World Athletics Championships 2017/4 × 100 m men
| 2017 World Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| discipline | Men's 4 x 100 meter relay |
| city |
 London
|
| place | Olympic Stadium London |
| Attendees | 16 relays with 68 athletes |
| Competition phase | August 12, 2017 (heats + finals) |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
Great Britain
|
 silver |
 United States
|
 bronze |
 Japan
|
The men's 4 by 100 meter relay at the 2017 World Athletics Championships took place in London , Great Britain , on August 12, 2017 .
The season from Great Britain with the line-up Chijindu Ujah , Adam Gemili , Daniel Talbot and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake became world champions . The USA team won the silver medal with Mike Rodgers , Justin Gatlin , Christian Coleman and Jaylen Bacon as well as Beejay Lee, who was also used in the preliminary run . Bronze went to Japan in the line-up of Shūhei Tada , Shōta Iizuka , Yoshihide Kiryū and Kenji Fujimitsu, as well as Asuka Cambridge, who was also used in the run-up .
The runners from the USA and Japan used here in the run-up also received corresponding precious metal.
Records
| World record |
 Jamaica ( Nesta Carter , Michael Frater , Yohan Blake , Usain Bolt ) |
36.84 s | London Olympic Games , UK | August 11, 2012 |
| Championship record | 37.04 s | World Championships in Daegu , South Korea | 4th September 2011 |
Prelims
From the two preliminary runs, the first three of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the three fastest times - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Run 1
August 12, 2017, 10:55 a.m. local time (11:55 a.m. CEST )
| space | train | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8th |
United States
|
37.70 WL | |
| 2 | 4th |
Great Britain
|
37.76 SB | |
| 3 | 5 |
Japan
|
38.21 SB | |
| 4th | 9 |
 Turkey
|
38.44 SB | |
| 5 | 6th |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
38.61 SB | |
| 6th | 2 |
 Netherlands
|
38.66 SB | |
| 7th | 7th |
 Australia
|
38.88 SB | |
| 8th | 3 |
 Barbados
|
39.19 |
Run 2
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August 12, 2017, 11:04 a.m. local time (12:04 p.m. CEST )
| space | train | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
Jamaica
|
37.95 SB | |
| 2 | 8th |
 France
|
38.03 SB | |
| 3 | 6th |
 People's Republic of China
|
38.20 | |
| 4th | 5 |
 Canada
|
38.48 | |
| 5 | 7th |
 Germany
|
38.66 | |
| 6th | 4th |
 Cuba
|
39.01 SB | |
| DSQ | 9 |
 Bahamas
|
final
August 12, 2017, 9:50 p.m. local time (10:50 p.m. CEST )
The following line-up changes were made in the final:
- USA - Jaylen Bacon ran instead of Beejay Lee
- Japan - Kenji Fujimitsu replaced Asuka Cambridge
- Jamaica - Omar McLeod and Yohan Blake ran instead of Tyquendo Tracey and Michael Campbell
Everyone was expecting the duel between the USA and Jamaica that has been common in recent years. Again and again, the Americans had drawn the short straw in this duel, mostly even through disqualification or early retirement. But this time they were slightly favored, because Usain Bolt no longer had the dominant role in earlier years and the Americans had done significantly better than Jamaica in the 100m individual run. The British - European champions from 2014 and 2016 - had also presented themselves strongly in the run-up . Together with China and Japan, they were the first contenders for the bronze medal.
Great Britain started this race strong. With very good changes and individual performances, they led the Americans and Jamaica after half the distance. Also in the finish curve, the Briton Daniel Talbot showed himself to be a match for the American Jaylen Bacon and the Jamaican Yohan Blake and passed the baton to Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake with a clear lead. The US 100 meter runner-up, Christian Coleman, came within half a tenth of a second to the British final runner, but Great Britain could not take this surprising gold medal away and won the race with a new European record. Behind it, there was quite a drama in the last big race of the Usain Bolt. In the middle of the home stretch, Bolt grabbed his thigh, hobbled a few more steps, and then gave up. The Japanese benefited from it and won the bronze medal. China finished fourth, ahead of France and Canada. Turkey came in seventh.
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| space | train | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th |
Great Britain
|
37.47 WL / ER | |
|
4th |
United States
|
in advance also: |
37.52 SB |
|
9 |
Japan
|
in advance also: |
38.04 SB |
| 4th | 8th |
People's Republic of China
|
38.34 | |
| 5 | 6th |
France
|
38.48 | |
| 6th | 2 |
Canada
|
|
38.59 |
| 7th | 3 |
Turkey
|
|
38.73 |
| DNF | 5 |
Jamaica
|
in advance also:
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Web links and sources
- Homepage for the 2017 World Championships, 4 × 100 meter men on the IAAF website (English), accessed on November 28, 2018
- Results of the 2017 World Athletics Championships at Leichtathletik.de, accessed on November 28, 2018
- Reports on the 2017 World Championships at Leichtathletik.de, accessed on November 28, 2018
Video
- WCH London 2017 - 4X100m - Men - Final - Usain Bolt injured, Great Britain team wins on youtube.com, published on August 13, 2017, accessed on November 28, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF Statistics Handbook, Beijing 2015 page 683 , accessed on October 4, 2018