Lühiteade on väga tehniline ala, kus teatevahetusel on väga oluline osa hea lõpptulemuse saavutamisel. Teatepulga mahakukkumine ja määrustevastane teatevahetus võivad ka parimatele võistkondadele saatuslikuks saada.
| Aasta |
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| 1912 |
Suurbritannia 42,4
David Jacobs
Henry Macintosh
Victor d'Arcy
William Applegarth |
Rootsi 42,6
Ivan Möller
Karl August Luther
Ture Persson
Knut Lindberg |
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| 1920 |
USA 42,2 MR
Charles Paddock
Jackson Scholz
Loren Murchison
Morris Kirksey |
Prantsusmaa 42,5
René Lorain
René Tirard
René Mourlon
Émile Ali-Khan |
Rootsi 42,8
Agne Holmström
William Pettersson
Sven Malm
Nils Sandström |
| 1924 |
USA 41,0 MR
Louis Clarke
Frank Hussey
Alfred LeConey
Loren Murchison |
Suurbritannia 41,2
Harold Abrahams
Walter Rangeley
William Nichol
Lancelot Royle |
Holland 41,8
Jan de Vries
Jacob Boot
Henricus Broos
Marinus van den Berge |
| 1928 |
USA 41,0
Frank Wykoff
James Quinn
Charles Borah
Henry Russell |
Saksamaa 41,2
Georg Lammers
Richard Corts
Hubert Houben
Helmut Körnig |
Suurbritannia 41,8
Cyril Gill
Edward Smouha
Walter Rangeley
Jack London |
| 1932 |
USA 40,0 MR
Robert Kiesel
Emmett Toppino
Hector Dyer
Frank Wykoff |
Saksamaa 40,9
Helmut Körnig
Friedrich Hendrix
Erich Borchmeyer
Arthur Jonath |
Itaalia 41,2
Giuseppe Castelli
Ruggero Maregatti
Gabriele Salviati
Edgardo Toetti |
| 1936 |
USA 39,8 MR
Jesse Owens
Ralph Metcalfe
Foy Draper
Frank Wykoff |
Itaalia 41,1
Orazio Mariani
Gianni Caldana
Elio Ragni
Tullio Gonnelli |
Saksamaa 41,2
Wilhelm Leichum
Erich Borchmeyer
Erwin Gillmeister
Gerd Hornberger |
| 1948 |
USA 40,6
Barney Ewell
Lorenzo Wright
Harrison Dillard
Melvin Patton |
Suurbritannia 41,3
John Archer
John Gregory
Alastair McCorquodale
Kenneth Jones |
Itaalia 41,5
Michele Tito
Enrico Perucconi
Antonio Siddi
Carlo Monti |
| 1952 |
USA 40,1 (40,26)
Finis Dean Smith
Harrison Dillard
Lindy Remigino
Andy Stanfield |
NSV Liit 40,3 (40,58)
Boris Tokarev
Lev Kaljajev
Levan Sanadze
Vladimir Suhharev |
Ungari 40,5 (40,83)
László Zarándi
Géza Varasdi
György Csányi
Béla Goldoványi |
| 1956 |
USA 39,5 (39,60)
Thane Baker
Leamon King
Bobby Morrow
Ira Murchison |
NSV Liit 39,8 (39,93)
Leonid Bartenev
Boris Tokarev
Juri Konovaljov
Vladimir Suhharev |
Saksamaa 40,3 (40,34)
Heinz Fütterer
Manfred Germar
Lothar Knörzer
Leonhard Pohl |
| 1960 |
Saksamaa 39,5 MR (39,66)
Bernd Cullmann
Armin Hary
Walter Mahlendorf
Martin Lauer |
NSV Liit 40,1 (40,24)
Gusman Kosanov
Leonid Bartenev
Juri Konovaljov
Edvins Ozolin |
Suurbritannia 40,2 (40,32)
Peter Radford
David Jones
David Segal
Nick Whitehead |
| 1964 |
USA 39,5 MR (39,06)
Otis Drayton
Gerald Ashworth
Richard Stebbins
Robert Hayes |
Poola 39,3 (39,36)
Andrzej Zieliński
Wiesław Maniak
Marian Foik
Marian Dudziak |
Prantsusmaa 39,3 (39,49)
Paul Genevay
Bernard Laidebeur
Claude Piquemal
Jocelyn Delecour |
| 1968 |
USA 42,88 MR
Charles Greene
Melvin Pender
Ronnie Ray Smith
James Hines |
Kuuba 43,36
Hermes Ramírez
Juan Morales
Pablo Montes
Enrique Figuerola |
Prantsusmaa 43,41
Gérard Fénouil
Jocelyn Delecour
Claude Piquemal
Roger Bambuck |
| 1972 |
USA 38,19 MR
Larry Black
Robert Taylor
Gerald Tinker
Edward Hart |
NSV Liit 38,50
Aleksander Korneljuk
Vladimir Lovezki
Juris Silovs
Valeri Borzov |
Saksa FV 38,79
Jobst Hirscht
Karlheinz Klotz
Gerhard Wucherer
Klaus Ehl |
| 1976 |
USA 38,33
Harvey Glance
John Jones
Millard Hampton
Steven Riddick |
Saksa DV 38,66
Manfred Kokot
Jörg Pfeifer
Klaus-Dieter Kurrat
Alexander Thieme |
NSV Liit 38,78
Aleksander Aksinin
Nikolai Kolesnikov
Juris Silovs
Valeri Borzov |
| 1980 |
NSV Liit 38,26
Vladimir Muravjov
Nikolai Sidorov
Aleksander Aksinin
Andrei Prokofjev |
Poola 38,33
Krzysztof Zwoliński
Zenon Licznerski
Leszek Dunecki
Marian Woronin |
Prantsusmaa 38,53
Antoine Richard
Pascal Barré
Patrick Barré
Hermann Panzo |
| 1984 |
USA 37,83
Sam Graddy
Ron Brown
Calvin Smith
Carl Lewis |
Jamaica 38,63
Albert Lawrence
Gregory Meghoo
Donald Quarrie
Raymond Stewart |
Kanada 38,70
Ben Johnson
Tony Sharpe
Desai Williams
Sterling Hinds |
| 1988 |
NSV Liit 38,19
Viktor Brõzkin
Vladimir Krõlov
Vladimir Muravjov
Vitali Savin |
Suurbritannia 38,28
Elliot Bunney
John Regis
Michael McFarlane
Linford Christie |
Prantsusmaa 38,40
Bruno Marie-Rose
Daniel Sangouma
Gilles Quenéhervé
Max Morinière |
| 1992 |
USA 37,40
Carl Lewis
Dennis Mitchell
Leroy Burrell
Mike Marsh |
Nigeeria 37,98
Oluyemi Kayode
Chidi Imoh
Olapade Adeniken
Davidson Ezinwa |
Kuuba 38,00
Andrés Simón
Joel Lamela
Joel Isasi
Jorge Aguilera |
| 1996 |
Kanada 37,68
Robert Esmie
Glenroy Gilbert
Bruny Surin
Donovan Bailey |
USA 38,05
Jon Drummond
Tim Harden
Mike Marsh
Dennis Mitchell |
Brasiilia 38,41
Arnaldo da Silva
Robson Caetano da Silva
Édson Ribeiro
André da Silva |
| 2000 |
USA 37,61
Jon Drummond
Bernard Williams
Brian Lewis
Maurice Greene |
Brasiilia 37,90
Vicente de Lima
Édson Ribeiro
André da Silva
Claudinei da Silva |
Kuuba 38,04
José Angel Cesar
Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda
Iván García
Freddy Mayola |
| 2004 |
Suurbritannia 38,07
Jason Gardener
Darren Campbell
Marlon Devonish
Mark Lewis-Francis |
USA 38,08
Shawn Crawford
Justin Gatlin
Coby Miller
Maurice Greene |
Nigeeria 38,23
Olusoji Fasuba
Uchenna Emedolu
Aaron Egbele
Deji Aliu |
| 2008 |
Jamaica 37,10 MR
Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Usain Bolt
Asafa Powell |
Trinidad ja Tobago 38,06
Keston Bledman
Marc Burns
Emmanuel Callender
Richard Thompson |
Jaapan 38,15
Naoki Tsukahara
Shingo Suetsugu
Shinji Takahira
Nobuharu Asahara |
| Aasta |
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| 1983 |
37,86 MR
Emmit King ,
Willie Gault,
Calvin Smith,
Carl Lewis |
38,37
Stefano Tilli,
Carlo Simionato,
Pierfrancesco Pavoni,
Pietro Mennea |
38,41
Andrei Prokofjev,
Nikolai Sidorov,
Vladimir Muravjov,
Viktor Brõzgin |
| 1987 |
37,90
Lee McRae,
Lee McNeill,
Harvey Glance,
Carl Lewis |
38,02
Aleksandr Jevgenjev,
Viktor Brõzgin,
Vladimir Muravjov,
Vladimir Krõlov |
38,41
John Mair,
Andrew Smith,
Clive Wright,
Raymond Stewart |
| 1991 |
37,50 MR
Andre Cason,
Leroy Burrell,
Dennis Mitchell,
Carl Lewis |
37,87
Max Moriniere,
Daniel Sangouma,
Jean-Charles Trouabal,
Bruno Marie-Rose |
38,09
Tony Jarrett,
John Regis,
Darren Braithwaite,
Linford Christie |
| 1993 |
37,48
Jon Drummond,
Andre Cason,
Dennis Mitchell,
Leroy Burrell |
37,77
Colin Jackson,
Tony Jarrett,
John Regis,
Linford Christie |
37,83
Robert Esmie,
Glenroy Gilbert,
Bruny Surin,
Atlee Mahorn |
| 1995 |
38,31
Robert Esmie,
Glenroy Gilbert,
Bruny Surin,
Donovan Bailey |
38,50
Paul Henderson,
Tim Jackson,
Steve Brimacombe,
Damien Marsh |
39,07
Giovanni Puggioni,
Ezio Madonia,
Angelo Cipolloni,
Sandro Floris |
| 1997 |
37,86
Robert Esmie,
Glenroy Gilbert,
Bruny Surin,
Donovan Bailey |
38,07
Osmond Ezinwa,
Olapade Adeniken,
Francis Obikwelu,
Davidson Ezinwa |
38,14
Darren Braithwaite,
Darren Campbell,
Douglas Walker,
Julian Golding |
| 1999 |
37,59
Jon Drummond,
Tim Montgomery,
Brian Lewis,
Maurice Greene |
37,73
Jason Gardener,
Darren Campbell,
Marlon Devonish,
Dwain Chambers |
38,05
Raphael De Oliveira,
Claudinei Da Silva,
Edson Ribeiro,
André da Silva |
| 2001 |
38,47
Morne Nagel,
Corne Du Plessis,
Lee-Roy Newton,
Mathew Quinn |
38,58
Marc Burns,
Ato Bolton,
Jaycey Harper,
Darrel Brown |
38,83
Adam Basil,
Paul Di Bella,
Steve Brimacombe,
Matthew Shirvington |
| 2003 |
38,06
John Capel,
Bernard Williams,
Darvis Patton,
Joshua J. Johnson |
38,08
Christian Malcolm,
Darren Campbell,
Marlon Devonish,
Dwain Chambers |
38,26
Vicente Lenilson de Lima,
Edson Luciano Ribeiro,
Andre Domingos da Silva,
Claudio Roberto Souza |
| 2005 |
38,08
Ladji Doucouré,
Ronald Pognon,
Eddy De Lépine,
Lueyi Dovy |
38,10
Kevon Pierre,
Marc Burns,
Jacey Harper,
Darrel Brown |
38,27
Jason Gardener,
Marlon Devonish,
Christian Malcolm,
Mark Lewis-Francis |
| 2007 |
37,78
Darvis Patton,
Wallace Spearmon,
Tyson Gay,
Leroy Dixon |
37,89
Marvin Anderson,
Usain Bolt,
Nesta Carter,
Asafa Powell |
37,90
Christian Malcolm,
Craig Pickering,
Marlon Devonish,
Mark Lewis-Francis |
| 2009 |
37,31
Steve Mullings,
Michael Frater,
Usain Bolt,
Asafa Powell |
37,62
Darrel Brown,
Marc Burns,
Emmanuel Callender,
Richard Thompson |
38,02
Simeon Williamson,
Tyrone Edgar,
Marlon Devonish,
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey |
| Aasta |
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| 1983 |
41,76
Silke Gladisch-Möller,
Marita Koch,
Ingrid Auerswald-Lange,
Marlies Oelsner-Göhr |
42,71
Joan Baptiste,
Kathy Smallwood-Cook,
Beverley Callender,
Shirley Thomas |
42,73
Leleith Hodges,
Jacqueline Pusey,
Juliet Cuthbert,
Merlene Ottey |
| 1987 |
41,58
Alice Brown,
Diane Williams,
Marshall Pam,
Florence Griffith-Joyner |
41,95
Silke Gladisch-Möller,
Cornelia Riefstahl-Oschkenat,
Kerstin Behrendt,
Marlies Oelsner-Göhr |
42,33
Irina Sljussar,
Natalja Pomoštšnikova-Voronova,
Natalja German,
Olga Antonova |
| 1991 |
41,94
Dahlia Duhaney,
Juliet Cuthbert,
Beverly McDonald,
Merlene Ottey |
42,20
Natalja Kovtun,
Galina Maltšugina,
Jelena Vinogradova,
Irina Privalova |
42,33
Grit Breuer,
Katrin Krabbe,
Sabine Richter,
Heike Daute-Drechsler |
| 1993 |
41,49
Olga Bogoslovskaja,
Galina Maltšugina,
Natalja Pomoštnikova-Voronova,
Irina Privalova |
41,49
Michelle Finn,
Gwen Torrence,
Wendy Vereen,
Gail Devers |
41,94
Michelle Freeman,
Juliet Campbell,
Nicole Mitchell,
Merlene Ottey |
| 1995 |
42,12
Celena Mondie-Milner,
Carlette Guidry-White,
Chryste Gaines,
Gwen Torrence |
42,25
Dahlia Duhaney,
Juliet Cuthbert,
Beverly McDonald,
Merlene Ottey |
43,01
Melanie Paschke,
Silke Lichtenhagen,
Silke-Beate Knoll,
Gabriele Becker |
| 1997 |
41,47
Chryste Gaines,
Marion Jones,
Inger Miller,
Gail Devers |
42,10
Beverly McDonald,
Merlene Frazer,
Juliet Cuthbert,
Beverly Grant |
42,21
Patricia Girard,
Christine Arron,
Delphine Combe,
Sylviane Felix |
| 1999 |
41,92
Sevatheda Fynes,
Chandra Sturrup,
Pauline Davis-Thompson,
Debbie Ferguson |
42,06
Patricia Girard,
Muriel Hurtis,
Katia Benth,
Christine Arron |
42,15
Aleen Bailey,
Merlene Frazer,
Beverly McDonald,
Peta-Gaye Dowdie |
| 2001 |
42,32
Melanie Paschke,
Gaby Rockmeier,
Birgit Rockmeier,
Marion Wagner |
42,39
Sylviane Felix,
Frederique Bangue,
Muriel Hurtis,
Odiah Sidibe |
42,40
Juliet Campbell,
Merlene Frazer,
Beverly McDonald,
Astia Walker |
| 2003 |
41,78
Patricia Girard,
Muriel Hurtis,
Sylviane Felix,
Christine Arron |
41,83
Angela Williams,
Chryste Gaines,
Inger Miller,
Torri Edwards |
42,66
Olga Fjodorova,
Julija Tabakova,
Marina Kislova,
Larissa Kruglova |
| 2005 |
41,78
Angela Daigle,
Muna Lee,
Me'Lisa Barber,
Lauryn Williams |
41,99
Daniele Browning,
Sherone Simpson,
Aleen Bailey,
Veronica Campbell |
42,56
Julija Nesterenko,
Natalja Sologub,
Aljona Nevmeržitskaja,
Oksana Dragun |
| 2007 |
41,98
Lauryn Williams,
Allyson Felix,
Mikele Barber,
Torri Edwards |
42,01
Sheri-Ann Brooks,
Kerron Stewart,
Simone Facey,
Veronica Campbell |
42,75
Olivia Borlee,
Hanna Mariën,
Elodie Ouédraogo,
Kim Gevaert |
| 2009 |
42,06
Simone Facey,
Shelly-Ann Fraser,
Aleen Bailey,
Kerron Stewart |
42,29
Sheniqua Ferguson,
Chandra Sturrup,
Christine Amertil,
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie |
42,87
Marion Wagner,
Anne Möllinger,
Cathleen Tschirch,
Verena Sailer |