Swedish relay

Swedish relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners. The first runner runs 100 meters, the second one 200 m, the third one 300 m and the fourth runner 400 m, so the total length of the race is one kilometer.

Usually Swedish relay is run in the competitions of children and youth, but it has also been run in the DN-Galan, Super Grand Prix competition in Stockholm. It is also contested at Norwegian Championships; the most successful clubs historically being IK Tjalve, IL i BUL and IL Gular.^[1][2]

The unofficial world record has been set by a team of four Jamaicans, Christopher Williams, Usain Bolt, Davian Clarke and Jermaine Gonzales at the DN Galan of 25 July 2006 with 1:46.59.^[3][4]

The medley relays have been a regular part of the World Youth Championships in Athletics and were contested by continental teams at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in this format.

All-time top 25

Men

Rank	Time	Team	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	1:46.59	Puma Reggae Team Christopher Williams (100m) Usain Bolt (200m) Davian Clarke (300m) Jermaine Gonzales (400 m)	Jamaica	25 July 2006	Stockholm	^[4]^[5]
2	1:46.69	Nike Team		25 July 2006	Stockholm	^[4]
3	1:47.93	Dream Team Frankie Fredericks Terrence Trammell Shawn Crawford Michael Johnson	NAM   USA   USA   USA	15 September 2001	Yokohama
4	1:47.94	USA 1	USA	16 July 2002	Stockholm	^[6]
5	1:48.27	Shingo Kawabata Nobuharu Asahara Kenji Tabata Jun Osakada	Japan	15 September 2001	Yokohama
6	1:48.30	USA 2	USA	16 July 2002	Stockholm	^[6]
7	1:48.35	Sweden 1	Sweden	16 July 2002	Stockholm	^[6]
8	1:48.36	Adam Basil Steve Brimacombe Paul Pearce Clinton Hill	Australia	15 September 2001	Yokohama
9	1:48.38	Doyle Pro Sports Team		25 July 2006	Stockholm	^[4]
10	1:49.09	Nike Team Marcus Brunson Derrick Brew Jerome Davis Michael Johnson	USA	17 July 2001	Stockholm	^[7]^[5]^[8]
11	1:49.23	Waseem Williams Michael O'Hara Okeen Williams Martin Manley	JAM	14 July 2013	Donetsk	^[9]
12	1:49.24	Adidas Team		25 July 2006	Stockholm
13	1:49.47	Ronald Darby Aldrich Bailey Najee Glass Arman Hall	USA	10 July 2011	Lille	^[10]
14	1:49.50		South Africa	19 April 2019	Abidjan
15	1:49.54	Marco Menchini Giovanni Puggioni Marco Vaccari Andrea Nuti	ITA	5 June 1992	Sheffield	^[5]
16	1:49.61	Patrik Lövgren Johan Engberg Jimisola Laursen Mikael Jakobsson	SWE	17 July 2001	Stockholm	^[8]^[11]
17	1:49.62			17 July 2001	Stockholm	^[8]
18	1:49.68	Russia	RUS	5 June 1993	Portsmouth	^[12]
19	1:50.14	Jaalen Jones Noah Lyles Taylor McLaughlin Ryan Clark	USA	14 July 2013	Donetsk
20	1:50.22	Daniel Plummer Darren Chin Graham Beasley Andre Fernandez	GBR	6 September 2002	Barcelona
21	1:50.33	Glauder Garzon Alianni Echevarria Jose Carlos Pena Jose Cesar	Cuba	6 September 2002	Barcelona
22	1:50.33	Colin Hepburn Keenan Brock Dedric Dukes Joshua Mance	USA	12 July 2009	Bressanone
23	1:50.40		Italy	5 June 1993	Portsmouth
24	1:50.46	Tomasz Kaska Piotr Zrada Piotr Kedzia Karol Grzegoczyk	Poland	15 July 2001	Debrecen
25	1:50.52	Dalki Oda Shunto Nagata Kakeru Yamaki Kaisei Yui	Japan	14 July 2013	Donetsk

Women

Rank	Time	Team	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	2:01.10	Marina Zhirova Yelena Mizera Yelena Ruzina Tatyana Alekseyeva	Russia	5 June 1993	Portsmouth
2	2:02.32	Zhanna Tamopolskaya Viktoriya Fomenko Aelita Yurchenko Ludmila Dzhigalova	Ukraine	5 June 1993	Portsmouth
3	2:03.42	Christania Williams Shericka Jackson Olivia James Chrisann Gordon	Jamaica	10 July 2011	Lille	^[13]
4	2:03.83	Ashley Lodree Allyson Felix Angel Perkins Stephanie Smith	United States	15 July 2001	Debrecen	^[14]
5	2:03.87	Jessica Onyepunuka Alexandria Anderson Krystin Lacy Natasha Hastings	United States	13 July 2003	Sherbrooke	^[15]
6	2:03.92	Jennifer Madu Bealoved Brown Kendall Baisden Robin Reynolds	United States	10 July 2011	Lille	^[13]
7	2:03.93	Khrystal Carter Ebony Collins Bianca Knight Brandi Cross	United States	17 July 2005	Marrakech	^[16]
8	2:04.32	Jordan Clark Ashton Purvis Briana Nelson Ebony Eutsey	United States	12 July 2009	Bressanone	^[17]
9	2:05.13	Donna Hogarth Simone Jacobs Louise Fraser Sandra Leigh	Great Britain	5 June 1993	Portsmouth
10	2:05.15	Dior Hall Ky Westbrook Raevyn Rogers Olivia Baker	United States	14 July 2013	Donetsk	^[18]
11	2:05:57		Germany	5 June 1993	Portsmouth
12	2:05.59	Christania Williams Shericka Jackson Olivia James Chrisann Gordon	Jamaica	9 July 2011	Lille	^[19]
13	2:05.72	Shamelle Pless Khamica Bingham Christian Brennan Sage Watson	Canada	10 July 2011	Lille	^[13]
14	2:05.74	Chalonda Goodman Ashton Purvis Ryann Krais Erica Alexander	United States	15 July 2007	Ostrava	^[20]
15	2:06.13	Bianca Tita Stefania Balint Maria Capota Alexandra Uta	Romania	29 July 2023	Maribor	^[21]
16	2:06.26	Deborah Oluwaseun Odeyemi Florence Uwakwe Ada Benjamin Rita Ossai	Nigeria	10 July 2011	Lille	^[13]
17	2:06.45	Alice Pagliarini Elisa Marcello Valentina Vaccari Elisa Valensin	Italy	29 July 2023	Maribor	^[22]
18	2:06.58	Jess Gulli-Nance Olivia Tauro Megan Hill Jaimee-Lee Starr	Australia	17 July 2005	Marrakech	^[16]
19	2:06.60	Tatiane Ferraz Vanda Gomez Franciela Krasucki Josiane Valentim	Brazil	17 July 2005	Marrakech	^[16]
20	2:06.77	Gayon Evans Jura Levy Shana-Gaye Tracey Latoya McDermott	Jamaica	15 July 2007	Ostrava	^[20]
21	2:06.92	Lena Solli Reimann Karin Solbakken Mona Karin Riisnæs Sølvi Olsen Meinseth	Norway	5 June 1993	Portsmouth
22	2:07.05	Samantha Henry-Robinson Sherline Duncan Sonita Sutherland Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby	Jamaica	13 July 2003	Sherbrooke	^[15]
23	2:07.13	Chyna Ries Ky Westbrook Olivier Baker Raevyn Rogers	United States	13 July 2013	Donetsk	^[23]
24	2:07.16	Ester Parohova Viktorie Janska Terezie Taborska Eliska Kramesova	Czech Republic	29 July 2023	Maribor	^[24]
25	2:07.18	Renee Regis Faith Akinbileje Rebecca Grieve Etty Sisson	Great Britain	7 July 2022	Jerusalem	^[25]

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