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 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles The men's 400 metres hurdles was the longer of the men's hurdle races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 14 October, 15 October, and 16 October 1964. 39 athletes from 26 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the first round. The first round was held on 14 October, with the semifinals on 15 October and the final on 16 October. The top three runners in each of the 5 heats as well as the fastest remaining runner advanced. Anisimov