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Men's 4 X 100 Meters Relay

 
 
 
Introduced into the Olympics in 1912, The World Championships in 1983, The European Championships 1934 and The Commonwealth Games in 1930 when it was run over 4x110 yards (100.584 metres) until 1970.

The record times for the championships are listed below along with the World record progression.

In the world record progression only records that have been ratified by the IAAF or are awaiting ratification have been used.
All other records that have not been ratified or have been removed for whatever reason have not been included.

* = Equalled world record

# = Hand timed

y = 4 X 110 yards (100.584 m)

Championship Records
OlympicsNester Carter37.10JAM22-8-2008Beijing
 Michael Frater    
 Usain Bolt    
 Asafa Powell    
WorldSteve Mullings37.31JAM22-8-2009Berlin
 Michael Frater    
 Usain Bolt    
 Asafa Powell    
EuropeanMax Moriniere37.79FRA1-9-1990Split
 Daniel Sangouma    
 Jean-Charles Trouabal    
 Bruno Marie-Rose    
CommonwealthDwain Chambers38.20ENG21-9-1998Kuala Lumpur
 Marlon Devonish    
 Julian Golding    
 Darren Campbell    


 
 

World Record Progression



Nester Carter37.10JAM22-08-2008Beijing 
Michael Frater     
Usain Bolt     
Asafa Powell     
Jon Drummond37.40 *USA21-08-1993Stuttgart 
Andre Cason     
Dennis Mitchell     
Leroy Burrell     
Mike Marsh37.40USA08-08-1992Barcelona 
Leroy Burrell     
Dennis Mitchell     
Carl Lewis     
Andre Cason37.50USA01-09-1991Tokyo 
Leroy Burrell     
Dennis Mitchell     
Carl Lewis     
Mike Marsh37.67USA07-08-1991Zurich 
Leroy Burrell     
Dennis Mitchell     
Carl Lewis     
Mike Marsh37.79 *USA03-08-1991MonacoSanta Monica Track Club
Leroy Burrell     
Floyd Heard     
Carl Lewis     
Max Moriniere37.79FRA01-09-1990Split 
Daniel Sangouma     
Jean-Charles Trouabal     
Bruno Marie-Rose     
Sam Graddy37.83USA11-08-1984Los Angeles 
Ron Brown     
Calvin Smith     
Carl Lewis     
Emmit King37.86USA10-08-1983Helsinki 
Willie Gault     
Calvin Smith     
Carl Lewis     
William Collins38.03USA03-09-1977Dusseldorf 
Steve Riddick     
Cliff Wiley     
Steve Williams     
Larry Black38.19USA10-09-1972Munchen 
Robert Taylor     
Gerald Tinker     
Edward Hart     
William Collins38.2 * #USA10-09-1972Munchen 
Robert Taylor     
Gerald Tinker     
Edward Hart     
Charles Greene38.2 #USA20-10-1968MexicoEvent took place at altitude
Melvin Pender     
Ronnie Ray Smith     
James Hines     
Errol Stewart38.3 #JAM19-10-1968MexicoEvent took place at altitude
Michael Fray     
Clinton Forbes     
Lennox Miller     
Errol Stewart38.6 #JAM19-10-1968MexicoEven took place at altitude
Michael Fray     
Clinton Forbes     
Lennox Miller     
Earl McCulloch38.6y #USA17-06-1967ProvoUniversity of Southern California
Fred Kuller     
O J Simpson     
Lennox Miller     
Paul Drayton39.0 #USA21-10-1964Tokyo 
Gerald Ashworth     
Richard Stebbins     
Robert Hayes     
Hayes Jones39.1 #USA15-07-1961Moscow 
Francis Budd     
Charles Frazier     
Paul Drayton     
Bernd Cullmann39.5 * #FRG08-09-1960Rome 
Armin Hary     
Walter Mahlendorf     
Martin Lauer     
Bernd Cullmann39.5 * #FRG07-09-1960Rome 
Armin Hary     
Walter Mahlendorf     
Martin Lauer     
Manfred Steinbach39.5 * #FRG29-08-1958Koln 
Martin Lauer     
Heinz Futterer     
Manfred Germar     
Ira Murchison39.5 #USA01-12-1956Melbourne 
Leamon King     
W Thane Baker     
Bobby Joe Morrow     
Jesse Owens39.8 #USA09-08-1936Berlin 
Ralph Metcalfe     
Foy Draper     
Frank Wykoff     
Robert Kiesel40.0 #USA07-08-1932Los Angeles 
Emmett Toppino     
Hector Dyer     
Frank Wykoff     
Helmut Kornig40.6 #GER14-06-1932Kassel 
Georg Lammers     
Erich Borchmeyer     
Arthur Jonath     
Roy Delby40.8y #USA09-05-1931FresnoUniversity of Southern California
Milton Maurer     
Maurice Guyer     
Frank Wykoff     
Helmut Kornig40.8 * #GER22-07-1929BreslauS C Charlottenburg
Wilhelm Crosser     
Heinz-Alexander Nathan     
Hermann Schloske     
Arthur Jonath40.8 #GER02-09-1928Berlin 
Richard Corts     
Hubert Houben     
Helmut Kornig     
Frank Wykoff41.0 * #USA05-08-1928Amsterdam 
James Quinn     
Charles Borah     
Henry Russell     
Ernst Geerling41.0 * #GER10-06-1928HalleEintracht Frankfurt
Friedrich Wichmann     
Adolf Metzner     
Hans Salz     
Chester Bowman41.0y #USA04-07-1927LincolnNewark A C
John Currie     
James Pappas     
Henry Cummings     
Francis Hussey41.0 #USA13-07-1924Colombes 
Louis Clarke     
Loren Murchison     
Alfred Leconey     
Jacob Boot42.0 * #NED12-07-1924Colombes 
Henricus Broos     
Jan de Vries     
Marinus van den Berge     
Harold Abrahams42.0 #GBR12-07-1924Colombes 
Walter Rangeley     
Lancelot Royle     
William Nichol     
Charles Paddock42.2 #USA22-08-1920Antwerp 
Jackson Scholz     
Loren Murchison     
Morris Kirksey     
Otto Rohr42.3 #GER08-07-1912Stockholm 
Max Hermann     
Erwin Kern     
Richard Rau     
 

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