2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay explained
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]
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 |  Jamaica
(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) | 36.84 | London, Great Britain | 11 August 2012 |
| Championship record | Jamaica
(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) | 37.04 | Daegu, South Korea | 4 September 2011 |
| World Leading |  United States
(Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey) | 37.38 | Nassau, Bahamas | 2 May 2015 |
| African Record |  Nigeria
(Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa) | 37.94 | Athens, Greece | 9 August 1997 |
| Asian Record |  China
(Chen Shiwei, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng) | 37.99 | Incheon, South Korea | 29 August 2014 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Jamaica
(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) | 36.84 | London, Great Britain | 11 August 2012 |
| South American Record |  Brazil
(Vicente de Lima, Édson Ribeiro, André da Silva, Claudinei da Silva) | 37.90 | Sydney, Australia | 30 September 2000 |
| European Record |
(Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, Dwain Chambers) | 37.73 | Sevilla, Spain | 29 August 1999 |
| Oceanian record |  Australia
(Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Damien Marsh) | 38.17 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12 August 1995 |
Australia
(Anthony Alozie, Isaac Ntiamoah, Andrew McCabe, Josh Ross) | London, Great Britain | 10 August 2012 |
| The following records were established during the competition: |
|---|
| Asian Record | China
(Mo Youxue, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng) | 37.92 | Beijing, China | 29 August 2015 |
| World Leading | Jamaica
(Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt) | 37.36 | Beijing, China | 29 August 2015 | |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|
| 29 August 2015 | 12:20 | Heats |
| 29 August 2015 | 21:10 | Final | |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.[8]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | | | 37.41 | , |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | | | 37.88 | , |
| 3 | 1 | 8 | | | 37.91 | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | | | 37.92 | , |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | | | 38.01 | , |
| 6 | 2 | 9 | | | 38.03 | , |
| 7 | 1 | 9 | | | 38.20 | , |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | | | 38.41 | |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | | | 38.57 | |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | | | 38.60 | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | | | 38.79 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | | | 38.96 | |
| 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | 3 | | | | | |
Final
The final was started at 21:10.[9]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 4 | | | 37.36 | |
| 9 | | | 38.01 | |
| 3 | | | 38.13 | |
| 4 | 8 | | | 38.15 | |
| 5 | 5 | | | 38.23 | |
| 6 | 2 | | | 38.61 | |
| 7 | | | | |
| 6 | | | | R170.7[10] | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Beijing 2015: Timetable . https://web.archive.org/web/20141201205133/http://www.iaafbeijing2015.com/special/iaaf_sch_en/ . dead . 1 December 2014 . 11 August 2015 . 10 August 2015 . Beijing 2015 .
- Web site: Start list . 29 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928144754/http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-4X1-M-h----.SL2.pdf . 28 September 2015 . dead .
- Web site: 2015 World Athletic Championships: Clean sweep for Usain Bolt as Jamaica win gold in 4x100m relay. 29 August 2015. Irish Independent. 2 September 2015.
- News: Ashton Eaton's Record Moment for U.S. Is Tempered by Error in 4x100 Relay. The New York Times. 29 August 2015. Clarey. Christopher.
- Web site: 2015 World Athletics Championships: Bolt, Jamaica triumph in 4x100m final. 29 August 2015. CNN. 2 September 2015.
- Web site: REPORT: MEN'S 4X100M FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015. 29 August 2015. iaaf.org. 2 September 2015.
- Web site: Records & Lists – 4x100 metres relay. IAAF. 18 August 2015.
- http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-4X1-M-h----.RS4.pdf Heats results
- http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-4X1-M-f----.RS6.pdf Final results
- Passing the baton outside the takeover zone
