2023 World Athletics Championships – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay
| Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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 Alexis Holmes and Femke Bol (while falling) shortly before the finish line in the final | ||||||||||
| Venue | National Athletics Centre | |||||||||
| Location | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||
| Dates | 19 August 2023 (round 1 and final) | |||||||||
| Nations | 16 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:08.80 min WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The mixed 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held over two rounds at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary, on 19 August 2023.
The final was won by the team of the United States in a world record of 3:08.80 minutes, followed by the team of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in second place in 3:11.06 min and the team of Czech Republic in third place in a time of 3:11.98 min.
Background
[edit]Before the competition records were as follows:[1]
| Record | Nation (athletes) | Time | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  United States(Wilbert London, Allyson Felix, Courtney Okolo, Michael Cherry) |
3:09.34 | Doha, Qatar | 29 September 2019 |
| Championship record | ||||
| World leading |  Czech Republic(Matěj Krsek, Tereza Petržilková, Vít Müller, Lada Vondrová) |
3:12.34 | Chorzów, Poland | 25 June 2023 |
| Record | Nation (athletes) | Time | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African record |  Nigeria(Ifeanyi Ojeli, Imaobong Uko, Samson Nathaniel, Patience Okon George) |
3:13.60 | Tokyo, Japan | 30 July 2021 |
| Asian record |  Bahrain(Musa Isah, Aminat Jamal, Salwa Eid Naser, Abbas Abubakar Abbas) |
3:11.82 | Doha, Qatar | 29 September 2019 |
| European record |  Poland(Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczmarek, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Kajetan Duszyński) |
3:09.87 | Tokyo, Japan | 31 July 2021 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | United States (Wilbert London, Allyson Felix, Courtney Okolo, Michael Cherry) |
3:09.34 | Doha, Qatar | 29 September 2019 |
| South American record |  Colombia(Jhon Perlaza, Lina Licona, Anthony Zambrano, Evelis Aguilar) |
3:14.79 | São Paulo, Brazil | 28 July 2023 |
| Oceanian record |  Australia(Bendere Oboya, Anneliese Rubie-Renshaw, Tyler Gunn, Alex Beck) |
3:17.00 | Gold Coast, Australia | 12 June 2021 |
Qualification
[edit]The standard to qualify automatically for entry was to finish in the first 8 at 2022 World Athletics Championships, completed by 8 top lists' teams.[2]
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]The two heats of round 1 were held on 19 August, started at 11:05 (UTC+2) in the morning.[3] The first three teams in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest teams overall (q) qualified for the final.[4]
Final
[edit]
The final was held on 19 August, starting at 21:49 (UTC+2) in the evening.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | United States (USA) |
Justin Robinson, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling, Alexis Holmes | 3:08.80 | WR |
 |
8 |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
Lewis Davey, Laviai Nielsen, Rio Mitcham, Yemi Mary John | 3:11.06 | NR |
 |
4 | Czech Republic (CZE) |
Matěj Krsek, Tereza Petržilková, Patrik Šorm, Lada Vondrová | 3:11.98 | NR |
| 4 | 5 |  France (FRA) |
Gilles Biron, Louise Maraval, Téo Andant, Amandine Brossier | 3:12.99 | |
| 5 | 9 |  Belgium (BEL) |
Robin Vanderbemden, Imke Vervaet, Jonathan Borlée, Camille Laus | 3:13.83 | |
| 6 | 3 |  Ireland (IRL) |
Jack Raftery, Sophie Becker, Christopher O'Donnell, Sharlene Mawdsley | 3:14.13 | |
| 7 | 2 |  Germany (GER) |
Manuel Sanders, Alica Schmidt, Jean Paul Bredau, Elisa Lechleitner | 3:14.27 | |
| 8 | 1 | Poland (POL) |
Igor Bogaczyński, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz-Zawadzka, Karol Zalewski, Marika Popowicz-Drapała | 3:15.49 | |
| 7 |  Netherlands (NED) |
Liemarvin Bonevacia, Lieke Klaver, Isaya Klein Ikkink, Femke Bol | DNF |
References
[edit]- ^ "4x400 Metres Relay Mixed − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "New qualification rules for the relays to Budapest 23". World Athletics. 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay Timetable". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Summary 4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Revised Results 4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
External links
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