Women's 4 × 100 metres relay world record progression

The first world record in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1922.^[1] 45 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 4 × 100 metre relay, as ratified by the IAAF. "y" denotes time for 4 × 110 yards (402.34 m), ratified as a record for this event.

Records 1922-1976

Time	Auto	Team	Country	Venue	Date
53.2		Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia	Paris	1922-05-21
51.4+		Great Britain & N.I.	United Kingdom	Paris	1922-08-20
50.4		Berliner Sport-Club	Germany	Cologne	1926-07-11
49.8y		Great Britain & N.I.	United Kingdom	Gothenburg	1926-08-29
50.0		Viktoria Magdeburg	Germany	Breslau	1927-08-07
50.0		Linnets Saint-Maur	France	Paris	1928-07-15
49.8		TSV 1860 München	Germany	Berlin	1928-07-15
48.4		Canada	Canada	Amsterdam	1928-08-05
49.0		Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	Mannheim	1929-06-30
49.0		TSV 1860 München	Germany	Frankfurt	1929-07-21
48.8		TSV 1860 München	Germany	Nuremberg	1930-07-20
46.9		United States	United States	Los Angeles	1932-08-07
46.5		Germany	Germany	Cologne	1936-06-21
46.4		Germany	Germany	Berlin	1936-08-08
46.1	46.23	Australia	Australia	Helsinki	1952-07-27
45.9	46.14	United States	United States	Helsinki	1952-07-27
45.9	46.18	West Germany	West Germany	Helsinki	1952-07-27
45.6		Soviet Union	Soviet Union	Budapest	1953-09-20
45.6		Soviet Union	Soviet Union	Moscow	1955-09-11
45.2		Soviet Union	Soviet Union	Kiev	1956-07-27
45.1		Germany	Germany	Dresden	1956-09-30
44.9	45.00	Australia	Australia	Melbourne	1956-12-01
44.9	45.07	Germany	Germany	Melbourne	1956-12-01
44.5	44.65	Australia	Australia	Melbourne	1956-12-01
44.4	44.51	United States	United States	Rome	1960-09-07
44.3		United States	United States	Moscow	1961-07-15
43.9	43.92	United States	United States	Tokyo	1964-10-21
43.9		Soviet Union	Soviet Union	Leninakan	1968-08-16
43.6		Soviet Union	Soviet Union	Mexico City	1968-09-27
43.4	43.50	United States	United States	Mexico City	1968-10-19
43.4	43.49	Netherlands	Netherlands	Mexico City	1968-10-19
42.8	42.88	United States	United States	Mexico City	1968-10-20
42.8	42.81	West Germany	West Germany	Munich	1972-09-10
42.6		East Germany	East Germany	Potsdam	1973-09-01
42.6		East Germany	East Germany	East Berlin	1974-08-24
42.5	42.51	East Germany	East Germany	Rome	1974-09-08

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Records since 1977

From 1975, the IAAF accepted separate automatically electronically timed records for events up to 400 metres. From 1977, the IAAF required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for these events.^[1]

Time	Team	Country	Venue	Date
42.50	East Germany	East Germany	Karl-Marx-Stadt	1976-05-29
42.27	East Germany	East Germany	Potsdam	1978-08-19
42.10	East Germany	East Germany	Karl-Marx-Stadt	1979-06-10
42.09	East Germany	East Germany	Turin	1979-08-04
42.09	East Germany	East Germany	East Berlin	1980-07-09
41.85	East Germany	East Germany	Potsdam	1980-07-13
41.60	East Germany	East Germany	Moscow	1980-08-01
41.53	East Germany	East Germany	East Berlin	1983-07-31
41.37	East Germany	East Germany	Canberra	1985-10-06
40.82	United States	United States	London	2012-08-10[2]

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