Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay explained
The mixed 4 × 400 metres relay is a mixed-sex 4 × 400 metres relay in which teams field two men and two women. Since March 2022, team members have to run in the order man-woman-man-woman. It was introduced at the 2017 IAAF World Relays and was then held at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Qatar.
Background
Part of the rationale for the event was that should teams put their men and women in different orders, there will be excitement in seeing large leads being reversed when men and women are running against each other.[1] All the teams in the finals at the 2017 IAAF World Relays ran man-woman-woman-man. In the final of the event's World Athletics Championship debut in 2019, all but one team chose a man-woman-woman-man order, with the exception of Poland, who chose man-man-woman-woman.[2] In March 2022, the rule was changed so that every team must use the order man-woman-man-woman.[3]
Michael Johnson commentating at the 2019 World Athletics Championships expressed a concern that, while entertaining, the mixed 4 × 400 metres event contributes to an overly busy schedule.
Poland won the inaugural Olympic 4 × 400 metres mixed relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021.[4]
Records
Continental records
- Updated 10 August 2024.[6]
Notes
- News: The mixed gender 4x400 metre relay - what you need to know ahead of World Championships debut. The Telegraph. 28 September 2019. Bloom. Ben.
- "World Athletics Championships", BBC 2, 29 September 2019
- News: Key competition decisions made at 227th World Athletics Council Meeting. World Athletics. 15 March 2022. Vernon. Dan.
- Web site: Olympic News - Sports News, Events & Athletes. 2 August 2021. 5 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005083358/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/poland-wins-inaugural-olympic-4x400m-mixed-relay-gold. dead.
- Web site: 4x400 Metres Relay - mixed - senior - all . 2024-08-10 . worldathletics.org.
- Web site: Stats World Athletics World Athletics . 2024-08-10 . worldathletics.org.
World record progression
Main Article: Mixed 4 x 400 Metres relay world record progression
The first world record recognised by the IAAF was set by the US team at 3:12.42 in the first heat at the 2019 World Athletics Championships on 28 September 2019,[7] beating a prior world best by the US set in 2016. The US team then set a new record of 3:09.34 in the final the next day.[8] During the 2023 World Athletics Championships, team USA bested the previous record with a time of 3:08:80. Team USA further improved the record in the first heat at the 2024 Olympics with a time of 3:07:41.[9]
Time | Team | Date | Competition | Participants |
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3:12.42 | | 2019-09-28 | | Tyrell Richard, Jessica Beard, Jasmine Blocker, Obi Igbokwe |
3:09.34 | | 2019-09-29 | 2019 World Athletics Championships | Wilbert London, Allyson Felix, Courtney Okolo, Michael Cherry |
3:08.80 | | 2023-08-09 | | Justin Robinson, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling, Alexis Holmes |
3:07.41 | | 2024-08-02 | | Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown | |
All-Time Top 25
- Correct as of August 2024.
Rank | Time | Team | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 3:07.41 | Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown | | 2 August 2024 | Paris | |
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2 | 3:07.43 | Eugene Omalla, Lieke Klaver, Isaya Klein Ikkink, Femke Bol | | 3 August 2024 | Paris | [10] |
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3 | 3:07.74 | Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown | | 3 August 2024 | Paris | |
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4 | 3:08.01 | Samuel Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Amber Anning | | 3 August 2024 | Paris | |
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5 | 3:08.80 | Justin Robinson, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling, Alexis Holmes | | 19 August 2023 | Budapest | [11] |
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6 | 3:09.34 | Wilbert London, Allyson Felix, Courtney Okolo, Michael Cherry | | 29 September 2019 | Doha | |
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7 | 3:09.36 | Jonathan Sacoor, Helena Ponette, Alexander Doom, Naomi Van Den Broeck | | 3 August 2024 | Paris | |
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8 | 3:09.82 | Lidio Andrés Feliz, Marileidy Paulino, Alexander Ogando, Fiordaliza Cofil | | 15 July 2022 | Eugene | [12] |
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9 | 3:09.87 | Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczmarek, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Kajetan Duszyński | | 31 July 2021 | Tokyo | [13] |
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10 | 3:09.90 | Liemarvin Bonevacia, Lieke Klaver, Tony van Diepen, Femke Bol | | 15 July 2022 | Eugene | |
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11 | 3:09.92 | Christopher O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr, Sharlene Mawdsley | | 7 June 2024 | Rome | [14] |
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12 | 3:10.16 | Elija Godwin, Allyson Felix, Vernon Norwood, Kennedy Simon | | 15 July 2022 | Eugene | |
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13 | 3:10.21 | Lidio Andrés Feliz, Marileidy Paulino, Anabel Medina, Alexander Ogando | Dominican Republic | 31 July 2021 | Tokyo | |
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14 | 3:10.22 | Trevor Stewart, Kendall Ellis, Kaylin Whitney, Vernon Norwood | United States | 31 July 2021 | Tokyo | |
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15 | 3:10.36 | Liemarvin Bonevacia, Lieke Klaver, Femke Bol, Ramsey Angela | Netherlands | 31 July 2021 | Tokyo | |
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16 | 3:10.41 | Ryan Willie, Rosey Effiong, Justin Robinson, Alexis Holmes | | 19 August 2023 | Budapest | [15] |
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17 | 3:10.44 | Dariusz Kowaluk, Iga Baumgart, Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik, Kajetan Duszyński | Poland | 30 July 2021 | Tokyo | [16] |
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18 | 3:10.60 | Muhammad Kounta, Louise Maraval, Téo Andant, Amandine Brossier | | 2 August 2024 | Paris | |
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19 | 3:10.61 | Samuel Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Nicole Yeargin | | 2 August 2024 | Paris | |
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20 | 3:10.69 | Jochem Dobber, Lieke Klaver, Lisanne de Witte, Ramsey Angela | | 30 July 2021 | Tokyo | All-Time Top 10 by Country
- Correct as of August 2024.
Rank | Time | Team | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 3:07.41 | Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown | | 2 August 2024 | Paris | |
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2 | 3:07.43 | Eugene Omalla, Lieke Klaver, Isaya Klein Ikkink, Femke Bol | | 3 August 2024 | Paris | |
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3 | 3:08.01 | Samuel Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Amber Anning | | 3 August 2024 | Paris | |
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4 | 3:09.36 | Jonathan Sacoor, Helena Ponette, Alexander Doom, Naomi Van Den Broeck | | 3 August 2024 | Paris | |
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5 | 3:09.82 | Lidio Andrés Feliz, Marileidy Paulino, Alexander Ogando, Fiordaliza Cofil | | 15 July 2022 | Eugene | |
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6 | 3:09.87 | Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczmarek, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Kajetan Duszyński | Poland | 31 July 2021 | Tokyo | |
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7 | 3:09.92 | Christopher O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr, Sharlene Mawdsley | | 7 June 2024 | Rome | [17] |
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8 | 3:10.60 | Muhammad Kounta, Louise Maraval, Téo Andant, Amandine Brossier | | 2 August 2024 | Paris | |
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8 | 3:10.69 | Luca Sito, Anna Polinari, Eduardo Scotti, Alice Mangione | | 7 June 2024 | Rome | |
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10 | 3:11.06 | Reheem Hayles, Junelle Bromfield, Zandrion Barnes, Stephenie Ann McPherson | | 2 August 2024 | Paris | | |
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Olympic medalists
2021 | | 3:09.87, | | 3:10.21 | | 3:10.22 | 2024 | | 3:07.43 | | 3:07.74 | | 3:08.01 | |
World Athletics Championships
2019 | | 3:09.34 | | 3:11.78 | | 3:11.82 | 2022 | | 3:09.82 | | 3:09.90 | | 3:10.16 | 2023 | | 3:08.80 | | 3:11.06 | | 3:11.98 | |
World Athletics Relays
2017 | | 3:14.42 | | 3:17.29 | | 3:20.26 | 2019 | | 3:16.43 | | 3:18.15 | | 3:19.43 | 2021 | | 3:16.60 | | 3:17.54 | | 3:17.58 | 2024 | | 3:10.73 | | 3:11.45 | | 3:11.53 | |
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