Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
Women's 4 x 400 metres relayat the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue Stade de France , Paris , France[ 1] Dates 9 August 2024 (round 1) 10 August 2024 (final) Winning time 3:15.27 (WL, AR)
Shamier Little , Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone , Gabrielle Thomas , Alexis Holmes , Quanera Hayes *, Aaliyah Butler *, Kaylyn Brown *
United States
Lieke Klaver , Cathelijn Peeters , Lisanne de Witte , Femke Bol , Eveline Saalberg *, Myrte van der Schoot *
Netherlands
Victoria Ohuruogu , Laviai Nielsen , Nicole Yeargin , Amber Anning , Yemi Mary John *, Hannah Kelly *, Jodie Williams *, Lina Nielsen *
*Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats.
Great Britain
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris , France, on 9 and 10 August 2024. This was the 14th time that the women's 4 x 400 metres relay was contested at the Summer Olympics . Sixteen teams were able to qualify for the event through the 2024 World Athletics Relays or the World Athletics top list.
The U.S. women won the gold medal, running 3:15.27 and coming just 0.1 second short of the steroid-infused Russian 1988 World and Olympics record .[ 2]
Background
The 4 × 400 metres relay at the Summer Olympics is the longest track relay event held at the multi-sport event . The women's relay has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1972 .
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[ 5]
Area Record
Athlete (Nation)
Time (s)
Africa (records )
Nigeria(Olabisi Afolabi , Fatimat Yusuf , Charity Opara , Falilat Ogunkoya-Osheku )
3:21.04
Asia (records )
China(An Xiaohong , Bai Xiaoyun , Cao Chunying , Ma Yuqin )
3:24.28
Europe (records )
Soviet Union(Tatyana Ledovskaya , Olga Nazarova , Mariya Pinigina , Olga Bryzgina )
3:15.17 WR
North, Central America and Caribbean (records )
United States(Denean Howard-Hill , Diane DIxon , Valerie Brisco-Hooks , Florence Griffith-Joyner )
3:15.51
Oceania (records )
Australia(Nova Peris-Kneebone , Tamsyn Manou , Melinda Gainsford-Taylor , Cathy Freeman )
3:23.81
South America (records )
Brazil(Geisa Coutinho , Barbara de Oliveira [es ] , Joelma Sousa , Jailma de Lima )
3:26.68
Qualification
For the women's 4 x 400 metres relay event, fourteen teams qualified through the 2024 World Athletics Relays . The remaining two spots were awarded to the teams with the highest ranking on the World Athletics Top List. The qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[ 6]
Results
Round 1
Round 1 is scheduled to be held on 9 August, starting at 10:40 (UTC+2) in the morning.[ 1] [ 7]
Heat 1
Rank
Lane
Nation
Competitors
Reaction
Time
Notes
1
6
United States
Quanera Hayes , Shamier Little , Aaliyah Butler , Kaylyn Brown
0.243
3:21.44
Q , SB
2
7
Great Britain
Yemi Mary John , Hannah Kelly , Jodie Williams , Lina Nielsen
0.202
3:24.72
Q , SB
3
8
France
Sounkamba Sylla , Shana Grebo , Alexe Déau , Amandine Brossier
0.172
3:24.73
Q
4
4
Belgium
Hanne Claes , Imke Vervaet , Camille Laus , Helena Ponette
0.226
3:24.92
q
5
9
Spain
Blanca Hervás , Berta Segura , Eva Santidrián , Carmen Avilés
0.151
3:28.29
6
5
Norway
Josefine Tomine Eriksen , Lakeri Ertzgaard , Elisabeth Slettum , Amalie Iuel
0.172
3:28.61
7
2
Switzerland
Giulia Senn , Julia Niederberger , Annina Fahr , Yasmin Giger
0.150
3:29.75
8
3
Cuba
Melissa Padrón , Daily Cooper Gaspar , Sahily Diago , Roxana Gómez
0.244
3:33.99
[ 8]
Heat 2
Rank
Lane
Nation
Competitors
Reaction
Time
Notes
1
9
Jamaica
Andrenette Knight , Ashley Williams , Charokee Young , Stephenie Ann McPherson
0.182
3:24.92
Q , SB
2
4
Netherlands
Eveline Saalberg , Lieke Klaver , Myrte van der Schoot , Lisanne de Witte
0.195
3:25.03
Q
3
8
Ireland
Sophie Becker , Phil Healy , Kelly McGrory , Sharlene Mawdsley
0.204
3:25.05
Q
4
7
Canada
Zoe Sherar , Aiyanna Stiverne , Lauren Gale , Kyra Constantine
0.162
3:25.77
q
5
5
Italy
Ilaria Accame , Anna Polinari , Giancarla Trevisan , Alice Mangione
0.235
3:26.50
6
6
Poland
Anastazja Kuś , Justyna Święty-Ersetic , Aleksandra Formella , Alicja Wrona-Kutrzepa
0.172
3:26.69
7
3
Germany
Skadi Schier , Alica Schmidt , Mona Mayer , Eileen Demes
0.150
3:26.95
8
2
India
Vithya Ramraj , Jyothika Sri Dandi , M. R. Poovamma , Subha Venkatesan
0.175
3:32.51
[ 9]
Final
The final is scheduled to be held on 10 August, starting at 21:22 (UTC+2) in the evening.[ 1]
Rank
Lane
Nation
Competitors
Reaction
Time
Notes
6
United States
Shamier Little , Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone , Gabrielle Thomas , Alexis Holmes
0.198
3:15.27
WL , AR
5
Netherlands
Lieke Klaver , Cathelijn Peeters , Lisanne de Witte , Femke Bol
0.191
3:19.50
NR
7
Great Britain
Victoria Ohuruogu , Laviai Nielsen , Nicole Yeargin , Amber Anning
0.200
3:19.72
NR
4
4
Ireland
Sophie Becker , Rhasidat Adeleke , Phil Healy , Sharlene Mawdsley
0.207
3:19.90
NR
5
9
France
Sounkamba Sylla , Shana Grebo , Amandine Brossier , Louise Maraval
0.196
3:21.41
NR
6
2
Canada
Zoe Sherar , Savannah Sutherland , Kyra Constantine , Lauren Gale
0.156
3:22.01
SB
7
3
Belgium
Naomi Van den Broeck , Imke Vervaet , Hanne Claes , Helena Ponette
0.136
3:22.40
SB
–
8
Jamaica
Stacey Ann Williams , Andrenette Knight , Shiann Salmon , Stephenie Ann McPherson
0.153
DNF
[ 10]
References
Men Women Mixed
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1972 : Dagmar Käsling , Rita Kühne , Helga Seidler , Monika Zehrt (GDR )
1976 : Doris Maletzki , Brigitte Rohde , Ellen Streidt , Christina Brehmer (GDR )
1980 : Tatyana Prorochenko , Tatyana Goyshchik , Nina Zyuskova , Irina Nazarova (URS )
1984 : Lillie Leatherwood , Sherri Howard , Valerie Brisco-Hooks , Chandra Cheeseborough , Diane Dixon , Denean Howard (USA )
1988 : Tatyana Ledovskaya , Olga Nazarova , Mariya Pinigina , Olha Bryzhina , Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova (URS )
1992 : Yelena Ruzina , Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova , Olga Nazarova , Olha Bryzhina , Liliya Nurutdinova , Marina Shmonina (EUN )
1996 : Rochelle Stevens , Maicel Malone-Wallace , Kim Graham , Jearl Miles , Linetta Wilson (USA )
2000 : Jearl Miles Clark , Monique Hennagan , LaTasha Colander , Andrea Anderson (USA )
2004 : DeeDee Trotter , Monique Henderson , Sanya Richards , Monique Hennagan , Moushaumi Robinson (USA )
2008 : Mary Wineberg , Allyson Felix , Monique Henderson , Sanya Richards , Natasha Hastings (USA )
2012 : DeeDee Trotter , Allyson Felix , Francena McCorory , Sanya Richards-Ross , Keshia Baker , Diamond Dixon (USA )
2016 : Allyson Felix , Phyllis Francis , Natasha Hastings , Courtney Okolo , Taylor Ellis-Watson , Francena McCorory (USA )
2020 : Sydney McLaughlin , Allyson Felix , Dalilah Muhammad , Athing Mu , Kaylin Whitney , Wadeline Jonathas , Kendall Ellis , Lynna Irby (USA )
2024 : Shamier Little , Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone , Gabrielle Thomas , Alexis Holmes , Quanera Hayes , Aaliyah Butler , Kaylyn Brown (USA )