WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26 facts and figures: women's 4x400m

Last three sets of world indoor medallists

2022 - 1. Jamaica (JAM) 3:28.40; 2. Netherlands (NED) 3:28.57; 3. Poland (POL) 3:28.59
2024 - 1. Netherlands (NED) 3:25.07; 2. United States (USA) 3:25.34; 3. Great Britain (GBR) 3:26.36
2025 - 1. United States (USA) 3:27.45; 2. Poland (POL) 3:32.05; 3. Australia (AUS) 3:32.65

Fastest winning times

United States (USA) — 3:23.85 (2018)
Russia (RUS) — 3:23.88 (2004)
Russia (RUS) — 3:24.25 (1999)

Slowest winning time

Jamaica (JAM) — 3:32.32 (1993)

Biggest winning margin

6.08s - 2004: Russia (RUS) 3:23.88, Belarus (BLR) 3:29.96

Smallest winning margin

0.03s - 2012: Great Britain (GBR) 3:28.76, United States (USA) 3:28.79

Fastest times on Polish soil

3:24.83 1 United States (USA) - Sopot (World Indoors) 09.03.2014
3:26.54 2 Jamaica (JAM) - Sopot (World Indoors) 09.03.2014
3:27.15 1 Netherlands (NED) - Torun (European Indoors) 07.03.2021

Winners by country

8 - Russia
5 - United States
2 - Jamaica
1 - Netherlands
1 - Germany
1 - Great Britain

Fastest time in rounds

R1 Russia (RUS) 3:25.91 - 2006

Participating nations

Czechia (CZE)
Great Britain & NI (GBR)
Netherlands (NED)
Poland (POL)
Portugal (POR)
Slovak Republic (SVK)
Spain (ESP)
United States (USA)

Historic facts

• Germany won the first edition of the women's 4x400m in 1991 ahead of the Soviet Union and United States
• Russia is the most successful nation in World Indoor Championships history courtesy of eight successive titles from 1995 to 2008
• World indoor records have been set in this event at four editions of the World Indoor Championships: 1991 (Germany - 3:27.22), 1997 (Russia - 3:26.84), 1999 (Russia - 3:24.25), 2004 (Russia - 3:23.88) 
• Hosts Poland have won medals in four of the last five women's 4x400m finals at the World Indoor Championships

Potential storylines and notes

• Can the United States (USA) win their sixth title in the event?
• Can the Netherlands (NED) regain their title from 2024? Their team should feature Lieke Klaver who ran the first leg of their gold medal-winning team in 2024 and the first leg in the heats (51.31 split)
• Can Poland (POL) challenge for their first gold medal in the women's 4x400m? They won silver medals in 2016, 2022 and 2025 (Justyna Swiety-Ersetic was on all three teams and ran a 50.98 anchor leg in the heats)
• Can Spain (ESP) challenge for their first ever medal? They were the surprise winners of the World Relays last year. Their team is likely to feature Blanca Hervas who anchored Spain to silver in the mixed 4x400m and then ran a 51.43 PB in the 400m final. This is the first time Spain will race in a women's 4x400m final at the 1991 World Indoor Championships since 1991
• Will Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) feature in the women's 4x400m final? There are suggestions she would like to be considered for selection 
• With a 24/4/88 DOB, Marika Popowicz-Drapala (POL) is the oldest athlete entered for the World Indoor Championships. She holds the V35 world indoor 400m record with 51.87
• Emma Zapletalova (SVK) ran the fastest leg in the heats with 50.46, anchoring Slovakia to an outright national record of 3:29.87, their first sub-3:30 4x400m indoors or outdoors. Note: Zapletalova was a DNS in the 400m semifinals due to illness rather than injury