The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race. Each runner carries a relay baton. Before 2018, the baton had to be passed within a 20 m changeover box, preceded by a 10-metre acceleration zone. With a rule change effective November 1, 2017, that zone was modified to include the acceleration zone as part of the passing zone, making the entire zone 30 metres in length. The outgoing runner cannot touch the baton until it has entered the zone, and the incoming runner cannot touch it after it has left the zone. The zone is usually marked in yellow, frequently using lines, triangles or chevrons. While the rule book specifies the exact positioning of the marks, the colours and style are only "recommended". While most legacy tracks will still have the older markings, the rule change still uses existing marks.[1] Not all governing body jurisdictions have adopted the rule change.

The transfer of the baton in this race is typically blind. The outgoing runner reaches a straight arm backwards when entering the changeover box or when the incoming runner makes a verbal signal. The outgoing runner does not look back, and it is the responsibility of the incoming runner to thrust the baton into the outstretched hand and not let go until the outgoing runner takes hold of it without crossing the changeover box and stops after the baton is exchanged.[2][3] Runners on the first and third legs typically run on the inside of the lane with the baton in their right hand, while runners on the second and fourth legs take the baton in their left. Polished handovers can compensate for lack of basic speed to some extent, and disqualification for dropping the baton or failing to transfer it within the box is common, even at the highest level.[4] Relay times are typically 2–3 seconds faster than the sum of best times of individual runners.

The United States men and women historically dominated this event through the 20th century, winning Olympic gold medals and the most IAAF/World Athletics championships. Carl Lewis ran the anchor leg on U.S. relay teams that set six world records from 1983 to 1992, including the first team to break 38 seconds.

The current men's world record stands at 36.84, set by the Jamaican team at the final of the 2012 London Olympic Games on 11 August 2012. As the only team to break 37 seconds to date, Jamaica has been the dominant team in the sport, winning two consecutive Olympic Gold Medals and four consecutive World Championships. The Jamaican team also set the previous record of 37.04 seconds at the 2011 World Championships.

The fastest electronically timed anchor leg run is 8.65 seconds by Usain Bolt at the 2015 IAAF World Relays,[5] while Bob Hayes was hand-timed as running 8.7 seconds on a cinder track in the 1964 Tokyo Games Final. The Tokyo Games also had electronic timing. High-speed modern video analysis shows his time to be a more realistic 8.95-9.0 seconds in the final, a much more consistent time relative to his Fully Automatic Timing 10.06s 100m world record and more in line with the usual +0.25s-0.3s hand time to FAT conversion.[6]

The women's world record stands at 40.82 seconds, set by the United States in 2012 at the London Olympics. The fastest anchor leg run by a woman was run by Christine Arron of France, timed unofficially at 9.67s.[7]

According to the IAAF rules, world records in relays can only be set if all team members have the same nationality.

History

From the beginnings to the first official world record

If on the European continent the metric system is the one almost exclusively used (4 × 100 metres, or a lap of 400 m), where the imperial system is still used (UK, USA and Australia, mainly) this relay was rather ran over the distance of 4 × 110 yards, a total of 402.34 m, and that, until the late 1960s. The runway at Hayward Field was shortened to 400 m only in 1987.

Paradoxically, the first race recognized as certain, without however being an official world record, dates back to 1897, shortly after the creation, on 8 May, of the Česká amatérská atletická unie (ČAAU). On June 26 of that year, during Sparta's 5th match in Prague, the organizing team, AC Sparta Praha, defeated MAC Budapest, in 48 1/5 seconds.

Unlike the "long" 4×400 m relay, whose origins are clearly American, because it derives from the 4×440 yards, the 4×100 m relay is therefore of European origin. The Scandinavians, in particular, have introduced this new specialty into their programmes, in the hope of being able to play a decisive role in it.

Before World War I, this foundation period of the relay was gradually enhanced by various German or Swedish teams (such as AIK Stockholm), until the semi-finals of the Stockholm Olympic Games (1912) where this event made its Olympic appearance:

These two runs have not been recognized by the IAAF as the first world records, despite their official nature. The first officially recognized world record for the fast relay is that of the German team, which on 8 July 1912, during the 3rd semifinal, runs in 42 seconds 3 tenths. The team consisted of Otto Röhr, Max Herrmann, Erwin Kern, and Richard Rau. In the final Great Britain, despite having finished second again, behind the favorites and the new world record holders, still won the gold medal, due to the loss of the German baton. Sweden is second in 42 s 6. The bronze medal is not awarded, because the Americans, still clumsy in passing the baton, were also downgraded. The German record in the semifinal (42"3) will remain the best result of the year. In 1913 it will be recognized by the newly formed IAAF as the first official world record of the specialty.[8]

After this first Olympic event, in addition to the 4×400 m relay, the 4×100 m relay established itself as a classic Olympic event and will always remain on the programme, first for men, then extended to women. The two relays undergo little transformation over time. However, since 1926, the baton bearer has to remain in the baton transmission area, which is 20 m long. It wasn't until 1963 that the rules were relaxed: a 10m run-up zone, before this zone, allowed him to better tackle the run-up.

Continental records

  • Updated 16 August 2024.[9]

All-time top 10 by country

Key to tables:   Not ratified or later rescinded
X = annulled due to doping violation

Men

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Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref
1 36.84 Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt  Jamaica 11 August 2012 London [12]
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37.04 X Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey  United States 11 August 2012 London [13]
37.10 Christian Coleman, Justin Gatlin, Mike Rodgers, Noah Lyles  United States 5 October 2019 Doha [14]
3 37.36 Adam Gemili, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake  Great Britain 5 October 2019 Doha [14]
4 37.43 Shuhei Tada, Kirara Shiraishi, Yoshihide Kiryu, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown  Japan 5 October 2019 Doha [14]
5 37.48 Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse  Canada 23 July 2022 Eugene [15]
6 37.50 Lorenzo Patta, Marcell Jacobs, Fausto Desalu, Filippo Tortu  Italy 6 August 2021 Tokyo [16]
7 37.57 Bayanda Walaza, Shaun Maswanganyi, Bradley Nkoana, Akani Simbine  South Africa 9 August 2024 Saint-Denis [17]
8 37.62 Darrel Brown, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callander, Richard Thompson  Trinidad and Tobago 22 August 2009 Berlin
9 37.72 Rodrigo do Nascimento, Vitor Hugo dos Santos, Derick Silva, Paulo André de Oliveira  Brazil 5 October 2019 Doha [14]
10 37.79 Su Bingtian, Xu Zhouzheng, Wu Zhiqiang, Xie Zhenye  China 4 October 2019 Doha [18]
Tang Xingqiang, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Wu Zhiqiang  China 6 August 2021 Tokyo [19]
Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Jean-Charles Trouabal, Bruno Marie-Rose  France 1 September 1990 Split
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Women

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All-time top 25

Men

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Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref
1 36.84 Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
 Jamaica 11 August 2012 London [12]
2 37.04 Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
 Jamaica 4 September 2011 Daegu
37.04 X Trell Kimmons
Justin Gatlin
Tyson Gay
Ryan Bailey
 United States 11 August 2012 London [13]
3
37.10 X Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Usain Bolt
Asafa Powell
 Jamaica 22 August 2008 Beijing [28]
37.10 Christian Coleman
Justin Gatlin
Michael Rodgers
Noah Lyles
 United States 5 October 2019 Doha [14]
4 37.27 Asafa Powell
Yohan Blake
Nickel Ashmeade
Usain Bolt
 Jamaica 19 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
5 37.31 Steve Mullings
Michael Frater
Usain Bolt
Asafa Powell
 Jamaica 22 August 2009 Berlin
6 37.36 Nesta Carter
Kemar Bailey-Cole
Nickel Ashmeade
Usain Bolt
 Jamaica 18 August 2013 Moscow
37.36 Nesta Carter
Asafa Powell
Nickel Ashmeade
Usain Bolt
 Jamaica 29 August 2015 Beijing
37.36 Adam Gemili
Zharnel Hughes
Richard Kilty
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
 Great Britain 5 October 2019 Doha [14]
9
37.38 X Jeff Demps
Darvis Patton
Trell Kimmons
Justin Gatlin
 United States 10 August 2012 London [29]
37.38 Mike Rodgers
Justin Gatlin
Tyson Gay
Ryan Bailey
 United States 2 May 2015 Nassau
Christian Coleman
Fred Kerley
Brandon Carnes
Noah Lyles
 United States 26 August 2023 Budapest [30]
11 37.39 Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Kemar Bailey-Cole
 Jamaica 10 August 2012 London
12 37.40 Michael Marsh
Leroy Burrell
Dennis Mitchell
Carl Lewis
 United States 8 August 1992 Barcelona
Jon Drummond
Andre Cason
Dennis Mitchell
Leroy Burrell
 United States 21 August 1993 Stuttgart
Courtney Lindsey
Kenneth Bednarek
Kyree King
Noah Lyles
 United States 5 May 2024 Nassau [31]
15 37.41 Nesta Carter
Asafa Powell
Rasheed Dwyer
Nickel Ashmeade
 Jamaica 29 August 2015 Beijing
16 37.43 Shuhei Tada
Kirara Shiraishi
Yoshihide Kiryu
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown
 Japan 5 October 2019 Doha [14]
17 37.45 Trell Kimmons
Wallace Spearmon
Tyson Gay
Mike Rodgers
 United States 19 August 2010 Zürich
18 37.46 Daniel Bailey
Yohan Blake
Mario Forsythe
Usain Bolt
 Antigua and Barbuda
 Jamaica
 Jamaica
 Jamaica
25 July 2009 London
19 37.47 Chijindu Ujah
Adam Gemili
Danny Talbot
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
 Great Britain 12 August 2017 London [32]
20 37.48 Jon Drummond
Andre Cason
Dennis Mitchell
Leroy Burrell
 United States 22 August 1993 Stuttgart
Aaron Brown
Jerome Blake
Brendon Rodney
Andre De Grasse
 Canada 23 July 2022 Eugene [33]
22 37.49 Courtney Lindsey
Kenneth Bednarek
Kyree King
Noah Lyles
 United States 4 May 2024 Nassau [34]
23 37.50 Andre Cason
Leroy Burrell
Dennis Mitchell
Carl Lewis
 United States 1 September 1991 Tokyo
Lorenzo Patta
Marcell Jacobs
Eseosa Desalu
Filippo Tortu
 Italy 6 August 2021 Tokyo [35]
Aaron Brown
Jerome Blake
Brendon Rodney
Andre De Grasse
 Canada 9 August 2024 Paris [36]
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Note:

  • A USA team ran 37.04 in London in 2012 but the performance was annulled due to use of performance-enhancing drugs by Tyson Gay
  • A Jamaican team ran 37.10 in Beijing in 2008 but the performance was annulled due to use of performance-enhancing drugs by Nesta Carter
  • A USA team ran 37.38 in the heats in London in 2012 but the performance was retrospectively disqualified following drug test failure by Tyson Gay, even though Gay only ran in the final and not the heat.

Women

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Rank Time Team Nationality Date Place Ref
1 40.82 Tianna Bartoletta
Allyson Felix
Bianca Knight
Carmelita Jeter
 United States 10 August 2012 London
2 41.01 Tianna Bartoletta
Allyson Felix
English Gardner
Tori Bowie
 United States 19 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
3 41.02 Briana Williams
Elaine Thompson-Herah
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Shericka Jackson
 Jamaica 6 August 2021 Tokyo [38]
4 41.03 Tamari Davis
Twanisha Terry
Gabrielle Thomas
Sha'Carri Richardson
 United States 26 August 2023 Budapest [30]
5 41.07 Veronica Campbell-Brown
Natasha Morrison
Elaine Thompson
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
 Jamaica 29 August 2015 Beijing
6 41.14 Melissa Jefferson
Abby Steiner
Jenna Prandini
Twanisha Terry
 United States 23 July 2022 Eugene [39]
7 41.18 Kemba Nelson
Elaine Thompson-Herah
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Shericka Jackson
 Jamaica 23 July 2022 Eugene [40]
8 41.21 Natasha Morrison
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Shashalee Forbes
Shericka Jackson
 Jamaica 26 August 2023 Budapest [30]
9 41.29 Carrie Russell
Kerron Stewart
Schillonie Calvert
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
 Jamaica 18 August 2013 Moscow
10 41.36 Christania Williams
Elaine Thompson
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
 Jamaica 19 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
11 41.37 Silke Gladisch-Möller
Sabine Rieger-Günther
Ingrid Auerswald-Lange
Marlies Göhr
 German Democratic Republic 6 October 1985 Canberra
12 41.41 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Sherone Simpson
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Kerron Stewart
 Jamaica 10 August 2012 London
13 41.44 Natalliah Whyte
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Jonielle Smith
Shericka Jackson
 Jamaica 5 October 2019 Doha [41]
14 41.45 Javianne Oliver
Teahna Daniels
Jenna Prandini
Gabrielle Thomas
 United States 6 August 2021 Tokyo [42]
15 41.47 Chryste Gaines
Marion Jones
Inger Miller
Gail Devers
 United States 9 August 1997 Athens
16 41.49 Olga Bogoslovskaya
Galina Malchugina
Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova
Irina Privalova
 Russia 22 August 1993 Stuttgart
Michelle Finn-Burrell
Gwen Torrence
Wendy Vereen
Gail Devers
 United States 22 August 1993 Stuttgart
18 41.52 Chryste Gaines
Marion Jones
Inger Miller
Gail Devers
 United States 8 August 1997 Athens
19 41.53 Silke Gladisch-Möller
Marita Koch
Ingrid Auerswald-Lange
Marlies Göhr
 German Democratic Republic 31 July 1983 Berlin
20 41.55 Alice Brown
Diane Williams
Florence Griffith-Joyner
Pam Marshall
 United States 21 August 1987 Berlin
Asha Philip
Imani Lansiquot
Dina Asher-Smith
Daryll Neita
 Great Britain 5 August 2021 Tokyo [43]
Texas Longhorns
Julien Alfred
Ezinne Abba
Rhasidat Adeleke
Kevona Davis

 St. Lucia
 United States
 Ireland
 Jamaica
8 June 2023 Austin [44]
Dina Asher-Smith
Imani Lansiquot
Amy Hunt
Daryll Neita
 Great Britain 20 July 2024 London [45]
24 41.56 Bianca Knight
Allyson Felix
Marshevet Myers
Carmelita Jeter
 United States 4 September 2011 Daegu
Melissa Jefferson
Aleia Hobbs
Jenna Prandini
Twanisha Terry
 United States 22 July 2022 Eugene [46]
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Olympic Games medalists

Men

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
1912 Stockholm
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 Great Britain (GBR)
David Jacobs
Henry Macintosh
Victor d'Arcy
Willie Applegarth
 Sweden (SWE)
Ivan Möller
Charles Luther
Ture Persson
Knut Lindberg
none awarded
1920 Antwerp
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 United States (USA)
Charley Paddock
Jackson Scholz
Loren Murchison
Morris Kirksey
 France (FRA)
René Lorain
René Tirard
René Mourlon
Émile Ali-Khan
 Sweden (SWE)
Agne Holmström
William Petersson
Sven Malm
Nils Sandström
1924 Paris
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 United States (USA)
Loren Murchison
Louis Clarke
Frank Hussey
Al LeConey
 Great Britain (GBR)
Harold Abrahams
Walter Rangeley
Wilfred Nichol
Lancelot Royle
 Netherlands (NED)
Jan de Vries
Jaap Boot
Harry Broos
Rinus van den Berge
1928 Amsterdam
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 United States (USA)
Frank Wykoff
James Quinn
Charley Borah
Henry Russell
 Germany (GER)
Georg Lammers
Richard Corts
Hubert Houben
Helmut Körnig
 Great Britain (GBR)
Cyril Gill
Edward Smouha
Walter Rangeley
Jack London
1932 Los Angeles
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 United States (USA)
Bob Kiesel
Emmett Toppino
Hector Dyer
Frank Wykoff
 Germany (GER)
Helmut Körnig
Friedrich Hendrix
Erich Borchmeyer
Arthur Jonath
 Italy (ITA)
Giuseppe Castelli
Ruggero Maregatti
Gabriele Salviati
Edgardo Toetti
1936 Berlin
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 United States (USA)
Jesse Owens
Ralph Metcalfe
Foy Draper
Frank Wykoff
 Italy (ITA)
Orazio Mariani
Gianni Caldana
Elio Ragni
Tullio Gonnelli
 Germany (GER)
Wilhelm Leichum
Erich Borchmeyer
Erwin Gillmeister
Gerd Hornberger
1948 London
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 United States (USA)
Barney Ewell
Lorenzo Wright
Harrison Dillard
Mel Patton
 Great Britain (GBR)
Jack Archer
Jack Gregory
Alastair McCorquodale
Kenneth Jones
 Italy (ITA)
Michele Tito
Enrico Perucconi
Antonio Siddi
Carlo Monti
1952 Helsinki
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 United States (USA)
Dean Smith
Harrison Dillard
Lindy Remigino
Andy Stanfield
 Soviet Union (URS)
Boris Tokarev
Levan Kalyayev
Levan Sanadze
Vladimir Sukharev
 Hungary (HUN)
László Zarándi
Géza Varasdi
György Csányi
Béla Goldoványi
1956 Melbourne
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 United States (USA)
Ira Murchison
Leamon King
Thane Baker
Bobby Morrow
 Soviet Union (URS)
Leonid Bartenyev
Boris Tokarev
Yuriy Konovalov
Vladimir Sukharev
 United Team of Germany (EUA)
Lothar Knörzer
Leonhard Pohl
Heinz Fütterer
Manfred Germar
1960 Rome
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 United Team of Germany (EUA)
Bernd Cullmann
Armin Hary
Walter Mahlendorf
Martin Lauer
 Soviet Union (URS)
Gusman Kosanov
Leonid Bartenyev
Yuriy Konovalov
Edvin Ozolin
 Great Britain (GBR)
Peter Radford
David Jones
David Segal
Nick Whitehead
1964 Tokyo
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 United States (USA)
Paul Drayton
Gerry Ashworth
Richard Stebbins
Bob Hayes
 Poland (POL)
Andrzej Zieliński
Wiesław Maniak
Marian Foik
Marian Dudziak
 France (FRA)
Paul Genevay
Bernard Laidebeur
Claude Piquemal
Jocelyn Delecour
1968 Mexico City
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 United States (USA)
Charles Greene
Mel Pender
Ronnie Ray Smith
Jim Hines
 Cuba (CUB)
Hermes Ramírez
Juan Morales
Pablo Montes
Enrique Figuerola
 France (FRA)
Gérard Fenouil
Jocelyn Delecour
Claude Piquemal
Roger Bambuck
1972 Munich
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 United States (USA)
Larry Black
Robert Taylor
Gerald Tinker
Eddie Hart
 Soviet Union (URS)
Aleksandr Kornelyuk
Vladimir Lovetskiy
Juris Silovs
Valeriy Borzov
 West Germany (FRG)
Jobst Hirscht
Karlheinz Klotz
Gerhard Wucherer
Klaus Ehl
1976 Montreal
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 United States (USA)
Harvey Glance
Lam Jones
Millard Hampton
Steve Riddick
 East Germany (GDR)
Manfred Kokot
Jörg Pfeifer
Klaus-Dieter Kurrat
Alexander Thieme
 Soviet Union (URS)
Aleksandr Aksinin
Nikolay Kolesnikov
Juris Silovs
Valeriy Borzov
1980 Moscow
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 Soviet Union (URS)
Vladimir Muravyov
Nikolay Sidorov
Aleksandr Aksinin
Andrey Prokofyev
 Poland (POL)
Krzysztof Zwoliński
Zenon Licznerski
Leszek Dunecki
Marian Woronin
 France (FRA)
Antoine Richard
Pascal Barré
Patrick Barré
Hermann Panzo
1984 Los Angeles
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 United States (USA)
Sam Graddy
Ron Brown
Calvin Smith
Carl Lewis
 Jamaica (JAM)
Albert Lawrence
Greg Meghoo
Don Quarrie
Ray Stewart
 Canada (CAN)
Ben Johnson
Tony Sharpe
Desai Williams
Sterling Hinds
1988 Seoul
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 Soviet Union (URS)
Viktor Bryzhin
Vladimir Krylov
Vladimir Muravyov
Vitaliy Savin
 Great Britain (GBR)
Elliot Bunney
John Regis
Mike McFarlane
Linford Christie
 France (FRA)
Bruno Marie-Rose
Daniel Sangouma
Gilles Quénéhervé
Max Morinière
1992 Barcelona
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 United States (USA)
Michael Marsh
Leroy Burrell
Dennis Mitchell
Carl Lewis
James Jett*
 Nigeria (NGR)
Oluyemi Kayode
Chidi Imoh
Olapade Adeniken
Davidson Ezinwa
Osmond Ezinwa*
 Cuba (CUB)
Andrés Simón
Joel Lamela
Joel Isasi
Jorge Aguilera
1996 Atlanta
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 Canada (CAN)
Robert Esmie
Glenroy Gilbert
Bruny Surin
Donovan Bailey
Carlton Chambers*
 United States (USA)
Jon Drummond
Tim Harden
Michael Marsh
Dennis Mitchell
Tim Montgomery*
 Brazil (BRA)
Arnaldo da Silva
Robson da Silva
Édson Ribeiro
André Domingos
2000 Sydney
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 United States (USA)
Jon Drummond
Bernard Williams
Brian Lewis
Maurice Greene
Tim Montgomery*
Kenny Brokenburr*
 Brazil (BRA)
Vicente de Lima
Édson Ribeiro
André Domingos
Claudinei da Silva
Cláudio Roberto Souza
 Cuba (CUB)
José Ángel César
Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda
Ivan García
Freddy Mayola
2004 Athens
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 Great Britain (GBR)
Jason Gardener
Darren Campbell
Marlon Devonish
Mark Lewis-Francis
 United States (USA)
Shawn Crawford
Justin Gatlin
Coby Miller
Maurice Greene
Darvis Patton*
 Nigeria (NGR)
Olusoji Fasuba
Uchenna Emedolu
Aaron Egbele
Deji Aliu
2008 Beijing
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 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Keston Bledman
Marc Burns
Emmanuel Callender
Richard Thompson
Aaron Armstrong*[47]
 Japan (JPN)
Naoki Tsukahara
Shingo Suetsugu
Shinji Takahira
Nobuharu Asahara
 Brazil (BRA)
Vicente de Lima
Sandro Viana
Bruno de Barros
José Carlos Moreira
2012 London
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 Jamaica (JAM)
Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
Kemar Bailey-Cole*
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Richard Thompson
Marc Burns
Emmanuel Callender
Keston Bledman
 France (FRA)
Jimmy Vicaut
Christophe Lemaitre
Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux
Ronald Pognon
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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 Jamaica (JAM)
Asafa Powell
Yohan Blake
Nickel Ashmeade
Usain Bolt
Jevaughn Minzie*
Kemar Bailey-Cole*
 Japan (JPN)
Ryota Yamagata
Shōta Iizuka
Yoshihide Kiryū
Asuka Cambridge
 Canada (CAN)
Akeem Haynes
Aaron Brown
Brendon Rodney
Andre De Grasse
Bolade Ajomale*
2020 Tokyo
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 Italy (ITA)
Lorenzo Patta
Marcell Jacobs
Fausto Desalu
Filippo Tortu
 Canada (CAN)
Aaron Brown
Jerome Blake
Brendon Rodney
Andre De Grasse[48]
 China (CHN)
Tang Xingqiang
Xie Zhenye
Su Bingtian
Wu Zhiqiang
2024 Paris
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 Canada (CAN)
Aaron Brown
Jerome Blake
Brendon Rodney
Andre De Grasse
 South Africa (RSA)
Bayanda Walaza
Shaun Maswanganyi
Bradley Nkoana
Akani Simbine
 Great Britain (GBR)
Jeremiah Azu
Louie Hinchliffe
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
Zharnel Hughes
Richard Kilty*
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Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.

Women

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
1928 Amsterdam
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 Canada (CAN)
Fanny Rosenfeld
Ethel Smith
Jane Bell
Myrtle Cook
 United States (USA)
Mary Washburn
Jessie Cross
Loretta McNeil
Betty Robinson
 Germany (GER)
Rosa Kellner
Leni Schmidt
Anni Holdmann
Leni Junker
1932 Los Angeles
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 United States (USA)
Mary Carew
Evelyn Furtsch
Annette Rogers
Wilhelmina von Bremen
 Canada (CAN)
Mildred Fizzell
Lillian Palmer
Mary Frizzell
Hilda Strike
 Great Britain (GBR)
Eileen Hiscock
Gwendoline Porter
Violet Webb
Nellie Halstead
1936 Berlin
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 United States (USA)
Harriet Bland
Annette Rogers
Betty Robinson
Helen Stephens
 Great Britain (GBR)
Eileen Hiscock
Violet Olney
Audrey Brown
Barbara Burke
 Canada (CAN)
Dorothy Brookshaw
Jeanette Dolson
Hilda Cameron
Aileen Meagher
1948 London
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 Netherlands (NED)
Xenia Stad-de Jong
Netti Witziers-Timmer
Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs
Fanny Blankers-Koen
 Australia (AUS)
Shirley Strickland
June Maston
Betty McKinnon
Joyce King
 Canada (CAN)
Viola Myers
Nancy Mackay
Diane Foster
Patricia Jones
1952 Helsinki
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 United States (USA)
Mae Faggs
Barbara Jones
Janet Moreau
Catherine Hardy
 Germany (GER)
Ursula Knab
Maria Sander
Helga Klein
Marga Petersen
 Great Britain (GBR)
Sylvia Cheeseman
June Foulds
Jean Pickering
Heather Armitage
1956 Melbourne
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 Australia (AUS)
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
Norma Croker
Fleur Mellor
Betty Cuthbert
 Great Britain (GBR)
Anne Pashley
Jean Scrivens
June Foulds
Heather Armitage
 United States (USA)
Mae Faggs
Margaret Matthews
Wilma Rudolph
Isabelle Daniels
1960 Rome
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 United States (USA)
Martha Hudson
Lucinda Williams
Barbara Jones
Wilma Rudolph
 United Team of Germany (EUA)
Martha Langbein
Anni Biechl
Brunhilde Hendrix
Jutta Heine
 Poland (POL)
Teresa Wieczorek
Barbara Sobotta
Celina Jesionowska
Halina Richter
1964 Tokyo
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 Poland (POL)
Teresa Ciepły
Irena Kirszenstein
Halina Górecka
Ewa Kłobukowska
 United States (USA)
Willye White
Wyomia Tyus
Marilyn White
Edith McGuire
 Great Britain (GBR)
Janet Simpson
Mary Rand
Daphne Arden
Dorothy Hyman
1968 Mexico City
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 United States (USA)
Barbara Ferrell
Margaret Bailes
Mildrette Netter
Wyomia Tyus
 Cuba (CUB)
Marlene Elejarde
Fulgencia Romay
Violetta Quesada
Miguelina Cobián
 Soviet Union (URS)
Lyudmila Zharkova
Galina Bukharina
Vera Popkova
Lyudmila Samotyosova
1972 Munich
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 West Germany (FRG)
Christiane Krause
Ingrid Mickler-Becker
Annegret Richter
Heide Rosendahl
 East Germany (GDR)
Evelin Kaufer
Christina Heinich
Bärbel Struppert
Renate Stecher
 Cuba (CUB)
Marlene Elejarde
Carmen Valdés
Fulgencia Romay
Silvia Chivás
1976 Montreal
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 East Germany (GDR)
Marlies Oelsner
Renate Stecher
Carla Bodendorf
Bärbel Eckert
 West Germany (FRG)
Elvira Possekel
Inge Helten
Annegret Richter
Annegret Kroniger
 Soviet Union (URS)
Tatyana Prorochenko
Lyudmila Maslakova
Nadezhda Besfamilnaya
Vera Anisimova
1980 Moscow
details
 East Germany (GDR)
Romy Müller
Bärbel Wöckel
Ingrid Auerswald
Marlies Göhr
 Soviet Union (URS)
Vera Komisova
Lyudmila Maslakova
Vera Anisimova
Natalya Bochina
 Great Britain (GBR)
Heather Oakes
Kathy Smallwood-Cook
Beverley Goddard
Sonia Lannaman
1984 Los Angeles
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 United States (USA)
Alice Brown
Jeanette Bolden
Chandra Cheeseborough
Evelyn Ashford
 Canada (CAN)
Angela Bailey
Marita Payne
Angella Taylor-Issajenko
France Gareau
 Great Britain (GBR)
Simmone Jacobs
Kathy Smallwood-Cook
Beverley Callander
Heather Oakes
1988 Seoul
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 United States (USA)
Alice Brown
Sheila Echols
Florence Griffith Joyner
Evelyn Ashford
Dannette Young*
 East Germany (GDR)
Silke Möller
Kerstin Behrendt
Ingrid Auerswald
Marlies Göhr
 Soviet Union (URS)
Lyudmila Kondratyeva
Galina Malchugina
Marina Zhirova
Natalya Pomoschnikova
Maia Azarashvili*
1992 Barcelona
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 United States (USA)
Evelyn Ashford
Esther Jones
Carlette Guidry
Gwen Torrence
Michelle Finn*
 Unified Team (EUN)
Olga Bogoslovskaya
Galina Malchugina
Marina Trandenkova
Irina Privalova
 Nigeria (NGR)
Beatrice Utondu
Faith Idehen
Christy Opara-Thompson
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
1996 Atlanta
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 United States (USA)
Gail Devers
Inger Miller
Chryste Gaines
Gwen Torrence
Carlette Guidry*
 Bahamas (BAH)
Eldece Clarke
Chandra Sturrup
Savatheda Fynes
Pauline Davis-Thompson
Debbie Ferguson*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Michelle Freeman
Juliet Cuthbert
Nikole Mitchell
Merlene Ottey
Gillian Russell*
Andria Lloyd*
2000 Sydney
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 Bahamas (BAH)
Savatheda Fynes
Chandra Sturrup
Pauline Davis-Thompson
Debbie Ferguson
Eldece Clarke-Lewis*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Tayna Lawrence
Veronica Campbell
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Ottey
Merlene Frazer*
 United States (USA)
Chryste Gaines
Torri Edwards
Nanceen Perry
Marion Jones[nb]
Passion Richardson*
2004 Athens
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 Jamaica (JAM)
Tayna Lawrence
Sherone Simpson
Aleen Bailey
Veronica Campbell
Beverly McDonald*
 Russia (RUS)
Olga Stulneva
Yuliya Tabakova
Irina Khabarova
Larisa Kruglova
 France (FRA)
Véronique Mang
Muriel Hurtis-Houairi
Sylviane Félix
Christine Arron
2008 Beijing
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 Belgium (BEL)
Kim Gevaert
Élodie Ouédraogo
Hanna Mariën
Olivia Borlée
 Nigeria (NGR)
Halimat Ismaila
Oludamola Osayomi
Agnes Osazuwa
Gloria Kemasuode
Ene Franca Idoko*
 Brazil (BRA)
Rosemar Coelho Neto
Lucimar de Moura
Thaissa Presti
Rosângela Santos
2012 London
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 United States (USA)
Tianna Madison
Allyson Felix
Bianca Knight
Carmelita Jeter
Jeneba Tarmoh*
Lauryn Williams*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Sherone Simpson
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Kerron Stewart
Samantha Henry-Robinson*
Schillonie Calvert*
 Ukraine (UKR)
Olesya Povh
Khrystyna Stuy
Mariya Ryemyen
Yelyzaveta Bryzhina
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details
 United States (USA)
Tianna Bartoletta
Allyson Felix
English Gardner
Tori Bowie
Morolake Akinosun*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Christania Williams
Elaine Thompson
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Simone Facey*
Shashalee Forbes*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Asha Philip
Desirèe Henry
Dina Asher-Smith
Daryll Neita
2020 Tokyo
details
 Jamaica (JAM)
Briana Williams
Elaine Thompson-Herah
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Shericka Jackson
Natasha Morrison*
Remona Burchell*
 United States (USA)
Javianne Oliver
Teahna Daniels
Jenna Prandini
Gabrielle Thomas
English Gardner*
Aleia Hobbs*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Asha Philip
Imani Lansiquot
Dina Asher-Smith
Daryll Neita
2024 Paris
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 United States (USA)
Melissa Jefferson
Twanisha Terry
Gabrielle Thomas
Sha'Carri Richardson
 Great Britain (GBR)
Dina Asher-Smith
Imani Lansiquot
Amy Hunt
Daryll Neita
Bianca Williams*
Desirèe Henry*
 Germany (GER)
Alexandra Burghardt
Lisa Mayer
Gina Lückenkemper
Rebekka Haase
Sophia Junk*
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World Championships medalists

Men

More information Championships, Gold ...
Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
(details)
 United States (USA)
Emmit King
Willie Gault
Calvin Smith
Carl Lewis
 Italy (ITA)
Stefano Tilli
Carlo Simionato
Pierfrancesco Pavoni
Pietro Mennea
 Soviet Union (URS)
Andrey Prokofyev
Nikolay Sidorov
Vladimir Muravyov
Viktor Bryzhin
1987 Rome
(details)
 United States (USA)
Lee McRae
Lee Vernon McNeill
Harvey Glance
Carl Lewis
 Soviet Union (URS)
Aleksandr Yevgenyev
Viktor Bryzhin
Vladimir Muravyov
Vladimir Krylov
 Jamaica (JAM)
John Mair
Andrew Smith
Clive Wright
Ray Stewart
1991 Tokyo
(details)
 United States (USA)
Andre Cason
Leroy Burrell
Dennis Mitchell
Carl Lewis
 France (FRA)
Max Morinière
Daniel Sangouma
Jean-Charles Trouabal
Bruno Marie-Rose
 Great Britain (GBR)
Tony Jarrett
John Regis
Darren Braithwaite
Linford Christie
1993 Stuttgart
(details)
 United States (USA)
Jon Drummond
Andre Cason
Dennis Mitchell
Leroy Burrell
Calvin Smith*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Colin Jackson
Tony Jarrett
John Regis
Linford Christie
Jason John*
Darren Braithwaite*
 Canada (CAN)
Robert Esmie
Glenroy Gilbert
Bruny Surin
Atlee Mahorn
1995 Gothenburg
(details)
 Canada (CAN)
Donovan Bailey
Robert Esmie
Glenroy Gilbert
Bruny Surin
 Australia (AUS)
Paul Henderson
Tim Jackson
Steve Brimacombe
Damien Marsh
 Italy (ITA)
Giovanni Puggioni
Ezio Madonia
Angelo Cipolloni
Sandro Floris
1997 Athens
(details)
 Canada (CAN)
Robert Esmie
Glenroy Gilbert
Bruny Surin
Donovan Bailey
Carlton Chambers*
 Nigeria (NGR)
Osmond Ezinwa
Olapade Adeniken
Francis Obikwelu
Davidson Ezinwa
 Great Britain (GBR)
Darren Braithwaite
Darren Campbell
Douglas Walker
Julian Golding
Dwain Chambers*
1999 Seville
(details)
[4x100m dq1]
 United States (USA)
Jon Drummond
Tim Montgomery
Brian Lewis
Maurice Greene
 Great Britain (GBR)
Jason Gardener
Darren Campbell
Marlon Devonish
Dwain Chambers
Allyn Condon*
 Brazil (BRA)
Raphael de Oliveira
Claudinei da Silva
Édson Ribeiro
André Domingos
2001 Edmonton
(details)
[4x100m dq2]
 South Africa (RSA)
Morné Nagel
Corné du Plessis
Lee-Roy Newton
Matthew Quinn
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Marc Burns
Ato Boldon
Jacey Harper
Darrel Brown
 Australia (AUS)
Matt Shirvington
Paul Di Bella
Steve Brimacombe
Adam Basil
2003 Saint-Denis
(details)
[4x100m dq3]
 United States (USA)
John Capel
Bernard Williams
Darvis Patton
Joshua J. Johnson
 Brazil (BRA)
Vicente de Lima
Édson Ribeiro
André Domingos
Cláudio Roberto Souza
 Netherlands (NED)
Timothy Beck
Troy Douglas
Patrick van Balkom
Caimin Douglas
Guus Hoogmoed*
2005 Helsinki
(details)
 France (FRA)
Ladji Doucouré
Ronald Pognon
Eddy De Lépine
Lueyi Dovy
Oudéré Kankarafou*
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Kevon Pierre
Marc Burns
Jacey Harper
Darrel Brown
 Great Britain (GBR)
Jason Gardener
Marlon Devonish
Christian Malcolm
Mark Lewis-Francis
2007 Osaka
(details)
 United States (USA)
Darvis Patton
Wallace Spearmon
Tyson Gay
Leroy Dixon
Rodney Martin*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Marvin Anderson
Usain Bolt
Nesta Carter
Asafa Powell
Dwight Thomas*
Steve Mullings*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Christian Malcolm
Craig Pickering
Marlon Devonish
Mark Lewis-Francis
2009 Berlin
(details)
 Jamaica (JAM)
Steve Mullings
Michael Frater
Usain Bolt
Asafa Powell
Dwight Thomas*
Lerone Clarke*
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Darrel Brown
Marc Burns
Emmanuel Callender
Richard Thompson
Keston Bledman*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Simeon Williamson
Tyrone Edgar
Marlon Devonish
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
2011 Daegu
(details)
 Jamaica (JAM)
Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
Dexter Lee*
 France (FRA)
Teddy Tinmar
Christophe Lemaitre
Yannick Lesourd
Jimmy Vicaut
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)
Jason Rogers
Kim Collins
Antoine Adams
Brijesh Lawrence
2013 Moscow
(details)
 Jamaica (JAM)
Nesta Carter
Kemar Bailey-Cole
Nickel Ashmeade
Usain Bolt
Warren Weir*
Oshane Bailey*
 United States (USA)
Charles Silmon
Mike Rodgers
Mookie Salaam
Justin Gatlin
 Canada (CAN)
Gavin Smellie
Aaron Brown
Dontae Richards-Kwok
Justyn Warner
2015 Beijing
(details)
 Jamaica (JAM)
Nesta Carter
Asafa Powell
Nickel Ashmeade
Usain Bolt
Rasheed Dwyer*
 China (CHN)
Mo Youxue
Xie Zhenye
Su Bingtian
Zhang Peimeng
 Canada (CAN)
Aaron Brown
Andre De Grasse
Brendon Rodney
Justyn Warner
2017 London
(details)
 Great Britain (GBR)
Chijindu Ujah
Adam Gemili
Danny Talbot
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
 United States (USA)
Mike Rodgers
Justin Gatlin
Jaylen Bacon
Christian Coleman
BeeJay Lee*
 Japan (JPN)
Shuhei Tada
Shōta Iizuka
Yoshihide Kiryū
Kenji Fujimitsu
Asuka Cambridge*
2019 Doha
(details)
 United States (USA)
Christian Coleman
Justin Gatlin
Mike Rodgers
Noah Lyles
Cravon Gillespie*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Adam Gemili
Zharnel Hughes
Richard Kilty
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
 Japan (JPN)
Shuhei Tada
Kirara Shiraishi
Yoshihide Kiryū
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown
Yuki Koike*
2022 Eugene
(details)
 Canada (CAN)
Aaron Brown
Jerome Blake
Brendon Rodney
Andre De Grasse
 United States (USA)
Christian Coleman
Noah Lyles
Elijah Hall
Marvin Bracy
 Great Britain (GBR)
Jona Efoloko
Zharnel Hughes
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
Reece Prescod
Adam Gemili*
2023 Budapest
(details)
 United States (USA)
Christian Coleman
Fred Kerley
Brandon Carnes
Noah Lyles
JT Smith *
 Italy (ITA)
Roberto Rigali
Lamont Marcell Jacobs
Lorenzo Patta
Filippo Tortu
 Jamaica (JAM)
Ackeem Blake
Oblique Seville
Ryiem Forde
Rohan Watson
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Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.

Medals by country

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Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States (USA)93012
2 Jamaica (JAM)4127
3 Canada (CAN)3036
4 Great Britain (GBR)13610
5 France (FRA)1203
6 South Africa (RSA)1001
7 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)0303
8 Italy (ITA)0213
9 Australia (AUS)0112
 Brazil (BRA)0112
 Soviet Union (URS)0112
12 Nigeria (NGR)0101
 China (CHN)0101
14 Japan (JPN)0022
15 Netherlands (NED)0011
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)0011
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Women

More information Championships, Gold ...
Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
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 East Germany (GDR)
Silke Gladisch
Marita Koch
Ingrid Auerswald
Marlies Oelsner-Göhr
 Great Britain (GBR)
Joan Baptiste
Kathy Cook
Beverley Callender
Shirley Thomas
 Jamaica (JAM)
Leleith Hodges
Jacqueline Pusey
Juliet Cuthbert
Merlene Ottey
1987 Rome
details
 United States (USA)
Alice Brown
Diane Williams
Florence Griffith-Joyner
Pam Marshall
 East Germany (GDR)
Silke Möller
Cornelia Oschkenat
Kerstin Behrendt
Marlies Göhr
 Soviet Union (URS)
Irina Slyusar
Natalya Pomoshchnikova
Natalya German
Olga Antonova
1991 Tokyo
details
 Jamaica (JAM)
Dahlia Duhaney
Juliet Cuthbert
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Ottey
Merlene Frazer*
 Soviet Union (URS)
Natalya Kovtun
Galina Malchugina
Yelena Vinogradova
Irina Privalova
 Germany (GER)
Grit Breuer
Katrin Krabbe
Sabine Richter
Heike Drechsler
1993 Stuttgart
details
 Russia (RUS)
Olga Bogoslovskaya
Galina Malchugina
Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova
Irina Privalova
Marina Trandenkova*
 United States (USA)
Michelle Finn
Gwen Torrence
Wendy Vereen
Gail Devers
Sheila Echols*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Michelle Freeman
Juliet Campbell
Nikole Mitchell
Merlene Ottey
Dahlia Duhaney*
1995 Gothenburg
details
 United States (USA)
Celena Mondie-Milner
Carlette Guidry
Chryste Gaines
Gwen Torrence
D'Andre Hill*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Dahlia Duhaney
Juliet Cuthbert
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Ottey
Michelle Freeman*
 Germany (GER)
Melanie Paschke
Silke Lichtenhagen
Silke-Beate Knoll
Gabriele Becker
1997 Athens
details
 United States (USA)
Chryste Gaines
Marion Jones
Inger Miller
Gail Devers
 Jamaica (JAM)
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Frazer
Juliet Cuthbert
Beverly Grant
 France (FRA)
Patricia Girard-Léno
Christine Arron
Delphine Combe
Sylviane Félix
Frédérique Bangué*
1999 Seville
details
 Bahamas (BAH)
Savatheda Fynes
Chandra Sturrup
Pauline Davis-Thompson
Debbie Ferguson
Eldece Clarke-Lewis*
 France (FRA)
Patricia Girard
Muriel Hurtis
Katia Benth
Christine Arron
Fabé Dia*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Aleen Bailey
Merlene Frazer,
Beverly McDonald
Peta-Gaye Dowdie
2001 Edmontondq1
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 Germany (GER)
Melanie Paschke
Gabi Rockmeier
Birgit Rockmeier
Marion Wagner
 France (FRA)
Sylviane Félix
Frédérique Bangué
Muriel Hurtis
Odiah Sidibé
 Jamaica (JAM)
Juliet Campbell
Merlene Frazer
Beverly McDonald
Astia Walker
Elva Goulbourne*
2003 Saint-Denis
details
 France (FRA)
Patricia Girard-Léno
Muriel Hurtis
Sylviane Félix
Christine Arron
 United States (USA)
Angela Williams
Chryste Gaines
Inger Miller
Torri Edwards
Lauryn Williams*
 Russia (RUS)
Olga Fyodorova
Yuliya Tabakova
Marina Kislova
Larisa Kruglova
2005 Helsinki
details
 United States (USA)
Angela Daigle
Muna Lee
Me'Lisa Barber
Lauryn Williams
 Jamaica (JAM)
Danielle Browning
Sherone Simpson
Aleen Bailey
Veronica Campbell
Beverly McDonald*
 Belarus (BLR)
Yulia Nestsiarenka
Natallia Solohub
Alena Newmyarzhytskaya
Aksana Drahun
2007 Osaka
details
 United States (USA)
Lauryn Williams
Allyson Felix
Mikele Barber
Torri Edwards
Carmelita Jeter*
Mechelle Lewis*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Sheri-Ann Brooks
Kerron Stewart
Simone Facey
Veronica Campbell
Shelly-Ann Fraser*
 Belgium (BEL)
Olivia Borlée
Hanna Mariën
Élodie Ouédraogo
Kim Gevaert
2009 Berlin
details
 Jamaica (JAM)
Simone Facey
Shelly-Ann Fraser
Aleen Bailey
Kerron Stewart
 Bahamas (BAH)
Sheniqua Ferguson
Chandra Sturrup
Christine Amertil
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie
 Germany (GER)
Marion Wagner
Anne Möllinger
Cathleen Tschirch
Verena Sailer
2011 Daegu
details
 United States (USA)
Bianca Knight
Allyson Felix
Marshevet Myers
Carmelita Jeter
Shalonda Solomon*
Alexandria Anderson*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Kerron Stewart
Sherone Simpson
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Jura Levy*
 Ukraine (UKR)
Olesya Povh
Nataliya Pohrebnyak
Mariya Ryemyen
Hrystyna Stuy
2013 Moscow
details
 Jamaica (JAM)
Carrie Russell
Kerron Stewart
Schillonie Calvert
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Sheri-Ann Brooks*
 United States (USA)
Jeneba Tarmoh
Alexandria Anderson
English Gardner
Octavious Freeman
 Great Britain (GBR)
Dina Asher-Smith
Ashleigh Nelson
Annabelle Lewis
Hayley Jones
2015 Beijing
details
 Jamaica (JAM)
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Natasha Morrison
Elaine Thompson
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Sherone Simpson*
Kerron Stewart*
 United States (USA)
English Gardner
Allyson Felix
Jenna Prandini
Jasmine Todd
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Kelly-Ann Baptiste
Michelle-Lee Ahye
Reyare Thomas
Semoy Hackett
Khalifa St. Fort*
2017 London
details
 United States (USA)
Aaliyah Brown
Allyson Felix
Morolake Akinosun
Tori Bowie
Ariana Washington*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Asha Philip
Desirèe Henry
Dina Asher-Smith
Daryll Neita
 Jamaica (JAM)
Jura Levy
Natasha Morrison
Simone Facey
Sashalee Forbes
Christania Williams*
2019 Doha
details
 Jamaica (JAM)
Natalliah Whyte
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Jonielle Smith
Shericka Jackson
Natasha Morrison*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Asha Philip
Dina Asher-Smith
Ashleigh Nelson
Daryll Neita
Imani-Lara Lansiquot*
 United States (USA)
Dezerea Bryant
Teahna Daniels
Morolake Akinosun
Kiara Parker
2022 Eugene
details
 United States (USA)
Melissa Jefferson
Abby Steiner
Jenna Prandini
Twanisha Terry
Aleia Hobbs*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Kemba Nelson
Elaine Thompson-Herah
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Shericka Jackson
Briana Williams*
Natalliah Whyte*
Remona Burchell*
 Germany (GER)
Tatjana Pinto
Alexandra Burghardt
Gina Lückenkemper
Rebekka Haase
2023 Budapest
details
 United States (USA)
Tamari Davis
Twanisha Terry
Gabrielle Thomas
Sha'Carri Richardson
Tamara Clark*
Melissa Jefferson*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Natasha Morrison
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Shashalee Forbes
Shericka Jackson
Briana Williams*
Elaine Thompson-Herah*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Asha Philip
Imani-Lara Lansiquot
Bianca Williams
Daryll Neita
Annie Tagoe*
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  • dq1 The United States team of Kelli White, Chryste Gaines, Inger Miller, and Marion Jones originally won the 2001 World Championship in a time of 41.71 seconds, but were disqualified after Jones and White were found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.

Season's Bests

Men

More information Year, Time ...
Year Time Team Athletes Place Event Ref
202437.40 United StatesCourtney Lindsey, Kenneth Bednarek, Kyree King, Noah LylesThe Bahamas Nassau2024 World Athletics Relays
202337.38 United StatesChristian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Brandon Carnes, Noah LylesHungary Budapest2023 World Athletics Championships
202237.48 CanadaAaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De GrasseUnited States Eugene2022 World Athletics Championships
202137.50 ItalyLorenzo Patta, Marcell Jacobs, Fausto Desalu, Filippo TortuJapan Tokyo2020 Summer Olympics
202038.56Jamaica Sprintec LionsAndrew Fisher, Everton Clarke, Romario Williams, Demish GayeJamaica Spanish Town2020 Milo Western Relays[50]
201937.10 United StatesChristian Coleman, Justin Gatlin, Mike Rodgers, Noah LylesQatar Doha2019 World Athletics Championships
201837.61 Great BritainChijindu Ujah, Zharnel Hughes, Adam Gemili, Nethaneel Mitchell-BlakeEngland London2018 London Müller Anniversary Games[51]
201737.47 Great BritainChijindu Ujah, Adam Gemili, Danny Talbot, Nethaneel Mitchell-BlakeEngland London2017 IAAF World Championships
201637.27 JamaicaAsafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain BoltBrazil Rio de Janeiro2016 Summer Olympics
201537.36 JamaicaNesta Carter, Asafa Powell, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain BoltChina Beijing2015 IAAF World Championships
201437.58 JamaicaJason Livermore, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain BoltScotlandGlasgow2014 Commonwealth Games
201337.36 JamaicaNesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain BoltRussia Moscow2013 IAAF World Championships
201236.84 JamaicaNesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain BoltEngland London2012 Summer Olympics
201137.04 JamaicaNesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain BoltSouth Korea Daegu2011 IAAF World Championships
201037.45 United StatesTrell Kimmons, Wallace Spearmon, Tyson Gay, Mike RodgersSwitzerland Zurich2010 Weltklasse Zürich[52]
200937.31 JamaicaSteve Mullings, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain BoltGermany Berlin2009 IAAF World Championships
200837.80United States United States RedRodney Martin, Travis Padgett, Shawn Crawford, Darvis PattonEngland London2008 London Grand Prix[53]
200737.78 United StatesDarvis Patton, Wallace Spearmon, Tyson Gay, Leroy DixonJapan Osaka2007 IAAF World Championships
200637.59 United StatesKaaron Conwright, Wallace Spearmon, Tyson Gay, Jason SmootsGreece Athens2006 IAAF World Cup
200538.08 FranceLadji Doucouré, Ronald Pognon, Eddy De Lépine, Lueyi DovyFinland Helsinki2005 IAAF World Championships
200437.92United States United States IShawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin, Coby Miller, Maurice GreeneGermany MunichAthletics Team Challenge[54]
200337.77United States United States IJon Drummond, Bernard Williams, Darvis Patton, Maurice GreeneGermany Berlin2003 ISTAF Berlin[55]
200237.95 United StatesJon Drummond, Jason Smoots, Kaaron Conwright, Coby MillerSpain Madrid2002 IAAF World Cup
200137.88United States Hudson Smith InternationalJon Drummond, Bernard Williams, Curtis Johnson, Maurice GreeneUnited States Austin2001 Texas Relays[56]
200037.61 United StatesJon Drummond, Bernard Williams, Brian Lewis, Maurice GreeneAustralia Sydney2000 Summer Olympics
199937.59 United StatesJon Drummond, Tim Montgomery, Bernard Williams, Maurice GreeneSpain Seville1999 IAAF World Championships
199838.04Texas Christian UniversityUnited States Bryan Howard, United States Jarmiene Holloway, Jamaica Syan Williams, Jamaica Percival SpencerUnited States Buffalo1998 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
199737.86 CanadaRobert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan BaileyGreece Athens1997 IAAF World Championships
199637.69 CanadaRobert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan BaileyUnited States Atlanta1996 Summer Olympics
199538.16 CanadaRobert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan BaileySweden Gothenburg1995 IAAF World Championships (Semifinal)
199437.79United States Santa Monica Track ClubMichael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard, Carl LewisUnited States Walnut1994 Mt. SAC Relays[57]
199337.40 United StatesJon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy BurrellGermany Stuttgart1993 IAAF World Championships
199237.40 United StatesMichael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl LewisSpain Barcelona1992 Summer Olympics
199137.50 United StatesAndre Cason, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl LewisJapan Tokyo1991 IAAF World Championships
199037.79 FranceMax Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Jean-Charles Trouabal, Bruno Marie-RoseSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Split1990 European Athletics Championships
198938.23 ATexas Christian UniversityUnited States Horatio Porter, Jamaica Andrew Smith, United States Greg Sholars, Jamaica Raymond StewartUnited States Provo1989 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships[58]
198838.19 Soviet UnionViktor Bryzhin, Vladimir Krylov, Vladimir Muravyov, Vitaliy SavinSouth Korea Seoul1988 Summer Olympics
198737.90 United StatesLee McRae, Lee McNeill, Harvey Glance, Carl LewisItaly Rome1987 IAAF World Championships
198637.98 United StatesLee McRae, Floyd Heard, Harvey Glance, Carl LewisSoviet Union Moscow1986 Goodwill Games
198538.10 United StatesHarvey Glance, Kirk Baptiste, Calvin Smith, Dwayne EvansAustralia Canberra1985 IAAF World Cup
198437.83 United StatesSam Graddy, Ron Brown, Calvin Smith, Carl LewisUnited States Los Angeles1984 Summer Olympics
198337.86 United StatesEmmit King, Willie Gault, Calvin Smith, Carl LewisFinland Helsinki1983 IAAF World Championships
198238.13 United StatesMel Lattany, Stanley Floyd, Calvin Smith, Carl LewisSwitzerland Zurich1982 Weltklasse Zürich[59]
198138.66 PolandKrzysztof Zwoliński, Zenon Licznerski, Leszek Dunecki, Marian WoroninSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb1981 European Cup
198038.26 Soviet UnionVladimir Muravyov, Nikolay Sidorov, Andrey Prokofyev, Aleksandr AksininSoviet Union Moscow1980 Summer Olympics
197938.30 AUnited States South TeamMike Roberson, Harvey Glance, Bill Collins, Mel LattanyUnited States Colorado Springs1979 U.S. Olympic Festival[60]
197838.55Tobias StridersPanama Guy Abrahams, United States Michael Simmons, Jamaica Don Quarrie, Guyana James GilkesUnited States Tempe1978 Sun Devil Classic[61]
197738.03 United StatesBill Collins, Steve Riddick, Cliff Wiley, Steve WilliamsWest Germany Düsseldorf1977 IAAF World Cup
197638.33 United StatesHarvey Glance, Johnny Jones, Millard Hampton, Steve RiddickCanada Montreal1976 Summer Olympics
197538.31 A United StatesClancy Edwards, Larry Brown, Donald Merrick, Bill CollinsMexico Mexico City1975 Pan American Games
197438.69 FranceLucien Sainte-Rose, Joseph Arame, Bruno Cherrier, Dominique ChauvelotItaly Rome1974 European Athletics Championships
197338.8 East GermanyEberhard Weise, Michael Droese, Hans-Jürgen Bombach, Siegfried SchenkeEast Germany East Berlin[62]
197238.19 United StatesLarry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie HartWest Germany Munich1972 Summer Olympics
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198841.73 East GermanySilke Möller, Kerstin Behrendt, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies GöhrEast Germany East Berlin
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198541.37 East GermanySilke Gladisch, Sabine Rieger, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies GöhrAustralia Canberra1985 IAAF World Cup
198441.65 United StatesAlice Brown, Jeanette Bolden, Chandra Cheeseborough, Evelyn AshfordUnited States Los Angeles1984 Summer Olympics
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197942.09 East GermanyRomy Müller, Bärbel Wöckel, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies GöhrItaly Turin1979 European Cup
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