4 × 400 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships
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| 4 × 400 metres relay at the World Championships in Athletics |
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|---|---|
| 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.
Contents
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 were disqualified in 2009 after Pettigrew admitted to doping during the period.
Medalists by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 |  Bahamas (BAH) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Poland (POL) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Soviet Union (URS)  France (FRA) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
0 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 |  South Africa (RSA)  Germany (GER) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Belgium (BEL) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Australia (AUS) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women
Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
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 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  East Germany (GDR) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Soviet Union (URS) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Poland (POL) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Australia (AUS) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mixed
Template:World Championships in Athletics medalists in mixed 4 × 400 metres relay
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
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