4x400m relay women legal analytics

4x400m relay table View source
Top mark
3:15.17
Soviet Union
Seoul · 1988-10-01
10th-place mark
3:17.79
gap: +2.62
100th-place mark
3:21.25
gap: +6.08
Distinct athletes
227
2240 canonical perfs
Years contested
1971–2025
8 historical WRs
World-record progression 8 world records since 1971

Canonical list: All-time Women's best 4x400m relay. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.

Best mark per year 55 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
1971: 1 performance1972: 12 performances1973: 4 performances1974: 7 performances1975: 11 performances1976: 24 performances1977: 9 performances1978: 19 performances1979: 19 performances1980: 20 performances1981: 23 performances1982: 30 performances1983: 34 performances1984: 30 performances1985: 30 performances1986: 27 performances1987: 37 performances1988: 36 performances1989: 20 performances1990: 23 performances1991: 31 performances1992: 22 performances1993: 33 performances1994: 26 performances1995: 36 performances1996: 27 performances1997: 26 performances1998: 34 performances1999: 38 performances2000: 31 performances2001: 39 performances2002: 29 performances2003: 42 performances2004: 64 performances2005: 51 performances2006: 52 performances2007: 46 performances2008: 53 performances2009: 35 performances2010: 37 performances2011: 44 performances2012: 54 performances2013: 49 performances2014: 70 performances2015: 61 performances2016: 70 performances2017: 69 performances2018: 56 performances2019: 71 performances2020: 1 performance2021: 75 performances2022: 98 performances2023: 86 performances2024: 146 performances2025: 122 performances19801990200020102020014619712025
Decade leaders best canonical mark of each decade
  1. 1970s 3:19.23 German Democratic Republic 1976-07-31
  2. 1980s 3:15.17 Soviet Union 1988-10-01
  3. 1990s 3:16.71 United States 1993-08-22
  4. 2000s 3:17.83 United States 2009-08-23
  5. 2010s 3:16.87 United States 2012-08-11
  6. 2020s 3:15.27 United States 2024-08-10