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Both the men's and the women's relay teams won gold in the 4x400-meter relay finals on Saturday, Aug. 10, and Masai Russell also came in first in the women's 100-meter hurdles final.
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.
Rai Benjamin confidently told USA TODAY Sports the U.S. men’s 4x400 relay team “got something for” the competition in the final. He was correct.
Since the mixed 4x400-meter relay is a newer, less-prestigious event that comes early in a meet, top American stars seldom risk fatigue or injury to participate. ... The U.S. benefits from having ...
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 ...
In 1986 and 1987, the 1 ⁄ 10-mile track that the races were run on was 25 inches (640 mm) per lap short, making the actual race distance less than 400 meters those years. Official relay splits were provided by Flash Results beginning in 2008.
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.
USA's 2:56.69 was the fastest relay in 11 years, number 11 on the all-time list. 8 of the 10 times ahead of them are also USA teams. Colombia set a new national record again in the final, a second and a half improvement, going under 3 minutes for the first time and moving their country into #15 on the all-time list. [2]