2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

None thumb|110px|Official Video The Men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on 4 September 2011. The winning margin was 1.16 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's 4 × 100 metres relay has been won by more than a second at these championships. USA won the first semi-final with deliberate handoffs, setting the world leader. France followed them into the final. The second semi-final was won by Trinidad and Tobago, ahead of favored Jamaica. Saint Kitts and Nevis set their national record in making the time qualifier in third. The third semi-final was much closer as Great Britain led Poland, with Italy making the final time qualifier. In the final, Nesta Carter put Jamaica out into the lead, but Justin Gatlin ran down Michael Frater to put the USA even with Jamaica. On the third leg, Yohan Blake again edged Jamaica into the lead. Going into the final handoff, Darvis Patton of USA clipped Britain's Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and fell into a forward roll. American anchor Walter Dix never saw the baton and the British team also did not finish the race.http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/09/usain-bolt-goes-for-gold-in-4x100-relay/1 Usain Bolt wins relay gold; USA women triumph 4 September 2011 USA Today 12 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20180917172516/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/09/usain-bolt-goes-for-gold-in-4x100-relay/1 17 September 2018 live In addition, Patton's fall seriously impeded Richard Thompson, Trinidad and Tobago's anchor, which caused his team to finish last.http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/RELAY_HEARTBREAK-129243618.html RELAY HEARTBREAK 4 September 2011 USA Today 12 April 2012 Meanwhile Usain Bolt took the baton and pulled away. Jamaica bettered their own World Record to finish in a time of 37.04.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/05/sports/05iht-track05.html?pagewanted=all In Final Event, Jamaica Sets a World Record in Relay 4 September 2011 New York Times 12 April 2012 https://archive.today/20240525214225/https://www.webcitation.org/66sGa1IDX?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/05/sports/05iht-track05.html%3F_r=1&pagewanted=all 2024-05-25 live It was the only world record to be set at the championships. France finished second with Saint Kitts and Nevis third. Medalists thumbnail|Usain Bolt wins the gold medal for Jamaica GoldSilverBronzeJamaica 2011 WorldNesta CarterMichael FraterYohan BlakeUsain BoltDexter Lee*France 2011 WorldTeddy TinmarChristophe LemaitreYannick LesourdJimmy VicautSaint Kitts and Nevis 2011 WorldJason RogersKim CollinsAntoine AdamsBrijesh Lawrence Records Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows. World record Jamaica(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell) 37.10 Beijing, PR China 22 August 2008Championship record Jamaica(Usain Bolt, Michael Frater, Steve Mullings, Asafa Powell) 37.31 Berlin, Germany 22 August 2009 World leading United States(Trell Kimmons, Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Walter Dix) 37.90 Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 19 July 2011 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 2007North, Central American and Caribbean record Jamaica(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell) 37.10 Beijing, PR China 22 August 2008 South American record Brazil (Vicente de Lima, Édson Ribeiro, André da Silva, Claudinei da Silva) 37.90 Sydney, Australia 30 September 2000European record Great Britain (Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, Dwain Chambers) 37.73 Seville, Spain 29 August 1999 Oceanian record Australia(Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Damien Marsh) 38.17 Gothenburg, Sweden 12 August 1995 Schedule Date Time Round 4 September 2011 19:00 Heats 4 September 2011 21:00 Final Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best Heats Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final. Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 1 United States 2011 World Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Maurice Mitchell, Travis Padgett 37.79 Q, WL 2 2 Trinidad and Tobago 2011 World Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Aaron Armstrong, Richard Thompson 37.91 Q, SB 3 2 Jamaica 2011 World Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Dexter Lee 38.07 Q, SB 4 3 Great Britain 2011 World Christian Malcolm, Craig Pickering, Marlon Devonish, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 38.29 Q, SB 5 3 Poland 2011 World Paweł Stempel, Dariusz Kuć, Robert Kubaczyk, Kamil Kryński 38.37 Q, SB 6 1 France 2011 World Teddy Tinmar, Christophe Lemaitre, Yannick Lesourd, Jimmy Vicaut 38.38 Q, SB 7 3 Italy 2011 World Michael Tumi, Simone Collio, Emanuele Di Gregorio, Fabio Cerutti 38.41 q, SB 8 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2011 World Jason Rogers, Kim Collins, Antoine Adams, Brijesh Lawrence 38.47 q, NR 9 2 Japan 2011 World Yuichi Kobayashi, Masashi Eriguchi, Shinji Takahira, Hitoshi Saito 38.66 SB 10 3 Australia 2011 World Anthony Alozie, Matt Davies, Aaron Rouge-Serret, Isaac Ntiamoah 38.69 SB 11 2 South Africa 2011 World Hannes Dreyer, Ofentse Mogawane, Roscoe Engel, Thuso Mpuang 38.72 SB 12 2 China 2011 World Chen Qiang, Liang Jiahong, Su Bingtian, Lao Yi 38.87 SB 13 2 Puerto Rico 2011 World Marcos Amalbert, Carlos Rodríguez, Marquis Holston, Miguel López 39.04 NR 14 1 Portugal 2011 World Ricardo Monteiro, João Ferreira, Arnaldo Abrantes, Yazaldes Nascimento 39.09 SB 15 1 Ghana 2011 World Emmanuel Kubi, Tim Abeyie, Ashhad Agyapong, Aziz Zakari 39.17 16 1 Chinese Taipei 2011 World Wang Wen-Tang, Liu Yuan-Kai, Tsai Meng-Lin, Yi Wei-Chen 39.30 17 3 Canada 2011 World Sam Effah, Gavin Smellie, Jared Connaughton, Justyn Warner 39.28 18 3 Thailand 2011 World Weerawat Pharueang, Suppachai Chimdee, Sompote Suwannarangsri, Jirapong Meenapra 39.54 SB 99 1 Brazil 2011 World Diego Cavalcanti, Sandro Viana, Nilson André, Bruno de Barros 99.99 DSQ 99 3 South Korea 2011 World Yeo Ho-Suah, Cho Kyu-won, Kim Kukyoung, Lim Hee-nam 99.99 DSQ 99 3 Netherlands 2011 World Giovanni Codrington, Brian Mariano, Jerrel Feller, Patrick van Luijk 99.99 DSQ 99 2 Germany 2011 World Tobias Unger, Marius Broening, Sebastian Ernst, Alex Schaf 99.99 DNF 99 1 Switzerland 2011 World Pascal Mancini, Reto Schenkel, Alex Wilson, Marc Schneeberger 99.99 DNF Final Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 6 Jamaica 2011 World Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt 37.04 WR 8 France 2011 World Teddy Tinmar, Christophe Lemaitre, Yannick Lesourd, Jimmy Vicaut 38.20 SB 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2011 World Jason Rogers, Kim Collins, Antoine Adams, Brijesh Lawrence 38.49 4 7 Poland 2011 World Paweł Stempel, Dariusz Kuć, Robert Kubaczyk, Kamil Kryński 38.50 5 2 Italy 2011 World Michael Tumi, Simone Collio, Emanuele Di Gregorio, Fabio Cerutti 38.96 6 5 Trinidad and Tobago 2011 World Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Aaron Armstrong, Richard Thompson 39.01 * 99 4 United States 2011 World Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Darvis Patton, Walter Dix 99.99 DNF 99 3 Great Britain 2011 World Christian Malcolm, Craig Pickering, Marlon Devonish, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 99.99 DNF * Trinidad and Tobago's Aaron Armstrong tripped over USA's falling Darvis Patton, causing them to finish last. References External links Relay results at the IAAF website Relay 4 x 100 Category:Relays at the World Athletics Championships Category:4 × 100 metres relay