Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay explained

The 4 × 400 metres relay races at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held on 29 and 30 September.[1] The winning margin was 0.10 seconds which as of 2023 remains the narrowest winning margin in this event at the Olympics since the introduction of fully automatic timing. The top two teams in each of the initial five heats automatically qualified for the semi-final. The next six fastest teams from across the heats also qualified. The top three teams in each of the semi-finals automatically qualified for the final. The next two fastest team from the semi-finals also qualified.

The United States, with Alvin Harrison, Antonio Pettigrew, Calvin Harrison and Michael Johnson, originally won the gold medal. On 18 July 2004, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ruled that Jerome Young was ineligible to compete in Sydney and annulled all his past results, including those achieved as part of relay teams. Young had competed for the USA team in the heats and semi-final of this event. Therefore, the United States team was stripped of the gold medal and Nigeria, Jamaica, and the Bahamas were moved up one position each.[2] On 22 July 2005, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned this decision and restored the original finish order of the race based on a ruling that a team should not be disqualified because of a doping offense by an athlete who did not compete in the finals.[3]

In June 2008, Antonio Pettigrew "admitted in U.S. court that he breached the rules" by using banned performance-enhancing substances, and agreed to return his gold medal.[4] Michael Johnson announced that he would return his own gold medal, won as part of the relay team with Pettigrew. Johnson stated that he felt "cheated, betrayed and let down" by what Pettigrew had done at the Games.[5] [6] On 12 July 2012, the IOC confirmed the medal reallocation.[7]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics.

World Record2:54.20 Jerome Young
Antonio Pettigrew
Tyree Washington
Michael Johnson		Uniondale (USA)22 July 1998
Olympic Record2:55.74 Andrew Valmon
Quincy Watts
Michael Johnson
Steve Lewis		Barcelona (ESP)8 August 1992

Medalists

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

The IOC formally withdrew the US gold medals on 2 August 2008.[8] [9]

Results

Heats

Heat 1 of 5
Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place Nation AthletesLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
16Michael McDonald, Michael Blackwood,
Sanjay Ayre, Danny McFarlane		20.202 s3:03.85Q
21060.218 s3:04.35QSB
311 80.416 s3:04.45qSB
41643:06.01
520Eduardo Iván Rodríguez, David Canal,
Iñigo Monreal, Antonio Andrés		50.178 s3:06.87SB
626 Zétény Dombi, Zsolt Szeglet,
Attila Kilvinger, Tibor Bédi		70.354 s3:08.77
72930.284 s3:10.07
Heat 2 of 5
Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place Nation AthletesLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
117Manura Kuranage Perera, Rohan Pradeep Kumara,
Ranga Wimalawansa, Sugath Tillakeratne		70.203 s3:06.25Q
21920.262 s3:06.77Q
323 Paul McKee, Tomas Coman,
Robert Daly, Paul Opperman		60.170 s3:07.42
425Lijo David Thottan, Jata Shankar,
Purukottam Ramachandran, Paramjit Singh		50.255 s3:08.38
40.497 sDQ
Ibrahim Ismail Muftah, Mubarak Al-Nubi,
Salaheddine Safi Bakar, Ahmed Al-Imam		30.295 sDQ
Heat 3 of 5
Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place Nation AthletesLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
1540.163 s3:03.52Q
2770.223 s3:04.08QSB
38 80.220 s3:04.13qSB
41450.568 s3:05.41qSB
518Georgios Oikonomidis, Anastasios Gousis,
Stilianos Dimotsios, Periklis Iakovakis		60.259 s3:06.50
628Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi, Hamdan Obah Al-Bishi,
Mohammed Albeshi, Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily		20.302 s3:09.57
730Jirachai Linglom, Senee Kongtong,
Chalermpol Noohlong, Narong Nilploy		30.296 s3:11.65
Heat 4 of 5
Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place Nation AthletesLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
112Shunji Karube, Jun Osakada,
Kenji Tabata, Takahiko Yamamura		50.559 s3:05.21Q
21320.203 s3:05.37QSB
315 Crispen Mutakanyi, Tawanda Chiwira,
Phillip Mukomana, Ken Harnden		70.227 s3:05.60
421Daniel Adomako, Nathaniel Martey,
Abu Duah, Daniel Mensah Kwei		60.582 s3:07.07
524Damion Barry, Simon Pierre,
Neil De Silva, Ato Modibo		80.171 s3:07.51
627Radoslav Holúbek, Marcel Lopuchovsky,
Marián Vanderka, Štefan Balošák		30.303 s3:09.54
40.557 sDQ
Heat 5 of 5
Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place Nation AthletesLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
11Nduka Awazie, Clement Chukwu,
Fidelis Gadzama, Enefiok Udo-Obong		50.562 s3:01.20Q
2280.502 s3:01.30QSB
33 Timothy Munnings, Troy McIntosh,
Carl Oliver, Chris Brown		30.258 s3:01.50qSB
44Oumar Loum, Ousmane Niang,
Youssoupha Sarr, Ibou Faye		20.266 s3:02.67qSB
59California Molefe, Lulu Basinyi,
Johnson Kubisa, Agrippa Matshameko		40.562 s3:04.19q NR
62260.551 s3:07.41
Elvis Peršić, Nino Habun,
Frano Bakarić, Darko Juričić		70.420 sDQ
Round 1- Overall
Round 1
Overall Results
Place NationAthletesHeatLanePlaceReactionTimeQual.Record
1Nduka Awazie, Clement Chukwu,
Fidelis Gadzama, Enefiok Udo-Obong		5510.562 s3:01.20Q
25820.502 s3:01.30QSB
3 Timothy Munnings, Troy McIntosh,
Carl Oliver, Chris Brown		5330.258 s3:01.50qSB
4Oumar Loum, Ousmane Niang,
Youssoupha Sarr, Ibou Faye		5240.266 s3:02.67qSB
53410.163 s3:03.52Q
6Michael McDonald, Michael Blackwood,
Sanjay Ayre, Danny McFarlane		1210.202 s3:04.85Q
73720.223 s3:04.08QSB
8 3830.220 s3:04.13qSB
9California Molefe, Lulu Basinyi,
Johnson Kubisa, Agrippa Matshameko		5450.562 s3:04.19q NR
10Jared Deacon, Daniel Caines,
Jamie Baulch, Iwan Thomas		1 620.218 s3:04.35QSB
11 1830.416 s3:04.45qSB
12Shunji Karube, Jun Osakada,
Kenji Tabata, Takahiko Yamamura		4510.559 s3:05.21Q
13Dmitriy Bogdanov, Andrey Semyonov,
Ruslan Mashchenko, Dmitriy Golovastov		4 220.203 s3:05.37QSB
143540.568 s3:05.41qSB
15 Crispen Mutakanyi, Tawanda Chiwira,
Phillip Mukomana, Ken Harnden		4730.227 s3:05.60
16Laurent Clerc, Alain Rohr,
Nicolas Baeriswyl, André Bucher		1 443:06.01
17Manura Lanka Perera, Rohan Pradeep Kumara,
Ranga Wimalawansa, Sugath Tillakeratne		2710.203 s3:06.25Q
18Georgios Oikonomidis, Anastasios Gousis,
Stilianos Dimotsios, Periklis Iakovakis		3650.259 s3:06.50
192220.262 s3:06.77Q
20Eduardo Iván Rodríguez, David Canal,
Iñigo Monreal, Antonio Andrés		1550.178 s3:06.87SB
21Daniel Adomako, Nathaniel Martey,
Abu Duah, Daniel Mensah Kwei		4640.582 s3:07.07
225660.551 s3:07.41
23 Paul McKee, Tomas Coman,
Robert Daly, Paul Opperman		2630.170 s3:07.42
24Damion Barry, Simon Pierre,
Neil De Silva, Ato Modibo		4850.171 s3:07.51
25Lijo David Thottan, Jata Shankar,
Purukottam Ramachandran, Paramjit Singh		2540.255 s3:08.38
26 Zétény Dombi, Zsolt Szeglet,
Attila Kilvinger, Tibor Bédi		1760.354 s3:08.77
27Radoslav Holúbek, Marcel Lopuchovsky,
Marián Vanderka, Štefan Balošák		4360.303 s3:09.54
28Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi, Hamdan Obah Al-Bishi,
Mohammed Albeshi, Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily		3260.302 s3:09.57
291370.284 s3:10.07
30Jirachai Linglom, Senee Kongtong,
Chalermpol Noohlong, Narong Nilploy		3370.296 s3:11.65
240.497 sDQ
Elvis Persic, Nino Habun,
Frano Bakaric, Darko Juricic		570.420 sDQ
440.557 sDQ
Ibrahim Ismail Muftah, Mubarak Al-Nubi,
Salaheddine Safi Bakar, Ahmed Al-Imam		230.295 sDQ

Semi-finals

Heat 1 of 2
Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place Nation AthletesLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
11Jerome Young, Angelo Taylor,
Calvin Harrison, Alvin Harrison		30.242 s2:58.78Q
2240.551 s2:58.84QSB
33 Avard Moncur, Troy McIntosh,
Carl Oliver, Chris Brown		10.249 s2:59.02QNR
4480.249 s3:00.64qSB
55Piotr Rysiukiewicz, Piotr Haczek,
Piotr Długosielski, Robert Maćkowiak		50.494 s3:00.66qSB
67 Alwyn Myburgh, Hezekiél Sepeng,
Llewellyn Herbert, Arnaud Malherbe		60.172 s3:01.25SB
714California Molefe, Lulu Basinyi,
Johnson Kubisa, Glody Dube) 		20.345 s3:05.28
70.413 sDQ
Heat 2 of 2
Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place Nation AthletesLaneReactionTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
16Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye,
Enefiok Udo-Obong, Sunday Bada		30.297 s3:01.06Q
2850.490 s3:01.35QSB
39 Casey Vincent, Blair Young,
Patrick Dwyer, Michael Hazel		20.198 s3:01.91QSB
41010.219 s3:02.28SB
511Oleksandr Kaydash, Roman Voronkov,
Yevgeniy Zyukov, Gennadiy Gorbenko		80.244 s3:02.68NR
612 Rohan Pradeep Kumara, Ratna Kumar,
Ranga Wimalawansa, Sugath Tillakeratne		60.507 s3:02.89
713Oumar Loum, Ousmane Niang,
Youssoupha Sarr, Ibou Faye) 		70.175 s3:02.94
81540.520 s3:13.63
Semi-Finals
Overall Results
Place NationAthletesHeatLanePlaceReactionTimeQual.Record
1Jerome Young, Angelo Taylor,
Calvin Harrison, Alvin Harrison		1310.242 s2:58.78Q
21420.551 s2:58.84QSB
3Avard Moncur, Troy McIntosh,
Carl Oliver, Chris Brown		113 0.249 s2:59.02QNR
41840.249 s3:00.64qSB
5Piotr Rysiukiewicz, Piotr Haczek,
Piotr Długosielski, Robert Maćkowiak		1550.494 s3:00.66qSB
6Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye,
Enefiok Udo-Obong, Sunday Bada		2310.297 s3:01.06Q
7 Alwyn Myburgh, Hezekiél Sepeng,
Llewellyn Herbert, Arnaud Malherbe		1660.172 s3:01.25SB
82520.490 s3:01.35QSB
9 Casey Vincent, Blair Young,
Patrick Dwyer, Michael Hazel		2230.198 s3:01.91QSB
102140.219 s3:02.28SB
11Oleksandr Kaydash, Roman Voronkov,
Yevgeniy Zyukov, Gennadiy Gorbenko		2850.244 s3:02.68NR
12 Rohan Pradeep Kumara, Ratna Kumar,
Ranga Wimalawansa, Sugath Tillakeratne		2660.507 s3:02.89
13Oumar Loum, Ousmane Niang,
Youssoupha Sarr, Ibou Faye		2 770.175 s3:02.94
141270.345 s3:05.28
152480.520 s3:13.63
170.413 sDQ

Final

Final
Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place NationAthletesLaneReactionTimeRecord
Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye,
Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong		40.541 s2:58.68AR
Michael Blackwood, Gregory Haughton,
Christopher Williams, Danny McFarlane		60.382 s2:58.78SB
Avard Moncur, Troy McIntosh,
Carl Oliver, Chris Brown		10.260 s2:59.23
4Emmanuel Front, Marc Foucan,
Ibrahima Wade, Marc Raquil		20.252s3:01.02SB
5Jared Deacon, Daniel Caines,
Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch		30.252 s3:01.22SB
6Piotr Rysiukiewicz, Robert Maćkowiak,
Piotr Długosielski, Piotr Haczek		80.203s3:03.22
7Brad Jamieson, Blair Young,
Patrick Dwyer, Michael Hazel		70.177 s3:03.91
DQAlvin Harrison, Antonio Pettigrew,
Calvin Harrison, Michael Johnson		52:56.35

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174943/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/mens-4-x-400-metres-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 9 September 2017 . sports-reference.com.
  2. News: Patrick . Dick . 18 July 2004 . IAAF votes to take away 2000 U.S. relay gold . . Sacramento . 11 June 2019.
  3. Web site: CAS denies Nigeria Sydney relay gold . Omogbeja . Yomi . 22 July 2005 . AthleticsAfrica.com . 11 June 2019.
  4. News: . Antonio Pettigrew agrees to return relay gold medal . The Seattle Times. 4 June 2008 . 11 June 2019.
  5. News: Relay champ Pettigrew to give back Olympic gold . . 4 June 2008 . ZeeNews.india.com . Associated Press . 11 June 2019.
  6. Web site: Nigerian long jumper wants Sydney Olympics gold medal awarded to Nigeria . . 10 June 2008 . news.Xinhuanet.com . Lagos . https://web.archive.org/web/20160417003021/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/10/content_8336287.htm . 17 April 2016.
  7. Web site: Regarding the reallocation of medals and diplomas in the men's 4 x 400 M relaty race at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games . . 21 July 2012 . London . Olympic.org . International Olympic Committee . 11 June 2019.
  8. Web site: IOC decision in the doping case of Mr. Antonio Pettigrew . . 2 August 2008 . en.Beijing2008.cn . https://web.archive.org/web/20080808105941/http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/official/ioc/n214498658.shtml . 8 August 2008.
  9. Web site: IOC executive board meets ahead of London games . . 21 July 2012 . Olympic.org . 11 June 2019.

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