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 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres in Barcelona, Spain, placing 2nd in 400m and being part of the American quartet who took gold in 4 × 400 m relay. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics. No records were broken. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres The Men's 400 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea took place between 24 and 28 September 1988. It always promised to be a classic. The clear favourite was the legendary