Men's 4 × 400 metres relay world record progression

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The first world record in the 4 × 400 metres for men (athletics) 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 men's record has been almost exclusively set by American teams, with one exception by one Jamaican team. To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 15 world records in the event.[1]

Records 1912–present

The following table shows the world record progression in the men's 4 × 400 metre relay, as ratified by the IAAF. "y" denotes time for 4 × 440 yards (1609 m), ratified as a record for this event.

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Time Auto Team Nationality 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 United States Paris, France 1924-07-13[1] Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich,
Oliver MacDonald, William Stevenson
3:14.2 United States United States Amsterdam, Netherlands 1928-08-05[1] George Baird,
Emerson Spencer, Fred Alderman, Ray Barbuti
3:13.4 y United States United States London, UK 1928-08-11[1] George Baird, Morgan Taylor,
Ray Barbuti, Emerson Spencer
3:12.6 y Stanford University United States Fresno, USA 1931-05-08[1] Maynor Shore, Alvin Hables,
Leslie Hables, Ben Eastman
3:08.2 3:08.14 United States United States Los Angeles, USA 1932-08-07[1] Ivan Fuqua, Ed Ablowich,
Karl Warner, Bill Carr
3:03.9 3:04.04 Jamaica Jamaica Helsinki, Finland 1952-07-27[1] Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing,
Herb McKenley, George Rhoden
3:02.2 3:02.37 United States  United States Rome, Italy 1960-09-08[1] Jack Yerman, Earl Young,
Glenn Davis, Otis Davis
3:00.7 United States  United States Tokyo, Japan 1964-10-21[1] Ollan Cassell, Mike Larrabee,
Ulis Williams, Henry Carr
2:59.6 United States  United States Los Angeles, USA 1966-07-24[1][3] Robert Frey, Lee Evans,
Tommie Smith, Theron Lewis
2:56.2 2:56.16[4] United States  United States Mexico City, Mexico 1968-10-20[1] Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman,
Larry James, Lee Evans
2:56.16 - United States  United States Seoul, South Korea 1988-10-01[1] Danny Everett, Steve Lewis,
Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds
2:55.74 - United States  United States Barcelona, Spain 1992-08-08[1] Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts,
Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis
2:54.29 - United States  United States Stuttgart, Germany 1993-08-22[1] Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts,
Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson
2:54.20[a][5] - United States  United States Uniondale, New York 1998-07-22 Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew,
Tyree Washington, Michael Johnson
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Notes

  1. [a]
    This time was rescinded by the IAAF on 12 August 2008 after relay team member Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003.

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