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Women’s 4 × 100 metres relay
Held at 23 Games, 1928–2024. Most golds: United States (12). Most medals: Evelyn Ashford (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games231928–2024
Medals69
Delegations21on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry, Gabby Thomas, Sha'Carri Richardson United States | Dina Asher-Smith, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Amy Hunt, Daryll Neita, Bianca Williams, Desirèe Henry Great Britain | Alexandra Burghardt, Lisa Mayer, Gina Lückenkemper, Rebekka Haase, Sophia Junk Germany |
| 2020 Tokyo | Briana Williams, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson, Natasha Morrison, Remona Burchell Jamaica | Javianne Oliver, Teahna Daniels, Jenna Prandini, Gabby Thomas, English Gardner, Aleia Hobbs United States | Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita Great Britain |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Tori Bowie, Morolake Akinosun United States | Christania Williams, Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Simone Facey, Shashalee Forbes Jamaica | Asha Philip, Desirèe Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita Great Britain |
| 2012 London | Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter, Jeneba Tarmoh, Lauryn Williams United States | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sherone Simpson, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Kerron Stewart, Samantha Henry-Robinson, Schillonie Calvert Jamaica | Olesya Povh, Khrystyna Stuy, Mariya Ryemyen, Elyzaveta Bryzgina Ukraine |
| 2008 Beijing | Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert Belgium | Ene Franca Idoko, Gloria Kemasuode, Halimat Ismaila, Oludamola Osayomi, Agnes Osazuwa Nigeria | Rosemar Coelho Neto, Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Rosângela Santos Brazil |
| 2004 Athens | Tayna Lawrence, Sherone Simpson, Aleen Bailey, Veronica Campbell, Beverly McDonald Jamaica | Olga Fyodorova, Yuliya Tabakova, Irina Khabarova, Larisa Kruglova Russia | Véronique Mang, Muriel Hurtis, Sylviane Félix, Christine Arron France |
| 2000 Sydney | Savatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson, Eldece Lewis Bahamas | Tayna Lawrence, Veronica Campbell, Beverly McDonald, Merlene Ottey, Merlene Frazer Jamaica | Chryste Gaines, Torri Edwards, Nanceen Perry, Passion Richardson United States |
| 1996 Atlanta | Chryste Gaines, Gail Devers, Inger Miller, Gwen Torrence, Carlette Guidry United States | Eldece Clarke, Chandra Sturrup, Savatheda Fynes, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson Bahamas | Michelle Freeman, Juliet Cuthbert, Nikole Mitchell, Merlene Ottey, Gillian Russell, Andria Lloyd Jamaica |
| 1992 Barcelona | Evelyn Ashford, Esther Jones, Carlette Guidry, Gwen Torrence, Michelle Finn United States | Olga Bogoslovskaya, Galina Malchugina, Marina Trandenkova, Irina Privalova Unified Team | Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Christy Opara-Thompson, Mary Onyali Nigeria |
| 1988 Seoul | Alice Brown, Sheila Echols, Florence Griffith Joyner, Evelyn Ashford, Dannette Young United States | Silke Gladisch-Möller, Kerstin Behrendt, Ingrid Lange, Marlies Oelsner-Gohr East Germany | Lyudmila Kondratyeva, Galina Malchugina, Marina Zhirova, Natalya Pomoshchnikova, Maia Azarashvili Soviet Union |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Alice Brown, Jeanette Bolden, Chandra Cheeseborough, Evelyn Ashford United States | Angela Bailey, Marita Payne, Angella Taylor-Issajenko, France Gareau Canada | Simmone Jacobs, Kathy Smallwood-Cook, Beverley Goddard, Heather Hunte Great Britain |
| 1980 Moscow | Romy Müller, Bärbel Wöckel, Ingrid Lange, Marlies Oelsner-Gohr East Germany | Vera Komisova, Lyudmila Maslakova, Vera Anisimova, Natalya Bochina Soviet Union | Heather Hunte, Kathy Smallwood-Cook, Beverley Goddard, Sonia Lannaman Great Britain |
| 1976 Montreal | Marlies Oelsner, Renate Stecher, Carla Bodendorf, Bärbel Eckert East Germany | Elvira Possekel, Inge Helten, Annegret Richter, Annegret Kroniger West Germany | Tetyana Prorochenko, Lyudmila Maslakova, Nadezhda Besfamilnaya, Vera Anisimova Soviet Union |
| 1972 Munich | Christiane Krause, Ingrid Becker, Annegret Richter, Heide Rosendahl West Germany | Evelin Kaufer, Christina Heinich, Bärbel Struppert, Renate Stecher East Germany | Marlene Elejarde, Carmen Valdés, Fulgencia Romay, Silvia Chivás Cuba |
| 1968 Mexico City | Margaret Bailes, Barbara Ferrell, Mildrette Netter, Wyomia Tyus United States | Violetta Quesada, Miguelina Cobián, Marlene Elejarde, Fulgencia Romay Cuba | Galina Bukharina, Lyudmila Samotyosova, Vera Popkova, Lyudmila Maslakova Soviet Union |
| 1964 Tokyo | Teresa Ciepły, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Górecka, Ewa Kłobukowska Poland | Willye White, Wyomia Tyus, Marilyn White, Edith McGuire United States | Janet Simpson, Mary Rand, Daphne Arden, Dorothy Hyman Great Britain |
| 1960 Rome | Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams, Barbara Jones, Wilma Rudolph United States | Martha Langbein, Anni Biechl, Brunhilde Hendrix, Jutta Heine United Team of Germany | Teresa Ciepły, Barbara Janiszewska, Celina Jesionowska, Halina Górecka Poland |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, Norma Croker, Fleur Mellor, Betty Cuthbert Australia | Anne Pashley, Jean Scrivens, June Paul, Heather Armitage Great Britain | Mae Faggs, Margaret Matthews, Wilma Rudolph, Isabelle Daniels United States |
| 1952 Helsinki | Mae Faggs, Barbara Jones, Janet Moreau, Catherine Hardy United States | Ursula Knab, Maria Sander, Helga Klein, Marga Petersen Germany | Sylvia Cheeseman, June Paul, Jean Desforges, Heather Armitage Great Britain |
| 1948 London | Xenia Stad-de Jong, Nettie Witziers-Timmer, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Fanny Blankers-Koen Netherlands | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, June Maston, Betty McKinnon, Joyce King Australia | Viola Myers, Nancy Mackay, Diane Foster, Patricia Jones Canada |
| 1936 Berlin | Harriet Bland, Annette Rogers, Betty Robinson, Helen Stephens United States | Eileen Hiscock, Violet Olney, Audrey Brown, Barbara Burke Great Britain | Dorothy Brookshaw, Mildred Dolson, Hilda Cameron, Aileen Meagher Canada |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Mary Carew, Evelyn Furtsch, Annette Rogers, Wilhelmina von Bremen United States | Mary Frizzell, Mildred Fizzell, Lillian Palmer, Hilda Strike Canada | Nellie Halstead, Eileen Hiscock, Gwendoline Porter, Violet Webb Great Britain |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Myrtle Cook, Ethel Smith, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Jane Bell Canada | Jessie Cross, Loretta McNeil, Betty Robinson, Mary Washburn United States | Anni Holdmann, Leni Junker, Rosa Kellner, Leni Schmidt Germany |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bahamas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 12 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |