The mixed 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held over two rounds at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, on 2 and 3 August 2024. This was the second time that this mixed-sex relay event was contested at the Summer Olympics. National teams could qualify for the event through the 2024 World Athletics Relays or the World Athletics top list.

Sixteen teams competed in round 1, where the team of the United States set a world record of 3:07.41 minutes, and where the teams of France, Great Britain, Belgium, Jamaica, Nigeria, and Switzerland all broke national records. Eight teams advanced to the final, that was won by the team of the Netherlands in a European record of 3:07.43 min, ahead of the team of the United States in second place in 3:07.74 min and the team of Great Britain in third place in a national record of 3:08.01 min. The Belgian team set another national record and the French team was disqualified in the final.

Femke Bol's anchor leg in the final was called "one of Paris' signature moments";Rohan Nadkarni, "Olympics recap: What you missed in swimming, gymnastics, track and field, and more", NBC News, 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2025. the Dutch runner started in fourth position and overtook three runners to win the race with a split time of 48.00 s. The next year, Dutch runner Eugene Omalla auctioned his gold medal.

Background

In the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay, each mixed-sex team consists of four athletes, two male and two female, who successively run one lap on a 400-metre track and pass on a baton between them."4x400 Metres Relay", World Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2025. The running order man–woman–man–woman has been mandatory at championships since 2022."Key competition decisions made at 227th World Athletics Council Meeting" (press release), World Athletics, 15 March 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2025."What a Finish! 💨 Mixed 4x400m Relay Final Highlights #Paris2024 #Olympics, TNT Sports on YouTube, 3 August 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2025.

This relay was added to the Olympic athletics programme in 2021, so it had been contested at the Summer Olympics once before. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, the event was held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, which is part of the Paris metropolitan area."Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Archived 24 March 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

Before these Olympics, the world record was 3:08.80 min, set by the team of the United States at the 2023 World Athletics Championships on 19 August 2023;"All time Top lists – Senior – 4 x 400 Metres Relay mixed", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024. the Olympic record was 3:09.87 min, set by the team of Poland, the defending champions, at the 2020 Summer Olympics on 31 July 2021; and the world leading time so far in the 2024 season was 3:09.92 min, run by the team of Ireland at the 2024 European Athletics Championships on 7 June 2024."Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 4 x 400 Metres Relay mixed", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

+ Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics Record Nation (competitors) Location Date World record (Justin Robinson, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling, Alexis Holmes) 3:08.80 Budapest, Hungary 19 August 2023 Olympic record (Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczamarek, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Kajetan Duszyński) 3:09.87 Tokyo, Japan 31 July 2021 World leading (Christopher O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr, Sharlene Mawdsley) 3:09.92 Rome, Italy 7 June 2024

+ Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics Record Nation (competitors) Location Date African record"Toplists – All time Top lists – Senior – 4x400 Metres Relay mixed – Africa", World Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2025. (Zablon Ekwam, Mary Moraa, Kelvin Tauta, Mercy Chebet) 3:11.88 Nairobi, Kenya 15 June 2024 Asian record"Toplists – All time Top lists – Senior – 4x400 Metres Relay mixed – Asia", World Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2025. (Musa Isah, Aminat Yusuf Jamal, Salwa Eid Naser, Abbas Abubakar Abbas) 3:11.82 Doha, Qatar 29 September 2019 European record"Toplists – All time Top lists – Senior – 4x400 Metres Relay mixed – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2025. (Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczamarek, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Kajetan Duszyński) 3:09.87 Tokyo, Japan 31 July 2021 North, Central American and Caribbean record"Toplists – All time Top lists – Senior – 4x400 Metres Relay mixed – North and Central America", World Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2025. (Justin Robinson, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling, Alexis Holmes) 3:08.80 Budapest, Hungary 19 August 2023 Oceanian record"Toplists – All time Top lists – Senior – 4x400 Metres Relay mixed – Oceania", World Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2025. (Bendere Oboya, Anneliese Rubie-Renshaw, Tyler Gunn, Alex Beck) 3:17.00 Gold Coast, Australia 12 June 2021 South American record"Toplists – All time Top lists – Senior – 4x400 Metres Relay mixed – South America", World Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2025. (Jhon Perlaza, Lina Licona, Nicolás Salinas, Evelis Aguilar) 3:14.48 Mexico City, Mexico 7 April 2024

Qualification

Sixteen national teams could qualify for this event. Fourteen teams qualified from the two rounds of the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay – eight teams in round 1 and six teams in a repechage round – at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas, on 4 and 5 May 2024. The remaining two qualification spots went to the highest-ranked unqualified teams on the World Athletics top list, which is based on the fastest performances recorded between 31 December 2022 and 30 June 2024.Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024."Road to Paris 24 – Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay", World Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2025.

+ Qualified teams Qualification event Nations 2024 World Athletics Relays– Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay Round 1 8 Repechage round 6 World Athletics top list 2

Results

Round 1

Sixteen teams competed in the first round on 2 August in the evening, starting at 19:10 (UTC+2). Eight teams, the first three in each of the two heats () and the next two fastest overall (), qualified for the final."Athletics – 4 x 400m Relay Mixed – Round 1 – Results – Revised", Olympics.com, 3 August 2024. Archived 16 August 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2025.

In the first heat, the team of the United States led from the first to the last leg and finished in a new world record () of 3.07.41 min. Consisting of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, and Kaylyn Brown, the American team was more than a second faster than the previous world record and more than three seconds faster than the other teams.Sam Brief, "World Record: U.S. mixed 4x400m relay team makes history in Paris, NBC Olympics, 3 August 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2025.Marcus Thompson II, "U.S. mixed relay team sets world record in 4×400 prelim, but eyes more: ‘We’re going to do it again’", The New York Times, 9 August 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2025. The French team set a national record () of 3:10.60 min, the Belgian team set a national record of 3:10.74 min, and the Jamaican team set a national record of 3:11.06 min. The Swiss team also set a national record of 3:12.77 min, but they did not advance to the final.

Jason Henderson of Athletics Weekly called it "a runaway relay victory" for the team of the United States.Jason Henderson, "World record for United States in mixed 4x400m in Paris", Athletics Weekly, 18 February 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025. Marcus Thompson II of The New York Times wrote about the American runners: "Judging by the aggression of their legs, the quartet had every intention of going for the world-record mark. It was top of mind heading into the race."Marcus Thompson II, "U.S. mixed relay team sets world record in 4×400 prelim, but eyes more: 'We're going to do it again'", The New York Times, 2 August 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2025. In an interview after the race, Deadmon said: "I ain't think we (were) gon' do that today." and "I was running down the back stretch on the last curve, and I was like, ... 'Damn! It's kinda loud in here.' So that was definitely a great experience."

In the second heat, the team of Great Britain set a national record of 3:10.61 min. The Nigerian team also set a national record of 3:11.99 min, but they did not advance to the final.

+ Results of round 1 Rank Heat Lane Nation Competitors Notes 1 1 6 Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown 3:07.41 , , 2 1 8 Muhammad Kounta, Louise Maraval, Téo Andant, Amandine Brossier 3:10.60 , 3 2 4 Samuel Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Nicole Yeargin 3:10.61 , 4 1 7 Jonathan Sacoor, Helena Ponette, Kévin Borlée, Naomi Van den Broeck 3:10.74 , 5 2 6 Eugene Omalla, Lieke Klaver, Isaya Klein Ikkink, Cathelijn Peeters 3:10.81 6 1 2 Reheem Hayles, Junelle Bromfield, Zandrion Barnes, Stephenie Ann McPherson 3:11.06 , 7 1 5 Maksymilian Szwed, Marika Popowicz-Drapała, Karol Zalewski, Justyna Święty-Ersetic 3:11.43 , 8 2 3 Luca Sito, Anna Polinari, Edoardo Scotti, Alice Mangione 3:11.59 9 2 5 Samuel Ogazi, Ella Onojuvwevwo, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli, Patience Okon George 3:11.99 10 2 7 Christopher O'Donnell, Sophie Becker, Thomas Barr, Sharlene Mawdsley 3:12.67 11 1 9 Charles Devantay, Giulia Senn, Lionel Spitz, Yasmin Giger 3:12.77 12 1 3 David Kapirante, Veronica Mutua, Boniface Mweresa, Mercy Chebet 3:13.13 13 1 4 Wendell Miller, Javonya Valcourt, Alonzo Russell, Quincy Penn 3:14.58 14 2 2 Oleksandr Pohorilko, Tetyana Melnyk, Danylo Danylenko, Maryana Shostak 3:15.51 15 2 9 Jean Paul Bredau, Alica Schmidt, Manuel Sanders, Eileen Demes 3:15.63 16 2 8 Erick Joel Sánchez, Milagros Durán, Robert King, Anabel Medina 3:18.39

Final

Eight teams competed in the final on 3 August in the evening, starting at 20:55 (UTC+2). During the race it was lightly raining."Athletics – 4 x 400m Relay Mixed – Final – Results – Revised", Olympics.com, 5 August 2024. Archived 16 August 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2025.

In the opening leg, Alexander Doom of Belgium was the first to hand over the baton, followed by Vernon Norwood of the United States and Samuel Reardon of Great Britain; Eugene Omalla of the Netherlands handed over in sixth position. In the second leg, Shamier Little of the United States moved into the leading position and handed over ahead of Helena Ponette of Belgium, Lieke Klaver of the Netherlands, and Laviai Nielsen of Great Britain. In the third leg, Jonathan Sacoor of Belgium brought his team back in the lead at the handover, and he was followed by Bryce Deadmon of the United States, Alex Haydock-Wilson of Great Britain, and Isaya Klein Ikkink of the Netherlands. In the anchor leg, Femke Bol of the Netherlands first caught up with Naomi Van den Broeck of Belgium between 200 and 300 metres, and then Bol also passed Amber Anning of Great Britain and Kaylyn Brown of the United States in the last 100 metres."What a Finish! 💨 Mixed 4x400m Relay Final Highlights #Paris2024 #Olympics", Eurosport on YouTube, 3 August 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2025.

The team of the Netherlands won the race in a European record () of 3:07.43 min, 0.02 s slower than the world record set the day before, followed by the team of the United States in second place in 3:07.74 min and the team of Great Britain in third place in a national record () of 3:08.01 min. Outside the medals, the Belgian team set a national record () of 3:09.36 min. The French team was disqualified () for obstructing other runners () at the third handover."Paris 2024 : Kounta (Efsra Reims) disqualifié avec le relais mixte 4 x 400 m" (in French), L'Union, 3 August 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2025. The fastest male runner was Sacoor who had a split time of 44.01 s, and the fastest female runner was Bol with a 48.00 s split.