World Athletics Relays
The World Athletics Relays, known as the IAAF World Relays until 2019, is an international biennial
The competition format for the first edition included the 4 × 100 metres relay, the 4 × 200 metres relay, the 4 × 400 metres relay, the 4 × 800 metres relay and the 4 × 1500 metres relay.[2] The first edition had a $1.4 million prize fund.
From the second edition, the 4 × 1500 metres relay was replaced by the distance medley relay.[3] However, this was short-lived and was itself replaced by a mixed-gender 4 × 400 metres relay for the third edition.[4] In 2019, the 2 × 2 × 400 m relay and the shuttle hurdles relay were added to the mixed-gender category.[5]
The 2021 World Athletics Relays were held in
Championships
Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events |
No. of Countries |
No. of Athletes |
Top of the medal table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2014 | Nassau | Bahamas | 24–25 May | Thomas Robinson Stadium | 10 | 41 | 470 | United States |
2 | 2015 | Nassau | Bahamas | 2–3 May | Thomas Robinson Stadium | 10 | 42 | 584 | United States |
3 | 2017 | Nassau | Bahamas | 22–23 April | Thomas Robinson Stadium | 9 | 35 | 419 | United States |
4 | 2019 | Yokohama | Japan | 11–12 May | Yokohama International Stadium
|
9 | 43 | 529 | United States |
5 | 2021 | Chorzów | Poland | 1–2 May | Silesian Stadium
|
9 | 37 | 689 | Italy |
6 | 2024 | Nassau | Bahamas | 4–5 May | Thomas Robinson Stadium | ||||
7 | 2025 | Guangzhou | China | TBA | Aoti Main Stadium
|
Events
Event | Year | |||||
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Discipline | Gender | 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 |
4 × 100 metres relay | Men | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Women | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Shuttle hurdles relay | Mixed | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
4 × 200 metres relay | Men | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Women | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
4 × 400 metres relay | Men | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Mixed | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Women | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
2 × 2 × 400 metres relay | Mixed | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
4 × 800 metres relay | Men | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Women | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | |
Distance medley relay | Men | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Women | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
4 × 1500 metres relay | Men | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Women | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Championships records
Men
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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4 × 100 m relay | 37.38 | Ryan Bailey
|
United States | 2 May 2015 | 2015 IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [6] |
4 × 200 m relay | 1:18.63 | Nickel Ashmeade Warren Weir Jermaine Brown Yohan Blake |
Jamaica | 24 May 2014 | 2014 IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [7] |
4 × 400 m relay | 2:57.25 | David Verburg Tony McQuay Christian Taylor LaShawn Merritt |
United States | 25 May 2014 | 2014 IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [8] |
4 × 800 m relay | 7:04.84 | Duane Solomon Erik Sowinski Casimir Loxsom Robby Andrews |
United States | 3 May 2015 | 2015 IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [9] |
Distance medley relay | 9:15.50 | Kyle Merber 2:53.56 (1200 m) Brycen Spratling 45.95 (400 m) Brandon Johnson 1:44.75 (800 m) Ben Blankenship 3:51.24 (1600 m) |
United States | 3 May 2015 | 2015 IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [10] |
4 × 1500 m relay | 14:22.22 | Collins Cheboi Silas Kiplagat James Kiplagat Magut Asbel Kiprop |
Kenya | 25 May 2014 | 2014 IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [11] |
Women
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 × 100 m relay | 41.88 | Tianna Bartoletta Alexandria Anderson Jeneba Tarmoh LaKeisha Lawson |
United States | 24 May 2014 | 2014 IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [12] |
4 × 200 m relay | 1:29.04 | Elaine Thompson
|
Jamaica | 22 April 2017 | 2017 IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [13] |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.39 | Phyllis Francis Natasha Hastings Sanya Richards-Ross Francena McCorory |
United States | 3 May 2015 | 2015 IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [14] |
4 × 800 m relay | 8:00.62 | Alysia Johnson Montaño
|
United States | 3 May 2014 | 2015 IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [15] |
Distance medley relay | 10:36.50 | Ajee' Wilson 2:00.08 (800 m) 4:27.92 (1600 m)
Shannon Rowbury |
United States | 2 May 2015 | 2015 IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [16] |
4 × 1500 m relay | 16:33.58 | Hellen Onsando Obiri
|
Kenya | 24 May 2014 | 2014 IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [17] |
Mixed
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 × 400 m relay | 3:14.42 | Bahamas | 23 April 2017 | 2017 IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [18] | |
2 × 2 × 400 m relay | 3:36.92 | Ce'Aira Brown Donavan Brazier |
United States | 11 May 2019 | 2019 IAAF World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | [19] |
Shuttle hurdle relay | 54.96 | Christina Clemons Freddie Crittenden Sharika Nelvis Devon Allen |
United States | 11 May 2019 | 2019 IAAF World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | [20] |
Medal table
Updated: March 2022[21]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 22 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
2 | Jamaica | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
3 | Poland | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
4 | Kenya | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
5 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
6 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Bahamas | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
14 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
15 | Japan | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
16 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
17 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
18 | China | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
19 | Botswana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
20 | Barbados | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
25 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
26 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (32 entries) | 47 | 47 | 46 | 140 |
Multiple wins
Multiple wins athletes are.[22]
- Three wins
Athlete | Country | Events |
---|---|---|
Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica | Men’s 4x100m 2014, 4x200m 2014/2015 |
Tony McQuay | United States | Men’s 4x400m 2014/2015/2017 |
LaShawn Merritt | United States | Men’s 4x400m 2014/2015/2017 |
David Verburg | United States | Men’s 4x400m 2014/2015/2017 |
Natasha Hastings | United States | Women’s 4x400m 2014/2015/2017 |
Chanelle Price | United States | Women’s 4x800m 2014/2015/2017 |
Sanya Richards-Ross | United States | Women’s 4x400m 2014/2015, Distance Medley Relay 2015 |
- Two wins
Athlete | Country | Events |
---|---|---|
Yohan Blake | Jamaica | Men’s 4x100m 2014, 4x200m 2014 |
Justin Gatlin | United States | Men’s 4x100m 2015/2017 |
Casimir Loxsom | United States | Men’s 4x800m 2015/2017 |
Erik Sowinski | United States | Men’s 4x800m 2015/2017 |
Warren Weir | Jamaica | Men’s 4x200m 2014/2015 |
Phyllis Francis | United States | Women’s 4x400m 2015/2017 |
Ajeé Wilson | United States | Women’s 4x800m 2014, Distance Medley Relay 2015 |
References
- ^ IAAF World Relays bidding information
- ^ "Bahamas to host inaugural IAAF World Relay Championships". Caribbean 360. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "World Relays 2015 website". Archived from the original on 2015-02-08.
- ^ Competitions Update. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
- ^ Hardik Vyas (11 January 2019). "Athletics: Mixed shuttle hurdles added to World Relays program". Reuters. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Men's 4×100m Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ Simon Hart (25 May 2014). "Jamaica men break 4x200 metre relay record at IAAF World Relays in Nassau - and without Usain Bolt". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- IAAF. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Men's 4×800m Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Men's Distance Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- IAAF. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- IAAF. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "4×200m Relay Results" (PDF). IAAF. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Women's 4×400m Relay Final B Results" (PDF). IAAF. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Women's 4×800m Relay Results" (PDF). IAAF. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Women's Distance Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- IAAF. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Mixed 4×400m Relay Results" (PDF). IAAF. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "2×2×400m Relay Result". IAAF. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Shuttle Hurdles Relay Result". IAAF. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Christopher Kelsall (9 March 2022). "South Africa to lose relay World's gold due to doping ban to Thando Dlodlo". athleticsillustrated.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Yokohama 2019 Facts & Figures". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
External links
- World Athletics Relays on worldathletics.org
- Yokohama 2019 Official Website