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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 men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 6 and 7 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [1] There were 16 competing relay teams, with each team having up to 8 members from which 4 were selected in each round. [2]
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could qualify a relay team of 5 athletes in one of three ways. A total of 16 NOCs qualified. [2] [4] The top 8 NOCs at the 2019 World Athletics Championships qualified a relay team. The top 8 NOCs at the 2021 World Athletics Relays qualified a relay team.
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.
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.
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 ...
The U.S. has now medaled in the mixed 4x400-meter relay at every global championship since the event was contested for the first time at the Tokyo Olympics. ... Sixteen-year-old phenom Quincy ...
The American college team was anchored by Fitzroy Dunkley who ran for Jamaica here. Trinidad and Tobago, medallists at both the last Olympics and World Championships, were the next strongest team. Other teams entering with fast quartets were Jamaica, Great Britain and 2016 European champions Belgium. [2] As in 2012, the heats produced some drama.