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Thomas picked up her third in the finale of Olympic track and field Saturday at Stade de France in the women’s 4x400 relay, as the Americans clocked an U.S.-record 3:15.27 to smoke the ...
Rising star Sydney McLaughlin turned a close 4x400-meter relay into a laugher, delivering America's record 33rd medal at world track championships.
Sixteen-year-old phenom Quincy Wilson ran three straight sub-45-second times at the U.S. Olympic Trials earlier this summer and then lowered his personal best to a blazing 44.20 a few weeks later.
The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay. The first world record in the event was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1969. [1] 15 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.
The American team improved upon the American and North American Record of USA at the 1988 Olympics, famously anchored by FloJo in 48.0. The next four teams each set National Records. In addition to McLaughlin-Levrone 's split, Bol's anchor was automatically timed in 48.00, the ninth fastest in history.
The Olympic records for the event are 2:54.43 for men, set by the United States in 2024; 3:15.17 for women, set by the Soviet Union in 1988 and 3:07.41 in mixed relay, set by the United States in 2024. The women's record is also the world record for the 4 × 400 metres relay. The first two women's Olympic finals (1972 and 1976) resulted in new ...
The U.S.’s time of 2:54.43 broke the Olympic record in the men’s 4x400 relay. Benjamin’s heroic anchor leg means Wilson, the 16-year-old phenom, will leave Paris with a gold medal.
Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date World record Soviet Union Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina: 3:15.17: Seoul, South Korea: 1 October 1988 Championship record United States Gwen Torrence, Maicel Malone, Natasha Kaiser, Jearl Miles Clark: 3:16.71: Stuttgart, Germany 22 August 1993 World Leading: Kentucky