Men's 4 × 200 metres relay world record progression
The following table shows the world record progression in the men's 4 × 200 metres relay in athletics.
| Time | Team | Nationality | Location | Date | Participants | Event |
| 1:27.8 | University of Pennsylvania | United States | Philadelphia | 1919-06-07 | Sherman Landers, F. S. Davis, W. C. Haymond, Elmer Smith | Penn Relays |
| 1:27.4 | New York AC | United States | Pasadena | 1921-07-05 | Bernard Wefers, Jr., Lovejoy, Ray, Farell | - |
| 1:25.8 | University of Southern California | United States | Los Angeles | 1927-05-14 | House, Herschel Curry Smith, Borah, Lewis | - |
| 1:25.0 | Stanford University | United States | Fresno | 1937-05-15 | Jim Kneubuhl, Stan Hiserman, Ray Malott, Jack Weiershauser | West Coast Relays |
| 1:24.4 | University of Southern California | United States | Fresno | 1949-05-14 | Mel Patton, Ron Frazier, George Pasquali, Norman Stocks | West Coast Relays |
| 1:24.0 | University of Southern California | United States | Fresno | 1949-05-20 | Mel Patton, Ron Frazier, George Pasquali, Norman Stocks | West Coast Relays |
| 1:23.8 | United States | United States | Sydney | 1956-12-05 | Leamon King, Andy Stanfield, Thane Baker, Bobby Morrow | - |
| 1:22.7 | Texas University | United States | Austin | 1957-04-05 | Wally Wilson, Eddie Southern, Hollis Gainey, Bobby Whilden | Texas Relays |
| 1:22.6 | Abilene Christian College | United States | Modesto | 1958-05-31 | Bill Woodhouse, James Segrest, George Peterson, Bobby Morrow | Modesto Relays |
| 1:22.1 | San Jose State College | United States | Fresno | 1967-05-13 | Ken Shackelford, George Talmadge, Lee Evans, Tommie Smith | West Coast Relays |
| 1:21.5 | Italy | Italy | Barletta | 1972-07-21 | Pietro Mennea, Franco Ossola, Pasqualino Abeti, Luigi Benedetti | - |
| 1:21.4 | Arizona State University | United States | Philadelphia | 1977-04-30 | Gary Burl, Tony Darden, Gerald Burl, Herman Frazier | Penn Relays |
| 1:20.26 | University of Southern California | United States | Tempe | 1978-05-27 | Tom Andrews, James Sanford, Billy Mullins, Clancy Edwards | Sun Devil Relay Classic |
| 1:19.38 | Santa Monica Track Club | United States | Koblenz | 1989-08-23 | Danny Everett, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard, Carl Lewis | - |
| 1:19.11 | Santa Monica Track Club | United States | Philadelphia | 1992-04-25 | Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard, Carl Lewis | Penn Relays |
| 1:18.68 | Santa Monica Track Club | United States | Walnut | 1994-04-20 | Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard, Carl Lewis | Mt. SAC Relays |
| 1:18.63 | Jamaica | Nassau | 2014-05-24 | Nickel Ashmeade, Warren Weir, Jermaine Brown, Yohan Blake | IAAF World Relays |