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The first world record in the 400 m for men was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912.The IAAF ratified Charles Reidpath's 48.2 s performance set at that year's Stockholm Olympics as a world record, but it also recognized the superior mark over 440 yards (402.336 metres) run by Maxie Long in 1900 as a world record.
The current men's world record and Olympic record is held by Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa; his time of 43.03 seconds is the fastest 400 m ever run, in either an open 400 m or a relay. While Michael Johnson holds the fastest 400 m relay split with a time of 42.94, relay splits are typically faster because athletes have a running start and ...
The distance medley relay has been held at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships annually since 1967. Since 1997, the race consists of a 1200 meters leg followed by a 400 meters sprint, followed by an 800 meters leg and concluding with the 1600 meters anchor for a total distance of 4000 meters. Before 1997, the order of the ...
A distance medley relay is made up of a 1200-meter leg (three laps on a standard 400 meter track), a 400-meter leg (one lap), an 800-meter leg (two laps), and a 1600-meter leg (four laps) in that order. The total distance run is 4000 meters, or nearly 2.5 miles. Aside from the 400 meter segment, which is a sprint, all legs are a middle distance ...
Except in road events (road running and race walking), the performance must be set in a single-sex race, [2] with the sole exception of the mixed-sex 4 × 400 m relay, introduced by World Athletics in 2017. [3] All team members in a relay race must be of the same nationality.
The quartet of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown won their heat in a time of 3:07.41, smashing the previous record of 3:08.80. 2024 Paris Olympics: U.S. mixed 4x400 ...
Men's 400 metres World Championships record progression [4] Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date 46.19: Sunder Nix United States (USA) 1983: Heats: 7 August 1983 46.11: Bert Cameron Jamaica (JAM) 1983: Heats: 7 August 1983 45.74: Hartmut Weber West Germany (FRG) 1983: Heats: 7 August 1983 45.57: Michael Franks United States (USA) 1983: Quarter ...
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 ...