Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
Athletics discipline event at an athletics meeting
Men's 4 × 100 metres relayat the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium Dates August 21 August 22 (final) Teams 16 Winning time 38.06
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The men's 4 × 100 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium .[ 1]
There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period. Australia was 14th but withdrew and the Netherlands was invited instead.[ 2] The final was won by Jamaica in the new world-record time 37.10.
On 25 January 2017, the Jamaican team was stripped of the gold medal place due to Nesta Carter testing positive for the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] The IOC requested that the IAAF modify the results, and, after CAS dismissed the appeal of the Jamaican team,[ 6] the medals were redistributed accordingly.[ 7] Trinidad and Tobago team was advanced to gold, Japan to silver, and Brazil to bronze.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Qualification summary
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
Q denotes automatic qualification.
q denotes fastest losers.
DNS denotes did not start.
DNF denotes did not finish.
DSQ denotes disqualified
AR denotes area record.
NR denotes national record.
PB denotes personal best.
SB denotes season's best.
Heats
First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 2 fastest(q) advance to the Final.
Heat 1
Lane
Nation
Competitors
Time
Notes
8
Trinidad and Tobago
Keston Bledman , Marc Burns , Aaron Armstrong , Richard Thompson
38.26
Q
4
Japan
Naoki Tsukahara , Shingo Suetsugu , Shinji Takahira , Nobuharu Asahara
38.52
Q, SB
3
Netherlands
Maarten Heisen , Guus Hoogmoed , Patrick van Luijk , Caimin Douglas
38.87
Q, SB
2
Brazil
José Carlos Moreira , Bruno de Barros , Vicente de Lima , Sandro Viana
39.01
q
6
Nigeria
Onyeabor Ngwogu , Obinna Metu , Chinedu Oriala , Uchenna Emedolu
DNF
9
Poland
Marcin Nowak , Łukasz Chyła , Marcin Jędrusiński , Dariusz Kuć
DNF
5
South Africa
Hannes Dreyer , Leigh Julius , Ishmael Kumbane , Thuso Mpuang
DNF
7
United States
Rodney Martin , Travis Padgett , Darvis Patton , Tyson Gay
DNF
Heat 2
Lane
Nation
Competitors
Time
Notes
6
Jamaica
Dwight Thomas , Michael Frater , Nesta Carter , Asafa Powell
38.31
Disqualified
2
Canada
Hank Palmer , Anson Henry , Jared Connaughton , Pierre Browne
38.77
Q
3
Germany
Tobias Unger , Till Helmke , Alexander Kosenkow , Martin Keller
38.93
Q
9
China
Wen Yongyi , Zhang Peimeng , Lu Bin , Hu Kai
39.13
q
7
Thailand
Apinan Sukaphai , Siriroj Darasuriyong , Sompote Suqannarangsri , Sittichai Suwonprateep
39.40
4
France
Yannick Lesourd , Martial Mbandjock , Manuel Reynaert , Samuel Coco-Viloin
39.53
5
Great Britain
Simeon Williamson , Tyrone Edgar , Marlon Devonish , Craig Pickering
DSQ
8
Italy
Fabio Cerutti , Simone Collio , Emanuele Di Gregorio , Jacques Riparelli
DSQ
Final
Rank
Lane
Nation
Competitors
Time
Notes
4
Trinidad and Tobago
Keston Bledman , Marc Burns , Emmanuel Callender , Richard Thompson , Aaron Armstrong *
38.06
7
Japan
Naoki Tsukahara , Shingo Suetsugu , Shinji Takahira , Nobuharu Asahara
38.15
SB
3
Brazil
Vicente de Lima , Sandro Viana , Bruno de Barros , José Carlos Moreira
38.24
SB
4
9
Germany
Tobias Unger , Till Helmke , Alexander Kosenkow , Martin Keller
38.58
5
6
Canada
Hank Palmer , Anson Henry , Jared Connaughton , Pierre Browne
38.66
SB
8
Netherlands
Maarten Heisen , Guus Hoogmoed , Patrick van Luijk , Caimin Douglas
DSQ 45.81
5
Jamaica
Nesta Carter , Michael Frater , Usain Bolt , Asafa Powell
DSQ 37.10
Disqualified (doping)
2
China
Wen Yongyi , Zhang Peimeng , Lu Bin , Hu Kai
DSQ
Note : * Indicates athletes who ran in heats and also received medals.
References
1912 : David Jacobs , Henry Macintosh , Victor d'Arcy , Willie Applegarth (GBR )
1920 : Charley Paddock , Jackson Scholz , Loren Murchison , Morris Kirksey (USA )
1924 : Loren Murchison , Louis Clarke , Frank Hussey , Al LeConey (USA )
1928 : Frank Wykoff , James Quinn , Charley Borah , Henry Russell (USA )
1932 : Bob Kiesel , Emmett Toppino , Hector Dyer , Frank Wykoff (USA )
1936 : Jesse Owens , Ralph Metcalfe , Foy Draper , Frank Wykoff (USA )
1948 : Barney Ewell , Lorenzo Wright , Harrison Dillard , Mel Patton (USA )
1952 : Dean Smith , Harrison Dillard , Lindy Remigino , Andy Stanfield (USA )
1956 : Ira Murchison , Leamon King , Thane Baker , Bobby Morrow (USA )
1960 : Bernd Cullmann , Armin Hary , Walter Mahlendorf , Martin Lauer (EUA )
1964 : Paul Drayton , Gerry Ashworth , Richard Stebbins , Bob Hayes (USA )
1968 : Charles Greene , Mel Pender , Ronnie Ray Smith , Jim Hines (USA )
1972 : Larry Black , Robert Taylor , Gerald Tinker , Eddie Hart (USA )
1976 : Harvey Glance , Lam Jones , Millard Hampton , Steve Riddick (USA )
1980 : Vladimir Muravyov , Nikolay Sidorov , Aleksandr Aksinin , Andrey Prokofyev (URS )
1984 : Sam Graddy , Ron Brown , Calvin Smith , Carl Lewis (USA )
1988 : Viktor Bryzhin , Vladimir Krylov , Vladimir Muravyov , Vitaliy Savin (URS )
1992 : Michael Marsh , Leroy Burrell , Dennis Mitchell , Carl Lewis , James Jett (USA )
1996 : Robert Esmie , Glenroy Gilbert , Bruny Surin , Donovan Bailey , Carlton Chambers (CAN )
2000 : Jon Drummond , Bernard Williams , Brian Lewis , Maurice Greene , Tim Montgomery , Kenny Brokenburr (USA )
2004 : Jason Gardener , Darren Campbell , Marlon Devonish , Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR )
2008 : Keston Bledman , Marc Burns , Emmanuel Callender , Richard Thompson , Aaron Armstrong (TTO )
2012 : Nesta Carter , Michael Frater , Yohan Blake , Usain Bolt , Bailey-Cole (JAM )
2016 : Asafa Powell , Yohan Blake , Nickel Ashmeade , Usain Bolt , Jevaughn Minzie , Kemar Bailey-Cole (JAM )
2020 : Lorenzo Patta , Marcell Jacobs , Fausto Desalu , Filippo Tortu (ITA )
2024 : Aaron Brown , Jerome Blake , Brendon Rodney , Andre De Grasse (CAN )