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4 × 100 metres Relay, Men

Date	8 – 9 August 2024
Status	Olympic
Location	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
Participants	68 from 16 countries

As they always do, the United States men had the fastest sprinters, but over the last 30 years they had had multiple problems with baton passes or even getting the baton around cleanly. They had not won a medal in the event since silver in 2004 and their last gold medal was in 2000. Behind the Americans, Canada was expected to medal, having won the event at the 2024 World Athletics Relays and the 2022 World Championship. Japan was strong in the event, despite not having the fastest sprinters, but always with excellent baton work and exchanges.

All three favorites made it to the final. The USA was optimistic after a time of 37.47 in the heats, despite one poor exchange. The Americans expected to have Noah Lyles, the 100 metre gold medalist, run anchor, but he did not compete after contracting COVID-19 before the 200 metre final. It rained just before the race, and although it had stopped, the track was very wet. Christian Coleman gave the USA an early lead on the opening leg, but Kenny Bednarek left early, and Coleman could not catch him in time despite Bednarek slowing dramatically, and the exchange took place outside of the passing zone. The Americans would be disqualified after finishing seventh.

Canada had started slowly, with Aaron Brown running only 10.43, but Jerome Blake ran 8.98 on the backstretch to move them up to fourth, as Japan led, followed by Italy and France. Japan still led on the final exchange, but Canada’s Andre De Grasse, Olympic Champion at 200 metres in 2020, pulled ahead and would bring Canada the gold medal. Japan could not maintain its position, with South Africa taking silver, mostly due to Akani Simbine’s anchor leg, ahead of Great Britain with bronze.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	R1	Final
1	Canada	CAN	38.39 (3 h2)	37.50 (1)	Gold
	Aaron Brown • Jerome Blake • Brendon Rodney • Andre De Grasse
2	South Africa	RSA	37.94 (2 h1)	37.57 (2)	Silver
	Bayanda Walaza • Shaun Maswanganyi • Bradley Nkoana • Akani Simbine
3	Great Britain	GBR	38.04 (3 h1)	37.61 (3)	Bronze
	Jeremiah Azu • Louie Hinchliffe • Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake • Zharnel Hughes • Richard Kilty
4	Italy	ITA	38.07 (5 h1)	37.68 (4)
	Matteo Melluzzo • Lamont Marcell Jacobs • Lorenzo Patta • Filippo Tortu • Eseosa Desalu
5	Japan	JPN	38.06 (4 h1)	37.78 (5)
	Ryuichiro Sakai • Abdul Hakim Sani Brown • Yoshihide Kiryu • Koki Ueyama • Hiroki Yanagita
6	France	FRA	38.34 (2 h2)	37.81 (6)
	Mickaël-Méba Zézé • Jeff Erius • Ryan Zézé • Pablo Matéo
7	People's Republic of China	CHN	38.24 (1 h2)	38.06 (7)
	Deng Zhijian • Xie Zhenye • Yan Haibin • Chen Jiapeng
DQ final	United States	USA	37.47 (1 h1)	– (DQ)		1
	Christian Coleman • Kenny Bednarek • Kyree King • Fred Kerley • Courtney Lindsey
4h2 r1/2	Jamaica	JAM	38.45 (4 h2)	–
	Ackeem Blake • Jelani Walker • Jehlani Gordon • Kishane Thompson
5h2 r1/2	Germany	GER	38.53 (5 h2)	–
	Kevin Kranz • Owen Ansah • Yannick Wolf • Lucas Ansah-Peprah
6h1 r1/2	Australia	AUS	38.12 (6 h1)	–
	Lachlan Kennedy • Jacob Despard • Calab Law • Joshua Azzopardi
6h2 r1/2	Brazil	BRA	38.73 (6 h2)	–
	Gabriel Garcia • Felipe Bardi • Erik Cardoso • Renan Correa
7h1 r1/2	Nigeria	NGR	38.20 (7 h1)	–
	Favour Ashe • Kayinsola Ajayi • Alaba Akintola • Usheoritse Itsekiri
7h2 r1/2	Liberia	LBR	38.97 (7 h2)	–
	Jabez Reeves • Emmanuel Matadi • John Sherman • Joseph Fahnbulleh
8h1 r1/2	Netherlands	NED	38.48 (8 h1)	–
	Onyema Adigida • Taymir Burnet • Nsikak Ekpo • Elvis Afrifa
DQh2 r1/2	Ghana	GHA	– (DQ h2)	–		2
	Abdul-Rasheed Saminu • Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku • Ibrahim Fuseini • Joseph Amoah

Round One

Date	8 August 2024 — 11:35
Format	Top 3 in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	United States	USA	37.47	0.122	Q
2	South Africa	RSA	37.94	0.155	Q
3	Great Britain	GBR	38.04	0.152	Q
4	Japan	JPN	38.06	0.141	q
5	Italy	ITA	38.07	0.144	q
6	Australia	AUS	38.12	0.156
7	Nigeria	NGR	38.20	0.169
8	People's Republic of China	CHN	38.24	0.139	Q
9	France	FRA	38.34	0.157	Q
10	Canada	CAN	38.39	0.174	Q
11	Jamaica	JAM	38.45	0.155
12	Netherlands	NED	38.48	0.157
13	Germany	GER	38.53	0.151
14	Brazil	BRA	38.73	0.159
15	Liberia	LBR	38.97	0.151
DQ	Ghana	GHA	–	[0.214]		3

Heat #1

Time	11:35

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	United States	USA	37.47	0.122	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	Christian Coleman		–	–	10.40 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Fred Kerley		–	–	8.98 (2)	19.38 (2)
3rd Leg	Kyree King		–	–	9.21 (2)	28.59 (1)
Anchor	Courtney Lindsey		–	–	8.88 (2)	– (–)
2	South Africa	RSA	37.94	0.155	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	Bayanda Walaza		–	–	10.54 (=6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Shaun Maswanganyi		–	–	9.28 (7)	19.82 (8)
3rd Leg	Bradley Nkoana		–	–	9.26 (4)	29.08 (7)
Anchor	Akani Simbine		–	–	8.86 (1)	– (–)
3	Great Britain	GBR	38.04	0.152	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	Jeremiah Azu		–	–	10.44 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Louie Hinchliffe		–	–	8.88 (1)	19.32 (1)
3rd Leg	Richard Kilty		–	–	9.60 (8)	28.92 (4)
Anchor	Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake		–	–	9.12 (3)	– (–)
4	Japan	JPN	38.06	0.141	– (–)	– (–)	q
Lead-off	Abdul Hakim Sani Brown		–	–	10.32 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Hiroki Yanagita		–	–	9.31 (8)	19.63 (4)
3rd Leg	Yoshihide Kiryu		–	–	9.25 (3)	28.88 (2)
Anchor	Koki Ueyama		–	–	9.18 (6)	– (–)
5	Italy	ITA	38.07	0.144	– (–)	– (–)	q
Lead-off	Matteo Melluzzo		–	–	10.34 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Lamont Marcell Jacobs		–	–	9.21 (5)	19.55 (3)
3rd Leg	Eseosa Desalu		–	–	9.35 (6)	28.90 (3)
Anchor	Filippo Tortu		–	–	9.17 (5)	– (–)
6	Australia	AUS	38.12	0.156	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	Lachlan Kennedy		–	–	10.42 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Jacob Despard		–	–	9.25 (6)	19.67 (5)
3rd Leg	Calab Law		–	–	9.31 (5)	28.98 (6)
Anchor	Joshua Azzopardi		–	–	9.14 (4)	– (–)
7	Nigeria	NGR	38.20	0.169	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	Favour Ashe		–	–	10.54 (=6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Kayinsola Ajayi		–	–	9.20 (4)	19.74 (7)
3rd Leg	Alaba Akintola		–	–	9.20 (1)	28.94 (5)
Anchor	Usheoritse Itsekiri		–	–	9.26 (7)	– (–)
8	Netherlands	NED	38.48	0.157	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	Onyema Adigida		–	–	10.55 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Taymir Burnet		–	–	9.15 (3)	19.70 (6)
3rd Leg	Nsikak Ekpo		–	–	9.40 (7)	29.10 (8)
Anchor	Elvis Afrifa		–	–	9.38 (8)	– (–)

Heat #2

Time	11:44

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	People's Republic of China	CHN	38.24	0.139	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	Deng Zhijian		–	–	10.54 (=4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Xie Zhenye		–	–	9.06 (3)	19.60 (3)
3rd Leg	Yan Haibin		–	–	9.40 (2)	29.00 (2)
Anchor	Chen Jiapeng		–	–	9.24 (3)	– (–)
2	France	FRA	38.34	0.157	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	Mickaël-Méba Zézé		–	–	10.52 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Jeff Erius		–	–	9.11 (5)	19.63 (4)
3rd Leg	Ryan Zézé		–	–	9.58 (7)	29.21 (4)
Anchor	Pablo Matéo		–	–	9.13 (1)	– (–)
3	Canada	CAN	38.39	0.174	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	Aaron Brown		–	–	10.48 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Jerome Blake		–	–	9.08 (4)	19.56 (2)
3rd Leg	Brendon Rodney		–	–	9.44 (3)	29.00 (1)
Anchor	Andre De Grasse		–	–	9.39 (=7)	– (–)
4	Jamaica	JAM	38.45	0.155	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	Ackeem Blake		–	–	10.53 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Jelani Walker		–	–	9.01 (2)	19.54 (1)
3rd Leg	Jehlani Gordon		–	–	9.64 (8)	29.18 (3)
Anchor	Kishane Thompson		–	–	9.27 (4)	– (–)
5	Germany	GER	38.53	0.151	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	Kevin Kranz		–	–	10.55 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Owen Ansah		–	–	9.23 (6)	19.78 (5)
3rd Leg	Yannick Wolf		–	–	9.54 (5)	29.32 (6)
Anchor	Lucas Ansah-Peprah		–	–	9.21 (2)	– (–)
6	Brazil	BRA	38.73	0.159	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	Gabriel Garcia		–	–	10.54 (=4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Felipe Bardi		–	–	9.29 (7)	19.83 (6)
3rd Leg	Erik Cardoso		–	–	9.55 (6)	29.38 (7)
Anchor	Renan Correa		–	–	9.35 (=5)	– (–)
7	Liberia	LBR	38.97	0.151	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	Jabez Reeves		–	–	13.57 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Emmanuel Matadi		–	–	6.52 (1)	20.09 (8)
3rd Leg	John Sherman		–	–	9.49 (4)	29.58 (8)
Anchor	Joseph Fahnbulleh		–	–	9.39 (=7)	– (–)
DQ	Ghana	GHA	–	[0.214]	– (–)	– (–)		4
Lead-off	Abdul-Rasheed Saminu		–	–	[10.63] ([7])	– (–)
2nd Leg	Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku		–	–	[9.43] ([8])	[20.06] ([7])
3rd Leg	Ibrahim Fuseini		–	–	[9.21] ([1])	[29.27] ([5])
Anchor	Joseph Amoah		–	–	[9.35] ([=5])	– (–)

Final Round

Date	9 August 2024 — 19:47

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	Canada	CAN	37.50	0.155	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	Aaron Brown		–	–	10.43 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Jerome Blake		–	–	8.98 (3)	19.41 (4)
3rd Leg	Brendon Rodney		–	–	9.20 (3)	28.61 (3)
Anchor	Andre De Grasse		–	–	8.89 (4)	– (–)
2	South Africa	RSA	37.57	0.153	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	Bayanda Walaza		–	–	10.41 (=4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Shaun Maswanganyi		–	–	9.06 (7)	19.47 (5)
3rd Leg	Bradley Nkoana		–	–	9.32 (6)	28.79 (5)
Anchor	Akani Simbine		–	–	8.78 (=1)	– (–)
3	Great Britain	GBR	37.61	0.162	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	Jeremiah Azu		–	–	10.51 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Louie Hinchliffe		–	–	9.03 (6)	19.54 (6)
3rd Leg	Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake		–	–	9.29 (4)	28.83 (6)
Anchor	Zharnel Hughes		–	–	8.78 (=1)	– (–)
4	Italy	ITA	37.68	0.142	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	Matteo Melluzzo		–	–	10.40 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Lamont Marcell Jacobs		–	–	8.96 (2)	19.36 (2)
3rd Leg	Lorenzo Patta		–	–	9.12 (1)	28.48 (2)
Anchor	Filippo Tortu		–	–	9.20 (7)	– (–)
5	Japan	JPN	37.78	0.130	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	Ryuichiro Sakai		–	–	10.41 (=4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Abdul Hakim Sani Brown		–	–	8.88 (1)	19.29 (1)
3rd Leg	Yoshihide Kiryu		–	–	9.16 (2)	28.45 (1)
Anchor	Koki Ueyama		–	–	9.33 (8)	– (–)
6	France	FRA	37.81	0.153	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	Mickaël-Méba Zézé		–	–	10.36 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Jeff Erius		–	–	9.00 (4)	19.36 (3)
3rd Leg	Ryan Zézé		–	–	9.41 (7)	28.77 (4)
Anchor	Pablo Matéo		–	–	9.04 (5)	– (–)
7	People's Republic of China	CHN	38.06	0.160	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	Deng Zhijian		–	–	10.55 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Xie Zhenye		–	–	9.01 (5)	19.56 (7)
3rd Leg	Yan Haibin		–	–	9.44 (8)	29.00 (7)
Anchor	Chen Jiapeng		–	–	9.06 (6)	– (–)
DQ	United States	USA	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	5
Lead-off	Christian Coleman		–	–	[9.86] ([1])	– (–)
2nd Leg	Kenny Bednarek		–	–	[9.93] ([8])	[19.79] ([8])
3rd Leg	Kyree King		–	–	[9.31] ([5])	[29.10] ([8])
Anchor	Fred Kerley		–	–	[8.79] ([3])	– (–)