Women's 4 × 100 metres relay world record progression

The first world record in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1922.[1] 45 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 4 × 100 metre relay, as ratified by the IAAF. "y" denotes time for 4 × 110 yards (402.34 m), ratified as a record for this event.

Records 1922-1976
Time Auto Team Country Venue Date Participants,[2][3]
53.2 Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia Paris 1922-05-21 Marie Mejzlíková I, Marie Bakovská, Marie Jirásková, Marie Mejzlíková II
51.4+ Great Britain & N.I.  United Kingdom Paris 1922-08-20 Mary Lines, Daisy Leach, Gwendoline Porter, Nora Callebout
50.4 Berliner Sport-Club  Germany Cologne 1926-07-11 Lilli Henoch, Charlotte Köhler, Gerda Pöting, Cläre Voss
49.8y Great Britain & N.I.  United Kingdom Gothenburg 1926-08-29 Dorothy Scouler, Florence Haynes, Eileen Edwards, Rose Thompson
50.0 Viktoria Magdeburg  Germany Breslau 1927-08-07 Anneliese Jacke, Lieselotte Hellmann, Rose Drieling, Ilse Drieling
50.0 Linnets Saint-Maur  France Paris 1928-07-15 Georgette Gagneux, Lucienne Velu, Simone Warnier, Marguerite Radideau
49.8 TSV 1860 München  Germany Berlin 1928-07-15 Rosa Kellner, Luise Holzer, Agathe Karrer, Lisa Gelius
48.4 Canada  Canada Amsterdam 1928-08-05 Fanny Rosenfeld, Etle Smith, Florence Bell, Myrtle Cook
49.0 Eintracht Frankfurt  Germany Mannheim 1929-06-30 Ottilie Fleischer, Detta Lorenz, Emmy Haux, Charlotte Köhler
49.0 TSV 1860 München  Germany Frankfurt 1929-07-21 Rosa Kellner, Luise Holzer, Agathe Karrer, Lisa Gelius
48.8 TSV 1860 München  Germany Nuremberg 1930-07-20 Rosa Kellner, Luise Holzer, Agathe Karrer, Lisa Gelius
46.9 United States  United States Los Angeles 1932-08-07 Mary Carew, Evelyn Furtsch, Annette Rogers, Billie von Bremen
46.5 Germany  Germany Cologne 1936-06-21 Emmy Albus, Käthe Krauß, Marie Dollinger, Grete Winkels
46.4 Germany  Germany Berlin 1936-08-08 Emmy Albus, Käthe Krauß, Marie Dollinger, Ilse Dörffeldt
46.1 46.23 Australia  Australia Helsinki 1952-07-27 Shirley de la Hunty, Verna Johnston, Winsome Cripps, Marjorie Jackson
45.9 46.14 United States  United States Helsinki 1952-07-27 Mae Faggs, Barbara Jones, Janet Moreau, Catherine Hardy
45.9 46.18 West Germany  West Germany Helsinki 1952-07-27 Ursula Knab, Maria Sander, Helga Klein, Marga Petersen
45.6 Soviet Union  Soviet Union Budapest 1953-09-20 Vera Kalashnikova, Sinaida Safronova, Nadezhda Khnykina, Irina Turova
45.6 Soviet Union  Soviet Union Moscow 1955-09-11 Lidia Polinitschenko, Galina Vinogradova, Sinaida Safronova, Maria Itkina
45.2 Soviet Union  Soviet Union Kiev 1956-07-27 Vera Krepkina, Olga Kosheleva, Maria Itkina, Irina Botskarova
45.1 Germany  Germany Dresden 1956-09-30 Erika Fisch, Gisela Köhler, Christa Stubnick, Bärbel Mayer
44.9 45.00 Australia  Australia Melbourne 1956-12-01 Shirley de la Hunty, Norma Croker, Fleur Mellor, Betty Cuthbert
44.9 45.07 Germany  Germany Melbourne 1956-12-01 Maria Sander, Christa Stubnick, Gisela Köhler, Bärbel Mayer
44.5 44.65 Australia  Australia Melbourne 1956-12-01 Shirley de la Hunty, Norma Croker, Fleur Mellor, Betty Cuthbert
44.4 44.51 United States  United States Rome 1960-09-07 Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams, Barbara Jones, Wilma Rudolph
44.3 United States  United States Moscow 1961-07-15 Willye White, Ernestine Pollards, Vivianne Brown, Wilma Rudolph
43.9 43.92 United States  United States Tokyo 1964-10-21 Willye White, Wyomia Tyus, Marilyn White, Edith McGuire
43.9 Soviet Union  Soviet Union Leninakan 1968-08-16 Lilia Tkatshenko, Galina Bukharina, Vera Popkova, Lyudmila Samotyosova
43.6 Soviet Union  Soviet Union Mexico City 1968-09-27 Lyudmila Zharkova, Galina Bukharina, Vera Popkova, Lyudmila Samotyosova
43.4 43.50 United States  United States Mexico City 1968-10-19 Barbara Ferrell, Margaret Bailes, Mildrette Netter, Wyomia Tyus
43.4 43.49 Netherlands  Netherlands Mexico City 1968-10-19 Wilma van den Berg, Mieke Sterk, Truus Hennipman, Corrie Bakker
42.8 42.88 United States  United States Mexico City 1968-10-20 Barbara Ferrell, Margaret Bailes, Mildrette Netter, Wyomia Tyus
42.8 42.81 West Germany  West Germany Munich 1972-09-10 Christiane Krause, Ingrid Mickler-Becker, Annegret Richter, Heide Rosendahl
42.6 East Germany  East Germany Potsdam 1973-09-01 Petra Kandarr, Renate Stecher, Christina Heinich, Doris Selmigkeit
42.6 East Germany  East Germany East Berlin 1974-08-24 Doris Maletzki, Renate Stecher, Christina Heinich, Bärbel Eckert
42.5 42.51 East Germany  East Germany Rome 1974-09-08 Doris Maletzki, Renate Stecher, Christina Heinich, Bärbel Eckert

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Records since 1977

From 1975, the IAAF accepted separate automatically electronically timed records for events up to 400 metres. From 1977, the IAAF required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for these events.[1]

Time Team Country Venue Date Participants[2]
42.50 East Germany  East Germany Karl-Marx-Stadt 1976-05-29 Marlies Oelsner, Renate Stecher, Carla Bodendorf, Martina Blos
42.27 East Germany  East Germany Potsdam 1978-08-19 Johanna Klier, Monika Hamann, Carla Bodendorf, Marlies Göhr
42.10 East Germany  East Germany Karl-Marx-Stadt 1979-06-10 Marita Koch, Romy Schneider, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr
42.09 East Germany  East Germany Turin 1979-08-04 Christina Brehmer, Romy Schneider, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr
42.09 East Germany  East Germany East Berlin 1980-07-09 Romy Müller, Bärbel Wöckel, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr
41.85 East Germany  East Germany Potsdam 1980-07-13 Romy Müller, Bärbel Wöckel, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr
41.60 East Germany  East Germany Moscow 1980-08-01 Romy Müller, Bärbel Wöckel, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr
41.53 East Germany  East Germany East Berlin 1983-07-31 Silke Gladisch, Marita Koch, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr
41.37 East Germany  East Germany Canberra 1985-10-06 Silke Gladisch, Sabine Rieger, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr
40.82 United States  United States London 2012-08-10[4] Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter

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References
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