Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
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The women'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 14th time that the women'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 women's relay has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1972.
| Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Soviet Union (Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina) | 3:15.17[2] | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| Olympic record | ||||
| World leading | Arkansas | 3:17.96[3] | Eugene, United States | 8 June 2024 |
| Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|
| Africa (records) |  Nigeria (Olabisi Afolabi, Fatimat Yusuf, Charity Opara, Falilat Ogunkoya-Osheku) | 3:21.04 |
| Asia (records) |  China (An Xiaohong, Bai Xiaoyun, Cao Chunying, Ma Yuqin) | 3:24.28 |
| Europe (records) | Soviet Union (Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina) | 3:15.17 WR |
| North, Central America and Caribbean (records) |  United States (Denean Howard-Hill, Diane DIxon, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Florence Griffith-Joyner) | 3:15.51 |
| Oceania (records) |  Australia (Nova Peris-Kneebone, Tamsyn Manou, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Cathy Freeman) | 3:23.81 |
| South America (records) |  Brazil (Geisa Coutinho, Barbara de Oliveira [es], Joelma Sousa, Jailma de Lima) | 3:26.68 |
Qualification
For the women'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]
| Qualification event | No. of teams | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 World Athletics Relays | 14 |  Belgium Canada France Great Britain India Ireland Italy Jamaica Netherlands Norway Poland Spain Switzerland United States |
| World Athletics Top List (as of June 30, 2024) | 2 |  Germany Cuba |
| Total | 16 |
Rounds
Round 1
Round 1 is scheduled to be held on 9 August, starting at 10:40 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1][6]
Final
The final is scheduled to be held on 10 August, starting at 21:22 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Records – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
