Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 29 August (heats & final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 58 from 14 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 37.36 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Events at the 2015 World Championships | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 29 August. [1] [2]
Jamaica ran Rasheed Dwyer to rest Usain Bolt in the heats. The United States employed a rare strategy of running the main team and not resting any runners.
The US won the first heat with Great Britain second while resting Chijindu Ujah. Jamaica won the second heat. China set an Asian Continental Record in their heat.
The United States managed a clean handoff two times between Trayvon Bromell, Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay, while Jamaica stiff between Nesta Carter and Asafa Powell. [3] Around the final turn, Nickel Ashmeade made up ground on Gay. The final baton change between Mike Rodgers and Tyson Gay was completed outside the changeover zone and the American team was disqualified. [4]
Jamaica won, with China second and Canada third. Britain did not finish after failing to complete the final baton change. [5] [6]
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [7]
Entry standards [8] |
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Top 8 at IWR+ 8 from Top Lists |
Date | Time | Round |
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29 August 2015 | 12:20 | Heats |
29 August 2015 | 21:10 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+8)
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final. [9]
The final was started at 21:10. [10]
Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | ![]() | Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt | 37.36 | WL |
![]() | 9 | ![]() | Mo Youxue, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng | 38.01 | |
![]() | 3 | ![]() | Aaron Brown, Andre De Grasse, Brendon Rodney, Justyn Warner | 38.13 | |
4 | 8 | ![]() | Julian Reus, Sven Knipphals, Alexander Kosenkow, Aleixo-Platini Menga | 38.15 | SB |
5 | 5 | ![]() | Emmanuel Biron, Christophe Lemaitre, Guy-Elphège Anouman, Jimmy Vicaut | 38.23 | |
6 | 2 | ![]() | Chavaughn Walsh, Daniel Bailey, Jared Jarvis, Miguel Francis | 38.61 | |
7 | ![]() | Richard Kilty, Daniel Talbot, James Ellington, Chijindu Ujah | DNF | ||
6 | ![]() | Trayvon Bromell, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Mike Rodgers | DQ (37.77) | R170.7 [11] |