Women's 4 × 400 metres relay world record progression

The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay. The first world record in the event was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1969. 15 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.

Records since 1969

Time Auto Team Country Venue Date Participants
3:47.4 Moscow  Soviet Union Moscow 1969-05-30 Ljubov Finogenova, Tatjana Medvedeva, Tamara Voitenko, Olga Klein
3:43.2 Latvia  Soviet Union Minsk 1969-06-01 Lilita Zāģere, Anna Dundare, Ingrīda Verbele, Sarmīte Štūla
3:37.6 Great Britain & N.I.  Great Britain London 1969-06-22 Jenny Pawsey, Pauline Attwood, Janet Simpson, Lillian Board
3:34.2 France  France Colombes 1969-07-06 Michele Mombet, Éliane Jacq, Nicole Duclos, Colette Besson
3:33.9 West Germany  West Germany Piraeus 1969-09-19 Christa Czekay, Antje Gleichfeld, Inge Eckhoff, Christel Frese
3:30.8 3:30.82 Great Britain & N.I.  Great Britain Piraeus 1969-09-20 Rosemary Stirling, Pat Lowe, Janet Simpson, Lillian Board
3:30.8 3:30.85 France  France Athens 1969-09-20 Bernadette Martin, Nicole Duclos, Éliane Jacq, Colette Besson
3:29.3 3:29.28 East Germany  East Germany Helsinki 1971-08-15 Rita Kühne, Ingelore Lohse, Helga Seidler, Monika Zehrt
3:28.8 East Germany  East Germany Colombes 1972-07-05 Dagmar Käsling, Rita Kühne, Monika Zehrt, Brigitte Rohde
3:28.5 3:28.48 East Germany  East Germany Munich 1972-09-09 Dagmar Käsling, Rita Kühne, Helga Seidler, Monika Zehrt
3:23.0 3:22.95 East Germany  East Germany Munich 1972-09-10 Dagmar Käsling, Rita Kühne, Helga Seidler, Monika Zehrt
3:19.2 3:19.23 East Germany  East Germany Montreal 1976-07-31 Doris Maletzki, Brigitte Rohde, Ellen Streidt, Christina Brehmer
3:19.04 East Germany  East Germany Athens 1982-09-11 Kirsten Siemon, Sabine Busch, Dagmar Rübsam, Marita Koch
3:15.92 East Germany  East Germany Erfurt 1984-06-03 Gesine Walther, Sabine Busch, Dagmar Rübsam, Marita Koch
3:15.17 Soviet Union  Soviet Union Seoul 1988-10-01 Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina

References

  1. ^ a b "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Daegu 2011. (Part 5 of 5)" (pdf). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2011. p. 705. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
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