2000 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 4 × 400 m (men)
sport | athletics | ||||||||
discipline | 4 x 400 meter relay | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 152 athletes from 34 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Stadium Australia | ||||||||
Competition phase | September 29, 2000 (preliminary round / semi-finals) September 30, 2000 (final) |
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The men's 4-by-400-meter relay at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney was played on September 29 and 30, 2000 at Stadium Australia . 152 athletes took part in 34 teams.
Olympic champion was the relay of Nigeria with Clement Chukwu , Jude Monye , Sunday Bada and Enefiok Udo-Obong as well as Nduka Awazie and Fidelis Gadzama used in the heats . Jamaica won silver ( Michael Blackwood , Gregory Haughton , Christopher Williams , Danny McFarlane as well as Michael McDonald and Sanjay Ayre in the heats ). Bronze went to the Bahamas with Avard Moncur , Troy McIntosh , Carl Oliver and Chris Brown and Timothy Munnings in the preliminary stages . The original winning relay of the USA was disqualified .
The Swiss relay was eliminated in the preliminary round.
Relays from Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein did not take part.
Current title holders
Olympic champion 1996 | United States | 2: 55.99 min | Atlanta 1996 |
World Champion 1999 | Poland | 2: 58.91 min | Seville 1999 |
European champion 1998 | Great Britain | 2: 58.68 min | Budapest 1998 |
Pan American Most 1999 | Jamaica | 2: 57.97 min | Winnipeg 1999 |
Central America and Caribbean champions 1999 | Bahamas | 3: 03.76 min | Bridgetown 1999 |
South American Champion 1999 | Brazil | 3: 02.09 min | Bogotá 1999 |
Asian champion 2000 | Sri Lanka | 3: 02.71 min | Jakarta 2000 |
African Champion 2000 | Algeria | 3: 05.45 min | Algiers 2000 |
Oceania Champion 2000 | Papua New Guinea | 3: 18.56 min | Adelaide 2000 |
Existing records
World record | 2: 54.29 min |
USA ( Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Harry Reynolds , Michael Johnson ) |
Stuttgart , Germany | 22nd August 1993 |
Olympic record | 2: 55.74 min |
USA ( Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Michael Johnson , Steve Lewis ) |
Final of Barcelona , Spain | August 8, 1992 |
Remarks:
- The world record of 2: 54.20 minutes set on July 22, 1998 in Uniondale , USA , by a US relay team with Jerome Young , Antonio Pettigrew , Tyree Washington and Michael Johnson was not recognized due to Pettigrew's doping offense .
- All times are local Sydney time ( UTC + 10 ).
Preliminary round
A total of five preliminary runs were completed. The first two seasons of each run qualified for the semi-finals. In addition, the six fastest drivers, the so-called lucky losers , made it through. The directly qualified teams are highlighted in light blue, the lucky losers in light green.
Forward 1
September 29, 2000, 1:00 p.m.
space | Season | occupation | Time (min) | annotation |
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1 | Jamaica |
Michael McDonald Michael Blackwood Sanjay Ayre Danny McFarlane |
3: 03.85 | |
2 | Great Britain |
Jared Deacon Daniel Caines Jamie Baulch Iwan Thomas |
3: 04.35 | |
3 | France |
Emmanuel Front Marc Foucan Pierre-Marie Hilaire Bruno Wavelet |
3: 04.45 | |
4th | Switzerland |
Laurent Clerc Alain Rohr Nicolas Baeriswyl André Bucher |
3: 06.01 | |
5 | Spain |
Eduardo Iván Rodríguez David Canal Iñigo Monreal Antonio Andrés |
3: 06.87 | |
6th | Hungary |
Zétény Dombi Zsolt Szeglet Attila Kilvinger Tibor Bédi |
3: 08.77 | |
7th | Slovenia |
Boštjan Horvat Joze Vrtačič Sergej Šalamon Matija Šestak |
3: 10.07 |
Forward 2
September 29, 2000, 1:09 pm
space | Season | occupation | Time (min) | annotation |
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1 | Sri Lanka |
Manura Lanka Perera Rohan Pradeep Kumara Ranga Wilmalawansa Sugath Thilakaratne |
3: 06.25 | |
2 | Kenya |
Ezra Sambu Samson Yego Joseph Mutua Julius Chepkwony |
3: 06.77 | |
3 | Ireland |
Paul McKee Tomas Coman Robert Daly Paul Opperman |
3: 07.42 | |
4th | India |
Lijo David Thottan Jata Shankar Purukottam Ramachandran Paramjit Singh |
3: 08.38 | |
DSQ | Algeria |
Malik Louahla Camel Talhaoui Samir-Adel Louahla Adem Hecini |
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Qatar |
Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Mubarak Al-Nubi Salaheddine Bakar al-Safi Ahmed Al-Imam |
Forward 3
September 29, 2000, 1:18 pm
space | Season | occupation | Time (min) | annotation |
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1 | United States |
Jerome Young Angelo Taylor Calvin Harrison Alvin Harrison |
3: 03.52 | |
2 | South Africa |
Alwyn Myburgh Hendrick Mokganyetsi Werner Botha Arnaud Malherbe |
3: 04.08 | |
3 | Australia |
Casey Vincent Blair Young Michael Hazel Patrick Dwyer |
3: 04.13 | |
4th | Ukraine |
Oleksandr Kajdasch Roman Voronko Evgeny Sjukow Hennadij Horbenko |
3: 05.41 | |
5 | Greece |
Georgios Oikonomidis Anastasios Gousis Stelios Dimotsios Periklis Iakovakis |
3: 06.50 | |
6th | Saudi Arabia |
Hamed Al-Bishi Hamdan Al-Bishi Mohamed Hamed Al-Bishi Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily |
3: 09.57 | |
7th | Thailand |
Jirichai Linglom Senee Kongtong Chalermpol Noohlong Narong Nilploy |
3: 11.65 |
Forward 4
September 29, 2000, 1:27 p.m.
space | Season | occupation | Time (min) | annotation |
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1 | Japan |
Shunji Karube Jun Osakada Kenji Tabata Takahiko Yamamura |
3: 05.21 | |
2 | Russia |
Dmitri Bogdanow Andrei Semjonow Ruslan Mashchenko Dmitri Golovastov |
3: 05.37 | |
3 | Zimbabwe |
Crispen Mutakanyi Tawanda Chiwira Philip Mukomana Ken Harnden |
3: 05.60 | |
4th | Ghana |
Daniel Adomako Nathaniel Martey Abu Duah Daniel Mensah Kwei |
3: 07.07 | |
5 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Damion Berry Simon Pierre Neil de Silva Ato Stephens |
3: 07.51 | |
6th | Slovakia |
Radoslav Holúbek Marcel Lopuchovský Marián Vanderka Štefan Balošák |
3: 09.54 | |
DSQ | Kuwait |
Musad Al-Azimi Bader Al-Fulaji Mishal Al-Harbi Fawzi Al-Shammari |
Forward 5
September 29, 2000, 1:36 pm
space | Season | occupation | Time (min) | annotation |
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1 | Nigeria |
Nduka Awazie Clement Chukwu Fidelis Gadzama Enefiok Udo-Obong |
3: 01.20 | |
2 | Poland |
Filip Walotka Piotr Długosielski Jacek Bocian Robert Maćkowiak |
3: 01.30 | |
3 | Bahamas |
Timothy Munnings Troy McIntosh Carl Oliver Chris Brown |
3: 01.50 | |
4th | Senegal |
Oumar Loum Ousmane Niang Youssoupha Sarr Ibou Faye |
3: 02.67 | |
5 | Botswana |
California Molefe Lulu Basinyi Johnson Kubisa Agrippa Matshameko |
3: 04.19 | NO |
6th | Yugoslavia |
Branislav Stojanović Slaviša Vraneš Marko Janković Siniša Peša |
3: 07.41 | |
DSQ | Croatia |
Elvis Peršić Nino Habun Frano Bakarić Darko Juričić |
Semifinals
The first three seasons of each of the two races qualified for the final. In addition, the two fastest times, the so-called lucky losers , made it through. The directly qualified teams are highlighted in light blue, the lucky losers in light green.
The following changes were made to the cast:
- Jamaica - Gregory Haughton ran for Michael McDonald.
- Bahamas - Avard Moncur played for Timothy Munnings.
- France - Ibrahima Wade ran instead of Pierre-Marie Hilaire and Marc Raquil instead of Bruno Wavelet.
- Poland - Piotr Rysiukiewicz came on for Filip Walotka and Piotr Haczek for Jacek Bocian.
- South Africa - Hezekiél Sepeng ran for Hendrick Mokganyetsi and Llewellyn Herbert for Werner Botha.
- Botswana - Glody Dube replaced Agrippa Matshameko.
- Nigeria - Jude Monye replaced Nduka Awazie and Sunday Bada replaced Fidelis Gadzama.
- Sri Lanka - Ratna Kumar replaced Manura Lanka Perera.
Run 1
September 29, 2000, 9:30 p.m.
space | Season | occupation | Time (min) | annotation |
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1 | United States |
Jerome Young Angelo Taylor Calvin Harrison Alvin Harrison |
2: 58.78 | |
2 | Jamaica |
Sanjay Ayre Gregory Haughton Danny McFarlane Michael Blackwood |
2: 58.84 | |
3 | Bahamas |
Avard Moncur Troy McIntosh Carl Oliver Chris Brown |
2: 59.02 | NO |
4th | France | Emmanuel Front Marc Foucan Ibrahima Wade Marc Raquil |
3: 00.64 | |
5 | Poland |
Piotr Rysiukiewicz Piotr Haczek Piotr Długosielski Robert Maćkowiak |
3: 00.66 | |
6th | South Africa | Alwyn Myburgh Hezekiél Sepeng Llewellyn Herbert Arnaud Malherbe |
3: 01.25 | |
7th | Botswana |
California Molefe Lulu Basinyi Johnson Kubisa Glody Dube |
3: 05.28 | |
DSQ | Kenya | Ezra Sambu Samson Yego Joseph Mutua Julius Chepkwony |
Run 2
September 29, 2000, 9:39 pm
space | Season | occupation | Time (min) | annotation |
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1 | Nigeria |
Clement Chukwu Jude Monye Enefiok Udo-Obong Sunday Bada |
3: 01.06 | |
2 | Great Britain |
Jared Deacon Daniel Caines Iwan Thomas Jamie Baulch |
3: 01.35 | |
3 | Australia | Casey Vincent Blair Young Patrick Dwyer Michael Hazel |
3: 01.91 | |
4th | Russia |
Andrei Semjonow Dmitri Bogdanov Ruslan Mashchenko Dmitri Golovastov |
3: 02.28 | |
5 | Ukraine | Yevgeny Sjukow Oleksandr Kajdasch Hennadij Horbenko Roman Woronko |
3: 02.68 | NO |
6th | Sri Lanka | Rohan Pradeep Kumara Ratna Kumar Ranga Wilmalawansa Sugath Thilakaratne |
3: 02.89 | |
7th | Senegal | Oumar Loum Ousmane Niang Youssoupha Sarr Ibou Faye |
3: 02.94 | |
8th | Japan | Shunji Karube Jun Osakada Kenji Tabata Takahiko Yamamura |
3: 13.63 |
final
September 30, 2000, 10:20 p.m.
The following changes were made to the cast:
- USA - Michael Johnson replaced Jerome Young and Antonio Pettigrew ran in place of Angelo Taylor.
- Jamaica - Christopher Williams came on for Sanjay Ayre.
- Australia - Brad Jamieson ran in place of Casey Vincent
The US relay was the clear favorite for this race. The United States was the only nation to have brought three athletes to the 400-meter final, and with Michael Johnson and Alvin Harrison they also provided gold and silver medalists in the individual race. At the 1999 World Championships , Poland and Jamaica performed very well with times under three minutes and also competed here in Sydney with good prospects for a medal. Jamaica provided the bronze medalist over 400 meters with Gregory Haughton and with Danny McFarlane another Jamaican had made it to the individual finals.
US starter Alvin Harrison handed over the baton as leader to Antonio Pettigrew. The Bahamas, Jamaica and Nigeria followed closely behind. In the further course, the USA continued to expand its lead. Final runner Michael Johnson, who had played for Jerome Young, actually only had to manage his 20-meter lead on the last lap. Nigeria was now in second place, ahead of Jamaica. The team from the Bahamas followed a little further behind. Michael Johnson further increased the lead of the US season. The Nigerian relay finished second, 2.33 seconds behind. A tenth of a second behind was Jamaica in third place, followed by the Bahamas, France, Great Britain, Poland and Australia. However, that was only the preliminary final result of this competition. The final decision about the medal award and the placements took a long time and had to deal intensively with the doping practices of runners from the US relay team.
Jerome Young had been nominated by the US federation, although he had previously been suspected of doping. According to an August 2003 article in the Los Angeles Times , a previous doping test had given a positive result. The IOC has now requested clarification from the IAAF World Athletics Association . The IAAF did not act because it felt bound by the decision of the CAS International Court of Justice in January 2003. On June 29, 2004 Young was stripped of the gold medal, but the other members of the US team were allowed to keep their medals for the time being, as Young had not been used in the final.
But that was not the end of the story. Antonio Pettigrew admitted in a trial against his former coach Trevor Graham that he had been doping since 1997. As a result, all of Pettigrew's results were deleted retrospectively until 1997; H. the 2000 season gold was also canceled. Michael Johnson had previously agreed to return his medal. After the twin brothers Alvin and Calvin Harrison were later convicted of doping - albeit not in connection with the Sydney Olympic Games - Johnson was the only relay runner from this US team who had not doped in the course of his career.
On July 21, 2012, the IOC decided that the vacant gold medal should be awarded to the Nigerian relay. The silver medal went to Jamaica and bronze to the Bahamas. This late honor came too late for the Nigerian relay runner Sunday Bada - he had died a few months before the IOC's decision.
After this decision, Nigeria won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 meter relay for the first time . The Bahamas won a medal in this discipline for the first time.
Web links
- SportsReference 4 × 400 m , accessed on March 24, 2018
- Results on the IAAF website . accessed on March 24, 2018
- Official Report of the XXVIIth Olympiad, Results , English / French (PDF, 17,708 MB), accessed on March 24, 2018
Video
- Sydney 2000 Olympic Game 4x400m Finals , posted September 9, 2016 on youtube.com, accessed March 24, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF Statistics Handbook, Beijing 2015, page 684 , accessed on March 24, 2018
- ↑ iaaf.org: IAAF Council cancels 4x400m World record ( Memento of August 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on August 12, 2008
- ↑ Article in USA Today, June 29, 2004 , accessed March 24, 2018
- ↑ IOC withdraws American gold from Sydney 2000. faz.net , August 2, 2008, accessed April 21, 2018 .
- ↑ IOC decision of July 21, 2012 , accessed on March 24, 2018