4x1500m relay men legal analytics

4x1500m relay table View source
Top mark
14:22.22
Kenya
Nassau · 2014-05-25
10th-place mark
14:45.63
gap: +23.41
Distinct athletes
52
92 canonical perfs
Years contested
1961–2020
7 historical WRs
World-record progression 7 world records since 1961

Canonical list: All-time men's best 4x1500m relays. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.

Best mark per year 29 years

The single best canonical mark for each year. Hover a dot for the holder.

Entries per year depth growth on the all-time list
1961: 1 performance1963: 1 performance1965: 1 performance1971: 1 performance1973: 1 performance1975: 2 performances1976: 3 performances1977: 2 performances1979: 7 performances1980: 2 performances1981: 7 performances1982: 1 performance1984: 4 performances1985: 6 performances1986: 3 performances1987: 2 performances1988: 3 performances1990: 2 performances1991: 1 performance1992: 3 performances1993: 4 performances1994: 2 performances1995: 2 performances1997: 4 performances2000: 3 performances2009: 5 performances2011: 1 performance2014: 16 performances2020: 2 performances19701980199020002010202001619612020
Decade leaders best canonical mark of each decade
  1. 1960s 14:49.0 France 1965-06-25
  2. 1970s 14:38.8 Federal Republic of Germany 1977-08-17
  3. 1980s 14:45.63 Soviet Union 1985-08-04
  4. 1990s 14:46.16 Larios, Spain 1997-09-05
  5. 2000s 14:36.23 Kenya 2009-09-04
  6. 2010s 14:22.22 Kenya 2014-05-25
  7. 2020s 14:34.97 Nike/Bowerman TC - B 2020-07-31