World Athletics Championships 2015/4 × 100 m men

World Athletics Championships 2015
discipline	4 × 100 m relay of men
city	Beijing
place	Beijing National Stadium
Attendees	14 relay teams with 58 runners
Competition phase	August 29, 2015 (prelims / finals)
Medalist
gold	Jamaica
silver	People's Republic of China
bronze	Canada

Beijing National Stadium

The men's 4 by 100 meter relay at the 2015 World Athletics Championships took place in Beijing , People's Republic of China , on August 29, 2015 .

The season from Jamaica with the cast Nesta Carter , Asafa Powell , Nickel Ashmeade and Usain Bolt as well as Rasheed Dwyer was also world champion . China won the silver medal with Mo Youxue , Xie Zhenye , Su Bingtian and Zhang Peimeng . Bronze went to Canada ( Aaron Brown , Andre De Grasse , Brendon Rodney , Justyn Warner ).

The runner from Jamaica who was used here in the preliminary stage also received a gold medal.

Records

World record	Jamaica ( Nesta Carter , Michael Frater , Yohan Blake , Usain Bolt )	36.84 s	London Olympic Games , UK	August 11, 2012
Championship record	Jamaica ( Nesta Carter , Michael Frater , Yohan Blake , Usain Bolt )	37.04 s	World Championships in Daegu , South Korea	4th September 2011

Prelims

From two preliminary runs, the first three of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the two fastest times - highlighted in light green - qualified for the semifinals.

Run 1

August 29, 2015, 12:20 p.m. (6:20 a.m. CEST )

space	train	Surname	country	Time (s)
1	8th	United States	Tray by Bromell Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay Mike Rodgers	37.91
2	9	Great Britain	Richard Kilty Harry Aikines-Aryeetey James Ellington Daniel Talbot	38.20 SB
3	5	Germany	Julian Reus Sven Knipphals Alexander Kosenkow Aleixo-Platini Menga	38.57
4th	7th	Japan	Kazuma Ōseto Kenji Fujimitsu Takuya Nagata Kōtarō Taniguchi	38.60
5	3	Ukraine	Roman Kravtsov Serhiy Smelyk Volodymyr Suprun Vitaliy Korzh	38.79 SB
6th	6th	Bahamas	Warren Fraser Shavez Hart Elroy McBride Teray Smith	38.96 SB
DNF	7th	Brazil	Gustavo dos Santos Aldemir da Silva Junior Bruno de Barros José Carlos Moreira

Run 2

August 29, 2015, 12:28 p.m. (6:28 a.m. CEST )

space	train	Surname	country	Time (s)
1	4th	Jamaica	Nesta Carter Asafa Powell Rasheed Dwyer Nickel Ashmeade	37.41 SB
2	6th	France	Emmanuel Biron Christophe Lemaitre Guy-Elphège Anouman Jimmy Vicaut	37.88 SB
3	8th	People's Republic of China	Mo Youxue Xie Zhenyev Su Bingtian Zhang Peimeng	37.92 AS
4th	7th	Antigua and Barbuda	Chavaughn Walsh Daniel Bailey Jared Jarvis Miguel Francis	38.01 NO
5	9	Canada	Justyn Warner Andre De Grasse Brendon Rodney Aaron Brown	38.03 SB
6th	5	Netherlands	Solomon Bockarie Patrick van Luijk Liemarvin Bonevacia Hensley Paulina	38.41 SB
DNF	3	South Africa	Henricho Bruintjies Anaso Jobodwana Antonio Alkana Akani Simbine

final

August 29, 2015, 9:10 p.m. (3:10 p.m. CEST )

The following line-up changes were made in the final:

• Jamaica - Usain Bolt ran in place of Rasheed Dwyer.
• United Kingdom - Chijindu Ujah replaced Harry Aikines-Aryeetey.

Once again a duel between Jamaica and the United States was expected. At the international championships of recent years, the Americans were not exactly lucky. There had been losses of staff and also once doping-related disqualifications. Jamaica, on the other hand, had won all world titles since 2007 and was also successful at the 2012 Olympics .

The first two US runners Trayvon Bromell and Justin Gatlin brought their team significantly forward. Tyson Gay also retained a slight lead over Jamaica. But US final runner Mike Rodgers started a little too early and then had to brake in order not to exceed the change mark. But it was too late, Gay couldn't pass the baton to Rodgers in time. The US team was disqualified and went away empty-handed again, while Usain Bolt now completed his final straight in a superior manner and Jamaica secured the renewed world title.

The British had also done well in the race until their third runner. But then the last change from James Ellington to Chijindu Ujah lost the baton and the team was eliminated. Quite surprisingly, after this process, the domestic relay from China was able to secure the silver medal with great acclaim. Bronze went to Canada. In fourth place, the German team missed the medal ranks by just two hundredths of a second. France came in fifth, Antigua and Barbuda in sixth place.

space	train	country	Athletes	Time (s)
	4th	Jamaica	Nesta Carter Asafa Powell Nickel Ashmeade Usain Bolt in the lead also: Rasheed Dwyer	37.36 WL
	9	People's Republic of China	Mo Youxue Xie Zhenye Su Bingtian Zhang Peimeng	38.01
	3	Canada	Aaron Brown Andre De Grasse Brendon Rodney Justyn Warner	38.13
4th	8th	Germany	Julian Reus Sven Knipphals Alexander Kosenkow Aleixo-Platini Menga	38.15 SB
5	5	France	Emmanuel Biron Christophe Lemaitre Guy-Elphège Anouman Jimmy Vicaut	38.23
6th	2	Antigua and Barbuda	Chavaughn Walsh Daniel Bailey Jared Jarvis Miguel Francis	38.61
DSQ	6th	United States	Tray by Bromell Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay Mike Rodgers	IAAF Rule 170.7 - Exceeding the change mark
DNF	7th	Great Britain	Richard Kilty Daniel Talbot James Ellington Chijindu Ujah in the lead also: Harry Aikines-Aryeetey	Loss of baton on last change

Web links and sources

• Homepage for the 2015 World Championships, 4 × 100 m relay men on the IAAF website (English), accessed on October 28, 2018
• Results of the 2015 World Championships at Leichtathletik.de, accessed on October 28, 2018
• Reports on the 2015 World Championships at Leichtathletik.de, accessed on October 28, 2018

Video

• 4x100m Relay Final IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 on youtube.com, published August 29, 2015, accessed October 28, 2018

Individual evidence

1. ↑ IAAF competition rules, page 99 (PDF), accessed on October 28, 2018