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4 × 400 metres Relay, Men

Date	9 – 10 August 2024
Status	Olympic
Location	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
Participants	67 from 16 countries

The United States had won this event in 2012, 2016, and 2020, and at nine of the last 11 Olympic Games. They were the clear favorites although they almost did not make the final.

In the heats, the USA ran 16-year-old Quincy Wilson on the opening leg. He had been the sensation of the USA Olympic Trials, and had recently run 44.20 for 400 metres, but he struggled in Paris and ran only 47.27 on his leg, handing off seventh to veteran Vernon Norwood. Fortunately, the USA runners came back and were able to get third in the heat to advance to the final.

The final turned out to be an epic match-up between the USA, Botswana, and Great Britain. Botswana, with Bayapo Ndori, led on the opening leg, but Britain then moved ahead due to Matt Hudson-Smith’s second leg of 43.08, with the USA in second and Botswana third.

Bryce Deadmon then put the Americans in the lead at the final exchange, but Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo, the 200 metre gold medalist, ran the fastest leg of the event in 43.04 to close on Rai Benjamin. The USA held on for the gold medal, with Benjamin running 43.18, but only 1/10th second ahead of Botswana, as the USA ran 2:54.43 and Botswana 2:54.53, the second and third fastest times ever. USA broke the Olympic record, while Botswana, Great Britain and Japan broke their continental records, and Belgium and South Africa broke their national records.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	R1	Final
1	United States	USA	2:59.15 (3 h1)	2:54.43 (1)	Gold
	Christopher Bailey • Vernon Norwood • Bryce Deadmon • Rai Benjamin • Quincy Wilson
2	Botswana	BOT	2:57.76 (1 h1)	2:54.53 (2)	Silver
	Bayapo Ndori • Collen Kebinatshipi • Anthony Pesela • Letsile Tebogo
3	Great Britain	GBR	2:58.88 (2 h1)	2:55.83 (3)	Bronze
	Alex Haydock-Wilson • Matt Hudson-Smith • Lewis Davey • Charlie Dobson • Sam Reardon • Toby Harries
4	Belgium	BEL	2:59.84 (2 h2)	2:57.75 (4)
	Jonathan Sacoor • Dylan Borlée • Kévin Borlée • Florent Mabille
5	South Africa	RSA	3:03.19 (7 h2)	2:58.12 (5)
	Gardeo Isaacs • Zakithi Nene • Lythe Pillay • Antonie Nortje
6	Japan	JPN	2:59.48 (4 h1)	2:58.33 (6)
	Yuki Joseph Nakajima • Kaito Kawabata • Fuga Sato • Kentaro Sato
7	Italy	ITA	3:00.26 (3 h2)	2:59.72 (7)
	Luca Sito • Vladimir Aceti • Edoardo Scotti • Alessandro Sibilio
8	Zambia	ZAM	3:00.08 (5 h1)	3:02.76 (8)
	Patrick Nyambe • Kennedy Luchembe • Chanda Mulenga • Muzala Samukonga
9	France	FRA	2:59.53 (1 h2)	3:07.30 (9)
	Muhammad Abdallah Kounta • Gilles Biron • Téo Andant • Fabrisio Saïdy
4h2 r1/2	India	IND	3:00.58 (4 h2)	–
	Mohammad Anas Yahiya • Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi • Amoj Jacob • Rajesh Ramesh
5h2 r1/2	Brazil	BRA	3:00.95 (5 h2)	–
	Lucas Carvalho • Lucas Vilar • Douglas Mendes • Matheus Lima
6h1 r1/2	Germany	GER	3:00.29 (6 h1)	–
	Jean Paul Bredau • Marc Koch • Manuel Sanders • Emil Agyekum
6h2 r1/2	Spain	ESP	3:01.60 (6 h2)	–
	Iñaki Cañal • Óscar Husillos • David García • Julio Arenas Robles
7h1 r1/2	Poland	POL	3:01.21 (7 h1)	–
	Maksymilian Szwed • Karol Zalewski • Daniel Sołtysiak • Kajetan Duszyński
8h1 r1/2	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	3:06.73 (8 h1)	–
	Renny Quow • Jereem Richards • Jaden Marchan • Shakeem McKay
DQh2 r1/2	Nigeria	NGR	– (DQ h2)	–		1
	Emmanuel Ojeli • Ezekiel Nathaniel • Dubem Amene • Chidi Okezie

Round One

Date	9 August 2024 — 11:05
Format	Top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	Botswana	BOT	2:57.76	0.165	Q
2	Great Britain	GBR	2:58.88	0.228	Q
3	United States	USA	2:59.15	0.166	Q
4	Japan	JPN	2:59.48	0.199	q
5	France	FRA	2:59.53	0.156	Q
6	Belgium	BEL	2:59.84	0.143	Q
7	Zambia	ZAM	3:00.08	0.190	q
8	Italy	ITA	3:00.26	0.166	Q
9	Germany	GER	3:00.29	0.153
10	India	IND	3:00.58	0.158
11	Brazil	BRA	3:00.95	0.141
12	Poland	POL	3:01.21	0.163
13	Spain	ESP	3:01.60	0.145
14	South Africa	RSA	3:03.19	0.168	qR	2
15	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	3:06.73	0.156
DQ	Nigeria	NGR	–	[0.152]		3

Heat #1

Time	11:05

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	–	Botswana	BOT	2:57.76	0.165	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	415	Letsile Tebogo		–	–	44.33 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	407	Collen Kebinatshipi		–	–	44.37 (3)	1:28.70 (1)
3rd Leg	413	Anthony Pesela		–	–	44.63 (3)	2:13.33 (1)
Anchor	410	Bayapo Ndori		–	–	44.43 (4)	– (–)
2	–	Great Britain	GBR	2:58.88	0.228	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	724	Sam Reardon		–	–	45.68 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	705	Matt Hudson-Smith		–	–	43.87 (2)	1:29.55 (2)
3rd Leg	702	Toby Harries		–	–	45.02 (5)	2:14.57 (3)
Anchor	697	Charlie Dobson		–	–	44.31 (3)	– (–)
3	–	United States	USA	2:59.15	0.166	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	1354	Quincy Wilson		–	–	47.27 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1338	Vernon Norwood		–	–	43.54 (1)	1:30.81 (6)
3rd Leg	1306	Bryce Deadmon		–	–	44.20 (1)	2:15.01 (4)
Anchor	1289	Christopher Bailey		–	–	44.14 (2)	– (–)
4	–	Japan	JPN	2:59.48	0.199	– (–)	– (–)	q
Lead-off	939	Yuki Joseph Nakajima		–	–	45.36 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	933	Kaito Kawabata		–	–	44.55 (4)	1:29.91 (3)
3rd Leg	945	Fuga Sato		–	–	44.60 (2)	2:14.51 (2)
Anchor	946	Kentaro Sato		–	–	44.97 (6)	– (–)
5	–	Zambia	ZAM	3:00.08	0.190	– (–)	– (–)	q
Lead-off	1377	Patrick Nyambe		–	–	45.94 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1371	Kennedy Luchembe		–	–	45.27 (7)	1:31.21 (7)
3rd Leg	1376	Chanda Mulenga		–	–	45.68 (8)	2:16.89 (7)
Anchor	1378	Muzala Samukonga		–	–	43.19 (1)	– (–)
6	–	Germany	GER	3:00.29	0.153	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	740	Jean Paul Bredau		–	–	45.69 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	754	Marc Koch		–	–	44.90 (5)	1:30.59 (4)
3rd Leg	769	Manuel Sanders		–	–	44.88 (4)	2:15.47 (5)
Anchor	732	Emil Agyekum		–	–	44.82 (5)	– (–)
7	–	Poland	POL	3:01.21	0.163	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	1140	Maksymilian Szwed		–	–	45.76 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1145	Karol Zalewski		–	–	44.92 (6)	1:30.68 (5)
3rd Leg	1139	Daniel Sołtysiak		–	–	45.44 (6)	2:16.12 (6)
Anchor	1124	Kajetan Duszyński		–	–	45.09 (7)	– (–)
8	–	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	3:06.73	0.156	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	1256	Renny Quow		–	–	48.61 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1257	Jereem Richards		–	–	45.76 (8)	1:34.37 (8)
3rd Leg	1254	Jaden Marchan		–	–	45.63 (7)	2:20.00 (8)
Anchor	1255	Shakeem McKay		–	–	46.73 (8)	– (–)

Heat #2

Time	11:17

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	–	France	FRA	2:59.53	0.156	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	657	Muhammad Abdallah Kounta		–	–	45.21 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	638	Gilles Biron		–	–	44.80 (6)	1:30.01 (6)
3rd Leg	635	Téo Andant		–	–	44.98 (2)	2:14.99 (3)
Anchor	671	Fabrisio Saïdy		–	–	44.54 (1)	– (–)
2	–	Belgium	BEL	2:59.84	0.143	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	388	Jonathan Sacoor		–	–	44.77 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	374	Dylan Borlée		–	–	44.51 (3)	1:29.28 (1)
3rd Leg	384	Florent Mabille		–	–	45.44 (5)	2:14.72 (1)
Anchor	375	Kévin Borlée		–	–	45.12 (4)	– (–)
3	–	Italy	ITA	3:00.26	0.166	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-off	870	Luca Sito		–	–	45.03 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	839	Vladimir Aceti		–	–	44.94 (7)	1:29.97 (5)
3rd Leg	868	Alessandro Sibilio		–	–	44.92 (1)	2:14.89 (2)
Anchor	867	Edoardo Scotti		–	–	45.37 (7)	– (–)
4	–	India	IND	3:00.58	0.158	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	820	Mohammad Anas Yahiya		–	–	45.79 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	819	Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi		–	–	44.55 (4)	1:30.34 (7)
3rd Leg	810	Amoj Jacob		–	–	45.03 (3)	2:15.37 (5)
Anchor	815	Rajesh Ramesh		–	–	45.21 (6)	– (–)
5	–	Brazil	BRA	3:00.95	0.141	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	420	Lucas Carvalho		–	–	45.53 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	436	Lucas Vilar		–	–	45.33 (8)	1:30.86 (8)
3rd Leg	429	Douglas Mendes		–	–	45.39 (4)	2:16.25 (7)
Anchor	430	Matheus Lima		–	–	44.70 (2)	– (–)
6	–	Spain	ESP	3:01.60	0.145	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	585	Iñaki Cañal		–	–	45.16 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	595	Óscar Husillos		–	–	44.65 (5)	1:29.81 (3)
3rd Leg	591	David García		–	–	46.18 (7)	2:15.99 (6)
Anchor	581	Julio Arenas Robles		–	–	45.61 (8)	– (–)
7	–	South Africa	RSA	3:03.19	0.168	– (–)	– (–)	qR	4
Lead-off	1179	Gardeo Isaacs		–	–	45.75 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1184	Zakithi Nene		–	–	44.20 (1)	1:29.95 (4)
3rd Leg	1186	Antonie Nortje		–	–	48.04 (8)	2:17.99 (8)
Anchor	1187	Lythe Pillay		–	–	45.20 (5)	– (–)
DQ	–	Nigeria	NGR	–	[0.152]	– (–)	– (–)		5
Lead-off	1084	Emmanuel Ojeli		–	–	[45.13] ([3])	– (–)
2nd Leg	1078	Ezekiel Nathaniel		–	–	[44.36] ([2])	[1:29.49] ([2])
3rd Leg	1073	Dubem Amene		–	–	[45.52] ([6])	[2:15.01] ([4])
Anchor	1085	Chidi Okezie		–	–	[44.80] ([3])	– (–)

Final Round

Date	10 August 2024 — 21:00

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	–	United States	USA	2:54.43	0.144	– (–)	– (–)	OR
Lead-off	1289	Christopher Bailey		–	–	44.45 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1338	Vernon Norwood		–	–	43.26 (2)	1:27.71 (3)
3rd Leg	1306	Bryce Deadmon		–	–	43.54 (1)	2:11.25 (1)
Anchor	1293	Rai Benjamin		–	–	43.18 (2)	– (–)
2	–	Botswana	BOT	2:54.53	0.159	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	410	Bayapo Ndori		–	–	44.30 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	407	Collen Kebinatshipi		–	–	43.39 (3)	1:27.69 (2)
3rd Leg	413	Anthony Pesela		–	–	43.80 (2)	2:11.49 (2)
Anchor	415	Letsile Tebogo		–	–	43.04 (1)	– (–)
3	–	Great Britain	GBR	2:55.83	0.150	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	703	Alex Haydock-Wilson		–	–	44.51 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	705	Matt Hudson-Smith		–	–	43.09 (1)	1:27.60 (1)
3rd Leg	695	Lewis Davey		–	–	44.90 (8)	2:12.50 (3)
Anchor	697	Charlie Dobson		–	–	43.33 (3)	– (–)
4	–	Belgium	BEL	2:57.75	0.152	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	388	Jonathan Sacoor		–	–	44.60 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	374	Dylan Borlée		–	–	43.99 (5)	1:28.59 (4)
3rd Leg	375	Kévin Borlée		–	–	44.41 (6)	2:13.00 (4)
Anchor	384	Florent Mabille		–	–	44.75 (6)	– (–)
5	–	South Africa	RSA	2:58.12	0.156	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	1179	Gardeo Isaacs		–	–	45.67 (9)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1184	Zakithi Nene		–	–	43.81 (4)	1:29.48 (5)
3rd Leg	1187	Lythe Pillay		–	–	43.97 (3)	2:13.45 (5)
Anchor	1186	Antonie Nortje		–	–	44.67 (5)	– (–)
6	–	Japan	JPN	2:58.33	0.204	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	939	Yuki Joseph Nakajima		–	–	45.36 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	933	Kaito Kawabata		–	–	44.50 (6)	1:29.86 (8)
3rd Leg	945	Fuga Sato		–	–	44.44 (7)	2:14.30 (8)
Anchor	946	Kentaro Sato		–	–	44.03 (4)	– (–)
7	–	Italy	ITA	2:59.72	0.152	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	870	Luca Sito		–	–	44.95 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	839	Vladimir Aceti		–	–	44.57 (7)	1:29.52 (6)
3rd Leg	867	Edoardo Scotti		–	–	44.37 (5)	2:13.89 (7)
Anchor	868	Alessandro Sibilio		–	–	45.83 (7)	– (–)
8	–	Zambia	ZAM	3:02.76	0.186	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	1377	Patrick Nyambe		–	–	45.60 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1371	Kennedy Luchembe		–	–	45.05 (9)	1:30.65 (9)
3rd Leg	1376	Chanda Mulenga		–	–	45.72 (9)	2:16.37 (9)
Anchor	1378	Muzala Samukonga		–	–	46.39 (8)	– (–)
9	–	France	FRA	3:07.30	0.156	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-off	657	Muhammad Abdallah Kounta		–	–	44.74 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	638	Gilles Biron		–	–	44.90 (8)	1:29.64 (7)
3rd Leg	635	Téo Andant		–	–	44.13 (4)	2:13.77 (6)
Anchor	671	Fabrisio Saïdy		–	–	53.53 (9)	– (–)