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

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Mixed 4 x 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)
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The mixed 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 2 and 3 August 2024. This will be the second time that the mixed 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 mixed 4 x 400 metres relay is the newest addition to the Olympic athletics programme, being added to the program in 2020.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
RecordAthlete (Nation)Time (s)LocationDate
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 Tokyo, Japan31 July 2021
World leadingFlag of Ireland.svg Ireland

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

3:09.92 [3] Rome, Italy7 June 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics [4]
Area RecordAthlete (Nation)Time (s)
Africa ( records )Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya

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

3:11.88
Asia ( records )Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain

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

3:11.82
Europe ( records )Flag of Poland.svg Poland

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

3:09.87
North, Central America and Caribbean ( records )Flag of the United States.svg United States

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

3:08.80 WR
Oceania ( records )Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia

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

3:17.00
South America ( records )Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia

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

3:14.48

Qualification

For the mixed 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]

Qualification eventNo. of teamsQualified teams
2024 World Athletics Relays14Flag 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.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Switzerland.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

Rounds

Heats

The heats are scheduled to be held on 2 August, starting at 19:10 (UTC+2) in the evening. [1] [6]

Final

The final is scheduled to be held on 3 August, starting at 20:55 (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 mixed", World Athletics , 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 4 x 400 Metres Relay mixed", World Athletics , 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Records – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed". 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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