2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

None The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics took place at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on August 21 and August 22. The two main contenders for the event were the reigning World Champions, the United States, and the reigning Olympic Champions, Jamaica. Jamaica held the world record at 37.10 (which was later rescinded), which was established at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, while the United States entered with the 2009 overall season-best 37.85. Medalists Jamaica 2009 WorldSteve MullingsMichael FraterUsain BoltAsafa PowellDwight Thomas*Lerone Clarke*Trinidad and Tobago 2009 WorldDarrel BrownMarc BurnsEmmanuel CallanderRichard ThompsonKeston Bledman*Great Britain 2009 WorldSimeon WilliamsonTyrone EdgarMarlon DevonishHarry Aikines-Aryeetey * Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals. Records Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. World recordUSA Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell 37.40Stuttgart, Germany21 August 1993Championship recordUSA Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell 37.40Stuttgart, Germany21 August 1993World LeadingRacers Track Club Daniel Bailey, Yohan Blake, Mario Forsythe, Usain Bolt 37.46London, Great Britain25 July 2009African RecordNGR Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa 37.94Athens, Greece9 August 1997Asian RecordJPN Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara38.03Osaka, Japan1 September 2007North American RecordUSA Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell 37.40Stuttgart, Germany21 August 1993South American recordBRA André da Silva, Claudinei da Silva, Vicente de Lima, Édson Ribeiro37.90Sydney, Australia30 September 2000European RecordGBR Dwain Chambers, Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish37.73Seville, Spain29 August 1999Oceanian RecordAUS Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Damien Marsh38.17Gothenburg, Sweden12 August 1995 No new world or championship record was set during this competition. Qualification standard Standard 39.10 Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 21, 2009 19:30 HeatsAugust 22, 2009 20:50 Final Results Heats The first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualify. Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes 01 1 2 Great Britain 2009 World Simeon Williamson, Tyrone Edgar, Marlon Devonish, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 38.11 Q, SB 02 2 1 Trinidad and Tobago 2009 World Darrel Brown, Marc Burns, Keston Bledman, Richard Thompson 38.47 Q 03 3 3 Italy 2009 World Roberto Donati, Simone Collio, Emanuele Di Gregorio, Fabio Cerutti 38.52 Q, SB 04 4 1 Japan 2009 World Masashi Eriguchi, Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira, Kenji Fujimitsu 38.53 Q 05 5 1 France 2009 World Ronald Pognon, Martial Mbandjock, Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux, Christophe Lemaitre 38.59 q, SB 06 6 2 Canada 2009 World Hank Palmer, Oluseyi Smith, Jared Connaughton, Bryan Barnett 38.60 Q, SB 06 6 3 Jamaica 2009 World Lerone Clarke, Michael Frater, Steve Mullings, Dwight Thomas 38.60 Q 08 8 1 Brazil 2009 World Vicente de Lima, Sandro Viana, Basílio de Moraes, José Carlos Moreira 38.72 q, SB 09 9 3 Australia 2009 World Anthony Alozie, Josh Ross, Aaron Rouge-Serret, Matt Davies 38.93 SB 10 2 Netherlands 2009 World Gregory Sedoc, Caimin Douglas, Guus Hoogmoed, Patrick van Luijk 38.95 SB 11 2 Portugal 2009 World Dany Gonçalves, Arnaldo Abrantes, Ricardo Monteiro, Francis Obikwelu 39.25 12 1 Switzerland 2009 World Pascal Mancini, Marc Schneeberger, Reto Schenkel, Marco Cribari 39.47 13 2 Ghana 2009 World Nana Kofi Samm, Tanko Braimah, Seth Amoo, Aziz Zakari 39.61 SB 14 1 South Africa 2009 World Hannes Dreyer, Leigh Julius, Thuso Mpuang, L. J. van Zyl 39.71 15 3 Thailand 2009 World Apinan Sukaphai, Wachara Sondee, Suppachai Chimdee, Sittichai Suwonprateep 39.73 99 2 United States 2009 World Terrence Trammell, Michael Rodgers, Shawn Crawford, Darvis Patton 99.98 DQ Illegal handoverKessel Anna August 21, 2009 United States relay team disqualified at Athletics World Championships The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/aug/21/united-states-relay-disqualified-berlin 99 3 Germany 2009 World Tobias Unger, Marius Broening, Alexander Kosenkow, Martin Keller 99.98 DNF 99 3 Poland 2009 World Michał Bielczyk, Dariusz Kuć, Mikołaj Lewański, Robert Kubaczyk 99.99 DNS Key: DNF = Did not finish, DNS = Did not start, DQ = Disqualified, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best Final Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes Jamaica 2009 World Steve Mullings, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell 37.31 WR Trinidad and Tobago 2009 World Darrel Brown, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callander, Richard Thompson 37.62 NR Great Britain 2009 World Simeon Williamson, Tyrone Edgar, Marlon Devonish, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 38.02SB4 Japan 2009 World Masashi Eriguchi, Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira, Kenji Fujimitsu 38.30SB5 Canada 2009 World Sam Effah, Oluseyi Smith, Jared Connaughton, Bryan Barnett 38.39SB6 Italy 2009 World Roberto Donati, Simone Collio, Emanuele Di Gregorio, Fabio Cerutti 38.547 Brazil 2009 World Vicente de Lima, Sandro Viana, Basílio de Moraes, José Carlos Moreira 38.56SB8 France 2009 World Ronald Pognon, Martial Mbandjock, Eddy De Lepine, Christophe Lemaitre 39.21 Key: CR = Championship record, NR = National record, SB = Seasonal best References General 4×100 metres relay results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-20. Specific 4x100 Category:Relays at the World Athletics Championships