2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the 2015 World Championships
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates29 August (heats & final)
Competitors58 from 14 nations
Winning time37.36
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  2013
2017  

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]

Contents

Summary

Heats

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.

Final race

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]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [7]

World record Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt)
36.84 London, Great Britain 11 August 2012
Championship record Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt)
37.04 Daegu, South Korea 4 September 2011
World LeadingFlag of the United States.svg United States
(Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey)
37.38 Nassau, Bahamas 2 May 2015
African Record Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
(Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa)
37.94 Athens, Greece 9 August 1997
Asian Record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
(Chen Shiwei, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng)
37.99 Incheon, South Korea 29 August 2014
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt)
36.84London, Great Britain11 August 2012
South American Record Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
(Vicente de Lima, Édson Ribeiro, André da Silva, Claudinei da Silva)
37.90 Sydney, Australia 30 September 2000
European Record Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
(Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, Dwain Chambers)
37.73 Sevilla, Spain 29 August 1999
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
(Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Damien Marsh)
38.17 Gothenburg, Sweden 12 August 1995
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
(Anthony Alozie, Isaac Ntiamoah, Andrew McCabe, Josh Ross)
London, Great Britain10 August 2012
The following records were established during the competition:
Asian Record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
(Mo Youxue, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng)
37.92 Beijing, China29 August 2015
World LeadingFlag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
(Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt)
37.36 Beijing, China29 August 2015

Qualification standards

Entry standards [8]
Top 8 at IWR+ 8 from Top Lists

Schedule

DateTimeRound
29 August 201512:20 Heats
29 August 201521:10 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final. [9]

RankHeatLaneNationAthletesTimeNotes
124Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM) Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell, Rasheed Dwyer, Nickel Ashmeade 37.41 Q, SB
226Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA) Emmanuel Biron, Christophe Lemaitre, Guy-Elphège Anouman, Jimmy Vicaut 37.88 Q, SB
318Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) Trayvon Bromell, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Mike Rodgers 37.91 Q
428Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN) Mo Youxue, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng 37.92 Q, AR
527Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda  (ANT) Chavaughn Walsh, Daniel Bailey, Jared Jarvis, Miguel Francis 38.01 q, NR
629Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN) Justyn Warner, Andre De Grasse, Brendon Rodney, Aaron Brown 38.03 q, SB
719Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR) Richard Kilty, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, James Ellington, Daniel Talbot 38.20 Q, SB
825Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED) Solomon Bockarie, Patrick van Luijk, Liemarvin Bonevacia, Hensley Paulina 38.41 SB
915Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER) Julian Reus, Sven Knipphals, Alexander Kosenkow, Aleixo-Platini Menga 38.57 Q
1017Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN) Kazuma Ōseto, Kenji Fujimitsu, Takuya Nagata, Kotaro Taniguchi 38.60
1113Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR) Roman Kravtsov, Serhiy Smelyk, Volodymyr Suprun, Vitaliy Korzh 38.79 SB
1216Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH) Warren Fraser, Shavez Hart, Elroy McBride, Teray Smith 38.96 SB
14Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA) Gustavo dos Santos, Aldemir da Silva Junior, Bruno de Barros, José Carlos Moreira DNF
23Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA) Henricho Bruintjies, Anaso Jobodwana, Antonio Alkana, Akani Simbine DNF

Final

The final was started at 21:10. [10]

RankLaneNationAthletesTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM) Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt 37.36 WL
Silver medal icon.svg9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN) Mo Youxue, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng 38.01
Bronze medal icon.svg3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN) Aaron Brown, Andre De Grasse, Brendon Rodney, Justyn Warner 38.13
48Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER) Julian Reus, Sven Knipphals, Alexander Kosenkow, Aleixo-Platini Menga 38.15 SB
55Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA) Emmanuel Biron, Christophe Lemaitre, Guy-Elphège Anouman, Jimmy Vicaut 38.23
62Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda  (ANT) Chavaughn Walsh, Daniel Bailey, Jared Jarvis, Miguel Francis 38.61
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR) Richard Kilty, Daniel Talbot, James Ellington, Chijindu Ujah DNF
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) Trayvon Bromell, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Mike Rodgers DQ (37.77)R170.7 [11]

References

  1. "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. "Start list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. "2015 World Athletic Championships: Clean sweep for Usain Bolt as Jamaica win gold in 4x100m relay". Irish Independent. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. Clarey, Christopher (29 August 2015). "Ashton Eaton's Record Moment for U.S. Is Tempered by Error in 4x100 Relay". The New York Times.
  5. "2015 World Athletics Championships: Bolt, Jamaica triumph in 4x100m final". CNN. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  6. "REPORT: MEN'S 4X100M FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  7. "Records & Lists – 4x100 metres relay". IAAF . Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  8. IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  9. Heats results
  10. Final results
  11. Passing the baton outside the takeover zone