Swedish relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners. The first runner runs 100 meters, the second one 200 m, the third one 300 m and the fourth runner 400 m, so the total length of the race is one kilometer.

Usually Swedish relay is run in the competitions of children and youth, but it has also been run in the DN-Galan, Super Grand Prix competition in Stockholm. It is also contested at Norwegian Championships; the most successful clubs historically being IK Tjalve, IL i BUL and IL Gular.[1][2]

The unofficial world record has been set by a team of four Jamaicans, Christopher Williams, Usain Bolt, Davian Clarke and Jermaine Gonzales at the DN Galan of 25 July 2006 with 1:46.59.[3][4]

The medley relays have been a regular part of the World Youth Championships in Athletics and were contested by continental teams at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in this format.

All-time top 25

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Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref
1 1:46.59 Puma Reggae Team
Christopher Williams (100m)
Usain Bolt (200m)
Davian Clarke (300m)
Jermaine Gonzales (400 m)
  Jamaica 25 July 2006 Stockholm [4][5]
2 1:46.69 Nike Team 25 July 2006 Stockholm [4]
3 1:47.93 Dream Team
Frankie Fredericks
Terrence Trammell
Shawn Crawford
Michael Johnson

  NAM
  USA
  USA
  USA
15 September 2001 Yokohama
4 1:47.94 USA 1   USA 16 July 2002 Stockholm [6]
5 1:48.27 Shingo Kawabata
Nobuharu Asahara
Kenji Tabata
Jun Osakada
  Japan 15 September 2001 Yokohama
6 1:48.30 USA 2   USA 16 July 2002 Stockholm [6]
7 1:48.35 Sweden 1   Sweden 16 July 2002 Stockholm [6]
8 1:48.36 Adam Basil
Steve Brimacombe
Paul Pearce
Clinton Hill
  Australia 15 September 2001 Yokohama
9 1:48.38 Doyle Pro Sports Team 25 July 2006 Stockholm [4]
10 1:49.09 Nike Team
Marcus Brunson
Derrick Brew
Jerome Davis
Michael Johnson
  USA 17 July 2001 Stockholm [7][5][8]
11 1:49.23 Waseem Williams
Michael O'Hara
Okeen Williams
Martin Manley
  JAM 14 July 2013 Donetsk [9]
12 1:49.24 Adidas Team 25 July 2006 Stockholm
13 1:49.47 Ronald Darby
Aldrich Bailey
Najee Glass
Arman Hall
  USA 10 July 2011 Lille [10]
14 1:49.50   South Africa 19 April 2019 Abidjan
15 1:49.54 Marco Menchini
Giovanni Puggioni
Marco Vaccari
Andrea Nuti
  ITA 5 June 1992 Sheffield [5]
16 1:49.61 Patrik Lövgren
Johan Engberg
Jimisola Laursen
Mikael Jakobsson
  SWE 17 July 2001 Stockholm [8][11]
17 1:49.62 17 July 2001 Stockholm [8]
18 1:49.68 Russia   RUS 5 June 1993 Portsmouth [12]
19 1:50.14 Jaalen Jones
Noah Lyles
Taylor McLaughlin
Ryan Clark
  USA 14 July 2013 Donetsk
20 1:50.22 Daniel Plummer
Darren Chin
Graham Beasley
Andre Fernandez
  GBR 6 September 2002 Barcelona
21 1:50.33 Glauder Garzon
Alianni Echevarria
Jose Carlos Pena
Jose Cesar
  Cuba 6 September 2002 Barcelona
22 1:50.33 Colin Hepburn
Keenan Brock
Dedric Dukes
Joshua Mance
  USA 12 July 2009 Bressanone
23 1:50.40   Italy 5 June 1993 Portsmouth
24 1:50.46 Tomasz Kaska
Piotr Zrada
Piotr Kedzia
Karol Grzegoczyk
  Poland 15 July 2001 Debrecen
25 1:50.52 Dalki Oda
Shunto Nagata
Kakeru Yamaki
Kaisei Yui
  Japan 14 July 2013 Donetsk

Women

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Rank Time Team Nation Date Place Ref
1 2:01.10 Marina Zhirova
Yelena Mizera
Yelena Ruzina
Tatyana Alekseyeva
  Russia 5 June 1993 Portsmouth
2 2:02.32 Zhanna Tamopolskaya
Viktoriya Fomenko
Aelita Yurchenko
Ludmila Dzhigalova
  Ukraine 5 June 1993 Portsmouth
3 2:03.42 Christania Williams
Shericka Jackson
Olivia James
Chrisann Gordon
  Jamaica 10 July 2011 Lille [13]
4 2:03.83 Ashley Lodree
Allyson Felix
Angel Perkins
Stephanie Smith
  United States 15 July 2001 Debrecen [14]
5 2:03.87 Jessica Onyepunuka
Alexandria Anderson
Krystin Lacy
Natasha Hastings
  United States 13 July 2003 Sherbrooke [15]
6 2:03.92 Jennifer Madu
Bealoved Brown
Kendall Baisden
Robin Reynolds
  United States 10 July 2011 Lille [13]
7 2:03.93 Khrystal Carter
Ebony Collins
Bianca Knight
Brandi Cross
  United States 17 July 2005 Marrakech [16]
8 2:04.32 Jordan Clark
Ashton Purvis
Briana Nelson
Ebony Eutsey
  United States 12 July 2009 Bressanone [17]
9 2:05.13 Donna Hogarth
Simone Jacobs
Louise Fraser
Sandra Leigh
  Great Britain 5 June 1993 Portsmouth
10 2:05.15 Dior Hall
Ky Westbrook
Raevyn Rogers
Olivia Baker
  United States 14 July 2013 Donetsk [18]
11 2:05.23 Viola Canovi
Margherita Castellani
Laura Frattaroli
Elisa Valensin
  Italy 21 July 2024 Banská Bystrica [19]
12 2:05.54 Oliwia Kasprzak
Aleksandra Jeż
Zofia Tomczyk
Anastazja Kuś
  Italy 21 July 2024 Banská Bystrica [20]
13 2:05:57   Germany 5 June 1993 Portsmouth
14 2:05.59 Christania Williams
Shericka Jackson
Olivia James
Chrisann Gordon
  Jamaica 9 July 2011 Lille [21]
15 2:05.72 Shamelle Pless
Khamica Bingham
Christian Brennan
Sage Watson
  Canada 10 July 2011 Lille [13]
16 2:05.74 Chalonda Goodman
Ashton Purvis
Ryann Krais
Erica Alexander
  United States 15 July 2007 Ostrava [22]
17 2:05.90 Nell Desir
Thea Brown
Shiloh Omotosho
Kara Dacosta
  Great Britain 21 July 2024 Banská Bystrica [23]
18 2:06.13 Bianca Tita
Stefania Balint
Maria Capota
Alexandra Uta
  Romania 29 July 2023 Maribor [24]
19 2:06.26 Deborah Oluwaseun Odeyemi
Florence Uwakwe
Ada Benjamin
Rita Ossai
  Nigeria 10 July 2011 Lille [13]
20 2:06.45 Alice Pagliarini
Elisa Marcello
Valentina Vaccari
Elisa Valensin
  Italy 29 July 2023 Maribor [25]
21 2:06.58 Jess Gulli-Nance
Olivia Tauro
Megan Hill
Jaimee-Lee Starr
  Australia 17 July 2005 Marrakech [16]
22 2:06.60 Tatiane Ferraz
Vanda Gomez
Franciela Krasucki
Josiane Valentim
  Brazil 17 July 2005 Marrakech [16]
23 2:06.77 Gayon Evans
Jura Levy
Shana-Gaye Tracey
Latoya McDermott
  Jamaica 15 July 2007 Ostrava [22]
24 2:06.92 Lena Solli Reimann
Karin Solbakken
Mona Karin Riisnæs
Sølvi Olsen Meinseth
  Norway 5 June 1993 Portsmouth
25 2:07.05 Samantha Henry-Robinson
Sherline Duncan
Sonita Sutherland
Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby
  Jamaica 13 July 2003 Sherbrooke [15]

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