4 × mile relay

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The 4 × mile relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete one mile (1,609.344 metres) or slightly more than 4 laps on a standard 400 metre track.

The event is not often run as most legacy 440 yard tracks have been converted to 400 metres, thus making 4 × 1500 or 4 × 1600 metres easier to manage. However, the Penn Relays still includes an annual "Championship of America" 4 × mile event for men. [1]

The World Athletics governing body does not recognise a World Record in this event. The World Best for men in the event is a time of 15:49.08 by an Irish team of Eamonn Coghlan, Marcus O'Sullivan, Frank O'Mara and Ray Flynn in 1985, representing an average of 3:57.3 per mile for each runner.

All-time top 10[]

Men[]

  • Correct as of November 2020.[2]
Rank Time Team Athletes Date Place Ref
1 15:49.08 Ireland Eamonn Coghlan Republic of Ireland, Marcus O'Sullivan Republic of Ireland, Frank O'Mara Republic of Ireland, Ray Flynn Republic of Ireland 17 August 1985 Dublin
2 15:59.57 New Zealand Tony Rogers New Zealand, New Zealand, New Zealand, John Walker New Zealand 2 March 1983 Auckland
3 16:02.4 New Zealand New Zealand, New Zealand, New Zealand, Dick Quax New Zealand 3 February 1972 Auckland
4 16:03.24 University of Oregon Matt Centrowitz United States, Andrew Wheating United States, Shadrack Biwott Kenya, Galen Rupp United States 9 May 2009 Eugene
5 16:03.68 i United States, Henry Wynne United States, Brannon Kidder United States, Izaic Yorks United States 26 January 2019 New York City
6 16:04.54 University of Michigan Canada, Mike Woods Canada, Nick Willis New Zealand, Nathan Brannen Canada 30 April 2005 Philadelphia
7 16:05.0 Oregon Track Club Roscoe Divine United States, Wade Bell United States, Arne Kvalheim Norway, United States 30 May 1968 Eugene
8 16:07.96 University of Arkansas Sharif Karie Somalia, Michael Power Australia, Canada, Seneca Lassiter United States 24 April 1999 Philadelphia
9 16:08.54 Athletics West United States, Doug Padilla United States, United States, Chuck Aragon United States 4 May 1984 Eugene
10 16:08.81 University of Arkansas Canada, Sharif Karie Somalia, United States, Kenya 29 April 2000 Philadelphia

Women[]

  • Correct as of November 2020.
Rank Time Team Athletes Date Place Ref
1 18:39.58 University of Oregon United States, United States, United States, United States 5 May 1985 Eugene
2 19:00.46 Athletics West United States, United States, United States, United States 5 May 1985 Eugene
3 19:17.3 United Kingdom, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 10 July 1993 Oxford
4 19:25.91 Stanford University United States, United States, Alicia Craig United States, Sara Bei United States 24 April 2003 Des Moines
5 19:48.84 Clemson University United States, United States, United Kingdom, United States 13 March 1982 Tallahassee
6 19:52.57 University of Kentucky 25 March 1989 Stanford
7 19:52.82 Colorado State University United States, United States, United States, United States 24 April 2003 Drake Relays
8 19:53.42 University of Kansas United States, United States, United States, United States 24 April 2003 Drake Relays
9 19:54.6 USC United States, United States, United Kingdom, United States 28 March 1987 Stanford
10 19:56.80 Suffern High School United States, United States, United States, United States 4 June 2006 New Rochelle

References[]

  1. ^ "Penn Relays: Penn wins 4×Mile for 1st time since 1950".
  2. ^ "All-time men's best 4 × mile Relay". 6 Sep 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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