4 × 100 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships

The 4×100 metres relay at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 4×100 metres relay at the Olympics. The competition format typically has one qualifying round leading to a final between eight teams. As of 2015, nations can qualify for the competition through a top eight finish at the previous IAAF World Relays event, with the remaining teams coming through the more traditional route of ranking highly on time in the seasonal lists.[1]

4 × 100 metres relay
at the World Championships in Athletics
The 2009-winning men's relay team from Jamaica
Overview
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 19832019
Women: 19832019
Championship record
Men37.04 Jamaica (2011)
Women41.07 Jamaica (2015)
Reigning champion
Men United States (USA)
Women Jamaica (JAM)

The championship records for the event are 37.04 seconds for men, set by Jamaica in 2011, and 41.07 seconds for women, set by Jamaica in 2015.[2] The men's world record has been broken or equalled at the competition on four occasions.[3] The women's world record has never been broken or equalled at the competition.

The United States is the most successful nation in the discipline, with seven men's gold medals and six women's gold medals. The next most successful nation is Jamaica, which has won four gold medals for men's and 5 for the women's events. Jamaica won in 1991, 2009, 2013, 2015, and 2019. The two nations share the highest medal cache at eighteen. France and Canada, with two golds each, are the only other nations to have won multiple titles. Great Britain has the third highest medal tally in the event at nine medals.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt is the most successful athlete of the event, with four consecutive gold medals from 2009 to 2015 and a silver medal in 2007. His female compatriots Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Kerron Stewart are the next most successful, with three gold medals and two silver medals. Another Jamaican woman, Beverly McDonald, has the highest number of medals in the event at six (although only one of them gold). Nesta Carter and Carl Lewis are the only other athletes to have won three gold medals in the relay event.

The United States has twice been stripped of the gold medal due to doping by athletes on the national team, having lost both men's and women's titles in 2001.

Age

  • All information from IAAF[4]
Distinction Male athlete Age Female athlete Age
Youngest champion Eddy De Lépine21 years, 136 days Silke Gladisch19 years, 51 days
Youngest medalist Darrel Brown16 years, 305 days Aleen Bailey18 years, 277 days
Youngest participant Yahya Al-Ghahes15 years, 174 days Elizabeth Wilson16 years, 221 days[nb1]
Oldest champion Justin Gatlin37 years, 237 days Patricia Girard35 years, 144 days
Oldest medalist Troy Douglas40 years, 274 days Chandra Sturrup37 years, 344 days
Oldest participant Troy Douglas40 years, 274 days Merlene Ottey43 years, 111 days
  • nb1 Only the birth year is known for Ghana's Elizabeth Wilson, although calculating her age from 1 January that year still makes her the youngest female participant.[4]

Doping

The men's event was affected by doping in its debut tournament in 1983, with Ben Johnson running for Canada, although the team did not progress beyond the first round. Johnson's drug use was only self-admitted during this period and he did not fail a drug test that year. Johnson ran for the fourth-placed Canada team at the 1987 event. His Canadian team mate Angella Issajenko later became the first female relay athlete to be sanctioned – she helped Canada to fifth at the same edition.[5]

The positive drug test for Nigeria's Innocent Asonze in 1999 marked the first instance where a medal-winning team was disqualified at the World Championships in Athletics. Brazil was elevated to the bronze medal as a result.[5] Doping persisted two years later, as France's Christophe Cheval was disqualified after a positive test for nandrolone shortly before the event (the team were semi-finalists only).[6] The greatest disqualifications yet followed after the BALCO scandal in 2005. Tim Montgomery of the 2001-winning men's team was later disqualified following his admission of doping during the period, meaning that the American gold medallists were stricken from the record (South Africa were elevated as champions).[7] Similarly, Marion Jones's and Kelli White's admitted usage led to the disqualification of the winning American women's team (Germany were made champions as a result).[5]

The impact of the BALCO scandal extended to the 2003 edition, as medals were again reassigned as a result of British athlete Dwain Chambers doping. Brazil were elevated to silver and the Netherlands became the bronze medallists. The next doping disqualification to occur in the relay was in 2009, when Nigerian women's runner Toyin Augustus had her team's first round result annulled. A similar fate met Lim Hee-Nam and the South Korean men in 2011.[5] The fourth-placed Trinidad and Tobago team had their result retrospectively disqualified due to Semoy Hackett's failed doping test prior to the competition.[8] A third straight championships was affected as a result of Ukraine's Yelyzaveta Bryzhina failing a doping test for drostanolone (as of 2015 the Ukrainian relay team's first round result still stands, however).[9]

Medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
 United States (USA)
Emmit King
Willie Gault
Calvin Smith
Carl Lewis
 Italy (ITA)
Stefano Tilli
Carlo Simionato
Pierfrancesco Pavoni
Pietro Mennea
 Soviet Union (URS)
Andrey Prokofyev
Nikolay Sidorov
Vladimir Muravyov
Viktor Bryzhin
1987 Rome
 United States (USA)
Lee McRae
Lee Vernon McNeill
Harvey Glance
Carl Lewis
 Soviet Union (URS)
Aleksandr Yevgenyev
Viktor Bryzhin
Vladimir Muravyov
Vladimir Krylov
 Jamaica (JAM)
John Mair
Andrew Smith
Clive Wright
Ray Stewart
1991 Tokyo
 United States (USA)
Andre Cason
Leroy Burrell
Dennis Mitchell
Carl Lewis
 France (FRA)
Max Morinière
Daniel Sangouma
Jean-Charles Trouabal
Bruno Marie-Rose
 Great Britain (GBR)
Tony Jarrett
John Regis
Darren Braithwaite
Linford Christie
1993 Stuttgart
 United States (USA)
Jon Drummond
Andre Cason
Dennis Mitchell
Leroy Burrell
Calvin Smith*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Colin Jackson
Tony Jarrett
John Regis
Linford Christie
Jason John*
Darren Braithwaite*
 Canada (CAN)
Robert Esmie
Glenroy Gilbert
Bruny Surin
Atlee Mahorn
1995 Gothenburg
 Canada (CAN)
Donovan Bailey
Robert Esmie
Glenroy Gilbert
Bruny Surin
 Australia (AUS)
Paul Henderson
Tim Jackson
Steve Brimacombe
Damien Marsh
 Italy (ITA)
Giovanni Puggioni
Ezio Madonia
Angelo Cipolloni
Sandro Floris
1997 Athens
 Canada (CAN)
Robert Esmie
Glenroy Gilbert
Bruny Surin
Donovan Bailey
Carlton Chambers*
 Nigeria (NGR)
Osmond Ezinwa
Olapade Adeniken
Francis Obikwelu
Davidson Ezinwa
 Great Britain (GBR)
Darren Braithwaite
Darren Campbell
Douglas Walker
Julian Golding
Dwain Chambers*
1999 Sevilledq1
 United States (USA)
Jon Drummond
Tim Montgomery
Brian Lewis
Maurice Greene
 Great Britain (GBR)
Jason Gardener
Darren Campbell
Marlon Devonish
Dwain Chambers
Allyn Condon*
 Brazil (BRA)
Raphael de Oliveira
Claudinei da Silva
Édson Ribeiro
André Domingos
2001 Edmontondq2
 South Africa (RSA)
Morné Nagel
Corné du Plessis
Lee-Roy Newton
Mathew Quinn
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Marc Burns
Ato Boldon
Jacey Harper
Darrel Brown
 Australia (AUS)
Matt Shirvington
Paul Di Bella
Steve Brimacombe
Adam Basil
2003 Saint-Denisdq3
 United States (USA)
John Capel
Bernard Williams
Darvis Patton
Joshua J. Johnson
 Brazil (BRA)
Vicente de Lima
Édson Ribeiro
André Domingos
Cláudio Roberto Souza
 Netherlands (NED)
Timothy Beck
Troy Douglas
Patrick van Balkom
Caimin Douglas
Guus Hoogmoed*
2005 Helsinki
 France (FRA)
Ladji Doucouré
Ronald Pognon
Eddy De Lépine
Lueyi Dovy
Oudéré Kankarafou*
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Kevon Pierre
Marc Burns
Jacey Harper
Darrel Brown
 Great Britain (GBR)
Jason Gardener
Marlon Devonish
Christian Malcolm
Mark Lewis-Francis
2007 Osaka
 United States (USA)
Darvis Patton
Wallace Spearmon
Tyson Gay
Leroy Dixon
Rodney Martin*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Marvin Anderson
Usain Bolt
Nesta Carter
Asafa Powell
Dwight Thomas*
Steve Mullings*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Christian Malcolm
Craig Pickering
Marlon Devonish
Mark Lewis-Francis
2009 Berlin
 Jamaica (JAM)
Steve Mullings
Michael Frater
Usain Bolt
Asafa Powell
Dwight Thomas*
Lerone Clarke*
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Darrel Brown
Marc Burns
Emmanuel Callender
Richard Thompson
Keston Bledman*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Simeon Williamson
Tyrone Edgar
Marlon Devonish
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
2011 Daegu
 Jamaica (JAM)
Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
Dexter Lee*
 France (FRA)
Teddy Tinmar
Christophe Lemaitre
Yannick Lesourd
Jimmy Vicaut
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)
Jason Rogers
Kim Collins
Antoine Adams
Brijesh Lawrence
2013 Moscow
 Jamaica (JAM)
Nesta Carter
Kemar Bailey-Cole
Nickel Ashmeade
Usain Bolt
Warren Weir*
Oshane Bailey*
 United States (USA)
Charles Silmon
Mike Rodgers
Mookie Salaam
Justin Gatlin
 Canada (CAN)
Gavin Smellie
Aaron Brown
Dontae Richards-Kwok
Justyn Warner
2015 Beijing
 Jamaica (JAM)
Nesta Carter
Asafa Powell
Nickel Ashmeade
Usain Bolt
Rasheed Dwyer*
 China (CHN)
Mo Youxue
Xie Zhenye
Su Bingtian
Zhang Peimeng
 Canada (CAN)
Aaron Brown
Andre De Grasse
Brendon Rodney
Justyn Warner
2017 London
 Great Britain (GBR)
Chijindu Ujah
Adam Gemili
Danny Talbot
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
 United States (USA)
Mike Rodgers
Justin Gatlin
Jaylen Bacon
Christian Coleman
BeeJay Lee*
 Japan (JPN)
Shuhei Tada
Shōta Iizuka
Yoshihide Kiryū
Kenji Fujimitsu
Asuka Cambridge*
2019 Doha
 United States (USA)
Christian Coleman
Justin Gatlin
Mike Rodgers
Noah Lyles
Cravon Gillespie*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Adam Gemili
Zharnel Hughes
Richard Kilty
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
 Japan (JPN)
Shuhei Tada
Kirara Shiraishi
Yoshihide Kiryū
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown
Yuki Koike*

Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM)2007–20174105
2Nesta Carter Jamaica (JAM)2007–20153104
3Carl Lewis United States (USA)1983–19913003
4=Robert Esmie Canada (CAN)1993–19972103
4=Glenroy Gilbert Canada (CAN)1993–19972103
4=Bruny Surin Canada (CAN)1993–19972103
4=Asafa Powell Jamaica (JAM)2007–20152103
8=Calvin Smith United States (USA)1983–19932002
8=Andre Cason United States (USA)1991–19932002
8=Dennis Mitchell United States (USA)1991–19932002
8=Leroy Burrell United States (USA)1991–19932002
8=Donovan Bailey Canada (CAN)1995–19972002
8=Jon Drummond United States (USA)1993–19992002
8=Darvis Patton United States (USA)2003–20072002
8=Michael Frater Jamaica (JAM)2009–20112002
8=Nickel Ashmeade Jamaica (JAM)2009-20112002
17=Mike Rodgers United States (USA)2015–20191203
17=Justin Gatlin United States (USA)2015–20191203
19=Adam Gemili Great Britain (GBR)2017–20191102
19=Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Great Britain (GBR)2017–20191102
19=Christian Coleman United States (USA)2017–20191102
19=Dwight Thomas Jamaica (JAM)2007–20091102
19=Steve Mullings Jamaica (JAM)2007–20091102
24=Marc Burns Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)2001–20090303
24=Darrel Brown Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)2001–20090303
26Jacey Harper Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)2001–20050202
27Marlon Devonish Great Britain (GBR)1999–20090134
28Darren Braithwaite Great Britain (GBR)1991–19970123
29=Vladimir Muravyov Soviet Union (URS)1983–19870112
29=Tony Jarrett Great Britain (GBR)1991–19930112
29=John Regis Great Britain (GBR)1991–19930112
29=Linford Christie Great Britain (GBR)1991–19930112
29=Steve Brimacombe Australia (AUS)1995–20010112
29=Darren Campbell Great Britain (GBR)1997–19990112
29=Dwain Chambers Great Britain (GBR)1997–19990112
29=Jason Gardener Great Britain (GBR)1999–20050112
37=Christian Malcolm Great Britain (GBR)2005–20070022
37=Mark Lewis-Francis Great Britain (GBR)2005–20070022
31=Aaron Brown Canada (CAN)2013–20150022
37=Justyn Warner Canada (CAN)2013–20150022
37=Shuhei Tada Japan (JPN)2017–20190022
37=Yoshihide Kiryū Japan (JPN)2017–20190022

Medals by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States (USA)8109
2 Jamaica (JAM)4116
3 Canada (CAN)2035
4 Great Britain (GBR)1359
5 France (FRA)1203
6 South Africa (RSA)1001
7 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)0303
8= Australia (AUS)0112
8= Brazil (BRA)0112
8= Italy (ITA)0112
8= Soviet Union (URS)0112
12= Nigeria (NGR)0101
12= China (CHN)0101
14 Japan (JPN)0022
15= Netherlands (NED)0011
15= Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)0011

Women

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
 East Germany (GDR)
Silke Gladisch
Marita Koch
Ingrid Auerswald
Marlies Oelsner-Göhr
 Great Britain (GBR)
Joan Baptiste
Kathy Cook
Beverley Callender
Shirley Thomas
 Jamaica (JAM)
Leleith Hodges
Jacqueline Pusey
Juliet Cuthbert
Merlene Ottey
1987 Rome
 United States (USA)
Alice Brown
Diane Williams
Florence Griffith-Joyner
Pam Marshall
 East Germany (GDR)
Silke Möller
Cornelia Oschkenat
Kerstin Behrendt
Marlies Göhr
 Soviet Union (URS)
Irina Slyusar
Natalya Pomoshchnikova
Natalya German
Olga Antonova
1991 Tokyo
 Jamaica (JAM)
Dahlia Duhaney
Juliet Cuthbert
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Ottey
Merlene Frazer*
 Soviet Union (URS)
Natalya Kovtun
Galina Malchugina
Yelena Vinogradova
Irina Privalova
 Germany (GER)
Grit Breuer
Katrin Krabbe
Sabine Richter
Heike Drechsler
1993 Stuttgart
 Russia (RUS)
Olga Bogoslovskaya
Galina Malchugina
Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova
Irina Privalova
Marina Trandenkova*
 United States (USA)
Michelle Finn
Gwen Torrence
Wendy Vereen
Gail Devers
Sheila Echols*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Michelle Freeman
Juliet Campbell
Nikole Mitchell
Merlene Ottey
Dahlia Duhaney*
1995 Gothenburg
 United States (USA)
Celena Mondie-Milner
Carlette Guidry
Chryste Gaines
Gwen Torrence
D'Andre Hill*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Dahlia Duhaney
Juliet Cuthbert
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Ottey
Michelle Freeman*
 Germany (GER)
Melanie Paschke
Silke Lichtenhagen
Silke-Beate Knoll
Gabriele Becker
1997 Athens
 United States (USA)
Chryste Gaines
Marion Jones
Inger Miller
Gail Devers
 Jamaica (JAM)
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Frazer
Juliet Cuthbert
Beverly Grant
 France (FRA)
Patricia Girard-Léno
Christine Arron
Delphine Combe
Sylviane Félix
Frédérique Bangué*
1999 Seville
 Bahamas (BAH)
Savatheda Fynes
Chandra Sturrup
Pauline Davis-Thompson
Debbie Ferguson
Eldece Clarke-Lewis*
 France (FRA)
Patricia Girard
Muriel Hurtis
Katia Benth
Christine Arron
Fabé Dia*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Aleen Bailey
Merlene Frazer,
Beverly McDonald
Peta-Gaye Dowdie
2001 Edmontondq1
 Germany (GER)
Melanie Paschke
Gabi Rockmeier
Birgit Rockmeier
Marion Wagner
 France (FRA)
Sylviane Félix
Frédérique Bangué
Muriel Hurtis
Odiah Sidibé
 Jamaica (JAM)
Juliet Campbell
Merlene Frazer
Beverly McDonald
Astia Walker
Elva Goulbourne*
2003 Saint-Denis
 France (FRA)
Patricia Girard-Léno
Muriel Hurtis
Sylviane Félix
Christine Arron
 United States (USA)
Angela Williams
Chryste Gaines
Inger Miller
Torri Edwards
Lauryn Williams*
 Russia (RUS)
Olga Fyodorova
Yuliya Tabakova
Marina Kislova
Larisa Kruglova
2005 Helsinki
 United States (USA)
Angela Daigle
Muna Lee
Me'Lisa Barber
Lauryn Williams
 Jamaica (JAM)
Danielle Browning
Sherone Simpson
Aleen Bailey
Veronica Campbell
Beverly McDonald*
 Belarus (BLR)
Yulia Nestsiarenka
Natallia Solohub
Alena Newmyarzhytskaya
Aksana Drahun
2007 Osaka
 United States (USA)
Lauryn Williams
Allyson Felix
Mikele Barber
Torri Edwards
Carmelita Jeter*
Mechelle Lewis*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Sheri-Ann Brooks
Kerron Stewart
Simone Facey
Veronica Campbell
Shelly-Ann Fraser*
 Belgium (BEL)
Olivia Borlée
Hanna Mariën
Élodie Ouédraogo
Kim Gevaert
2009 Berlin
 Jamaica (JAM)
Simone Facey
Shelly-Ann Fraser
Aleen Bailey
Kerron Stewart
 Bahamas (BAH)
Sheniqua Ferguson
Chandra Sturrup
Christine Amertil
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie
 Germany (GER)
Marion Wagner
Anne Möllinger
Cathleen Tschirch
Verena Sailer
2011 Daegu
 United States (USA)
Bianca Knight
Allyson Felix
Marshevet Myers
Carmelita Jeter
Shalonda Solomon*
Alexandria Anderson*
 Jamaica (JAM)
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Kerron Stewart
Sherone Simpson
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Jura Levy*
 Ukraine (UKR)
Olesya Povh
Nataliya Pohrebnyak
Mariya Ryemyen
Hrystyna Stuy
2013 Moscow
 Jamaica (JAM)
Carrie Russell
Kerron Stewart
Schillonie Calvert
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Sheri-Ann Brooks*
 United States (USA)
Jeneba Tarmoh
Alexandria Anderson
English Gardner
Octavious Freeman
 Great Britain (GBR)
Dina Asher-Smith
Ashleigh Nelson
Annabelle Lewis
Hayley Jones
2015 Beijing
 Jamaica (JAM)
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Natasha Morrison
Elaine Thompson
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Sherone Simpson*
Kerron Stewart*
 United States (USA)
English Gardner
Allyson Felix
Jenna Prandini
Jasmine Todd
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Kelly-Ann Baptiste
Michelle-Lee Ahye
Reyare Thomas
Semoy Hackett
Khalifa St. Fort*
2017 London
 United States (USA)
Aaliyah Brown
Allyson Felix
Morolake Akinosun
Tori Bowie
Ariana Washington*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Asha Philip
Desirèe Henry
Dina Asher-Smith
Daryll Neita
 Jamaica (JAM)
Jura Levy
Natasha Morrison
Simone Facey
Sashalee Forbes
Christania Williams*
2019 Doha
 Jamaica (JAM)
Natalliah Whyte
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Jonielle Smith
Shericka Jackson
Natasha Morrison*
 Great Britain (GBR)
Asha Philip
Dina Asher-Smith
Ashleigh Nelson
Daryll Neita
Imani-Lara Lansiquot*
 United States (USA)
Dezerea Bryant
Teahna Daniels
Morolake Akinosun
Kiara Parker

Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.

  • dq1 The United States team of Kelli White, Chryste Gaines, Inger Miller, and Marion Jones originally won the 2001 World Championship in a time of 41.71 seconds, but were disqualified after Jones and White were found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica (JAM)2007–20194205
2Kerron Stewart Jamaica (JAM)2007–20153205
3=Chryste Gaines United States (USA)1995–20032103
3=Lauryn Williams United States (USA)2003–20072102
3=Allyson Felix United States (USA)2007–20152103
6Carmelita Jeter United States (USA)2007–20112002
7Beverly McDonald Jamaica (JAM)1991–20051326
8Veronica Campbell Jamaica (JAM)2005–20151304
9Juliet Cuthbert Jamaica (JAM)1983–19971214
10=Muriel Hurtis France (FRA)1999–20031203
10=Sherone Simpson Jamaica (JAM)2005–20151203
12=Merlene Ottey Jamaica (JAM)1983–19951124
12=Merlene Frazer Jamaica (JAM)1991–20011124
14=Patricia Girard France (FRA)1997–20031113
14=Christine Arron France (FRA)1997–20031113
14=Sylviane Félix France (FRA)1997–20031113
14=Aleen Bailey Jamaica (JAM)1999–20091113
18=Silke Möller East Germany (GDR)1983–19871102
18=Marlies Göhr East Germany (GDR)1983–19871102
18=Irina Privalova Soviet Union (URS)
 Russia (RUS)
1991–19931102
18=Gwen Torrence United States (USA)1993–19951102
18=Gail Devers United States (USA)1993–19971102
18=Chandra Sturrup Bahamas (BAH)1999–20091102
18=Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamas (BAH)1999–20091102
18=Inger Miller United States (USA)1997–20031102
18=Torri Edwards United States (USA)2003–20071102
18=Sheri-Ann Brooks Jamaica (JAM)2007–20131102
18=Simone Facey Jamaica (JAM)2007–20091102
18=Alexandria Anderson United States (USA)2011–20131102
30=Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova Soviet Union (URS)
 Russia (RUS)
1987–19931012
30=Marion Wagner Germany (GER)2001–20091012
32English Gardner United States (USA)2013–20150202
33=Michelle Freeman Jamaica (JAM)1993–19950112
33=Frédérique Bangué France (FRA)1997–20010112

Medals by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States (USA)74112
2 Jamaica (JAM)55515
3 France (FRA)1214
4= Bahamas (BAH)1102
4= East Germany (GDR)1102
6 Germany (GER)1034
7 Russia (RUS)1012
8 Great Britain (GBR)0314
9= Belarus (BLR)0011
9= Belgium (BEL)0011
9= Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)0011
9= Ukraine (UKR)0011

Championship record progression

Men

Men's 4×100 metres relay World Championships record progression[10]
Time Nation Athletes Year Round Date
39.22 West Germany (FRG)Andreas Knebel, Thomas Schröder, Jens Hübler, Frank Emmelmann 1983Heats9 August
38.75 United States (USA)Emmit King, Willie Gault, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis 1983Heats9 August
38.62 Soviet Union (URS)Andrey Prokofyev, Nikolay Sidorov, Vladimir Muravyov, Viktor Bryzgin 1983Semi-finals10 August
38.50 United States (USA)Emmit King, Willie Gault, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis 1983Semi-finals10 August
37.86 WR United States (USA)Emmit King, Willie Gault, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis 1983Final10 August
37.75 United States (USA)Andre Cason, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Michael Marsh 1991Semi-finals31 August
37.50 WR United States (USA)Andre Cason, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis 1991Final1 September
37.40 WR United States (USA)Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell 1993Semi-finals21 August
37.31 Jamaica (JAM)Usain Bolt, Michael Frater, Steve Mullings, Asafa Powell 2009Final22 August
37.04 WR Jamaica (JAM)Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt 2011Final4 September

Women

Women's 4×100 metres relay World Championships record progression[11]
Time Nation Athletes Year Round Date
43.06 Great Britain (GBR)Joan Baptiste, Kathy Smallwood-Cook, Beverley Callender, Shirley Thomas 1983Heats10 August
42.59 West Germany (FRG)Silke Gladisch-Möller, Marita Koch, Ingrid Auerswald-Lange, Marlies Oelsner-Göhr 1983Heats10 August
41.76 West Germany (FRG)Silke Gladisch-Möller, Marita Koch, Ingrid Auerswald-Lange, Marlies Oelsner-Göhr 1983Final10 August
41.58 United States (USA)Alice Brown, Diane Williams, Florence Griffith Joyner, Pam Marshall 1987Final6 September
41.49 Russia (RUS)Olga Bogoslovskaya, Galina Malchugina, Natalya Voronova, Irina Privalova 1993Final22 August
41.49[nb2] United States (USA)Michelle Finn, Gwen Torrence, Wendy Vereen, Gail Devers 1993Final22 August
41.47 United States (USA)Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers 1997Final9 August
41.29 Jamaica (JAM)Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2013Final18 August
41.07 Jamaica (JAM)Veronica Campbell-Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2015Final29 August
  • nb2 Russia and the United States team shared the same championship record time of 41.49, although Russia won the title when measuring the time down to thousandths of a second

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