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4 × 100 metres relay at the Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men:
1912 –
2020 Women: 1928 – 2020 |
| Olympic record | |
| Men | 36.84 
Jamaica (JAM) (2012) |
| Women | 40.82 
United States (USA) (2012) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men | 
Italy (ITA) |
| Women |
Jamaica (JAM) |
The 4 × 100 metres relay at the Summer Olympics is the shortest track relay event held at the multi-sport event. The men's relay has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912 and the women's event has been continuously held since the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. It is the most prestigious 4×100 m relay race at elite level.
The competition has two parts: a first round and an eight-team final. Historically, there has been a semi-final round, but this has been eliminated as selection is now determined by time – the sixteen fastest nations during a pre-Olympic qualification period are entered. Since 1988, teams may enter up to six athletes for the event. Larger nations typically have two reserves runners in the first round in order to preserve the fitness of their top runners for the final. Heat runners of medal-winning teams receive medals even if they did not run in the final.
The Olympic records for the event were both set at the 2012 Olympic Games in London: the Jamaican men's team ran 36.84 seconds and the American women's team won with 40.82 seconds, both of them world records. The men's world record has been broken and equalled at the Olympics on numerous occasions. The record was set at six consecutive editions from 1912 to 1936, then five straight editions from 1956 to 1972. Since then, the men's Olympic final has been won in a world record time in 1984, 1992, and 2012. The women's world record has been similarly linked to the Olympics: the record was broken on the first three occasions it was contested as an Olympic event (1928 to 1936). It was then improved at six successive Olympics from 1952 to 1972. The women's world record at the 2012 Olympic Games ended the forty-year absence of such a feat. [1]
The United States is by far the most dominant nation in the event. The country has won the men's race 15 times and the women's race on 11 occasions. The American men accrued eight straight wins from 1920 to 1956 and have won a medal in the event at all but eight Olympics (boycott in 1980, baton pass failures in 1912, 1960, 1988, 2008, 2016 and 2020, and their disqualification after the race due to Tyson Gay's doping charge in 2012). The American women took four consecutive gold medals from 1984 to 1996. As of 2016, no other country has won more than three golds in the men's or women's event. Jamaica (four wins, nine medals), Great Britain (two wins, fifteen medals) and the Soviet Union (two wins, eleven medals) are the next most successful nations. [2] [3]
Participants in this event are often competitors in the 100 metres and 200 metres individual Olympic events (and, less commonly, the sprint hurdles). Frank Wykoff and Evelyn Ashford are the most successful athletes in the event, having each won three gold medals. In terms of total career medals, the most successful is Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown with four (one gold and three silvers). Only two other athletes have won three medals in the event: Marlies Göhr (twice champion) and Lyudmila Zharkova.
Medal summary
Men
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Frank Wykoff |
United States (USA) |
1928–1936 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2= | Usain Bolt |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2008–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Loren Murchison |
United States (USA) |
1920-1924 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Harrison Dillard |
United States (USA) |
1948–1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Vladimir Muravyov | 
Soviet Union (URS) |
1980–1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Carl Lewis |
United States (USA) |
1984–1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Kemar Bailey-Cole |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Yohan Blake |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= | Michael Marsh |
United States (USA) |
1992–1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= | Dennis Mitchell |
United States (USA) |
1992–1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= | Jon Drummond |
United States (USA) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Tim Montgomery |
United States (USA) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Maurice Greene |
United States (USA) |
2000–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Keston Bledman | 
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Marc Burns |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Emmanuel Callender |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Richard Thomson |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Aaron Brown | 
Canada (CAN) |
2016–2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Andre De Grasse |
Canada (CAN) |
2016–2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Brendon Rodney |
Canada (CAN) |
2016–2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Aleksandr Aksinin |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1976–1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22= | Helmut Körnig | 
Germany (GER) |
1928–1932 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22= | Vladimir Sukharev |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1952–1956 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22= | Boris Tokarev |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1952–1956 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22= | Leonid Bartenev |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1956–1960 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22= | Yuriy Konovalov |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1956–1960 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22= | Darvis Patton |
United States (USA) |
2004–2012 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 28= | Walter Rangeley | 
Great Britain (GBR) |
1924–1928 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28= | Erich Borchmeyer |
Germany (GER) |
1932–1936 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28= | Valeriy Borzov |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1972–1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28= | Juris Silovs |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1972–1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28= | Edson Ribeiro | 
Brazil (BRA) |
1996–2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28= | André da Silva |
Brazil (BRA) |
1996–2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28= | Vicente de Lima |
Brazil (BRA) |
2000–2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 35= | Jocelyn Delecour | 
France (FRA) |
1964–1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35= | Claude Piquemal |
France (FRA) |
1964–1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States (USA) |
15 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 |
Soviet Union (URS) |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |
Great Britain (GBR) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |
Germany (GER)
[nb] |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |
Italy (ITA) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |
Canada (CAN) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= | 
Poland (POL) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= | 
Japan (JPN) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |
France (FRA) |
0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 12= | 
Cuba (CUB) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12= |
Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14= | 
Nigeria (NGR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14= | 
Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |
West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17= | 
East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17= | 
Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17= | 
Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17= | 
China (CHN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- nb The German total includes teams both competing as Germany and the United Team of Germany, but not East or West Germany.
Women
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
- nb Note: Marion Jones was stripped of all her Olympic medal.
- In 2008 the Russian team of Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina and Yuliya Chermoshanskaya were awarded the gold medals, however, these were rescinded in 2016 following disqualification of Chermoshanskaya for use of performance-enhancing drugs. [6]
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evelyn Ashford |
United States (USA) |
1984–1992 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Marlies Göhr |
East Germany (GDR) |
1976–1988 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3= | Annette Rogers |
United States (USA) |
1932–1936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3= | Alice Brown |
United States (USA) |
1984–1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3= | Carlette Guidry |
United States (USA) |
1992–1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3= | Gwen Torrence |
United States (USA) |
1992–1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3= | Tianna Bartoletta |
United States (USA) |
2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3= | Allyson Felix |
United States (USA) |
2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Veronica Campbell-Brown |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2000–2016 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2012–2020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11= | Shirley Strickland | 
Australia (AUS) |
1948–1956 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Wyomia Tyus |
United States (USA) |
1964–1968 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Annegret Richter |
West Germany (FRG) |
1972–1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Renate Stecher |
East Germany (GDR) |
1972–1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Ingrid Auerswald |
East Germany (GDR) |
1980–1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Eldece Clarke-Lewis | 
Bahamas (BAH) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Pauline Davis-Thompson |
Bahamas (BAH) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Debbie Ferguson |
Bahamas (BAH) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Savatheda Fynes |
Bahamas (BAH) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Chandra Sturrup |
Bahamas (BAH) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Tayna Lawrence |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2000–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Beverly McDonald |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2000–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Sherone Simpson |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2004–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Elaine Thompson-Herah |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2016-2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23= | Mae Faggs |
United States (USA) |
1952–1956 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23= | Teresa Ciepły |
Poland (POL) |
1956–1960 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23= | Halina Górecka |
Poland (POL) |
1956–1960 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23= | Wilma Rudolph |
United States (USA) |
1956–1960 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23= | Chryste Gaines |
United States (USA) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Lyudmila Zharkova |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1968–1980 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 30= | Eileen Hiscock |
Great Britain (GBR) |
1932–1936 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30= | June Foulds |
Great Britain (GBR) |
1952–1956 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30= | Marlene Elejarde |
Cuba (CUB) |
1968–1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30= | Fulgencia Romay |
Cuba (CUB) |
1968–1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30= | Vera Anisimova |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1976–1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30= | Galina Malchugina |
Soviet Union (URS)
Unified Team (EUN) |
1988–1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30= | Merlene Ottey |
Jamaica (JAM) |
1996–2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37= | Beverley Goddard |
Great Britain (GBR) |
1980–1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37= | Heather Oakes |
Great Britain (GBR) |
1980–1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37= | Kathy Smallwood-Cook |
Great Britain (GBR) |
1980–1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States (USA) |
11 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 |
East Germany (GDR) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
Jamaica (JAM) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |
Canada (CAN) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5= |
Australia (AUS) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5= |
Bahamas (BAH) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5= |
West Germany (FRG) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |
Poland (POL) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9= | 
Belgium (BEL) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9= |
Netherlands (NED) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |
Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 12 |
Germany (GER)
[nb] |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |
Soviet Union (URS) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14= |
Cuba (CUB) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14= |
Nigeria (NGR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16= | 
Russia (RUS) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16= |
Unified Team (EUN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18= |
Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |
France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= | 
Ukraine (UKR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- nb The German total includes teams both competing as Germany and the Unified Team of Germany, but not East or West Germany.
Finishing times
Top ten fastest Olympic times
References
- Participation and athlete data
- Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- Olympic record progressions
- Mallon, Bill (2012). TRACK & FIELD ATHLETICS - OLYMPIC RECORD PROGRESSIONS. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- Specific
- ^ "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Daegu 2011. (Part 5 of 5)". Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2011. pp. 546, 561–2, 595, 704. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- ^ Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- ^ On 25 January 2017, the Jamaican team was stripped of the gold medal due to Nesta Carter testing positive for the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine. The IOC requested that the IAAF modify the results, and, after CAS dismissed Carter's appeal, the medals were redistributed accordingly. Trinidad and Tobago team was advanced to gold, Japan to silver, and Brazil to bronze.
- ^ On 18 February 2022, the British team was stripped of the silver medal due to CJ Ujah testing positive for the prohibited substances ostarine and S-23. After the medals were redistributed, Italy retained the gold medal, while the Canadian team advanced to silver and the Chinese team advanced to bronze.
- ^ IOC sanctions Yulia Chermoshanskaya for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008
- ^ "Men's 4x100m".
- ^ "Women's 4x100m".
External links
- IAAF 4×100 metres relay homepage
- Official Olympics website
- Olympic athletics records from Track & Field News
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4 × 100 metres relay at the Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men:
1912 –
2020 Women: 1928 – 2020 |
| Olympic record | |
| Men | 36.84
Jamaica (JAM) (2012) |
| Women | 40.82
United States (USA) (2012) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |
Italy (ITA) |
| Women |
Jamaica (JAM) |
The 4 × 100 metres relay at the Summer Olympics is the shortest track relay event held at the multi-sport event. The men's relay has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912 and the women's event has been continuously held since the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. It is the most prestigious 4×100 m relay race at elite level.
The competition has two parts: a first round and an eight-team final. Historically, there has been a semi-final round, but this has been eliminated as selection is now determined by time – the sixteen fastest nations during a pre-Olympic qualification period are entered. Since 1988, teams may enter up to six athletes for the event. Larger nations typically have two reserves runners in the first round in order to preserve the fitness of their top runners for the final. Heat runners of medal-winning teams receive medals even if they did not run in the final.
The Olympic records for the event were both set at the 2012 Olympic Games in London: the Jamaican men's team ran 36.84 seconds and the American women's team won with 40.82 seconds, both of them world records. The men's world record has been broken and equalled at the Olympics on numerous occasions. The record was set at six consecutive editions from 1912 to 1936, then five straight editions from 1956 to 1972. Since then, the men's Olympic final has been won in a world record time in 1984, 1992, and 2012. The women's world record has been similarly linked to the Olympics: the record was broken on the first three occasions it was contested as an Olympic event (1928 to 1936). It was then improved at six successive Olympics from 1952 to 1972. The women's world record at the 2012 Olympic Games ended the forty-year absence of such a feat. [1]
The United States is by far the most dominant nation in the event. The country has won the men's race 15 times and the women's race on 11 occasions. The American men accrued eight straight wins from 1920 to 1956 and have won a medal in the event at all but eight Olympics (boycott in 1980, baton pass failures in 1912, 1960, 1988, 2008, 2016 and 2020, and their disqualification after the race due to Tyson Gay's doping charge in 2012). The American women took four consecutive gold medals from 1984 to 1996. As of 2016, no other country has won more than three golds in the men's or women's event. Jamaica (four wins, nine medals), Great Britain (two wins, fifteen medals) and the Soviet Union (two wins, eleven medals) are the next most successful nations. [2] [3]
Participants in this event are often competitors in the 100 metres and 200 metres individual Olympic events (and, less commonly, the sprint hurdles). Frank Wykoff and Evelyn Ashford are the most successful athletes in the event, having each won three gold medals. In terms of total career medals, the most successful is Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown with four (one gold and three silvers). Only two other athletes have won three medals in the event: Marlies Göhr (twice champion) and Lyudmila Zharkova.
Medal summary
Men
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1912 Stockholm |
Great Britain (GBR) David Jacobs Henry Macintosh Victor d'Arcy Willie Applegarth |
Sweden (SWE) Ivan Möller Charles Luther Ture Persson Knut Lindberg |
none awarded |
|
1920 Antwerp |
United States (USA)Charley Paddock Jackson Scholz Loren Murchison Morris Kirksey |
France (FRA) René Lorain René Tirard René Mourlon Émile Ali-Khan |
Sweden (SWE) Agne Holmström William Petersson Sven Malm Nils Sandström |
|
1924 Paris |
United States (USA) Loren Murchison Louis Clarke Frank Hussey Al LeConey |
Great Britain (GBR) Harold Abrahams Walter Rangeley Wilfred Nichol Lancelot Royle |
Netherlands (NED) Jan de Vries Jaap Boot Harry Broos Rinus van den Berge |
|
1928 Amsterdam |
United States (USA) Frank Wykoff James Quinn Charley Borah Henry Russell |
Germany (GER)Georg Lammers Richard Corts Hubert Houben Helmut Körnig |
Great Britain (GBR) Cyril Gill Edward Smouha Walter Rangeley Jack London |
|
1932 Los Angeles |
United States (USA) Bob Kiesel Emmett Toppino Hector Dyer Frank Wykoff |
Germany (GER) Helmut Körnig Friedrich Hendrix Erich Borchmeyer Arthur Jonath |
Italy (ITA)Giuseppe Castelli Ruggero Maregatti Gabriele Salviati Edgardo Toetti |
|
1936 Berlin |
United States (USA) Jesse Owens Ralph Metcalfe Foy Draper Frank Wykoff |
Italy (ITA) Orazio Mariani Gianni Caldana Elio Ragni Tullio Gonnelli |
Germany (GER)Wilhelm Leichum Erich Borchmeyer Erwin Gillmeister Gerd Hornberger |
|
1948 London |
United States (USA) Barney Ewell Lorenzo Wright Harrison Dillard Mel Patton |
Great Britain (GBR) Jack Archer Jack Gregory Alastair McCorquodale Kenneth Jones |
Italy (ITA) Michele Tito Enrico Perucconi Antonio Siddi Carlo Monti |
|
1952 Helsinki |
United States (USA) Dean Smith Harrison Dillard Lindy Remigino Andy Stanfield |
Soviet Union (URS)Boris Tokarev Levan Kalyayev Levan Sanadze Vladimir Sukharev |
Hungary (HUN)László Zarándi Géza Varasdi György Csányi Béla Goldoványi |
|
1956 Melbourne |
United States (USA) Ira Murchison Leamon King Thane Baker Bobby Morrow |
Soviet Union (URS) Leonid Bartenyev Boris Tokarev Yuriy Konovalov Vladimir Sukharev |
United Team of Germany (EUA) Lothar Knörzer Leonhard Pohl Heinz Fütterer Manfred Germar |
|
1960 Rome |
United Team of Germany (EUA)Bernd Cullmann Armin Hary Walter Mahlendorf Martin Lauer |
Soviet Union (URS) Gusman Kosanov Leonid Bartenyev Yuriy Konovalov Edvin Ozolin |
Great Britain (GBR) Peter Radford David Jones David Segal Nick Whitehead |
|
1964 Tokyo |
United States (USA) Paul Drayton Gerry Ashworth Richard Stebbins Bob Hayes |
Poland (POL)Andrzej Zieliński Wiesław Maniak Marian Foik Marian Dudziak |
France (FRA) Paul Genevay Bernard Laidebeur Claude Piquemal Jocelyn Delecour |
|
1968 Mexico City |
United States (USA) Charles Greene Mel Pender Ronnie Ray Smith Jim Hines |
Cuba (CUB) Hermes Ramírez Juan Morales Pablo Montes Enrique Figuerola |
France (FRA) Gérard Fenouil Jocelyn Delecour Claude Piquemal Roger Bambuck |
|
1972 Munich |
United States (USA) Larry Black Robert Taylor Gerald Tinker Eddie Hart |
Soviet Union (URS) Aleksandr Kornelyuk Vladimir Lovetskiy Juris Silovs Valeriy Borzov |
West Germany (FRG) Jobst Hirscht Karlheinz Klotz Gerhard Wucherer Klaus Ehl |
|
1976 Montreal |
United States (USA) Harvey Glance Lam Jones Millard Hampton Steve Riddick |
East Germany (GDR) Manfred Kokot Jörg Pfeifer Klaus-Dieter Kurrat Alexander Thieme |
Soviet Union (URS) Aleksandr Aksinin Nikolay Kolesnikov Juris Silovs Valeriy Borzov |
|
1980 Moscow |
Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Muravyov Nikolay Sidorov Aleksandr Aksinin Andrey Prokofyev |
Poland (POL) Krzysztof Zwoliński Zenon Licznerski Leszek Dunecki Marian Woronin |
France (FRA) Antoine Richard Pascal Barré Patrick Barré Hermann Panzo |
|
1984 Los Angeles |
United States (USA) Sam Graddy Ron Brown Calvin Smith Carl Lewis |
Jamaica (JAM) Albert Lawrence Greg Meghoo Don Quarrie Ray Stewart |
Canada (CAN) Ben Johnson Tony Sharpe Desai Williams Sterling Hinds |
|
1988 Seoul |
Soviet Union (URS) Viktor Bryzhin Vladimir Krylov Vladimir Muravyov Vitaliy Savin |
Great Britain (GBR) Elliot Bunney John Regis Mike McFarlane Linford Christie |
France (FRA) Bruno Marie-Rose Daniel Sangouma Gilles Quénéhervé Max Morinière |
|
1992 Barcelona |
United States (USA) Michael Marsh Leroy Burrell Dennis Mitchell Carl Lewis James Jett* |
Nigeria (NGR) Oluyemi Kayode Chidi Imoh Olapade Adeniken Davidson Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa* |
Cuba (CUB) Andrés Simón Joel Lamela Joel Isasi Jorge Aguilera |
|
1996 Atlanta |
Canada (CAN) Robert Esmie Glenroy Gilbert Bruny Surin Donovan Bailey Carlton Chambers* |
United States (USA) Jon Drummond Tim Harden Michael Marsh Dennis Mitchell Tim Montgomery* |
Brazil (BRA) Arnaldo da Silva Robson da Silva Édson Ribeiro André Domingos |
|
2000 Sydney |
United States (USA) Jon Drummond Bernard Williams Brian Lewis Maurice Greene Tim Montgomery* Kenny Brokenburr* |
Brazil (BRA) Vicente de Lima Édson Ribeiro André Domingos Claudinei da Silva Cláudio Roberto Souza |
Cuba (CUB) José Ángel César Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda Ivan García Freddy Mayola |
|
2004 Athens |
Great Britain (GBR) Jason Gardener Darren Campbell Marlon Devonish Mark Lewis-Francis |
United States (USA) Shawn Crawford Justin Gatlin Coby Miller Maurice Greene Darvis Patton* |
Nigeria (NGR) Olusoji Fasuba Uchenna Emedolu Aaron Egbele Deji Aliu |
|
2008 Beijing |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Keston Bledman Marc Burns Emmanuel Callender Richard Thompson Aaron Armstrong* [4] |
Japan (JPN) Naoki Tsukahara Shingo Suetsugu Shinji Takahira Nobuharu Asahara |
Brazil (BRA) Vicente de Lima Sandro Viana Bruno de Barros José Carlos Moreira |
|
2012 London |
Jamaica (JAM) Nesta Carter Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt Kemar Bailey-Cole* |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Richard Thompson Marc Burns Emmanuel Callender Keston Bledman |
France (FRA) Jimmy Vicaut Christophe Lemaitre Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Ronald Pognon |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Jamaica (JAM) Asafa Powell Yohan Blake Nickel Ashmeade Usain Bolt Jevaughn Minzie* Kemar Bailey-Cole* |
Japan (JPN) Ryota Yamagata Shōta Iizuka Yoshihide Kiryū Asuka Cambridge |
Canada (CAN) Akeem Haynes Aaron Brown Brendon Rodney Andre De Grasse Bolade Ajomale* |
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2020 Tokyo |
Italy (ITA) Lorenzo Patta Marcell Jacobs Fausto Desalu Filippo Tortu |
Canada (CAN) Aaron Brown Jerome Blake Brendon Rodney Andre De Grasse [5] |
China (CHN) Tang Xingqiang Xie Zhenye Su Bingtian Wu Zhiqiang |
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2024 Paris |
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Frank Wykoff |
United States (USA) |
1928–1936 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2= | Usain Bolt |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2008–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Loren Murchison |
United States (USA) |
1920-1924 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Harrison Dillard |
United States (USA) |
1948–1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Vladimir Muravyov |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1980–1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Carl Lewis |
United States (USA) |
1984–1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Kemar Bailey-Cole |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Yohan Blake |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= | Michael Marsh |
United States (USA) |
1992–1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= | Dennis Mitchell |
United States (USA) |
1992–1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= | Jon Drummond |
United States (USA) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Tim Montgomery |
United States (USA) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Maurice Greene |
United States (USA) |
2000–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Keston Bledman |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Marc Burns |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Emmanuel Callender |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Richard Thomson |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Aaron Brown |
Canada (CAN) |
2016–2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Andre De Grasse |
Canada (CAN) |
2016–2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | Brendon Rodney |
Canada (CAN) |
2016–2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Aleksandr Aksinin |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1976–1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22= | Helmut Körnig |
Germany (GER) |
1928–1932 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22= | Vladimir Sukharev |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1952–1956 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22= | Boris Tokarev |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1952–1956 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22= | Leonid Bartenev |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1956–1960 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22= | Yuriy Konovalov |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1956–1960 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22= | Darvis Patton |
United States (USA) |
2004–2012 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 28= | Walter Rangeley |
Great Britain (GBR) |
1924–1928 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28= | Erich Borchmeyer |
Germany (GER) |
1932–1936 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28= | Valeriy Borzov |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1972–1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28= | Juris Silovs |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1972–1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28= | Edson Ribeiro |
Brazil (BRA) |
1996–2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28= | André da Silva |
Brazil (BRA) |
1996–2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28= | Vicente de Lima |
Brazil (BRA) |
2000–2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 35= | Jocelyn Delecour |
France (FRA) |
1964–1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35= | Claude Piquemal |
France (FRA) |
1964–1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States (USA) |
15 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 |
Soviet Union (URS) |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |
Great Britain (GBR) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |
Germany (GER)
[nb] |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |
Italy (ITA) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |
Canada (CAN) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= |
Poland (POL) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= |
Japan (JPN) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |
France (FRA) |
0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 12= |
Cuba (CUB) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12= |
Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14= |
Nigeria (NGR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14= |
Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |
West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17= |
East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17= |
Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17= |
Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17= |
China (CHN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- nb The German total includes teams both competing as Germany and the United Team of Germany, but not East or West Germany.
Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1928 Amsterdam |
Canada (CAN)Fanny Rosenfeld Ethel Smith Jane Bell Myrtle Cook |
United States (USA) Mary Washburn Jessie Cross Loretta McNeil Betty Robinson |
Germany (GER) Rosa Kellner Leni Schmidt Anni Holdmann Leni Junker |
|
1932 Los Angeles |
United States (USA) Mary Carew Evelyn Furtsch Annette Rogers Wilhelmina von Bremen |
Canada (CAN) Mildred Fizzell Lillian Palmer Mary Frizzell Hilda Strike |
Great Britain (GBR) Eileen Hiscock Gwendoline Porter Violet Webb Nellie Halstead |
|
1936 Berlin |
United States (USA) Harriet Bland Annette Rogers Betty Robinson Helen Stephens |
Great Britain (GBR) Eileen Hiscock Violet Olney Audrey Brown Barbara Burke |
Canada (CAN)Dorothy Brookshaw Jeanette Dolson Hilda Cameron Aileen Meagher |
|
1948 London |
Netherlands (NED) Xenia Stad-de Jong Netti Witziers-Timmer Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Fanny Blankers-Koen |
Australia (AUS) Shirley Strickland June Maston Betty McKinnon Joyce King |
Canada (CAN) Viola Myers Nancy Mackay Diane Foster Patricia Jones |
|
1952 Helsinki |
United States (USA) Mae Faggs Barbara Jones Janet Moreau Catherine Hardy |
Germany (GER) Ursula Knab Maria Sander Helga Klein Marga Petersen |
Great Britain (GBR) Sylvia Cheeseman June Foulds Jean Pickering Heather Armitage |
|
1956 Melbourne |
Australia (AUS) Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Norma Croker Fleur Mellor Betty Cuthbert |
Great Britain (GBR) Anne Pashley Jean Scrivens June Foulds Heather Armitage |
United States (USA) Mae Faggs Margaret Matthews Wilma Rudolph Isabelle Daniels |
|
1960 Rome |
United States (USA) Martha Hudson Lucinda Williams Barbara Jones Wilma Rudolph |
United Team of Germany (EUA) Martha Langbein Anni Biechl Brunhilde Hendrix Jutta Heine |
Poland (POL) Teresa Wieczorek Barbara Sobotta Celina Jesionowska Halina Richter |
|
1964 Tokyo |
Poland (POL) Teresa Ciepły Irena Kirszenstein Halina Górecka Ewa Kłobukowska |
United States (USA) Willye White Wyomia Tyus Marilyn White Edith McGuire |
Great Britain (GBR) Janet Simpson Mary Rand Daphne Arden Dorothy Hyman |
|
1968 Mexico City |
United States (USA) Barbara Ferrell Margaret Bailes Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus |
Cuba (CUB) Marlene Elejarde Fulgencia Romay Violetta Quesada Miguelina Cobián |
Soviet Union (URS) Lyudmila Zharkova Galina Bukharina Vera Popkova Lyudmila Samotyosova |
|
1972 Munich |
West Germany (FRG) Christiane Krause Ingrid Mickler-Becker Annegret Richter Heide Rosendahl |
East Germany (GDR) Evelin Kaufer Christina Heinich Bärbel Struppert Renate Stecher |
Cuba (CUB) Marlene Elejarde Carmen Valdés Fulgencia Romay Silvia Chivás |
|
1976 Montreal |
East Germany (GDR) Marlies Oelsner Renate Stecher Carla Bodendorf Bärbel Eckert |
West Germany (FRG) Elvira Possekel Inge Helten Annegret Richter Annegret Kroniger |
Soviet Union (URS) Tatyana Prorochenko Lyudmila Maslakova Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Vera Anisimova |
|
1980 Moscow |
East Germany (GDR) Romy Müller Bärbel Wöckel Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr |
Soviet Union (URS) Vera Komisova Lyudmila Maslakova Vera Anisimova Natalya Bochina |
Great Britain (GBR) Heather Oakes Kathy Smallwood-Cook Beverley Goddard Sonia Lannaman |
|
1984 Los Angeles |
United States (USA) Alice Brown Jeanette Bolden Chandra Cheeseborough Evelyn Ashford |
Canada (CAN) Angela Bailey Marita Payne Angella Taylor-Issajenko France Gareau |
Great Britain (GBR) Simmone Jacobs Kathy Smallwood-Cook Beverley Callander Heather Oakes |
|
1988 Seoul |
United States (USA) Alice Brown Sheila Echols Florence Griffith Joyner Evelyn Ashford Dannette Young* |
East Germany (GDR) Silke Möller Kerstin Behrendt Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr |
Soviet Union (URS) Lyudmila Kondratyeva Galina Malchugina Marina Zhirova Natalya Pomoschnikova Maia Azarashvili* |
|
1992 Barcelona |
United States (USA) Evelyn Ashford Esther Jones Carlette Guidry Gwen Torrence Michelle Finn* |
Unified Team (EUN) Olga Bogoslovskaya Galina Malchugina Marina Trandenkova Irina Privalova |
Nigeria (NGR) Beatrice Utondu Faith Idehen Christy Opara-Thompson Mary Onyali-Omagbemi |
|
1996 Atlanta |
United States (USA) Gail Devers Inger Miller Chryste Gaines Gwen Torrence Carlette Guidry* |
Bahamas (BAH) Eldece Clarke Chandra Sturrup Savatheda Fynes Pauline Davis-Thompson Debbie Ferguson* |
Jamaica (JAM) Michelle Freeman Juliet Cuthbert Nikole Mitchell Merlene Ottey Gillian Russell* Andria Lloyd* |
|
2000 Sydney |
Bahamas (BAH) Savatheda Fynes Chandra Sturrup Pauline Davis-Thompson Debbie Ferguson Eldece Clarke-Lewis* |
Jamaica (JAM) Tayna Lawrence Veronica Campbell Beverly McDonald Merlene Ottey Merlene Frazer* |
United States (USA) Chryste Gaines Torri Edwards Nanceen Perry Passion Richardson* |
|
2004 Athens |
Jamaica (JAM) Tayna Lawrence Sherone Simpson Aleen Bailey Veronica Campbell Beverly McDonald* |
Russia (RUS) Olga Stulneva Yuliya Tabakova Irina Khabarova Larisa Kruglova |
France (FRA) Véronique Mang Muriel Hurtis-Houairi Sylviane Félix Christine Arron |
|
2008 Beijing |
Belgium (BEL) Kim Gevaert Élodie Ouédraogo Hanna Mariën Olivia Borlée |
Nigeria (NGR) Halimat Ismaila Oludamola Osayomi Agnes Osazuwa Gloria Kemasuode Ene Franca Idoko* |
Brazil (BRA) Rosemar Coelho Neto Lucimar de Moura Thaissa Presti Rosângela Santos |
|
2012 London |
United States (USA) Tianna Madison Allyson Felix Bianca Knight Carmelita Jeter Jeneba Tarmoh* Lauryn Williams* |
Jamaica (JAM) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Sherone Simpson Veronica Campbell-Brown Kerron Stewart Samantha Henry-Robinson* Schillonie Calvert* |
Ukraine (UKR) Olesya Povh Khrystyna Stuy Mariya Ryemyen Yelyzaveta Bryzhina |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
United States (USA) Tianna Bartoletta Allyson Felix English Gardner Tori Bowie Morolake Akinosun* |
Jamaica (JAM) Christania Williams Elaine Thompson Veronica Campbell-Brown Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Simone Facey* Shashalee Forbes* |
Great Britain (GBR) Asha Philip Desirèe Henry Dina Asher-Smith Daryll Neita |
|
2020 Tokyo |
Jamaica (JAM) Briana Williams Elaine Thompson-Herah Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Shericka Jackson Natasha Morrison* Remona Burchell* |
United States (USA) Javianne Oliver Teahna Daniels Jenna Prandini Gabrielle Thomas English Gardner* Aleia Hobbs* |
Great Britain (GBR) Asha Philip Imani Lansiquot Dina Asher-Smith Daryll Neita |
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
- nb Note: Marion Jones was stripped of all her Olympic medal.
- In 2008 the Russian team of Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina and Yuliya Chermoshanskaya were awarded the gold medals, however, these were rescinded in 2016 following disqualification of Chermoshanskaya for use of performance-enhancing drugs. [6]
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evelyn Ashford |
United States (USA) |
1984–1992 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Marlies Göhr |
East Germany (GDR) |
1976–1988 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3= | Annette Rogers |
United States (USA) |
1932–1936 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3= | Alice Brown |
United States (USA) |
1984–1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3= | Carlette Guidry |
United States (USA) |
1992–1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3= | Gwen Torrence |
United States (USA) |
1992–1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3= | Tianna Bartoletta |
United States (USA) |
2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3= | Allyson Felix |
United States (USA) |
2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Veronica Campbell-Brown |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2000–2016 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2012–2020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11= | Shirley Strickland |
Australia (AUS) |
1948–1956 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Wyomia Tyus |
United States (USA) |
1964–1968 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Annegret Richter |
West Germany (FRG) |
1972–1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Renate Stecher |
East Germany (GDR) |
1972–1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Ingrid Auerswald |
East Germany (GDR) |
1980–1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Eldece Clarke-Lewis |
Bahamas (BAH) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Pauline Davis-Thompson |
Bahamas (BAH) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Debbie Ferguson |
Bahamas (BAH) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Savatheda Fynes |
Bahamas (BAH) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Chandra Sturrup |
Bahamas (BAH) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Tayna Lawrence |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2000–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Beverly McDonald |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2000–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Sherone Simpson |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2004–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11= | Elaine Thompson-Herah |
Jamaica (JAM) |
2016-2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23= | Mae Faggs |
United States (USA) |
1952–1956 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23= | Teresa Ciepły |
Poland (POL) |
1956–1960 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23= | Halina Górecka |
Poland (POL) |
1956–1960 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23= | Wilma Rudolph |
United States (USA) |
1956–1960 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23= | Chryste Gaines |
United States (USA) |
1996–2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Lyudmila Zharkova |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1968–1980 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 30= | Eileen Hiscock |
Great Britain (GBR) |
1932–1936 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30= | June Foulds |
Great Britain (GBR) |
1952–1956 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30= | Marlene Elejarde |
Cuba (CUB) |
1968–1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30= | Fulgencia Romay |
Cuba (CUB) |
1968–1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30= | Vera Anisimova |
Soviet Union (URS) |
1976–1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30= | Galina Malchugina |
Soviet Union (URS)
Unified Team (EUN) |
1988–1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30= | Merlene Ottey |
Jamaica (JAM) |
1996–2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37= | Beverley Goddard |
Great Britain (GBR) |
1980–1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37= | Heather Oakes |
Great Britain (GBR) |
1980–1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37= | Kathy Smallwood-Cook |
Great Britain (GBR) |
1980–1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States (USA) |
11 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 |
East Germany (GDR) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |
Jamaica (JAM) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |
Canada (CAN) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5= |
Australia (AUS) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5= |
Bahamas (BAH) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5= |
West Germany (FRG) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |
Poland (POL) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9= |
Belgium (BEL) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9= |
Netherlands (NED) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |
Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 12 |
Germany (GER)
[nb] |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |
Soviet Union (URS) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14= |
Cuba (CUB) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14= |
Nigeria (NGR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16= |
Russia (RUS) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16= |
Unified Team (EUN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18= |
Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |
France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |
Ukraine (UKR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- nb The German total includes teams both competing as Germany and the Unified Team of Germany, but not East or West Germany.
Finishing times
Top ten fastest Olympic times
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References
- Participation and athlete data
- Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- Olympic record progressions
- Mallon, Bill (2012). TRACK & FIELD ATHLETICS - OLYMPIC RECORD PROGRESSIONS. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- Specific
- ^ "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Daegu 2011. (Part 5 of 5)". Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2011. pp. 546, 561–2, 595, 704. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- ^ Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-07.
- ^ On 25 January 2017, the Jamaican team was stripped of the gold medal due to Nesta Carter testing positive for the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine. The IOC requested that the IAAF modify the results, and, after CAS dismissed Carter's appeal, the medals were redistributed accordingly. Trinidad and Tobago team was advanced to gold, Japan to silver, and Brazil to bronze.
- ^ On 18 February 2022, the British team was stripped of the silver medal due to CJ Ujah testing positive for the prohibited substances ostarine and S-23. After the medals were redistributed, Italy retained the gold medal, while the Canadian team advanced to silver and the Chinese team advanced to bronze.
- ^ IOC sanctions Yulia Chermoshanskaya for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008
- ^ "Men's 4x100m".
- ^ "Women's 4x100m".
External links
- IAAF 4×100 metres relay homepage
- Official Olympics website
- Olympic athletics records from Track & Field News
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