The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 25 May.
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
World record |
Jamaica
(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) |
36.84 |
London, Great Britain |
11 August 2012 |
Championship record |
New event |
World Leading |
University of Florida |
38.29 |
Austin, Texas, United States |
29 March 2014 |
African Record |
Nigeria
(Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa) |
37.94 |
Athens, Greece |
9 August 1997 |
Asian Record |
Japan
(Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu, Naoki Tsukahara) |
38.03 |
Osaka, Japan |
1 September 2007 |
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 |
Great Britain
(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 |
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Round |
25 May 2014 |
17:50 |
Heats |
25 May 2014 |
20:00 |
Final |
All times are local times (UTC-4)
Results
KEY: |
q |
Fastest non-qualifiers |
Q |
Qualified |
NR |
National record |
PB |
Personal best |
SB |
Seasonal best |
Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final.[1]
Rank |
Heat |
Lane |
Nation |
Athletes |
Time |
Notes |
1 |
2 |
7 |
Jamaica |
Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Julian Forte, Andrew Fisher |
37.71 |
Q, CR |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Great Britain |
Richard Kilty, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, James Ellington, Daniel Talbot |
37.93 |
Q, SB |
3 |
1 |
8 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Rondel Sorrillo, Richard Thompson |
38.09 |
Q, SB |
4 |
2 |
5 |
Brazil |
Bruno de Barros, Jefferson Lucindo, Aldemir da Silva Junior, Jorge Vides |
38.10 |
Q, SB |
5 |
2 |
4 |
France |
Arnaud Remy, Jimmy Vicaut, Ben Bassaw, Christophe Lemaitre |
38.33 |
q, SB |
6 |
1 |
3 |
Japan |
Kazuma Oseto, Kei Takase, Yoshihide Kiryu, Shōta Iizuka |
38.34 |
q, SB |
7 |
1 |
2 |
Cuba |
Yaniel Carrero, Roberto Skyers, Reynier Mena, Yadier Cuéllar |
38.44 |
SB |
8 |
1 |
6 |
Netherlands |
Giovanni Codrington, Churandy Martina, Jorén Tromp, Hensley Paulina |
38.52 |
SB |
9 |
2 |
6 |
Poland |
Remigiusz Olszewski, Dariusz Kuć, Kamil Masztak, Karol Zalewski |
38.60 |
SB |
10 |
3 |
4 |
Germany |
Aleixo-Platini Menga, Lucas Jakubczyk, Julian Reus, Martin Keller |
38.62 |
Q, SB |
11 |
3 |
8 |
Canada |
Gavin Smellie, Dontae Richards-Kwok, Jared Connaughton, Justyn Warner |
38.70 |
Q, SB |
12 |
3 |
7 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Jason Rogers, Antoine Adams, Lestrod Roland, Brijesh Lawrence |
38.76 |
SB |
13 |
3 |
3 |
Ukraine |
Emil Ibragimov, Serhiy Smelyk, Ihor Bodrov, Vitaliy Korzh |
38.91 |
SB |
14 |
2 |
8 |
China |
Chen Shiwei, Xie Zhenye, Yang Yang, Mo Youxue |
39.00 |
SB |
15 |
1 |
7 |
Australia |
Jin Su Jung, Jarrod Geddes, Jake Hammond, Alexander Hartmann |
39.21 |
SB |
16 |
2 |
2 |
Barbados |
Andrew Hinds, Levi Cadogan, Ackeem Forde, Ramon Gittens |
39.27 |
SB |
17 |
2 |
3 |
Venezuela |
Dubeiker Cedeño, Arturo Ramírez, Álvaro Luis Cassiani, Diego Rivas |
39.29 |
SB |
18 |
1 |
4 |
Cayman Islands |
Kemar Hyman, Tyrell Cuffy, David Hamil, Rhymiech Adolphus |
39.76 |
SB |
|
3 |
2 |
United States |
Marvin Bracy, Trell Kimmons, Rakieem Salaam, Charles Silmon |
DQ |
R170.7[2] |
|
3 |
5 |
Bahamas |
Jonathan Farquharson, Adrian Griffith, Stephen Newbold, Blake Bartlett |
DQ |
R170.7[2] |
|
3 |
6 |
Nigeria |
|
DNS |
|
Final B
[3]
Rank |
Lane |
Nation |
Athletes |
Time |
Notes |
9 |
7 |
Ukraine |
Emil Ibrahimov, Serhiy Smelyk, Ihor Bodrov, Vitaliy Korzh |
38.53 |
=NR |
10 |
6 |
Cuba |
Yaniel Carrero, Roberto Skyers, Reynier Mena, Yadier Cuéllar |
38.60 |
|
11 |
8 |
China |
Chen Shiwei, Xie Zhenye, Yang Yang, Mo Youxue |
38.83 |
SB |
12 |
3 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Allistar Clarke, Jason Rogers, Antoine Adams, Brijesh Lawrence |
39.07 |
|
13 |
4 |
Poland |
Remigiusz Olszewski, Dariusz Kuć, Jakub Adamski, Karol Zalewski |
39.31 |
|
|
1 |
Australia |
Jin Su Jung, Jarrod Geddes, Jake Hammond, Alexander Hartmann |
DNF |
|
|
5 |
Netherlands |
Giovanni Codrington, Churandy Martina, Jorén Tromp, Hensley Paulina |
DNF |
|
|
2 |
Barbados |
|
DNS |
|
Final
[4]
Rank |
Lane |
Nation |
Athletes |
Time |
Notes |
Points |
![1st](/w/images/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png) |
6 |
Jamaica |
Nesta Carter, Nickel Ashmeade, Julian Forte, Yohan Blake |
37.77 |
|
8 |
![2nd](/w/images/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png) |
4 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Rondel Sorrillo, Richard Thompson |
38.04 |
SB |
7 |
![3rd](/w/images/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png) |
5 |
Great Britain |
Richard Kilty, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, James Ellington, Dwain Chambers |
38.19 |
|
6 |
4 |
8 |
Brazil |
Bruno de Barros, Jefferson Lucindo, Aldemir da Silva Junior, Jorge Vides |
38.40 |
|
5 |
5 |
2 |
Japan |
Kazuma Oseto, Kei Takase, Yoshihide Kiryu, Shōta Iizuka |
38.40 |
|
4 |
6 |
7 |
Canada |
Gavin Smellie, Dontae Richards-Kwok, Jared Connaughton, Justyn Warner |
38.55 |
SB |
3 |
7 |
3 |
Germany |
Aleixo-Platini Menga, Lucas Jakubczyk, Julian Reus, Martin Keller |
38.69 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
France |
|
DNS |
|
|
References