relay runner
Team race sprinter
A relay runner is one member of a team in a relay race, where each runner completes a portion of the total distance before passing a baton to the next teammate.
The term emphasizes the collaborative nature of the event—no single relay runner can win alone: She was the anchor, the final relay runner on her team.
- batonSlender rod for leading
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- anchor legConcluding relay segment
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- handoffDirect physical exchange
passing the baton · track · track and field · leg · exchange · exchange zone · dash · lane · teammate · speed · torch · passing · stride · split · split time · changeover · finish · heat
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, swimmer
- Runnerssprinters, miler, hurdler, half marathoner, ultramarathoner
- runner typesmarathoner, sprinter, jogger, ultramarathoner, hurdler
- competitorscompetitor, contestant, competitors, rivals, opponents
- leadersleader, boss, leaders, bosses, chiefs
- messengersmessenger, courier, couriers, herald, heralds