Distance medley relay
The distance medley relay (DMR) is an athletic event in which four athletes compete as part of a relay. With its inclusion in the IAAF World Relays program, the IAAF announced on May 1, 2015 that the event would be an official world record event.[1]
Unlike most track relays, each member of the team runs a different distance. A distance medley relay is made up of a 1200-meter leg (three laps on a standard 400 meter track), a 400-meter leg (one lap), an 800-meter leg (two laps), and a 1600-meter leg (four laps) in that order. The total distance run is 4000 meters, or nearly 2.5 miles. Aside from the 400 meter segment, which is a sprint, all legs are a middle distance run. Prior to going metric, the distance medley relay consisted of a 440-yard leg, an 880-yard leg, a 1320-yard leg and a one-mile leg. The total distance for the old distance medley relay was 4400 yards and the total distance for the current metric distance medley relay is 4374.45 yards - slightly over 25 yards shorter than the old race.
World best[]
Men[]
The United States currently holds world record in the men's DMR with a time of 9:15.50, set on May 3, 2015. This was set during the 2015 IAAF World Relays at Thomas Robinson Stadium, located in Nassau, Bahamas. The team consisted of Kyle Merber 2:53.56 (1200m), Brycen Spratling 45.95 (400m), Brandon Johnson 1:44.75 (800m), and Ben Blankenship 3:51.24 (1600m). They shaved off 0.06s from Kenya's previous world record time set in 2006.
The Kenyan team of 2006 ran the DMR in 9:15.56, currently the second fastest time ever run. At the time of the IAAF announcement of world record status, this mark became the ratified world record.[1] Elkanah Angwenyi in 2:50.8 (1,200 meters), in 45.8 (400), Alfred Yego in 1:46.2 (800) and Alex Kipchirchir in 3:52.8 (1,600). This mark was set on April 29, 2006, at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Oregon Track and Field team of Cole Hocker in 2:49.89 (1,200 meters), Luis Peralta in 47.29 (400), Charlie Hunter in 1:47.65 (800), and Cooper Teare in 3:54.61 (1,600) currently hold the indoor world best in a time of 9:19.42. The mark was set on January 29, 2021 at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas. [2]
Women[]
At the same 2015 IAAF World Relays, the women's world record was set by the American team of Treniere Moser 3:18.38 (1200m), Sanya Richards-Ross (50.12) (400m), Ajee' Wilson 2:00.08 (800m), and Shannon Rowbury 4:27.92 (1600m) running 10:36.50. They beat the outdoor record of 10:48.38 set by a team from Villanova University of Kathy Franey (1200m), Michelle Bennett (400m), Celeste Halliday (800m), and Vicki Huber (1600m) at the Penn Relays in April 1988 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 27 years earlier.
The United States women's team of Sarah Brown, , , and Brenda Martinez set the first indoor world record for the event with a time of 10:42.57 at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in 2015.[3] At the time of the IAAF announcement, this time, superior to the best time outdoors, became the ratified world record[1] even though it was set on an indoor banked track.
This record was broken by the United States team with a time of 10:40.31, set at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on January 28, 2017. The team consisted of Olympic medalist Emma Coburn 3:18.40 (1,200m), Sydney McLaughlin 52.32 (400m), Brenda Martinez, member of the old record setting team, in 2:01.92 (800 m) and in addition Olympic medalist and former world 1,500m champion Jenny Simpson 4:27.66 (1600 m).[4]
All-time top 25[]
Men[]
- Correct as of February 2022.
Rank | Time | Team | Athletes | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 9:15.50 | USA | Kyle Merber, , Brandon Johnson, Ben Blankenship | 3 May 2015 | Nassau | |
2 | 9:15.56 | Kenya | Elkanah Angwenyi, , Alfred Yego, Alex Kipchirchir | 29 April 2006 | Philadelphia | |
3 | 9:15.63 | USA | Chris Lukezic, James Carter, Khadevis Robinson, Bernard Lagat | 29 April 2006 | Philadelphia | |
4 | 9:16.34 | Ethiopia | , Bereket Desta, Mohammed Aman, Aman Wote | 27 April 2013 | Philadelphia | |
5 | 9:17.01 | Kenya | Anthony Chemut, , Timothy Kitum, Caleb Ndiku | 27 April 2013 | Philadelphia | |
6 | 9:17.20 | Kenya | , Alphas Leken Kishoyian, Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich, Timothy Cheruiyot | 3 May 2015 | Nassau | |
7 | 9:17.48 | Morocco | Mohammed Moustaoui, , , Amine Laalou | 30 April 2011 | Philadelphia | |
8 | 9:17.56 | Australia | Ryan Gregson, Sean Wroe, Lachlan Renshaw, Jeff Riseley | 30 April 2011 | Philadelphia | |
9 | 9:18.09 | USA | Bernard Lagat, Michael Tinsley, Duane Solomon, Russell Brown | 30 April 2011 | Philadelphia | |
10 | 9:18.21 | USA | Andrew Wheating, Quentin Summers, Duane Solomon, David Torrence | 27 April 2013 | Philadelphia | |
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15 | 9:19.42 i | University of Oregon | Cole Hocker (2:49.89), (47.29), Charlie Hunter (1:47.65), Cooper Teare (3:54.61) | 29 January 2021 | Fayetteville | [5] |
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18 | 9:21.73 i | United States University of Notre Dame | , , , Yared Nuguse | 19 February 2022 | South Bend | [6] |
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21 | 9:29.28 i | United States Brigham Young University | 11 March 2011 | College Station | ||
23 | 9:29.35 i | United States University of Mississippi | 25 February 2021 | |||
25 | 9:30.32 i | United States University of Mississippi | 26 February 2022 | College Station | [7] |
Women[]
- Correct as of February 2022.
Rank | Time | Team | Athletes | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 10:36.50 | United States | Treniere Moser, Sanya Richards-Ross, Ajee' Wilson, Shannon Rowbury | 2 May 2015 | Nassau | |
2 | 10:39.91 i | Nike Union Athletic Club | , Raevyn Rogers, , | 11 February 2022 | Spokane | [8][9] |
3 | 10:40.31 i | United States | Emma Coburn, Sydney McLaughlin, Brenda Martinez, Jenny Simpson | 28 January 2017 | Boston | [10] |
4 | 10:42.57 i | New Balance | Sarah Brown, , , Brenda Martinez | 7 February 2015 | Boston | |
5 | 10:42.79 i | New York All-Stars | , , , Nicole Tully | 7 February 2015 | Boston | |
6 | 10:43.35 | Kenya | Selah Jepleting Busienei, Joy Nakhumicha Sakari, , Virginia Nyambura Nganga |
2 May 2015 | Nassau | |
7 | 10:45.32 | Poland | Katarzyna Broniatowska, , Angelika Cichocka, Sofia Ennaoui | 2 May 2015 | Nassau | |
8 | 10:46.94 | Australia | Melissa Duncan, , Brittany McGowan, Heidi See | 2 May 2015 | Nassau | |
9 | 10:48.38 | United States Villanova University | Kathy Franey, , , Vicki Huber | 28 April 1988 | Philadelphia | |
10 | 10:48.77 i | University of Oregon | , , Raevyn Rogers , Katie Rainsberger | 27 January 2017 | New York City | |
11 | 10:49.39 i | New Balance Europe | Lisanne De Witte , Esther Guerrero , Anna Silvander , Sarah McDonald | 28 January 2017 | Boston | [11] |
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13 | 10:50.98 i | United States University of Tennessee | 13 March 2009 | College Station | ||
14 | 10:53.62 i | United States Virginia Tech | 2018 | |||
15 | 10:53.75 i | United States Virginia Tech | 24 February 2022 | Blacksburg | [12] | |
16 | 10:55.93 i | New Balance Boston | 28 January 2017 | Boston | [13] | |
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18 | 10:56.39 i | United States University of Mississippi | 26 February 2022 | College Station | [14] | |
19 | 10:56.84 i | United States University of Virginia | 24 February 2022 | Blacksburg | [15] | |
20 | 10:57.26 i | United States University of Arkansas | 26 February 2022 | College Station | [16] | |
21 | 10:57.41 i | United States Florida State University | 2013 | |||
22 | 10:57.84 i | United States University of Notre Dame | , , , | 19 February 2022 | South Bend | [17] |
23 | 10:58.10 i | United States North Carolina State University | 24 February 2022 | Blacksburg | [18] | |
24 | 10:59.21 i | United States University of Alabama | 25 February 2021 | |||
25 | 11:00.18 i | United States University of Kentucky | 26 February 2022 | College Station | [19] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "$1.4million in prize money on offer at IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015". Iaaf.org. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Men's Distance Medley Relay Results" (PDF). flashresults.com. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ Parker Morse (8 February 2015). "Willis mile win leads the string of indoor superlatives in Boston". IAAF. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Coburn, McLaughlin, Martinez, Simpson Break DMR World Record". FloTrack.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ^ "Men's Distance Medley Relay Results" (PDF). flashresults.com. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "IRISH BREAK RECORDS AT ALEX WILSON INVITATIONAL". und.com. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "DMR Result" (PDF). Flash Results. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Results for 2022 Lilac Grand Prix Women's Distance Medley Relay". live.athletictiming.net. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "Nike Union Athletics Club members set women's DMR world record at Lilac Grand Prix in the Podium | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "Full Results 2017 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix". letsrun.com. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Full Results 2017 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix". letsrun.com. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "DMR Result" (PDF). Flash Results. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Full Results 2017 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix". letsrun.com. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "DMR Result" (PDF). Flash Results. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "DMR Result" (PDF). Flash Results. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "DMR Result" (PDF). Flash Results. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "IRISH BREAK RECORDS AT ALEX WILSON INVITATIONAL". und.com. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "DMR Result" (PDF). Flash Results. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "DMR Result" (PDF). Flash Results. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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