Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

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Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Olympic Athletics
VenueJapan National Stadium
Dates6 August 2021 (round 1)
7 August 2021 (final)
Competitors71 from 16 nations
Winning time2:55.70
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michael Cherry
Michael Norman
Bryce Deadmon
Rai Benjamin
Trevor Stewart*
Randolph Ross*
Vernon Norwood*		  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liemarvin Bonevacia
Terrence Agard
Tony van Diepen
Ramsey Angela
Jochem Dobber*		  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Isaac Makwala
Baboloki Thebe
Zibane Ngozi
Bayapo Ndori		  
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The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 6 and 7 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium.[1] There were 16 competing relay teams, with each team having 5 members from which 4 were selected in each round.[2]

Background

This was the 25th appearance of the event, having appeared at every Olympics since 1912.

Qualification

Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could qualify a relay team of 5 athletes in one of three ways. A total of 16 NOCs qualified.[2][3]

  • The top 8 NOCs at the 2019 World Athletics Championships qualified a relay team.
  • The top 8 NOCs at the 2021 World Athletics Relays qualified a relay team.
  • Where an NOC placed in the top 8 at both the 2019 World Championships and the 2021 World Relays, the quota place was allocated to the world ranking list as of 29 June 2021. In this case, 4 teams did so, so there are 4 places available through the world rankings.

The qualifying period was originally from 1 May 2019 to 29 June 2020. Due to the

IAAF. Both indoor and outdoor meets are eligible. The most recent Area Championships may be counted in the ranking, even if not during the qualifying period.[2][4]

Competition format

The event continued to use the two-round format introduced in 2012.[5]

Records

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

World record  
Michael Johnson
 (USA)		 2:54.29 Stuttgart, Germany 22 August 1993
Olympic record  LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner (USA) 2:55.39 Beijing, China 23 August 2008
Area Time (s) Athlete Nation
Africa (records) 2:58.68
 Nigeria
Asia (records) 3:00.56
 Qatar
Europe (records) 2:56.60
 Great Britain
North, Central America
and Caribbean (records
)		 2:54.29 WR
  • Michael Johnson
  United States
Oceania (records) 2:59.70
 Australia
South America (records
)		 2:58.56
 Brazil

The following national records were established during the competition:

Country Athletes Round Time Notes
Botswana
  Isaac Makwala, Baboloki Thebe, Zibane Ngozi, Bayapo Ndori (BOT) Heats 2:58.33 AR
Final 2:57.27 AR
Italy  Alessandro Sibilio, Vladimir Aceti, Edoardo Scotti, Davide Re (ITA) Heats 2:58.91
 Davide Re, Vladimir Aceti, Edoardo Scotti, Alessandro Sibilio (ITA) Final 2:58.81
Netherlands  Jochem Dobber, Terrence Agard, Tony van Diepen, Ramsey Angela (NED) Heats 2:59.06
 Liemarvin Bonevacia, Terrence Agard, Tony van Diepen, Ramsey Angela (NED) Final 2:57.18
India  Muhammed Anas, Noah Nirmal Tom, Amoj Jacob, Arokia Rajiv (IND) Heats 3:00.25 AR
Japan  Rikuya Itō, Kaito Kawabata, Kentarō Satō, Aoto Suzuki (JPN) Heats 3:00.76
Belgium  Alexander Doom, Jonathan Sacoor, Dylan Borlée, Kevin Borlée (BEL) Final 2:57.88

Schedule

All times are

UTC+9
)

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay took place over two consecutive days.[1]

Date Time Round
Friday, 6 August 2021 19:50 Round 1
Saturday, 7 August 2021 21:50 Final

Results

Heats

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

Heat 1

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Reaction Time Notes
1 7  United States Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross, Bryce Deadmon, Vernon Norwood 0.180 2:57.77 Q, SB
2 9  Botswana Isaac Makwala, Baboloki Thebe, Zibane Ngozi, Bayapo Ndori 0.200 2:58.33 Q, AR
3 3  Trinidad and Tobago Deon Lendore, Jereem Richards, Machel Cedenio, Dwight St. Hillaire 0.193 2:58.60 Q, SB
4 4  Italy Alessandro Sibilio, Vladimir Aceti, Edoardo Scotti, Davide Re 0.144 2:58.91 q, NR
5 2  Netherlands Jochem Dobber, Terrence Agard, Tony van Diepen, Ramsey Angela 0.178 2:59.06 q, NR
6 5  Great Britain Cameron Chalmers, Joe Brier, Lee Thompson, Michael Ohioze 0.245 3:03.29 SB
7 6  Czech Republic Patrik Šorm, Pavel Maslák, Michal Desenský, Vít Müller 0.169 3:03.61
8 8  Germany Marvin Schlegel, Luke Campbell, Jean Paul Bredau, Manuel Sanders 0.197 3:03.62

Heat 2

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Reaction Time Notes
1 8  Poland Dariusz Kowaluk, Karol Zalewski, Jakub Krzewina, Kajetan Duszyński 0.160 2:58.55 Q, SB
2 4  Jamaica Demish Gaye, Jaheel Hyde, Karayme Bartley, Nathon Allen 0.188 2:59.29 Q, SB
3 6  Belgium Alexander Doom, Jonathan Sacoor, Dylan Borlée, Jonathan Borlée 0.148 2:59.37 Q, SB
4 2  India Muhammed Anas, Noah Nirmal Tom, Arokia Rajiv, Amoj Jacob 0.138 3:00.25 AR
5 7  Japan Rikuya Itō, Kaito Kawabata, Kentarō Satō, Aoto Suzuki 0.143 3:00.76 =NR
6 5  France
Ludovic Ouceni, Gilles Biron
 0.166 3:00.81
7 9  South Africa Lythe Pillay, Zakithi Nene, Ranti Dikgale, Thapelo Phora 0.151 3:01.18 SB
8 3  Colombia Jhon Perlaza, Diego Palomeque, Raúl Mena, Jhon Solís 0.164 3:03.20 SB

Final

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4  United States Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin 0.185 2:55.70 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2  Netherlands Liemarvin Bonevacia, Terrence Agard, Tony van Diepen, Ramsey Angela 0.176 2:57.18 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7  Botswana Isaac Makwala, Baboloki Thebe, Zibane Ngozi, Bayapo Ndori 0.212 2:57.27 AR
4 9  Belgium Alexander Doom, Jonathan Sacoor, Dylan Borlée, Kevin Borlée 0.149 2:57.88 NR
5 6  Poland Dariusz Kowaluk, Karol Zalewski, Mateusz Rzeźniczak, Kajetan Duszyński 0.157 2:58.46 SB
6 5  Jamaica Demish Gaye, Christopher Taylor, Jaheel Hyde, Nathon Allen 0.195 2:58.76 SB
7 3  Italy Davide Re, Vladimir Aceti, Edoardo Scotti, Alessandro Sibilio 0.161 2:58.81 NR
8 8  Trinidad and Tobago Deon Lendore, Jereem Richards, Dwight St. Hillaire, Machel Cedenio 0.179 3:00.85

References

  1. ^ a b "Athletics Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^
    IAAF
    . Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. ^ "IAAF to follow other sports with world ranking system for athletes". BBC Sport. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Olympic qualification period suspended until 1 December 2020". World Athletics. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Athletics Explanatory Guide" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. August 2019.
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