4 × 400 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships
| 4 × 400 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Gender | Men, Women and Mixed |
| Years held | Men: 1983 – 2019 Women: 1983 – 2019 |
| Championship record | |
| Men | 2:54.29 United States (1993) |
| Women | 3:16.71 United States (1993) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  United States (USA) |
| Women | United States (USA) |
The 4 × 400 metres relay at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. The competition features three formats in relation to gender: men, women, and mixed. The 2019 edition added in the mixed competition. The format utilizes one set of heats qualifying the top 8 into a final.
The United States holds all the championship records in this event. For both the men and women, the record has been held since 1993 with a time of 2:54.29 for the men and 3:16.71 for the women. In the mixed competition, a time of 3:09.34 was set in 2019. For the men and the mixed records, they are also both world records.
Medalists
Men
Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
- dq1 The United States team (Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew, Chris Jones and Tyree Washington) originally won the 1997 World Championships in a time of 2:56.47 minutes, but was disqualified in 2009 after Pettigrew admitted to doping during the period.
- dq2 The United States team (Jerome Davis, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor and Michael Johnson) originally won the 1999 World Championships, but was disqualified in 2009 after Pettigrew admitted to doping during the period.
- dq3 The United States team (Leonard Byrd, Antonio Pettigrew, Derrick Brew and Angelo Taylor) originally won the 2001 World Championships, but was disqualified in 2009 after Pettigrew admitted to doping during the period.
- dq4 The United States team (Calvin Harrison, Tyree Washington, Derrick Brew and Jerome Young) originally won the 2003 World Championships, but was disqualified in 2004 after Harrison and Young were found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
- dq5 The Russian team (Maksim Dyldin, Lev Mosin, Sergey Petukhov and Vladimir Krasnov) originally finished third in the 2013 World Championships, but was disqualified after Dyldin was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
Medalists by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 |  South Africa (RSA)  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women
Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
- dq1 The Russian team (Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Tatyana Firova, Lyudmila Litvinova and Antonina Krivoshapka) originally finished third in the 2009 World Championships, but was disqualified after Kapachinskaya was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
- dq2 The Russian team (Antonina Krivoshapka, Natalya Antyukh, Lyudmila Litvinova and Anastasiya Kapachinskaya) originally finished third in the 2011 World Championships, but was disqualified after Kapachinskaya was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
- dq3 The Russian team (Yuliya Gushchina, Tatyana Firova, Kseniya Ryzhova and Antonina Krivoshapka) originally won in the 2013 World Championships, but was disqualified after Krivoshapka was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
Medalists by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Australia (AUS) France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mixed
Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
Championship record progression
Men
| Time | Nation | Location | Round | Date | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.06.62 | United States (USA) | Helsinki | Heat 1 | Aug 13, 1983 | Babers, W.Smith, Phillips, Franks |
| 3.02.13 | United States (USA) | Helsinki | Semifinals | Aug 13, 1983 | Babers, Nix, W.Smith, Moses |
| 3.00.79 | Soviet Union (URS) | Helsinki | Final | Aug 14, 1983 | Lovachev, Troshchilo, Chernyetskiy, Markin |
| 2.59.06 | United States (USA) | Rome | Heat 2 | Sep 05, 1987 | Everett, Franks, Pierre, McKay |
| 2.57.29 | United States (USA) | Rome | Final | Sep 06, 1987 | Everett, Haley, McKay, Reynolds |
| 2.54.29 | United States (USA) | Stuttgart | Final | Aug 22, 1993 | Valmon, Watts, Reynolds, M.Johnson |
Finishing times
Top ten fastest World Championship times
References
External links
- Official IAAF website
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