2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay explained

Event:Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
Competition:2022 World Championships
Venue:Hayward Field
Dates:22 July (heats)
23 July (final)
Competitors:95
Nations:16
Win Value:37.48
Gold:Aaron Brown
Jerome Blake
Brendon Rodney
Andre De Grasse
Goldnoc:CAN
Silvernoc:USA
Bronze:Jona Efoloko
Zharnel Hughes
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
Reece Prescod
Bronzenoc:GBR
Prev:2019
Next:2023

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 22 and 23 July 2022.[1]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

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World record
Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt		36.84London, Great Britain11 August 2012
Championship record
Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt		37.04Daegu, South Korea4 September 2011
World Leading
Kevin Kranz, Joshua Hartmann, Owen Ansah, Lucas Ansah-Peprah		37.99Regensburg, Germany3 June 2022
African Record
Thando Dlodlo, Simon Magakwe, Clarence Munyai, Akani Simbine		37.65Doha, Qatar4 October 2019
Asian Record
Shuhei Tada, Kirara Shiraishi, Yoshihide Kiryu, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown		37.43Doha, Qatar5 October 2019
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt		36.84London, Great Britain11 August 2012
South American Record
Rodrigo do Nascimento, Vitor Hugo dos Santos, Derick Silva, Paulo André Camilo		37.72Doha, Qatar5 October 2019
European Record
Adam Gemili, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake		37.37Doha, Qatar5 October 2019
Oceanian record
Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Damien Marsh		38.17Gothenburg, Sweden12 August 1995

Anthony Alozie, Isaac Ntiamoah, Andrew McCabe, Joshua Ross		London, Great Britain10 August 2012

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was to finish in the first 10 at 2021 World Relays, completed by 6 2021-2022 top lists' teams.[3]

Participating teams

South Africa, subsequently disqualified for doping after the 2021 World Athletics Relays, finally replaces qualified Ukraine (8th at World Relays) which had withdrawn, as per the 7th and last time of the South African U20 team in Nairobi.

2021 Top list
  1. 37.50 1 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 6 August 2021
  2. 37.70 2 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 6 August 2021
  3. 37.79 3 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 6 August 2021
  4. 37.82 1h1 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021
  5. 38.06 4h2 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021
  6. 38.08 5h2 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021
  7. 38.10 6h2 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021
  8. 38.16 2h1 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021
  9. 38.16 7h2 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021
  10. 38.18 3h1 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021
  11. 38.27 1 International Stadium, Gateshead (GBR) 13 July 2021
  12. 38.34 4h1 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021
  13. 38.49 3 International Stadium, Gateshead (GBR) 13 July 2021
  14. 38.51 U20 1 Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi (KEN) 22 August 2021
  15. 38.53 1 Yabatech Sport Complex, Lagos (NGR) 27 June 2021
  16. 38.63 5h1 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021

2022 Top list

  1. 37.99 1f1 NR Universitätsstadion am Biopark, Regensburg (GER) 3 June 2022
  2. 38.09 Adidas team (USA) 1f1 Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA) 16 April 2022
  3. 38.31 1 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 21 May 2022
  4. 38.35 1 Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City (NGR) 25 June 2022
  5. 38.41 2 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 21 May 2022
  6. 38.43 1 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 31 May 2022
  7. 38.56 1 NR Yecheon (KOR) 4 June 2022
  8. 38.63 1 National Stadium, Gaborone (BOT) 30 April 2022
  9. 38.70 1 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 30 June 2022
  10. 38.72 1f3 Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, CA (USA) 16 April 2022
  11. 38.76 1 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain (TTO) 26 June 2022
  12. 38.89 Racers Track Club (JAM) 1f1 National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) 26 February 2022
  13. 38.89 2f1 Centre sportif du Bout-du-Monde, Geneva (SUI) 11 June 2022
  14. 38.90 SESI - SP (BRA) 1f3 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 23 June 2022
  15. 38.95 1 Stade Complexe Olympique, Oran (ALG) 1 July 2022
  16. 38.97 1 Estadio Iberoamericano, Huelva (ESP) 25 May 2022
  17. 38.98 2 Stade Complexe Olympique, Oran (ALG) 1 July 2022

Preview

Team rosters

Each roster has 5 or 6 athletes:[4]

Heat 1

Heat 2

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC-7), was as follows:

DateTimeRound
22 July 18:05 Heats
23 July 19:50 Final

Results

Heats

The first three in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.[5] [6]

Rank Heat Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 1 7 37.87 ,
2 2 5 38.09 ,
3 2 7 38.10 ,
4 2 2 38.31 ,
5 2 8 38.33 ,
6 2 3 38.41 ,
7 1 4 38.49
8 1 8 38.58 ,
9 2 6 Bernat Canet, Pol Retamal,, 38.70
10 2 4 38.74
11 1 1 38.83
12 1 5 38.83
13 1 6 39.07
2 1 DNF
1 2 DQ
1 3 DQ

Final

The final started on 23 July at 19:50.[7] [8]

Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
4 37.48 ,
3 37.55
6 37.83
4 2 38.06
5 8 38.07
6 7 38.10
7 1 38.25
5 DQ

Notes and References

  1. https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/oregon22/timetable/bydiscipline/men/4x100-metres-relay Timetable
  2. Web site: 4 × 100 Metres Relay Men − Records. IAAF. 9 July 2022.
  3. News: Road to | World Athletics . iaaf.org. 9 July 2022.
  4. Web site: The XXXII Olympic Games (Athletics) | World Athletics. www.worldathletics.org. 6 August 2021.
  5. https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7137279/AT-4X1-M-h----.SL2.pdf STARTLIST 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Round 1
  6. https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7137279/AT-4X1-M-h----.RS4.pdf SUMMARY 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Round 1
  7. https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7137279/AT-4X1-M-f----.SL2.pdf STARTLIST 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final
  8. https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7137279/AT-4X1-M-f----.RS6.pdf RESULTS 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Fina

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