Main > Men, 4 x 100 m Relay > World Records Progression
All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons.
•   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated Chart
Manual Timing
• 42.3 Germany Stockholm Jul 08, 1912
    Rähr, Hermann, Kern, Rau
• 42.2 United States Antwerpen Aug 22, 1920
    Scholz, Murchison, Kirksey, Paddock
• 42.0 Great Britain Paris Jul 12, 1924
    Abrahams, Rangeley, Royle, Nichol
  42.0 Netherland Paris Jul 12, 1924
    Boot, Broos, de Vries, Van den Berghe
• 41.0 United States Paris Jul 13, 1924
    Hussey, Clarke, Murchison, Leconey
• 41.0* Newark A.C. United States Lincoln Jul 04, 1927
    Bowman, Currie, Pappas, Cummings
  41.0* Germany Düsseldorf Jul 31, 1927
    Büchner, Wichmann, Houben, Schüller
  41.0** Germany Düsseldorf May 20, 1928
    Lammers, Wichmann, Houben, Körnig
  41.0* Germany Düsseldorf May 20, 1928
    Lammers, Wichmann, Houben, Körnig
  41.0* Sport Club Eintracht, Germany Halle Jun 10, 1928
    Geerling, Wichmann, Metzner, Salz
  41.0* United States Amsterdam Aug 05, 1928
    Wykoff, Quinn, Borah, Russell
• 40.8 Germany Berlin Sep 02, 1928
    Jonath, Corts, Houden, Körnig
• 40.8* Sport Club Charlottenburg,Ger Breslau Jul 22, 1929
    Körnig, Grosser, Natan, Schlöske
• 40.8* Univ. of South California,USA Fresno May 09, 1931
    R.Delby, Maurer, Guyer, Wykoff
  40.7 Germany Kassel Jun 14, 1932
    Hendrix, Geerlin, Borchmeyer, Jonath
• 40.6 Germany Kassel Jun 14, 1932
    Körnig, Lammers, Borchmeyer, Jonath
• 40,0 United States Los Angeles Aug 07, 1932
    Keisel, Toppino, Dyer, Wykoff
• 39.8 United States Berlin Aug 09, 1936
    Owens, Metcalfe, Draper, Wykoff
• 39.5 United States Melbourne Dec 01, 1956
    Murchison, King, Baker, Morrow
• 39.5* Germany Cologne Aug 29, 1958
    Steinbach, Lauer, Fütterer, Germar
• 39.5* Germany Rome Sep 07, 1960
    Cullman, Hary, Mahlendorf, Lauer
• 39.1 United States Moscow Jul 15, 1961
    Jones, Budd, Frazier, Drayton
• 39.0 United States Tokyo Oct 21, 1964
    Drayton, Ashworth, Stebbins, Hayes
• 38.6 Univ. of South California,USA Provo Jun 17, 1967
    McCulloch, Kuller, O.J.Simpson, Miller
  38.6* Jamaica Mexico City Oct 19, 1968
    Stewart, Fray, Forbes, Miller
• 38.3 Jamaica Mexico City Oct 19, 1968
    Stewart, Fray, Forbes, Miller
• 38.2 United States Mexico City Oct 20, 1968
    Greene, Pender, Ray Smith, Hines
• 38.2* United States München Sep 10, 1972
    Black, Taylor, Tinker, Hart
Electronic Timing
  38.39 Jamaica Mexico City Oct 19, 1968
    Stewart, Fray, Forbes, Miller
• 38.19 United States Mexico City Oct 20, 1968
    Greene, Pender, Ray Smith, Hines
• 38.19* United States München Sep 10, 1972
    Black, Taylor, Tinker, Hart
• 38.03 United States Düsseldorf Sep 03, 1977
    Collins, Riddick, Wiley, Williams
• 37.86 United States Helsinki Aug 10, 1983
    King, Gault, Smith, Lewis
• 37.83 United States Los Angeles Aug 10, 1984
    Graddy, Brown, Smith, Lewis
• 37.79 France Split Sep 01, 1990
    Morierne, Sangouma, Trouabal, Marie-Rose
• 37.79* USA, Santa Monica Track Club Monte Carlo Aug 03, 1991
    Marsh, Burrell, Heard, C.Lewis
• 37.67 United States Zurich Aug 07, 1991
    Marsh, Burrell, Mitchell, C.Lewis
• 37.50 United States Tokyo Sep 01, 1991
    Cason, Burrell, Mitchell, C.Lewis
• 37.40 United States Barcelona Aug 08, 1992
    Marsh, Burrell, Mitchell, C.Lewis
• 37.40* United States Stuttgart Aug 21, 1993
    Drummond, Cason, Mitchell, Burrell
• 37.10 Jamaica Beijing Aug 22, 2008
    N.Carter, M.Frater, U.Bolt, A.Powell
• 37.04 Jamaica Daegu Sep 05, 2011
    N.Carter, M.Frater, Y.Blake, U.Bolt
• 36.84 Jamaica London Aug 11, 2012
    N.Carter, M.Frater, Y.Blake, U.Bolt