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The first world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay for men was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912. To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 35 world records in the event.
The men's world record has been broken or equalled at the competition on four occasions. [4] The women's world record has never been broken or equalled at the competition. The United States is the most successful nation in the discipline, with nine men's gold medals and nine women's gold medals. The next most successful nation is Jamaica, which ...
The fastest electronically timed anchor leg run is 8.65 seconds by Usain Bolt at the 2015 IAAF World Relays, [5] while Bob Hayes was hand-timed as running 8.7 seconds on a cinder track in the 1964 Tokyo Games Final. The Tokyo Games also had electronic timing.
On 11 August, the Jamaican national team, led by Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt, won the gold medal and broke their own world record of 37.04 set at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, with a time of 36.84. Carter did not start well, and Trell Kimmons of the United States led the first 100 metres.
Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date World record Jamaica Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt: 36.84: London, Great Britain: 11 August 2012 Championships record Jamaica Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt: 37.04: Daegu, South Korea: 4 September 2011 World Leading [4] Canada
For the third Olympics in a row Usain Bolt had won the 100 metres and 200 metres. In the previous two Olympics the Jamaican team with Bolt had won the gold in the relay. Jamaica with Bolt; his predecessor as world record holder Asafa Powell; and the equal second fastest man in history, Yohan Blake, were favourites. Powell had been on the 2008 ...
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships Venue Olympic Stadium Dates 12 August (heats & final) Competitors 64 from 15 nations Winning time 37.47 Medalists Chijindu Ujah Adam Gemili Danny Talbot Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Great Britain Mike Rodgers Justin Gatlin Jaylen Bacon Christian Coleman United States Shuhei Tada Shota Iizuka Yoshihide Kiryu Kenji Fujimitsu Japan ← 2015 ...
Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt: 36.84: London, Great Britain: 11 August 2012 Championship record Jamaica Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt: 37.04: Daegu, South Korea: 4 September 2011 World Leading Germany Kevin Kranz, Joshua Hartmann, Owen Ansah, Lucas Ansah-Peprah: 37.99: Regensburg, Germany: 3 June ...