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Start lines are thus staggered over a greater distance than in an individual 400 metres race; the runners then typically move to the inside of the track. The slightly longer 4 × 440 yards relay, on an Imperial distance, was a formerly run British Commonwealth and American event, until metrication was completed in the 1970s.
The inaugural mixed 4 × 400 metres relay was held at the 2020 Olympics. It is the most prestigious 4×400 m relay race at the elite level. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a precursor to this event was held – the 1600 m medley relay. This event, with two legs of 200 m, one of 400 m, and a final leg of 800 m, was the first track relay in Olympic ...
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay World Championships record progression [2] Time Nation Location Round Date Athletes 3.06.62 United States (USA) Helsinki: Heat 1: Aug 13, 1983: Alonzo Babers, Willie Smith, Andre Phillips, Michael Franks: 3.02.13 United States (USA) Helsinki: Semifinals: Aug 13, 1983: Alonzo Babers, Sunder Nix, Willie Smith, Edwin ...
The makeup of the mixed 4x400-meter relay team was a source of intrigue leading up to Friday because of the possibility that 16-year-old phenom Quincy Wilson could make his Olympic debut.Wilson is ...
Poland pulled off a stunner to win gold in the inaugural 4x400 mixed relay at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, fending off silver medalist Dominican Republic and the favored U.S. team, which won bronze.
Location of race Date Competition Participants [2] 3:18.2 y: Irish-American AC United States: New York City, USA: 1911-09-04 [1] Harry Schaaf, Mel Sheppard, Harry Gissing, James Rosenberger: 3:16.6 United States United States: Stockholm, Sweden: 1912-06-15 [1] Mel Sheppard, Charles Reidpath, Ted Meredith, Edward Lindberg: 3:16.0 United States ...
The 16-year-old was seconds from making history by running the opening leg for the U.S. in Friday morning’s men’s 4x400-meter relay prelims. ... He hopes that Friday’s race is a learning ...
The mixed 4 × 400 metres relay is a mixed-sex 4 × 400 metres relay in which teams field two men and two women. Since March 2022, team members have to 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.