Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos | ||||||||||||
Date | 18–19 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
Teams | 16 | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 37.27 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 4 × 100 metres relay competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos on 18–19 August.[1]
Summary
Jamaica entered as the reigning
For the third Olympics in a row Usain Bolt had won the 100 metres and 200 metres. In the previous two Olympics the Jamaican team with Bolt had won the gold in the relay. Jamaica with Bolt; his predecessor as world record holder Asafa Powell; and the equal second fastest man in history, Yohan Blake, were favourites. Powell had been on the 2008 winning team, Blake had been on the 2012 winning team. USA were expected to be the strongest opposition with the Olympic 100m silver medalist Gatlin; Tyson Gay tied for second fastest in history; and the World Indoor Champion Trayvon Bromell.
The Asian 4 × 100 m record was improved three times at the 2016 games. The record before the Olympics was 37.92, run by China at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. In the first semi final, with a new lead off leg, China improved the record to 37.82. Japan improved the record twice, to 37.68 in the second semi final and a new record of 37.60 in the final.
In the heats, Jamaica, USA and Canada rested their stars, while Japan and China did not. USA had the fastest qualifying time winning heat 1 ahead of China, Japan the second best time winning heat 2. Jamaica squeaked through to second place in their heat giving those four teams the preferred center lanes on the track, while Canada's third place relegated them to an outer lane.
The final began with USA in lane 3 and Jamaica in lane 4, with the USA's
Jamaica won the gold for a third consecutive time, and Usain Bolt won his 9th track and field gold medal. This also gave him the distinction of being the first man in history to complete the Triple-Triple (winning the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay, in 3 successive Olympics). His accomplishment was later mooted by the doping disqualification of his teammate in 2008, Nesta Carter, reported in January 2017.
The following evening, the medals were presented by
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Jamaica (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) |
36.84 | London, United Kingdom | 11 August 2012 |
Olympic record | ||||
2016 World leading | Great Britain (James Dasaolu, Adam Gemili, James Ellington, CJ Ujah) |
37.78 | London, United Kingdom | 23 July 2016 |
The following national records were established during the competition:
Country | Athletes | Round | Time | Notes |
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Turkey | ) | Heats | 38.30 s | |
China | Tang Xingqiang, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng (CHN) | Heats | 37.82 s | AR |
Japan | Yoshihide Kiryu, Asuka Cambridge (JPN ) |
Heats | 37.68 s | AR |
Japan | Yoshihide Kiryu, Asuka Cambridge (JPN ) |
Final | 37.60 s | AR |
Canada | Akeem Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse (CAN) | Final | 37.64 s |
Schedule
All times are
Date | Time | Round |
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Thursday, 18 August 2016 | 11:40 | Heats |
Friday, 19 August 2016 | 22:35 | Finals |
Results
Heats
Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | United States | Mike Rodgers, Christian Coleman, Tyson Gay, Jarrion Lawson | 37.65 | Q, SB |
2 | 4 | China | Tang Xingqiang, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng | 37.82 | Q, AR |
3 | 2 | Canada | Akeem Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Bolade Ajomale | 37.89 | Q, SB |
4 | 6 | Turkey | 38.30 | NR | |
5 | 7 | France | Mickael-Meba Zeze, Jimmy Vicaut |
38.35 | SB |
6 | 8 | Antigua and Barbuda | Chavaughn Walsh, Cejhae Greene, Jared Jarvis, Tahir Walsh | 38.44 | SB |
7 | 5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 39.81 | ||
– | 1 | Dominican Republic | Yancarlos Martinez |
DQ | R 162.7 |
Heat 2
Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Japan | Yoshihide Kiryu, Asuka Cambridge |
37.68 | Q, AR |
2 | 3 | Jamaica | Jevaughn Minzie, Asafa Powell, Nickel Ashmeade, Kemar Bailey-Cole | 37.94 | Q, SB |
3 | 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | Keston Bledman, Rondel Sorrillo, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson | 37.96 | Q, SB |
4 | 1 | Great Britain | Chijindu Ujah |
38.06 | q |
5 | 8 | Brazil | Ricardo de Souza, Vitor Hugo dos Santos, Bruno de Barros, Jorge Vides | 38.19 | q |
6 | 4 | Germany | Julian Reus, Sven Knipphals, Robert Hering, Lucas Jakubczyk | 38.26 | |
7 | 5 | Cuba | César Ruiz, Roberto Skyers, Reynier Mena, Yaniel Carrero | 38.47 | |
8 | 2 | Netherlands | Solomon Bockarie, Hensley Paulina, Liemarvin Bonevacia, Giovanni Codrington | 38.53 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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4 | Jamaica | Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt | 37.27 | SB | |
5 | Japan | Yoshihide Kiryu, Asuka Cambridge |
37.60 | AR | |
7 | Canada | Akeem Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse | 37.64 | NR | |
4 | 6 | China | Tang Xingqiang, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng | 37.90 | |
5 | 1 | Great Britain | Richard Kilty, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, James Ellington, Adam Gemili | 37.98 | |
6 | 2 | Brazil | Ricardo de Souza, Vitor Hugo dos Santos, Bruno de Barros, Jorge Vides | 38.41 | |
– | 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | Keston Bledman, Rondel Sorrillo, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson | DQ | R 163.3a |
– | 3 | United States | Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Trayvon Bromell | DQ | R 170.7 |
References
- ^ Timetable by discipline The XXXI Olympic Games BRAZIL Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL 05 AUG 2016–21 AUG 2016. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-09.
- ^ Morse, Parker (2016-08-06). Preview: men’s 4x100m – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF . Retrieved on 2016-08-09.
- ^ "Olympic Track and Field 2016: Men's 4x100M Relay Medal Winners, Times, Results".
- ^ men's 4 × 100 metres Relay The XXXI Olympic Games Timetable. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-09.