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

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Men's 4 x 400 metres relay
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue Stade de France, Paris, France [1]
Dates
  • 9 August 2024 (round 1)
  • 10 August 2024 (final)
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The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 9 and 10 August 2024. This will be the 26th time that the men's 4 x 400 metres relay is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 16 teams will be able to qualify for the event through the 2024 World Athletics Relays or the World Athletics top list.

Background

The 4 × 400 metres relay at the Summer Olympics is the shortest track relay event held at the multi-sport event. The men's relay has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
RecordAthlete (Nation)Time (s)LocationDate
World record Flag of the United States.svg United States

(Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson)

2:54.29 [2] Stuttgart, Germany22 August 1993
Olympic record Flag of the United States.svg United States

(LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner)

2:55.39 Beijing, China23 August 2008
World leading Texas A&M

(Jevon O'Bryant, Cutler Zamzow, Kimar Farquharson, Auhmad Robinson)

2:58.37 [3] Eugene, United States7 June 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics [4]
Area RecordAthlete (Nation)Time (s)
Africa ( records )Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana

(Isaac Makwala, Baboloki Thebe, Zibane Ngozi, Bayapo Ndori)

2:57.27
Asia ( records )Flag of India.svg India

(Muhammad Anas, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, Rajesh Ramesh)

2:59.05
Europe ( records )Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain

(Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson, Roger Black)

2:56.60
North, Central America and Caribbean ( records )Flag of the United States.svg United States

(Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson)

2:54.29 WR
Oceania ( records )Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia

(Bruce Frayne, Darren Clark, Gary Minihan, Rick Mitchell)

2:59.70
South America ( records )Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil

(Eronilde de Araújo, Anderson Jorge dos Santos, Claudinei da Silva, Sanderlei Parrela)

2:58.56

Qualification

Qualification eventNo. of teamsQualified teams
2024 World Athletics Relays14Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Athletics Top List
(as of June 30, 2024)		2Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Total16

For the men'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. [5]

Rounds

Round 1

Round 1 is scheduled to be held on 9 August, starting at 11:05 (UTC+2) in the morning. [1] [6]

Final

The final is scheduled to be held on 10 August, starting at 21:12 (UTC+2) in the evening. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com . Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "All time Top lists – Senior – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men", World Athletics , 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men", World Athletics , 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Records – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men". World Athletics . 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com , 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
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