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Due to the depth of the US
track team, Americans have
dominated the 4X100 Relay
since its inception at the 1912
Olympics. In fact, the only time
the US has not won this event
is when they have been
disqualified for an illegal baton
pass, which happened in 1912,
1960 and 1988, and when the
US boycotted the Moscow
Olympics in 1980.
With the fastest sprinters in the
world, the hard part is handing
off the baton from one runner
to the next. The favored 1988
team was disqualified in the
opening round when Lee
McNeill failed to receive the
baton from Calvin Smith until
he was over 5 meters beyond
the passing zone. In 1992, the
US men redeemed themselves
and won the 4X100 relay in
World Record Time.
The American women have
been only slightly less
dominant in this event. Since
1928, when women first began
competing in the track and field
events, the US women have
won the relay 8 times, including
the last 3 Olympics.