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 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres The Men's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 76 competitors, with ten qualifying heats (76), four quarterfinals (32) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (7) took off. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> In the UK TV show "Little Britain", character Denver Mills is credited as having won the silver medal in the 400 metres at