Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Women's 4 x 400 metres relay; at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue	Stade de France, Paris, France
Dates	9 August 2024 (round 1); 10 August 2024 (final);
Winning time	3:15.27 (WL, AR)
Medalists
	← 2020 2028 →

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.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record	Athlete (Nation)	Time (s)	Location	Date
World record	Soviet Union (Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina)	3:15.17^[3]	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988
Olympic record		3:15.17^[3]	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988
World leading	Arkansas Razorbacks (Amber Anning, Rosey Effiong, Nickisha Pryce, Kaylyn Brown)	3:17.96^[4]	Eugene, United States	8 June 2024

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]

Qualification event	No. of teams	Qualified teams
2024 World Athletics Relays	14	Belgium Canada France Great Britain India Ireland Italy Jamaica Netherlands Norway Poland Spain Switzerland United States
World Athletics Top List (as of June 30, 2024)	2	Germany Cuba
Total	16

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

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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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/sports/olympics/soviet-doping-plan-russia-rio-games.html
^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "Records – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
^ "Women's 4 x 400m Relay - Round 1 - Heat 1/2 results" (PDF). Olympics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
^ "Women's 4 x 400m Relay - Round 1 - Heat 2/2 results" (PDF). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
^ "Women's 4 x 400m Relay - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[schedule-1] "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[2] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/sports/olympics/soviet-doping-plan-russia-rio-games.html

[WR-3] "All time Top lists – Senior – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[WL-4] "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[5] "Records – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

[qualification-6] Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[7] "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.

[8] "Women's 4 x 400m Relay - Round 1 - Heat 1/2 results" (PDF). Olympics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[9] "Women's 4 x 400m Relay - Round 1 - Heat 2/2 results" (PDF). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[10] "Women's 4 x 400m Relay - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

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