World Athletics Championships 1991/4 × 100 m men
| 3rd World Athletics Championships | |||||||||
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| discipline | 4 × 100 m relay | ||||||||
| gender | Men | ||||||||
| Attendees | 16 relays with 68 athletes | ||||||||
| venue |
 Tokyo
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| Competition location | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
| Competition phase | August 31st (preliminary / semi-finals) September 1st (final) |
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The men's 4 x 100 meter relay at the 1991 World Athletics Championships took place on August 31 and September 1, 1991 in the Olympic Stadium in the Japanese capital, Tokyo .
World Champion was the United States in the occupation Andre Cason , Leroy Burrell , Dennis Mitchell and Carl Lewis (final) and the also used in the flow Michael Marsh . In the finale, the season set a new world record .
Second place went to France with Max Morinière , Daniel Sangouma , Jean-Charles Trouabal and Bruno Marie-Rose .
Bronze went to Great Britain ( Tony Jarrett , John Regis , Darren Braithwaite , Linford Christie ).
The runner of the US relay, who was only used in the preliminary run, also received a gold medal. The world record, however, was only available to the athletes actually participating in the final.
Records
Existing records
| World record | 37.67 s |
 USA ( Michael Marsh , Leroy Burrell , Dennis Mitchell , Carl Lewis ) |
Zurich , Switzerland | August 7, 1991 |
| World Cup record | 37.86 s |
USA ( Emmit King , Willie Gault , Calvin Smith , Carl Lewis ) |
1983 World Cup in Helsinki , Finland | August 10, 1983 |
Record improvement
The winning US relay improved the existing world championship record twice:
- 37.75s - USA ( Andre Cason , Leroy Burrell , Dennis Mitchell , Michael Marsh ), 2nd advance on August 31st
- 37.50s - USA ( Andre Cason , Leroy Burrell , Dennis Mitchell , Carl Lewis ), final on September 1st
The winning time in the final was also a new world record.
In addition, the fourth-placed team from Nigeria in the line-up of George Ogbeide , Olapade Adeniken , Victor Omagbemi and Davidson Ezinwa set a new African record with 38.43 seconds.
Preliminary round
August 31, 1991, 6:40 p.m.
The preliminary round was held in two runs. The first three seasons per run - highlighted in light blue - as well as the two fastest teams - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Forward 1
| space | Season | occupation | Time (s) |
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| 1 |
 France
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Max Morinière Daniel Sangouma Jean-Charles Trouabal Bruno Marie-Rose |
38.29 |
| 2 |
 Great Britain
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Tony Jarrett John Regis Darren Braithwaite Linford Christie |
38.36 |
| 3 |
 Jamaica
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Michael Green Raymond Stewart Wayne Watson (preliminary) John Mair |
38.45 |
| 4th |
 Italy
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Mario Longo Ezio Madonia Sandro Floris Stefano Tilli |
38.74 |
| 5 |
 Poland
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Jacek Marlicki Robert Maćkowiak Marek Zalewski Jarosław Kaniecki |
39.08 |
| 6th |
 Spain
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Luis Rodríguez Miguel Gómez Juan Jesús Trapero Enrique Talavera |
39.52 |
| 7th |
 Mexico
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Genaro Rojas Eduardo Nava Hermán Adam Jaime López |
39.89 |
| DSQ |
 Germany
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Wolfgang Haupt Steffen Bringmann Steffen Görmer Florian Schwarthoff |
Forward 2
| space | Season | occupation | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
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Andre Cason Leroy Burrell Dennis Mitchell Michael Marsh |
37.75 CR |
| 2 |
 Nigeria
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George Ogbeide Olapade Adeniken Victor Omagbemi Davidson Ezinwa |
38.44 |
| 3 |
 Soviet Union
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Viktor Bryshin Alexander Sokolov Oleg Kramarenko Vitaly Savin |
38.64 |
| 4th |
 Canada
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Peter Ogilvie Atlee Mahorn (preliminary) Ben Johnson Bruny Surin (preliminary) |
38.76 |
| 5 |
 Cuba
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Joel Lamela Leandro Peñalver Félix Stevens Jorge Aguilera |
39.15 |
| 6th |
.svg){kind=small} Japan
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Satoru Inoue Tatsuo Sugimoto Yoshiyuki Okuyama Tetsuya Yamashita |
39.19 |
| 7th |
 Ghana
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John Myles-Mills Eric Akogyiram Salaam Gariba Emmanuel Tuffour |
39.55 |
| 8th |
 Austria
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Gernot Kellermayr Thomas Renner Franz Ratzenberger Herwig Röttl |
39.85 |
final
September 1, 1991, 4:50 p.m.
| space | Season | occupation | Time (s) |
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| 1 |
United States
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Andre Cason Leroy Burrell Dennis Mitchell Carl Lewis (final) in the preliminary also: Michael Marsh |
37.50 WR |
| 2 |
France
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Max Morinière Daniel Sangouma Jean-Charles Trouabal Bruno Marie-Rose |
37.87 |
| 3 |
Great Britain
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Tony Jarrett John Regis Darren Braithwaite Linford Christie |
38.09 |
| 4th |
Nigeria
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George Ogbeide Olapade Adeniken Victor Omagbemi Davidson Ezinwa |
38.43 AF |
| 5 |
Italy
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Mario Longo Ezio Madonia Sandro Floris Stefano Tilli |
38.52 |
| 6th |
Jamaica
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Dennis Mowatt (final) Raymond Stewart Michael Green John Mair in the lead also: Wayne Watson |
38.67 |
| 7th |
Soviet Union
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Viktor Bryshin Alexander Sokolov Oleg Kramarenko Vitaly Savin |
38.68 |
| 8th |
Canada
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Ben Johnson Mike Dwyer (final) Cyprian Enweani (final) Peter Ogilvie in the preliminary also: Atlee Mahorn Bruny Surin |
39.51 |
Video
- Men's 4x100m Relay Final World Champs in Tokyo 1991 from youtube.com, accessed April 15, 2020
Web links
- World Championships in Athletics, 3rd IAAF World Championships in Athletics , accessed April 22, 2020
- Men 4x100m Relay Athletics III World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN) on todor66.com, accessed April 22, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha, Men 4x100m Relay, Tokyo 1991 (PDF 10.3 MB, p. 226f), English, accessed on April 22, 2020
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 100 m men , accessed April 22, 2020