Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium
DatesAugust 21
August 22 (final)
Teams16
Winning time38.06
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Keston Bledman
Marc Burns
Emmanuel Callender
Richard Thompson
Aaron Armstrong*
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Silver medal icon.svg Naoki Tsukahara
Shingo Suetsugu
Shinji Takahira
Nobuharu Asahara
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Vicente de Lima
Sandro Viana
Bruno de Barros
José Carlos Moreira
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
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The men's 4 × 100 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1]

There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period. Australia was 14th but withdrew and the Netherlands was invited instead. [2] The final was won by Jamaica in the new world-record time 37.10.

On 25 January 2017, the Jamaican team was stripped of the gold medal place due to Nesta Carter testing positive for the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine. [3] [4] [5] The IOC requested that the IAAF modify the results, and, after CAS dismissed the appeal of the Jamaican team, [6] the medals were redistributed accordingly. [7] Trinidad and Tobago team was advanced to gold, Japan to silver, and Brazil to bronze.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Michael Marsh
Leroy Burrell
Dennis Mitchell
Carl Lewis

Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Jon Drummond
Andre Cason
Dennis Mitchell
Leroy Burrell
37.40 s Barcelona




Stuttgart
8 August 1992




21 August 1993
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Michael Marsh
Leroy Burrell
Dennis Mitchell
Carl Lewis
37.40 s Barcelona 8 August 1992

Qualification summary

PosNOC2 races12
TotalAverage
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 75.8837.9437.7838.10
2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 75.9137.9637.8938.02
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 76.2038.1037.9038.30
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 76.2438.1238.0338.21
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 76.2638.1337.9938.27
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 77.1238.5638.5638.56
7Flag of France.svg  France 77.1838.5938.4038.78
8Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 77.2338.6238.6138.62
9Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 77.3438.6738.4338.91
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 77.5338.7738.7238.81
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 77.5638.7838.5439.02
12Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 77.5638.7838.5439.02
13Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 77.8038.9038.7539.05
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 77.8238.9138.7339.09
14Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 77.8538.9338.8139.04
15Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 77.8938.9538.9438.95
16Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 77.9538.9838.9239.03
Reserves
17Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 78.0139.0138.9939.02
18Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 78.0839.0438.9139.17
19Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 78.4539.2339.0839.37

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Heats

First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 2 fastest(q) advance to the Final.

Heat 1

LaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
8Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Aaron Armstrong, Richard Thompson 38.26Q
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara 38.52Q, SB
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Maarten Heisen, Guus Hoogmoed, Patrick van Luijk, Caimin Douglas 38.87Q, SB
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil José Carlos Moreira, Bruno de Barros, Vicente de Lima, Sandro Viana 39.01q
6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Onyeabor Ngwogu, Obinna Metu, Chinedu Oriala, Uchenna Emedolu DNF
9Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Marcin Nowak, Łukasz Chyła, Marcin Jędrusiński, Dariusz Kuć DNF
5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Hannes Dreyer, Leigh Julius, Ishmael Kumbane, Thuso Mpuang DNF
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States Rodney Martin, Travis Padgett, Darvis Patton, Tyson Gay DNF

Heat 2

LaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
6Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Dwight Thomas, Michael Frater, Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell 38.31Disqualified
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Hank Palmer, Anson Henry, Jared Connaughton, Pierre Browne 38.77Q
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Tobias Unger, Till Helmke, Alexander Kosenkow, Martin Keller 38.93Q
9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Wen Yongyi, Zhang Peimeng, Lu Bin, Hu Kai 39.13q
7Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Apinan Sukaphai, Siriroj Darasuriyong, Sompote Suqannarangsri, Sittichai Suwonprateep 39.40
4Flag of France.svg  France Yannick Lesourd, Martial Mbandjock, Manuel Reynaert, Samuel Coco-Viloin 39.53
5Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Simeon Williamson, Tyrone Edgar, Marlon Devonish, Craig Pickering DSQ
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fabio Cerutti, Simone Collio, Emanuele Di Gregorio, Jacques Riparelli DSQ

Final

RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson, Aaron Armstrong*38.06
Silver medal icon.svg7Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara 38.15SB
Bronze medal icon.svg3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Vicente de Lima, Sandro Viana, Bruno de Barros, José Carlos Moreira 38.24SB
49Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Tobias Unger, Till Helmke, Alexander Kosenkow, Martin Keller 38.58
56Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Hank Palmer, Anson Henry, Jared Connaughton, Pierre Browne 38.66SB
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Maarten Heisen, Guus Hoogmoed, Patrick van Luijk, Caimin Douglas DSQ
45.81
5Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell DSQ
37.10
Disqualified (doping)
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Wen Yongyi, Zhang Peimeng, Lu Bin, Hu Kai DSQ

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