4 × mile relay
The 4 × mile relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete one mile (1,609.344 metres) or slightly more than 4 laps on a standard 400 metre track.
The event is not often run as most legacy 440 yard tracks have been converted to 400 metres, thus making 4 × 1500 or 4 × 1600 metres easier to manage. However, the Penn Relays still includes an annual "Championship of America" 4 × mile event for men. [1]
The World Athletics governing body does not recognise a World Record in this event. The World Best for men in the event is a time of 15:49.08 by an Irish team of Eamonn Coghlan, Marcus O'Sullivan, Frank O'Mara and Ray Flynn in 1985, representing an average of 3:57.3 per mile for each runner.
All time Top 10 Performances
Men
- Correct as of November 2020.[2]
Rank | Time | Team | Athletes | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 15:49.08 | Ireland | Eamonn Coghlan ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
17 August 1985 | Dublin | |
2 | 15:59.57 | New Zealand | Tony Rogers ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 March 1983 | Auckland | |
3 | 16:02.4 | New Zealand | Kevin Ross ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 February 1972 | Auckland | |
4 | 16:03.24 | University of Oregon | Matt Centrowitz ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
9 May 2009 | Eugene | |
5 | 16:03.68 i | Brooks Beasts | David Ribich ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
26 January 2019 | New York City | |
6 | 16:04.54 | University of Michigan | Andrew Ellerton ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
30 April 2005 | Philadelphia | |
7 | 16:05.0 | Oregon Track Club | Roscoe Divine ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
30 May 1968 | Eugene | |
8 | 16:07.96 | University of Arkansas | Sharif Karie ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 April 1999 | Philadelphia | |
9 | 16:08.54 | Athletics West | Dan Aldridge ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 May 1984 | Eugene | |
10 | 16:08.81 | University of Arkansas | Murray Link ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
29 April 2000 | Philadelphia | |
Women
- Correct as of November 2020.
Rank | Time | Team | Athletes | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18:39.58 | University of Oregon | Brenda Bushnell ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5 May 1985 | Eugene | |
2 | 19:00.46 | Athletics West | Cathie Twomey ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5 May 1985 | Eugene | |
3 | 19:17.3 | British Milers Club | Jackie Hansford ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
10 July 1993 | Oxford | |
4 | 19:25.91 | Stanford University | Lindsay Hyatt ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 April 2003 | Des Moines | |
5 | 19:48.84 | Clemson University | Cindy Duarte ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
13 March 1982 | Tallahassee | |
6 | 19:52.57 | University of Kentucky | 25 March 1989 | Stanford | ||
7 | 19:52.82 | Colorado State University | Marget Larson ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 April 2003 | Drake Relays | |
8 | 19:53.42 | University of Kansas | Angela Pichardo ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 April 2003 | Drake Relays | |
9 | 19:54.6 | USC | Shannon Clark ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
28 March 1987 | Stanford | |
10 | 19:56.80 | Suffern High School | Christy Goldman ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 June 2006 | New Rochelle | |
References
- "Penn Relays: Penn wins 4×Mile for 1st time since 1950".
- "All-time men's best 4 × mile Relay". 6 Sep 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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