderburn Keith Gardner George Kerr |
1964 Tokyo |
United States (USA) Ollan Cassell Mike Larrabee Ulis Williams Henry Carr |
Great Britain (GBR) Tim Graham Adrian Metcalfe John Cooper Robbie Brightwell |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Edwin Skinner Kent Bernard Edwin Roberts Wendell Mottley |
1968 Mexico City |
United States (USA) Vincent Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans |
Kenya (KEN) Daniel Rudisha Munyoro Nyamau Naftali Bon Charles Asati |
West Germany (FRG) Helmar Müller Manfred Kinder Gerhard Hennige Martin Jellinghaus |
1972 Munich |
Kenya (KEN) Charles Asati Munyoro Nyamau Robert Ouko Julius Sang |
Great Britain (GBR) Martin Reynolds Alan Pascoe David Hemery David Jenkins |
France (FRA) Gilles Bertould Daniel Velasques Francis Kerbiriou Jacques Carette |
1976 Montreal |
United States (USA) Herman Frazier Benny Brown Fred Newhouse Maxie Parks |
Poland (POL) Ryszard Podlas Jan Werner Zbigniew Jaremski Jerzy Pietrzyk |
West Germany (FRG) Franz-Peter Hofmeister Lothar Krieg Harald Schmid Bernd Herrmann |
1980 Moscow |
Soviet Union (URS) Remigijus Valiulis Mikhail Linge Nikolay Chernetskiy Viktor Markin |
East Germany (GDR) Klaus Thiele Andreas Knebel Frank Schaffer Volker Beck |
Italy (ITA) Stefano Malinverni Mauro Zuliani Roberto Tozzi Pietro Mennea |
1984 Los Angeles |
United States (USA) Sunder Nix Ray Armstead Alonzo Babers Antonio McKay |
Great Britain (GBR) Kriss Akabusi Garry Cook Todd Bennett Phil Brown |
Nigeria (NGR) Sunday Uti Moses Ugbisien Rotimi Peters Innocent Egbunike |
1988 Seoul |
United States (USA) Danny Everett Steve Lewis Kevin Robinzine Butch Reynolds |
Jamaica (JAM) Howard Davis Devon Morris Winthrop Graham Bert Cameron |
West Germany (FRG) Norbert Dobeleit Edgar Itt Jörg Vaihinger Ralf Lübke |
1992 Barcelona |
United States (USA) Andrew Valmon Quincy Watts Michael Johnson Steve Lewis Darnell Hall Charles Jenkins |
Cuba (CUB) Lázaro Martínez Héctor Herrera Norberto Téllez Roberto Hernández |
Great Britain (GBR) Roger Black David Grindley Kriss Akabusi John Regis Du'aine Ladejo Mark Richardson |
1996 Atlanta |
United States (USA) LaMont Smith Alvin Harrison Derek Mills Anthuan Maybank Jason Rouser |
Great Britain (GBR) Iwan Thomas Jamie Baulch Mark Richardson Roger Black Du'aine Ladejo Mark Hylton |
Jamaica (JAM) Michael McDonald Roxbert Martin Greg Haughton Davian Clarke Dennis Blake Garth Robinson |
2000 Sydney |
Nigeria (NGR) Clement Chukwu Jude Monye Sunday Bada Enefiok Udo-Obong Nduka Awazie Fidelis Gadzama |
Jamaica (JAM) Michael Blackwood Greg Haughton Christopher Williams Danny McFarlane Sanjay Ayre Michael McDonald |
Bahamas (BAH) Avard Moncur Troy McIntosh Carl Oliver Chris Brown |
2004 Athens |
United States (USA) Otis Harris Derrick Brew Jeremy Wariner Darold Williamson Kelly Willie Andrew Rock |
Australia (AUS) John Steffensen Mark Ormrod Patrick Dwyer Clinton Hill |
Nigeria (NGR) James Godday Musa Audu Saul Weigopwa Enefiok Udo-Obong |
2008 Beijing |
United States (USA) LaShawn Merritt Angelo Taylor David Neville Jeremy Wariner Kerron Clement Reggie Witherspoon |
Bahamas (BAH) Andretti Bain Michael Mathieu Andrae Williams Chris Brown Avard Moncur Ramon Miller |
Great Britain (GBR) Martyn Rooney Andrew Steele Robert Tobin Michael Bingham |
2012 London |
Bahamas (BAH) Chris Brown Michael Mathieu Ramon Miller Demetrius Pinder |
United States (USA) Joshua Mance Manteo Mitchell Tony McQuay Bryshon Nellum Angelo Taylor |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Ade Alleyne-Forte Lalonde Gordon Deon Lendore Jarrin Solomon |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
United States (USA) Arman Hall Tony McQuay Gil Roberts LaShawn Merritt Kyle Clemons* David Verburg* |
Jamaica (JAM) Peter Matthews Nathon Allen Fitzroy Dunkley Javon Francis Rusheen McDonald* |
Bahamas (BAH) Alonzo Russell Michael Mathieu Steven Gardiner Chris Brown Stephen Newbold* |
2020 Tokyo |
United States (USA) Michael Cherry Michael Norman Bryce Deadmon Rai Benjamin Trevor Stewart* Randolph Ross* Vernon Norwood* |
Netherlands (NED) Liemarvin Bonevacia Terrence Agard Tony van Diepen Ramsey Angela Jochem Dobber* |
Botswana (BOT) Isaac Makwala Baboloki Thebe Zibane Ngozi Bayapo Ndori |
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Multiple medalists (Not updated, incorrect)[]
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1= | Steve Lewis | United States (USA) | 1988–1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1= | Jeremy Wariner | United States (USA) | 2004-2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1= | LaShawn Merritt | United States (USA) | 2008, 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4= | Godfrey Rampling | Great Britain (GBR) | 1932–1936 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4= | Mal Whitfield | United States (USA) | 1948–1952 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4= | Charles Asati | Kenya (KEN) | 1968–1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4= | Munyoro Nyamau | Kenya (KEN) | 1968–1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4= | Michael Mathieu | Bahamas (BAH) | 2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4= | Ramon Miller | Bahamas (BAH) | 2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4= | Andrae Williams | Bahamas (BAH) | 2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4= | Angelo Taylor | United States (USA) | 2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
11= | Guy Butler | Great Britain (GBR) | 1920–1924 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
11= | Enefiok Udo-Obong | Nigeria (NGR) | 2000–2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
13= | Mark Richardson | Great Britain (GBR) | 1992–1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13= | Roger Black | Great Britain (GBR) | 1992–1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13= | Du'aine Ladejo | Great Britain (GBR) | 1992–1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13= | Avard Moncur | Bahamas (BAH) | 2000–2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medals by country[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
3 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
4 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
5 | Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8= | France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
8= | Germany (GER)[nb] | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
11 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12= | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12= | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12= | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12= | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
16 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
17= | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
17= | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
19= | British West Indies (BWI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
19= | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- nb The German total includes teams both competing as Germany and the United Team of Germany, but not East or West Germany.
Women[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1972 Munich |
East Germany (GDR) Dagmar Käsling Rita Kühne Helga Seidler Monika Zehrt |
United States (USA) Mable Fergerson Madeline Manning Cheryl Toussaint Kathy Hammond |
West Germany (FRG) Anette Rückes Inge Bödding Hildegard Falck Rita Wilden |
1976 Montreal |
East Germany (GDR) Doris Maletzki Brigitte Rohde Ellen Streidt Christina Brehmer |
United States (USA) Debra Sapenter Sheila Ingram Pamela Jiles Rosalyn Bryant |
Soviet Union (URS) Inta Kļimoviča Lyudmila Aksyonova Natalya Sokolova Nadezhda Ilyina |
1980 Moscow |
Soviet Union (URS) Tatyana Prorochenko Tatyana Goyshchik Nina Zyuskova Irina Nazarova |
East Germany (GDR) Gabriele Löwe Barbara Krug Christina Lathan Marita Koch |
Great Britain (GBR) Linsey MacDonald Michelle Probert Joslyn Hoyte-Smith Donna Hartley |
1984 Los Angeles |
United States (USA) Lillie Leatherwood Sherri Howard Valerie Brisco-Hooks Chandra Cheeseborough Diane Dixon* Denean Howard* |
Canada (CAN) Charmaine Crooks Jillian Richardson Molly Killingbeck Marita Payne Dana Wright* |
West Germany (FRG) Heike Schulte-Mattler Ute Thimm Heidi-Elke Gaugel Gaby Bußmann |
1988 Seoul |
Soviet Union (URS) Tatyana Ledovskaya Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olha Bryzhina Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova* |
United States (USA) Denean Howard Diane Dixon Valerie Brisco-Hooks Florence Griffith-Joyner Sherri Howard* Lillie Leatherwood* |
East Germany (GDR) Dagmar Neubauer-Rübsam Kirsten Emmelmann Sabine Busch Petra Müller Grit Breuer* |
1992 Barcelona |
Unified Team (EUN) Yelena Ruzina Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova Olga Nazarova Olha Bryzhina Marina Shmonina* Liliya Nurutdinova* |
United States (USA) Natasha Kaiser-Brown Gwen Torrence Jearl Miles Rochelle Stevens Denean Howard-Hill* Dannette Young* |
Great Britain (GBR) Phylis Smith Sandra Douglas Jennifer Stoute Sally Gunnell |
1996 Atlanta |
United States (USA) Rochelle Stevens Maicel Malone Kim Graham Jearl Miles Linetta Wilson* |
Nigeria (NGR) Olabisi Afolabi Fatima Yusuf Charity Opara Falilat Ogunkoya |
Germany (GER) Uta Rohländer Linda Kisabaka Anja Rücker Grit Breuer |
2000 Sydney |
United States (USA) Jearl Miles Clark Monique Hennagan LaTasha Colander Andrea Anderson* |
Jamaica (JAM) Sandie Richards Catherine Scott Deon Hemmings Lorraine Graham Charmaine Howell* Michelle Burgher* |
Russia (RUS) Yuliya Sotnikova Svetlana Goncharenko Olga Kotlyarova Irina Privalova Natalya Nazarova* Olesya Zykina* |
2004 Athens |
United States (USA) DeeDee Trotter Monique Henderson Sanya Richards Monique Hennagan Moushaumi Robinson* |
Russia (RUS) Olesya Krasnomovets Natalya Nazarova Olesya Zykina Natalya Antyukh Tatyana Firova* Natalya Ivanova* |
Jamaica (JAM) Novlene Williams Michelle Burgher Nadia Davy Sandie Richards Ronetta Smith* |
2008 Beijing [a] |
United States (USA) Mary Wineberg Allyson Felix Monique Henderson Sanya Richards Natasha Hastings* |
Jamaica (JAM) Shericka Williams Shereefa Lloyd Rosemarie Whyte Novlene Williams Bobby-Gaye Wilkins* |
Great Britain (GBR) Christine Ohuruogu Kelly Sotherton Marilyn Okoro Nicola Sanders |
2012 London [b] |
United States (USA) DeeDee Trotter Allyson Felix Francena McCorory Sanya Richards-Ross Keshia Baker* Diamond Dixon* |
Jamaica (JAM) Christine Day Rosemarie Whyte Shericka Williams Novlene Williams-Mills Shereefa Lloyd* |
Ukraine (UKR) Alina Lohvynenko Olha Zemlyak Hanna Yaroshchuk Nataliya Pyhyda |
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
United States (USA) Allyson Felix Phyllis Francis Natasha Hastings Courtney Okolo Taylor Ellis-Watson* Francena McCorory* |
Jamaica (JAM) Stephenie Ann McPherson Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby Shericka Jackson Novlene Williams-Mills Christine Day* Chrisann Gordon* |
Great Britain (GBR) Eilidh Doyle Anyika Onuora Emily Diamond Christine Ohuruogu Kelly Massey* |
2020 Tokyo |
United States (USA) Sydney McLaughlin Allyson Felix Dalilah Muhammad Athing Mu Kendall Ellis* Lynna Irby* Wadeline Jonathas* Kaylin Whitney* |
Poland (POL) Natalia Kaczmarek Iga Baumgart-Witan Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik Justyna Święty-Ersetic Anna Kiełbasińska* |
Jamaica (JAM) Roneisha McGregor Janieve Russell Shericka Jackson Candice McLeod Junelle Bromfield* Stacey-Ann Williams* |
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.[5]
- 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.[6]
- 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.[7]
Multiple medalists[]
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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=1 | Sanya Richards-Ross | United States (USA) | 2004–2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
=1 | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) | 2008–2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Jearl Miles-Clark | United States (USA) | 1992–2000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3= | Olga Nazarova | Soviet Union (URS) Unified Team (EUN) |
1988–1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3= | Olga Bryzgina | Soviet Union (URS) Unified Team (EUN) |
1988–1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3= | Lyudmila Dzhigalova | Soviet Union (URS) Unified Team (EUN) |
1988–1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3= | Monique Hennagan | United States (USA) | 2000–2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3= | Monique Henderson | United States (USA) | 2004–2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3= | DeeDee Trotter | United States (USA) | 2004–2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Denean Howard-Hill | United States (USA) | 1984–1992 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
11= | Lillie Leatherwood | United States (USA) | 1984–1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
11= | Sherri Howard | United States (USA) | 1984–1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
11= | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | United States (USA) | 1984–1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
11= | Diane Dixon | United States (USA) | 1984–1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
11= | Rochelle Stevens | United States (USA) | 1992–1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
16 | Tatyana Firova | Russia (RUS) | 2004–2012 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
17= | Natalya Antyukh | Russia (RUS) | 2004–2012 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
17= | Yuliya Gushchina | Russia (RUS) | 2008–2012 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
17= | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya | Russia (RUS) | 2008–2012 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
20= | Sandie Richards | Jamaica (JAM) | 2000–2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
20= | Natalya Nazarova | Russia (RUS) | 2000–2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
20= | Olesya Zykina | Russia (RUS) | 2000–2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
20= | Michelle Burgher | Jamaica (JAM) | 2000–2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
24 | Novlene Williams-Mills | Jamaica (JAM) | 2004–2012 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
25= | Grit Breuer | East Germany (GDR) Germany (GER) |
1988–1996 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
25= | Shericka Williams | Jamaica (JAM) | 2008–2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
25= | Shereefa Lloyd | Jamaica (JAM) | 2008–2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
25= | Rosemarie Whyte | Jamaica (JAM) | 2008–2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
25= | Christine Ohuruogu | Great Britain (GBR) | 2008–2016 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medalists by country[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
2 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
7= | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7= | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
10 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
11 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mixed[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2020 Tokyo |
Poland (POL) Karol Zalewski Natalia Kaczmarek Justyna Święty-Ersetic Kajetan Duszyński Dariusz Kowaluk* Iga Baumgart-Witan* Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik* |
Dominican Republic (DOM) Lidio Andrés Feliz Marileidy Paulino Anabel Medina Alexander Ogando Luguelín Santos* |
United States (USA) Trevor Stewart Kendall Ellis Kaylin Whitney Vernon Norwood Elija Godwin* Lynna Irby* Taylor Manson* Bryce Deadmon* |
Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
Medalists by country[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1908 Olympic medley relay[]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1908 London |
United States (USA) William Hamilton Nate Cartmell John Taylor Mel Sheppard |
Germany (GER) Arthur Hoffmann Hans Eicke Otto Trieloff Hanns Braun |
Hungary (HUN) Pál Simon Frigyes Wiesner József Nagy Ödön Bodor |
Top ten fastest Olympic times[]
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References[]
- Participation and athlete data
- Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- Athletics Men's 1,600 metres Medley Relay Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- Olympic record progressions
- Mallon, Bill (2012). TRACK & FIELD ATHLETICS - OLYMPIC RECORD PROGRESSIONS. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- Specific
- ^ Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 1,600 metres Medley Relay. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-08.
- ^ "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Daegu 2011. (Part 5 of 5)". Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2011. pp. 546, 562, 705. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ^ Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay Medalists[dead link]. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- ^ Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- ^ "Track and Field Olympians to be Recognized". University Park, Pennsylvania. October 4, 2012. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
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
- ^ "Men's 4x400m".
- ^ "Women's 4x400m".
External links[]
- IAAF 4×400 metres relay homepage
- Official Olympics website
- Olympic athletics records from Track & Field News
- Relay foot races at the Olympics
- 4 × 400 metres relay
- Athletics events at the Olympics