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 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres runners in each heat (blue) and the next four fastest (pink), advanced to the quarterfinal round. The top four runners in each heat advanced to the semifinal round. Heat one Top four in each heat advanced to the final round. Key: OR = Olympic record; DNS = did not start; DNF = did not finish Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 2 & 7 of September. The favorite coming into the Olympics was