The men's 4x400 metre relay of Athletics 2024 during the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 9–10 August 2024 in the Stade de France. With 16 teams competing, the event was won by the team from United States, with Botswana taking the silver medal and Great Britain taking bronze.
Format[]
The competition exists out of two rounds, with each team conducting a lap of 400 metres in each round. Each athlete in a team takes part in a quarter of the race, with the fastest three teams in the heats advancing to the final, as well as the fastest non-qualifiers. The team with the fastest time in the final is the winner of the event.
Preview[]
Sixteen teams qualified for the event with the United States as the top favorite for the title, having won the event four out of the last five Olympic editions, and having won nine out of the last ten world championships.
Current Records[]
| Record | Date | Nat. | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 22 August 1993 | 
|
Michael Johnson | 2:54.29 |
| Butch Reynolds | ||||
| Andrew Valmon | ||||
| Quincy Watts | ||||
| OR | 23 August 2008 |
|
Lashawn Merritt | 2:55.39 |
| David Neville | ||||
| Angelo Taylor | ||||
| Jeremy Wariner |
Summary[]
Heats[]
| Heat 1 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Time | Info | ||
| 1 |  Botswana |
2:57.76 | Q | ||
| 2 |  Great Britain |
2:58.88 | Q | ||
| 3 | United States |
2:59.15 | Q | ||
| 4 |  Japan |
2:59.48 | q, NR | ||
| 5 |  Zambia |
3:00.08 | q | ||
| 6 |  Germany |
3:00.29 | |||
| 7 |  Poland |
3:01.21 | |||
| 8 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
3:06.73 | |||
| Heat 2 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Time | Info | ||
| 1 |  France |
2:59.53 | Q | ||
| 2 |  Belgium |
2:59.84 | Q | ||
| 3 |  Italy |
3:00.26 | Q | ||
| 4 |  India |
3:00.58 | |||
| 5 |  Brazil |
3:00.95 | |||
| 6 |  Spain |
3:01.60 | |||
| 7 |  South Africa |
3:03.19 | qR | ||
| — |  Nigeria |
DQ | |||
Final[]
| Final Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Time | Info | ||
| 1 | United States |
2:54.43 | OR | ||
| 2 | Botswana |
2:54.53 | AR | ||
| 3 | Great Britain |
2:55.83 | AR | ||
| 4 | Belgium |
2:57.75 | NR | ||
| 5 | South Africa |
2:58.12 | NR | ||
| 6 | Japan |
2:58.33 | AR | ||
| 7 | Italy |
2:59.72 | |||
| 8 | Zambia |
3:02.76 | |||
| 9 | France |
3:07.30 | |||
Results[]
| Result | Team |
|---|---|
 |
United States
|
 |
Botswana
|
 |
Great Britain
|
| 4 | Belgium
|
| 5 | South Africa
|
| 6 | Japan
|
| 7 | Italy
|
| 8 | Zambia
|
| 9 | France
|
| 10 | Germany
|
| 11 | India
|
| 12 | Brazil
|
| 13 | Poland
|
| 14 | Spain
|
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
| — | Nigeria
|
| 2024 Summer Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Athletics 2024 | |
| ← 2020 | 2028 → |
| Men | |
| Track | |
| 100 m | 110 m hurdles |
| 200 m | 400 m hurdles |
| 400 m | 3000 m steeplechase |
| 800 m | 4x100 m relay |
| 1500 m | 4x400 m relay |
| 5000 m | 20 km walk |
| 10000 m | |
| Field | |
| High jump | Shot put |
| Pole vault | Discus throw |
| Long jump | Hammer throw |
| Triple jump | Javelin throw |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Marathon | Decathlon |
| Women | |
| Track | |
| 100 m | 100 m hurdles |
| 200 m | 400 m hurdles |
| 400 m | 3000 m steeplechase |
| 800 m | 4x100 m relay |
| 1500 m | 4x400 m relay |
| 5000 m | 20 km walk |
| 10000 m | |
| Field | |
| High jump | Shot put |
| Pole vault | Discus throw |
| Long jump | Hammer throw |
| Triple jump | Javelin throw |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Marathon | Heptathlon |
| Mixed | |
| Track | |
| 4x400 m relay | Team race walk |