Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay

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Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue Stade de France, Paris, France [1]
Dates
  • 2 August 2024 (round 1)
  • 3 August 2024 (final)
Teams16
Winning time3:07.43 min AR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Eugene Omalla, Lieke Klaver, Isaya Klein Ikkink, Femke Bol, Cathelijn Peeters*Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg

Samuel Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Amber Anning, Nicole Yeargin*

*Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats.		Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
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The mixed 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 2 and 3 August 2024. This was the second time that the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay was contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 16 teams qualified for the event through the 2024 World Athletics Relays or the World Athletics top list.

Round 1 was held in two heats on 2 August. The three fastest teams of each heat and the two fastest of the rest qualified for the finals. The United States set a new world record of 3:07.41 minutes. The teams of France, Great Britain, Belgium, Jamaica, Nigeria, and Switzerland all broke their national records in round 1.

The final was held on 3 August. The Netherlands won the gold medal in 3:07.43 minutes, setting a new European record, ahead of the United States in 3:07.74 minutes, and Great Britain in 3:08.01 minutes, setting a new national record. The team of Belgium also set a national record and the French team was disqualified in the final.

Background

The mixed 4 × 400 metres relay is the newest addition to the Olympic athletics programme, being introduced in 2020.[ citation needed ]

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
RecordNation (Athletes)Time in min Tooltip MinutesLocationDate
World record Flag of the United States.svg United States

(Justin Robinson, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling, Alexis Holmes)

3:08.80 [2] Budapest, Hungary19 August 2023
Olympic record Flag of Poland.svg Poland

(Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczamarek, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Kajetan Duszyński)

3:09.87 [3] Tokyo, Japan31 July 2021
World leadingFlag of Ireland.svg Ireland

(Christopher O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr, Sharlene Mawdsley)

3:09.92 [4] Rome, Italy7 June 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics [5]
RecordNation (Athletes)Time in min Tooltip Minutes
African record Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya

(Zablon Ekwam, Mary Moraa, Kelvin Tauta  [ de ], Mercy Chebet)

3:11.88
Asian record Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain

(Musa Isah, Aminat Yusuf Jamal, Salwa Eid Naser, Abbas Abubakar Abbas)

3:11.82
European record Flag of Poland.svg Poland

(Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczamarek, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Kajetan Duszyński)

3:09.87
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg United States

(Justin Robinson, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling, Alexis Holmes)

3:08.80 WR
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia

(Bendere Oboya, Anneliese Rubie-Renshaw, Tyler Gunn  [ fr ], Alex Beck)

3:17.00
South American record Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia

(Jhon Perlaza, Lina Licona, Nicolás Salinas  [ de ], Evelis Aguilar)

3:14.48

Qualification

For the mixed 4 × 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 was held between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. [6] [7]

Qualified teams
Qualification eventNo. of teamsNations
2024 World Athletics Relays 14Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Athletics Top List
(as of June 30, 2024)		2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Total16

Results

Round 1

Second leg runners of the first heat in round 1, where the team of the United States broke the world record Epreuve Athletisme Jeux Olympiques 2024 Stade France - Saint-Denis (FR93) - 2024-08-02 - 84.jpg
Second leg runners of the first heat in round 1, where the team of the United States broke the world record

The two heats of the first round were held on 2 August, starting at 19:10 (UTC+2) in the evening. [1] The first three teams in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) advanced to the final. [8]

In the first heat, USA started off with 44.1 s Vernon Norwood who ran an evenly paced 44.47 s leg, which looked like a fast close to handoff a step ahead of France's Muhammad Abdallah Kounta. Shamier Little had lined up at the wrong end of the passing zone, the markings on the Paris track being faint "chevrons" instead of the large triangles more common in the USA. An official noticed her out of place and signaled for her to move. Little quickly skipped, possibly past the correct mark, seconds before the handoff. With a 49.32 s PB, Little took the lead at the break, challenged by Louise Maraval. As they came off the turn, Little's strength from running 400 metres hurdles allowed her to separate from the challenger. Little's split was 49.32 s as she handed off to Bryce Deadmon, a 44.22 s runner, with a 5-metre lead. Deadmon's 44.17 s split expanded the American lead to 15 metres over Belgium, represented by Kevin Borlée. With that big of a lead, American anchor runner Kaylyn Brown could have cruised to a qualifying position. Instead, Brown kept the pedal to the metal and ran a 49.45 s anchor leg. The cumulative USA time was 3:07.41 min, almost a second and a half faster than the world record set the previous year by a US team at the World Championships. [9]

Results of round 1 [9]
RankHeatLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
116Flag of the United States.svg  United States Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown 3:07.41 Q, WR, OR
218Flag of France.svg  France Muhammad Kounta, Louise Maraval, Téo Andant, Amandine Brossier 3:10.60 Q, NR
324Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Samuel Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Nicole Yeargin 3:10.61 Q, NR
417Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jonathan Sacoor, Helena Ponette, Kévin Borlée, Naomi Van Den Broeck 3:10.74 Q, NR
526Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Eugene Omalla, Lieke Klaver, Isaya Klein Ikkink, Cathelijn Peeters 3:10.81 Q
612Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Reheem Hayles, Junelle Bromfield, Zandrion Barnes, Stephenie Ann McPherson 3:11.06 q, NR
715Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Maksymilian Szwed, Marika Popowicz-Drapała, Karol Zalewski, Justyna Święty-Ersetic 3:11.43 q, SB
823Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Luca Sito, Anna Polinari, Edoardo Scotti, Alice Mangione 3:11.59 Q
925Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Samuel Ogazi, Ella Onojuvwevwo, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli, Patience Okon George 3:11.99 NR
1027Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland Christopher O'Donnell, Sophie Becker, Thomas Barr, Sharlene Mawdsley 3:12.67
1119Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Charles Devantay, Giulia Senn, Lionel Spitz, Yasmin Giger 3:12.77 NR
1213Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya David Kapirante, Veronica Mutua, Boniface Mweresa, Mercy Chebet 3:13.13
1314Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Wendell Miller, Javonya Valcourt, Alonzo Russell, Quincy Penn 3:14.58
1422Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Oleksandr Pohorilko, Tetyana Melnyk, Danylo Danylenko, Maryana Shostak 3:15.51
1529Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Jean Paul Bredau, Alica Schmidt, Manuel Sanders, Eileen Demes 3:15.63
1628Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Erick Joel Sánchez, Milagros Durán, Robert King, Anabel Medina 3:18.39

Final

The final was held on 3 August, and started at 20:55 (UTC+2) in the evening. [1] [10]

The USA ran the same four athletes as in round 1, but other teams subbed in their rested best athletes. Belgium added World Indoor Champion Alexander Doom, France added European U23 Champion Fabrisio Saïdy and the Netherlands added world indoor record holder Femke Bol. In the rain, the race started off similar to the first heat, with Norwood looking behind the field but closing strong, but Doom handed off to Helena Ponette a step ahead. Little reached the break line first, but she was followed closely by Ponette and world indoor silver medalist Lieke Klaver. Klaver ran the turn almost in lane 2, but Little never let her by, opening up a 3-metre gap as Klaver slowed. Deadmon continued Little's lead, with Belgium's Jonathan Sacoor gaining second place as the Dutch had a poor handoff from Klaver to Isaya Klein Ikkink. Down the backstretch Sacoor pulled in the gap with Alex Haydock-Wilson bringing Great Britain into contention. Deadmon held the small gap until nearing the handoff, when Sacoor pulled even. Starting even with Belgium's Naomi Van Den Broeck, through the first turn Brown opened up a 5-metre lead, with Britain's Amber Anning, Kaylyn Brown's teammate at the University of Arkansas, a step behind Van den Broeck. Still further back, 12 metres behind Brown was the Netherlands' ace, Bol. Down the backstretch, Anning got around Van den Broeck and was gaining on Brown. Around the turn, Bol moved to lane 2 to pass Van den Broeck, then on the home stretch, Bol caught Anning and didn't stop, passing Brown 18 metres out.

Brown's final lap was 49.23 s, Anning 48.86 s, but they were no match to Bol's 48.00 s. [11] The Netherlands' winning time was 3:07.43 min, just one fiftieth short of the world record set the day before. It became the European Record, while Great Britain and Belgium also set national records. [11]

Results of final [10] [11]
RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Eugene Omalla, Lieke Klaver, Isaya Klein Ikkink, Femke Bol 3:07.43 AR
Silver medal icon.svg5Flag of the United States.svg  United States Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown 3:07.74
Bronze medal icon.svg8Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Samuel Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Amber Anning 3:08.01 NR
44Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Alexander Doom, Helena Ponette, Jonathan Sacoor, Naomi Van Den Broeck 3:09.36 NR
52Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Reheem Hayles, Junelle Bromfield, Zandrion Barnes, Stephenie Ann McPherson 3:11.67
69Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Luca Sito, Giancarla Trevisan, Edoardo Scotti, Alice Mangione 3:11.84
73Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Maksymilian Szwed, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Karol Zalewski, Alicja Wrona-Kutrzepa 3:12.39
DQ6Flag of France.svg  France Muhammad Abdallah Kounta, Louise Maraval, Fabrisio Saïdy, Amandine Brossier 3:10.84

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