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37 unusual facts about Relay race


1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the Men's 4x100 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece.

1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

These are the official results of the Men's 4x400 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece.

1982 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the Women's 4x100 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece.

1982 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

These are the official results of the Women's 4x400 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece.

1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the Men's 4x100 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia.

1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

These are the official results of the Men's 4x400 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia.

1990 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the Women's 4x100 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia.

1990 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

These are the official results of the Women's 4x400 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia.

Angelo Taylor

Taylor made his debut in a major international meet at the 1999 World Championships, where he finished third in his heat in 400 m hurdles, but ran a third leg at the gold medal winning US 4x400 m relay team.

Arthur Harnden

Arthur Harold "Art" Harnden (born 20 May 1924) is a former American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Bernd Cullmann

Bernd Cullmann (born 11 October 1939) is a former West German athlete, winner of gold medal in 4×100 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Bob Kiesel

Bob Kiesel (Robert Allan Kiesel; August 30, 1911 – August 6, 1993) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Carlton Chambers

Carlton Chambers (born June 27, 1975) is a retired sprint athlete from Canada, and a winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Charles Asati

Charles Asati (born March 3, 1946) is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Charles Borah

Charles "Charley" Edward Borah (November 11, 1906 – November 4, 1980) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Commodore Cochran

Commodore Shelton Cochran (January 20, 1902 – January 3, 1969) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

David Gillick

At the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships Gillick won a bronze medal as part of the Irish 4x400 metres relay team (along with Robert Daly, David McCarthy and Gary Ryan).

Edgar Ablowich

Edgar Allen Ablowich (April 29, 1913 – April 6, 1998) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Emmett Toppino

Martin Emmett Toppino (July 1, 1909 – September 8, 1971) was an American athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Foy Draper

Foy Draper (November 26, 1911 – February 1, 1943) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Frank Hussey

Francis Valentine Joseph "Frank" Hussey (February 14, 1905 - December 26, 1974) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Harald Schmid

Schmid won bronze with the 4x400 m relay team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as well as an individual bronze in 400 m hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984.

Herb McKenley

Herbert Henry "Herb" McKenley OM (July 10, 1922 – November 26, 2007) was a Jamaican athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Ira Murchison

Ira James Murchison (February 6, 1933 – March 28, 1994) was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Ivan Fuqua

Ivan William Fuqua (August 9, 1909 – January 14, 1994) was an American athlete, a gold medal winner in the 4x400 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Jon Fossum

In the latter sport he won five national championships; three of which in relay races with his two brothers.

Karl Warner

Karl DeWitt Warner (June 23, 1908 – September 5, 1995) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Kiril Nikolov

During the World Championships in 2004 he showed the orienteering fans his class in the relay events, coming 5th on the first leg, just seconds after the first teams.

Leslie Laing

Leslie Alphonso Laing (born February 19, 1925) is a former Jamaican athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Louis Clarke

Louis Alfred "Pinky" Clarke (November 23, 1901 – February 24, 1977) was an American athlete, winner of a gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

OK Tyr

The following year saw victories in Tiomila again and the Swedish relay championships.

In 1991 the club won the premier British relay, JK Trophy, for the third consecutive year, while the women's team won Siljanskavlen.

Other major relay titles were Smålandskavlen in 1992, O-Festivalen in 1994 and JK Trophy 1998.

Oliver MacDonald

Joseph Oliver MacDonald (February 20, 1904 - April 14, 1973) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Robert Esmie

Robert Esmie (born July 5, 1972) was a Canadian sprinter and member of the 1996 Summer Olympics Gold medal 4x100 m relay.

Roy Cochran

Cochran wanted to go to Tulane University with a football scholarship, but was persuaded by his older brother Commodore, who won a gold medal at 1924 Summer Olympics in 4x400 m relay, to go to Indiana University Bloomington with a track scholarship.

Ulis Williams

Ulis C. Williams (born October 24, 1941) is a former American athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4 x 400 meter relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics.


Annika Viilo

She received a silver medal on the Classic distance at the 1993 World Championships in West Point, and also a silver medal with the relay team, and she received a bronze medal with the relay team in 1989 (Skaraborg).

Barney Ewell

He was added to the 4 x 100 m relay when Ed Conwell became sick and the American team rolled to an easy victory.

Harald Hudak

He was one of the runners that set a world record of 14:38.8 minutes in the 4x1500 metres relay in 1977, together with Thomas Wessinghage, Michael Lederer, and Karl Fleschen.

Henry Carr

While competing for the ASU Sun Devils, he won three national titles; along the way setting world records at 200 meters, at 220 yards, and as a member of the Sun Devil 4 x 440 yard relay team.

Magda Horváth

At the 1970 World Orienteering Championships in Friedrichroda she finished 19th in the individual event, and received a silver medal in the relay with the Hungarian team (with Ágnes Hegedűs and Sarolta Monspart).