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The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap, totaling 1600 meters. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. The first leg and the first bend of the second leg are run in lanes.
The 4 × 400 metres relay at the Summer Olympics is the longest track relay event held at the multi-sport event. The men's relay has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912 and the women's event has been continuously held since the 1972 Olympics. The inaugural mixed 4 × 400 metres relay was held at the 2020 Olympics. It is ...
The first world record in the 4 x 400 metres for men was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations, in 1912. The IAAF's first record in the event was for a mark set the year before the organization's formation.
The U.S. men have now won gold in the 4x400 relay at three consecutive Olympics. Three-peat complete! 🥇 The United States win men’s 4x400m gold for the third Olympics in a row.
USA handed off clean to Rai Benjamin still 8 metres ahead of the field. France's Téo Andant got out with a 3 metre advantage on GBR's Rio Mitcham. Jamaica's Antonio Watson was another 3 metres down to GBR, with Botswana's Leungo Scotch nagging him on the inside. Down the backstretch, Watson made up those 3 metres, pulling even with Mitcham ...
The 4 × 400 meter relay or its imperial 4 × 440 yard relay equivalent has been held at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships since its founding in 1965. The imperial distance was held until 1983, while the metric distance has been run since 1984.
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 Czech Republic, Poland and Great Britain were the next three fastest teams to make the final. This marked the first time in the history of the World Athletics Indoor Championships that the men's 4x400m relay final consisted entirely of European teams. Spain was in the lead for the first two legs, with Belgium following closely behind.