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Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay

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Athletics
Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay
World records
Mixed United States (Vernon Norwood (M), Shamier Little (F), Bryce Deadmon (M), Kaylyn Brown (F)) 3:07.41 (2024)
Olympic records
Mixed United States (Vernon Norwood (M), Shamier Little (F), Bryce Deadmon (M), Kaylyn Brown (F)) 3:07.41 (2024)
World Championship records
Mixed United States (Justin Robinson (M), Rosey Effiong (F), Matthew Boling (M), Alexis Holmes (F)) 3:08.80 (2023)

The mixed 4 × 400 metres relay is a mixed-sex 4 × 400 metres relay in which teams field two men and two women. Initially, teams were free to arrange participants in any order. This created scenarios where mixed genders run on the same leg. This was changed in March 2022, where team members 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

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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.[1] 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.[2]

Poland won the inaugural Olympic 4 × 400 metres mixed relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021.[4]

Records

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Global records

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Global records in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay
Record Time Country Members Place Date Ref.
World record 3:07.41  United States Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown Saint-Denis, France 2 August 2024
Olympic record
Short track world record 3:12.44 Vacant [5]
Short track world best 3:15.63 i  Netherlands Nick Smidt, Eveline Saalberg, Tony van Diepen, Femke Bol Apeldoorn, Netherlands 6 March 2025 [6][7][8]

Progression

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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,[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Continental records

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  • Updated 10 August 2024.[12]
Area Time Competition / Venue Athletes Nation
Africa (records) 3:11.88 A 2024 Athletics Kenya Olympic Trials Zablon Ekhal Ekwam, Mary Moraa, Kelvin Sane Tauta, Mercy Chebet  Kenya
Asia (records) 3:11.82 2019 World Athletics Championships Musa Isah, Aminat Yusuf Jamal, Salwa Eid Naser, Abbas Abubakar Abbas  Bahrain
Europe (records) 3:07.43[note 1] 2024 Summer Olympics Eugene Omalla, Lieke Klaver, Isaya Klein Ikkink, Femke Bol  Netherlands
North, Central America
and Caribbean (records)		 3:07.41 WR 2024 Summer Olympics Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown  United States
Oceania (records) 3:12.20 2025 World Relays Luke van Ratingen, Ellie Beer, Terrell Thorne, Carla Bull  Australia
South America (records) 3:14.48 Encuentro FMAA César Moreno Bravo Jhon Perlaza, Lina Licona, Nicolás Salinas [de], Evelis Aguilar  Colombia

Notes

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  1. ^ Awaiting ratification

All-Time Top 10 by Country

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  • Correct as of August 2024.
Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref
1 3:07.41 Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown  United States 2 August 2024 Paris [11]
2 3:07.43 Eugene Omalla, Lieke Klaver, Isaya Klein Ikkink, Femke Bol  Netherlands 3 August 2024 Paris [13]
3 3:08.01 Samuel Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Amber Anning  Great Britain 3 August 2024 Paris [13]
4 3:09.36 Jonathan Sacoor, Helena Ponette, Alexander Doom, Naomi Van Den Broeck  Belgium 3 August 2024 Paris [13]
5 3:09.82 Lidio Andrés Feliz, Marileidy Paulino, Alexander Ogando, Fiordaliza Cofil  Dominican Republic 15 July 2022 Eugene [14]
6 3:09.87 Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczmarek, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Kajetan Duszyński Poland Poland 31 July 2021 Tokyo [15]
7 3:09.92 Christopher O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr, Sharlene Mawdsley  Ireland 7 June 2024 Rome [16]
8 3:10.60 Muhammad Kounta, Louise Maraval, Téo Andant, Amandine Brossier  France 2 August 2024 Paris [11]
8 3:10.69 Luca Sito, Anna Polinari, Eduardo Scotti, Alice Mangione  Italy 7 June 2024 Rome [16]
10 3:11.06 Reheem Hayles, Junelle Bromfield, Zandrion Barnes, Stephenie Ann McPherson  Jamaica 2 August 2024 Paris [11]

Short track

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  • Correct as of 6 March 2025
Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref.
1 3:15.63 i Nick Smidt, Eveline Saalberg, Tony van Diepen, Femke Bol  Netherlands 6 March 2025 Apeldoorn, Netherlands [6][7][8]
2 3:16.19 i Julien Watrin, Imke Vervaet, Christian Iguacel, Helena Ponette  Belgium 6 March 2025 Apeldoorn, Netherlands [17][8]
3 3:16.49 i Alastair Chalmers, Emily Newnham, Joshua Faulds, Lina Nielsen  Great Britain 6 March 2025 Apeldoorn, Netherlands [17][8]
4 3:17.12 i Manuel Guijarro, Carmen Avilés, Bernat Erta, Daniela Fra  Spain 6 March 2025 Apeldoorn, Netherlands [17][8]
5 3:17.63 i Conor Kelly, Phil Healy, Marcus Lawler, Sharlene Mawdsley  Ireland 6 March 2025 Apeldoorn, Netherlands [17][8]
6 3:19.17 i Michal Desenský, Marcela Pírková, Milan Ščibráni, Tereza Petržilková  Czechia 6 March 2025 Apeldoorn, Netherlands [18][8]
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All-Time Top 25

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  • Correct as of August 2024.
Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref
1 3:07.41 Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown  United States 2 August 2024 Paris [11]
2 3:07.43 Eugene Omalla, Lieke Klaver, Isaya Klein Ikkink, Femke Bol  Netherlands 3 August 2024 Paris [13]
3 3:07.74 Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown  United States 3 August 2024 Paris [13]
4 3:08.01 Samuel Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Amber Anning  Great Britain 3 August 2024 Paris [13]
5 3:08.80 Justin Robinson, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling, Alexis Holmes  United States 19 August 2023 Budapest [19]
6 3:09.34 Wilbert London, Allyson Felix, Courtney Okolo, Michael Cherry  United States 29 September 2019 Doha [10]
7 3:09.36 Jonathan Sacoor, Helena Ponette, Alexander Doom, Naomi Van Den Broeck  Belgium 3 August 2024 Paris [13]
8 3:09.54 Chris Robinson, Courtney Okolo, Johnnie Blockburger, Lynna Irby-Jackson  United States 11 May 2025 Guangzhou [20]
9 3:09.82 Lidio Andrés Feliz, Marileidy Paulino, Alexander Ogando, Fiordaliza Cofil  Dominican Republic 15 July 2022 Eugene [14]
10 3:09.87 Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczmarek, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Kajetan Duszyński  Poland 31 July 2021 Tokyo [15]
11 3:09.90 Liemarvin Bonevacia, Lieke Klaver, Tony van Diepen, Femke Bol  Netherlands 15 July 2022 Eugene [14]
12 3:09.92 Christopher O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr, Sharlene Mawdsley  Ireland 7 June 2024 Rome [21]
13 3:10.16 Elija Godwin, Allyson Felix, Vernon Norwood, Kennedy Simon  United States 15 July 2022 Eugene [14]
14 3:10.21 Lidio Andrés Feliz, Marileidy Paulino, Anabel Medina, Alexander Ogando Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 31 July 2021 Tokyo [15]
15 3:10.22 Trevor Stewart, Kendall Ellis, Kaylin Whitney, Vernon Norwood United States United States 31 July 2021 Tokyo [15]
16 3:10.36 Liemarvin Bonevacia, Lieke Klaver, Femke Bol, Ramsey Angela Netherlands Netherlands 31 July 2021 Tokyo [15]
17 3:10.41 Ryan Willie, Rosey Effiong, Justin Robinson, Alexis Holmes  United States 19 August 2023 Budapest [22]
18 3:10.44 Dariusz Kowaluk, Iga Baumgart, Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik, Kajetan Duszyński Poland Poland 30 July 2021 Tokyo [23]
19 3:10.60 Muhammad Kounta, Louise Maraval, Téo Andant, Amandine Brossier  France 2 August 2024 Paris [11]
20 3:10.61 Samuel Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Nicole Yeargin  Great Britain 2 August 2024 Paris [11]
22 3:10.69 Jochem Dobber, Lieke Klaver, Lisanne de Witte, Ramsey Angela  Netherlands 30 July 2021 Tokyo [23]
Luca Sito, Anna Polinari, Eduardo Scotti, Alice Mangione  Italy 7 June 2024 Rome [21]
24 3:10.73 Matthew Boling, Lynna Irby-Jackson, Willington Wright [es], Kendall Ellis  United States 5 May 2024 Nassau [24]
Liemarvin Bonevacia, Lieke Klaver, Isaya Klein Ikkink, Femke Bol  Netherlands 7 June 2024 Rome [21]
25 3:10.74 Jonathon Sacoor, Helena Ponette, Kévin Borlée, Naomi Van Den Broeck  Belgium 2 August 2024 Paris [11]

Short track

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  • Correct as of 6 March 2025
Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref.
1 3:15.63 i Nick Smidt, Eveline Saalberg, Tony van Diepen, Femke Bol  Netherlands 6 March 2025 Apeldoorn, Netherlands [6][7][8]
2 3:16.19 i Julien Watrin, Imke Vervaet, Christian Iguacel, Helena Ponette  Belgium 6 March 2025 Apeldoorn, Netherlands [17][8]
3 3:16.49 i Alastair Chalmers, Emily Newnham, Joshua Faulds, Lina Nielsen  Great Britain 6 March 2025 Apeldoorn, Netherlands [17][8]
4 3:17.12 i Manuel Guijarro, Carmen Avilés, Bernat Erta, Daniela Fra  Spain 6 March 2025 Apeldoorn, Netherlands [17][8]
5 3:17.63 i Conor Kelly, Phil Healy, Marcus Lawler, Sharlene Mawdsley  Ireland 6 March 2025 Apeldoorn, Netherlands [17][8]
6 3:18.90 i Iñaki Cañal, Aauri Bokesa, Sara Gallego, Bernat Erta  Spain 5 February 2022 Glasgow, United Kingdom [18][8]
7 3:19.17 i Michal Desenský, Marcela Pírková, Milan Ščibráni, Tereza Petržilková  Czechia 6 March 2025 Apeldoorn, Netherlands [18][8]
8 3:19.78 i  Ireland 15 January 2025 Dublin, Ireland [18]
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Olympic medalists

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
2021  Poland (POL) 3:09.87 OR, AR  Dominican Republic (DOM) 3:10.21 NR  United States (USA) 3:10.22 SB
2024  Netherlands (NED) 3:07.43 AR  United States (USA) 3:07.74  Great Britain (GBR) 3:08.01 NR

World Athletics Championships

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
2019  United States (USA) 3:09.34 WR  Jamaica (JAM) 3:11.78 NR  Bahrain (BHR) 3:11.82 AR
2022  Dominican Republic (DOM) 3:09.82 NR  Netherlands (NED) 3:09.90 NR  United States (USA) 3:10.16
2023  United States (USA) 3:08.80 WR  Great Britain (GBR) 3:11.06 NR  Czech Republic (CZE) 3:11.98 NR

World Athletics Relays

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
2017  Bahamas (BAH) 3:14.42 CR  United States (USA) 3:17.29  Jamaica (JAM) 3:20.26
2019  United States (USA) 3:16.43  Canada (CAN) 3:18.15  Kenya (KEN) 3:19.43
2021  Italy (ITA) 3:16.60  Brazil (BRA) 3:17.54  Dominican Republic (DOM) 3:17.58
2024  United States (USA) 3:10.73 CR  Netherlands (NED) 3:11.45  Ireland (IRE) 3:11.53

References

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