Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, and Carmelita Jeter didn’t just win gold in the women’s 4x100m relay on Friday night, they set a new Olympic record and world record.
The previous world-record time of 41.37 seconds in the women’s 4×100-meter relay, set by a German team in 1985 but the U.S. team of Tianna Madison, Bianca Knight, Felix and Jeter absolutely shattered that mark, running an incredible time of 40.82 seconds.
