Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Men's 4 × 100 metre relay
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date10–11 August
Teams16
Winning time36.84 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Silver medal icon.svg Keston Bledman
Marc Burns
Emmanuel Callender
Richard Thompson
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Bronze medal icon.svg Jimmy Vicaut
Christophe Lemaitre
Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux
Ronald Pognon
Flag of France.svg  France
  2008
2016  
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Official Video

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 10–11 August. [1]

Overview

On 11 August, the Jamaican national team, led by Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt, won the gold medal and broke their own world record of 37.04 set at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, with a time of 36.84.

Carter did not start well, and Trell Kimmons of the United States led the first 100 metres. Kimmons handed the baton to former world champion and Olympic champion Justin Gatlin, who was in the lead. By the third changeover, America had a slight lead over the Jamaicans, but when Michael Frater handed over to Yohan Blake, Blake took the final bend and made up ground and overtook Tyson Gay of the US. Blake then passed the baton to Bolt slightly ahead of Gay's pass to Ryan Bailey. In the final 100 metres, Bolt extended that lead to a few metres and crossed the line in a new world-record time for his country for the second consecutive Olympics, with the US finishing second. Although the Canadian team finished third, they were disqualified after third leg runner Jared Connaughton stepped on a line, and the bronze medal went to Trinidad and Tobago. [2]

While the Jamaican team were breaking the world record, the American team crossed the line in exactly the same time as the previous record of 37.04 seconds, setting a new national record. [3]

In May 2014, the United States Anti-Doping Agency imposed a one-year suspension on a 4 × 100 m relay team member Tyson Gay. [4] [5] [6] In May 2015, the International Olympic Committee formally requested the United States Olympic Committee to collect the medals from teammates Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Ryan Bailey, Jeffery Demps and Darvis Patton. The medals were reallocated, with Trinidad and Tobago awarded silver, and France the bronze. [7] [8] [9]

Records

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

World recordFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt)
37.04 Daegu, South Korea 4 September 2011
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
(Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis)
37.40 Barcelona, Spain 8 August 1992
2012 world leading Flag of Jamaica.svg Racers Track Club
(Mario Forsythe, Yohan Blake, Kimmari Roach, Usain Bolt)
37.82 Kingston, Jamaica 14 April 2012

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
11 AugustFinal Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 36.84 WR , OR
10 AugustRound 1 Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Giovanni Codrington, Patrick van Luijk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 38.29 NR
10 AugustRound 1 Guo Fan, Liang Jiahong, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 38.38 NR
10 AugustRound 1 Lestrod Roland, Jason Rogers, Antoine Adams, Brijesh Lawrence Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 38.41 NR
10 AugustRound 1 Anthony Alozie, Isaac Ntiamoah, Andrew McCabe, Josh Ross Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 38.17 =AR
10 AugustRound 1 Kamil Masztak, Dariusz Kuć, Robert Kubaczyk, Kamil Kryński Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 38.31 NR

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Friday, 10 August 201219:45Round 1
Saturday, 11 August 201221:00Finals

Result

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

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Official Video of Round 1

Heat 1

RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
16Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Kemar Bailey-Cole 37.39Q, SB
23Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Gavin Smellie, Oluseyi Smith, Jared Connaughton, Justyn Warner 38.05Q, SB
37Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Giovanni Codrington, Patrick van Luijk 38.29Q, NR
48Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Aldemir da Silva Junior, Sandro Viana, Nilson Andre, Bruno de Barros 38.35SB
55Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Guo Fan, Liang Jiahong, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng 38.38 NR
64Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis Lestrod Roland, Jason Rogers, Antoine Adams, Brijesh Lawrence 38.41 NR
79Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Simone Collio, Jacques Riparelli, Davide Manenti, Fabio Cerutti 38.58SB
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Christian Malcolm, Dwain Chambers, Danny Talbot, Adam Gemili DQ [10] (37.93)

Heat 2

RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
17Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jeff Demps, Darvis Patton, Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin 37.38Q, NR
29Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ryota Yamagata, Masashi Eriguchi, Shinji Takahira, Shota Iizuka 38.07Q, SB
34Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Richard Thompson, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Keston Bledman 38.10Q, SB
45Flag of France.svg  France Jimmy Vicaut, Christophe Lemaitre, Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux, Ronald Pognon 38.15q
52Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Anthony Alozie, Isaac Ntiamoah, Andrew McCabe, Josh Ross 38.17q, =AR
63Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Kamil Masztak, Dariusz Kuć, Robert Kubaczyk, Kamil Kryński 38.31 NR
76Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Julian Reus, Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow, Lucas Jakubczyk 38.37
88Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Tang Yik Chun, Lai Chun Ho, Ng Ka Fung, Tsui Chi Ho 38.61

Final

Results of the Final: [9]

RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt 36.84 WR , OR
Silver medal icon.svg9Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson 38.12
Bronze medal icon.svg3Flag of France.svg  France Jimmy Vicaut, Christophe Lemaitre, Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux, Ronald Pognon 38.16
44Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ryota Yamagata, Masashi Eriguchi, Shinji Takahira, Shota Iizuka 38.35
58Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Giovanni Codrington, Patrick van Luijk 38.39
62Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Anthony Alozie, Isaac Ntiamoah, Andrew McCabe, Joshua Ross 38.43
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Gavin Smellie, Oluseyi Smith, Jared Connaughton, Justyn Warner DQ (37.89)R 163.3a
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey DQ (37.04)Doping

References

  1. "Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  2. Canadian men's relay team goes from bronze to heartache after disqualification The Globe and Mail 12 August 2012
  3. "2012 London Olympics – Jamaica sets 4 × 100 world record behind Bolt". ESPN. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. "Olympian Tyson Gay Suspended for Doping, Returns Silver Medal".
  5. "Tyson Gay 'welcomed with open arms' on return to track after doping ban". 3 July 2014.
  6. "Olympic champions, world-record holder to miss USATF Outdoor Champs". 17 July 2019.
  7. US stripped of London 2012 Olympic relay medals
  8. "Tyson Gay banned for one year for positive drugs test". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 11 March 2023.
  9. 1 2 "London 2012 4x100m relay men Results - Olympic athletics".
  10. "Great Britain disqualified from Olympics 4x100m relay". BBC News. 10 August 2012.