The 4 × 1500 metres relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 1500 metres or 3.75 laps on a standard 400 metre track.
While not a World Championship or Olympic event, World Athletics does ratify world records in the event. The men's world record is 14:22.22 by a Kenyan team of Collins Cheboi, Silas Kiplagat, James Magut and Asbel Kiprop, set on May 25, 2014 at the World Relays meet in Nassau, Bahamas. The women's world record is 16:27.02 by an American team of Colleen Quigley, Elise Cranny, Karissa Schweizer and Shelby Houlihan set on July 31, 2020 at the Bowerman Track Club Intrasquad IV meet in Portland, Oregon.
In the United States and other countries, the 4 × mile relay is sometimes run as an alternative.
All-time top 5 Men Correct as of March 2024.
Rank Time Team Athletes Split Date Place 1 14:22.22 Collins Cheboi 3:38.5 World Athletics RelaysNassau, Bahamas Silas Kiplagat 3:32.4 James Magut 3:39.0 Asbel Kiprop 3:32.3 2 14:34.97 Bowerman Track Club 'B' Evan Jager 3:39.3 Portland Intrasquad Meet IVPortland, U.S. Grant Fisher 3:37.6 Sean McGorty 3:37.4 Lopez Lomong 3:41.2 3 14:36.23 William Biwott Tanui 3:38.5 Memorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium Gideon Gathimba 3:39.5 Geoffrey Rono 3:41.4 Augustine Choge 3:36.9 4 14:38.8 Thomas Wessinghage 3:38.8 Cologne, Germany Harald Hudak 3:40.2 Michael Lederer 3:42.6 Karl Fleschen 3:37.3 5 14:40.4 Tony Polhill 3:42.9 Oslo, Norway John Walker 3:40.4 Rod Dixon 3:41.2 Dick Quax 3:35.9
Women Correct as of March 2024.
Rank Time Team Athletes Split Date Place 1 16:27.02 Bowerman Track Club 'A' Colleen Quigley 4:08 Portland Intrasquad Meet IVPortland, U.S. Elise Cranny 4:08 Karissa Schweizer 4:05 Shelby Houlihan 4:04 2 16:33.58 Mercy Cherono 4:07.5 World Athletics RelaysNassau, Bahamas Faith Kipyegon 4:08.5 Irene Jelagat 4:10.5 Hellen Obiri 4:07.1 3 16:53.87 Arkansas Razorbacks Isabel Van Camp 4:16.8 Penn RelaysPhiladelphia, U.S. Logan Morris 4:13.9 Lauren Gregory 4:12.5 Kristlin Gear 4:10.7 4 16:55.19 NC State Wolfpack Anna Vess 4:17.2 Penn RelaysPhiladelphia, U.S. Sam Bush 4:10.9 Savannah Shaw 4:17.1 Katelyn Tuohy 4:09.8 5 16:55.33 Heather Kampf 4:09.2 World Athletics RelaysNassau, Bahamas Katie Mackey 4:19.4 Kate Grace 4:16.6 Brenda Martinez 4:10.2
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