4 × 400 metres relay 4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 metres is run in lanes. Start lines are thus staggered over a greater distance than in an individual 400 metres race; the runners then typically move to the inside of the track. Relay race runners typically carry a relay baton which they must transfer between teammates. Runners have a
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay time flashed on the scoreboard around the stadium for almost 4 seconds before Hernández and Regis arrived. <br> <br> Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay ] These are the official results of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 24 nations competing, with three qualifying heats. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics. "(*)" Altitude over 1000 metres