Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay explained

Event:	Men's 4 x 100 metres relay
Games:	2011
Venue:	Telmex Athletics Stadium
Dates:	October 27 – October 28
Competitors:	60
Nations:	14
Win Label:	Winning time
Gold:	Ailson Feitosa, Sandro Viana, Nilson André, Bruno de Barros, Carlos Moraes Junior, Matheus Facho Inocêncio
Goldnoc:	BRA
Silver:	Jason Rogers, Antoine Adams, Delwayne Delaney, Brijesh Lawrence
Silvernoc:	SKN
Bronze:	Calesio Newman, Jeremy Dodson, Rubin Williams, Monzavous Edwards, Perrisan White
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	2007
Next:	2015

The men's 4 x 100 metres relay competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 27 and 28 October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.^[1] The defending Pan American Games champion were Vicente de Lima, Rafael Ribeiro, Basílio de Moraes Júnior and Sandro Viana of Brazil.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		37.04	Daegu, South Korea	September 4, 2011
Pan American Games record		38.18	Winnipeg, Canada	July 30, 1999

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter one team.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 27, 2011	14:45	Semifinals
October 28, 2011	18:00	Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:

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q

Fastest non-qualifiers

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Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualified

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on October 27. Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1			39.19	Q
2	1			39.31	Q
3	1			39.44	Q
4	2			39.68	Q, NR
5	2			39.79	Q
6	1			40.05	q
7	2			40.23	Q, SB
8	2			40.74	q
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	1
	1
	2
	2
	2

Final

Held on October 28.

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
			38.18	=PR
			38.81
			39.17
			39.75
			39.76	SB
			41.08

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guadalajara 2011 Sessions . Guadalajara 2011 . 29 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110626223053/http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/documentos/boletaje/lista-de-sesiones.pdf . 26 June 2011 .
2. Web site: Athlete's Qualification Manual . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327083541/http://www.mayaguez2010.com/results/pdf/odecabe/odecabe3.pdf . usurped . 27 March 2012 . Guadalajara 2011 . 29 October 2011 .