| United States at the World Athletics Relays | |
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| IAAF code | USA |
| National federation | USA Track & Field |
| Website | www |
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| World Athletics Relays appearances (overview) | |
United States has competed at the World Athletics Relays since first edition held in 2014, and until edition held in 2019, Americans athletes have won a total of 31 medals, 22 of them gold. They have won the Golden Baton at all those editions. [1]
Americans have won 9 titles in the men's field, 10 in the women's field and 3 in the mixed field. [2]
Multiple wins athletes with three titles are Tony McQuay (4x400m 2014/2015/2017), LaShawn Merritt USA Men's 4x400m 2014/2015/2017), David Verburg USA Men's 4x400m 2014/2015/2017) among men and Natasha Hastings USA Women's 4x400m 2014/2015/2017), Chanelle Price (4x800m 2014/2015/2017), Sanya Richards-Ross (4x400m 2014/2015, Distance Medley Relay 2015) among women. [2]
| Edition |  |  |  |
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 2014 Nassau | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 Nassau | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Nassau | 5 | 2 | 1 |
 2019 Yokohama | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | 7 | 2 |
Nassau 2017
| Yokohama 2019
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