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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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships Venue Beijing National Stadium Dates 29 August (heats & final) Competitors 58 from 14 nations Winning time 37.36 Medalists Nesta Carter Asafa Powell Nickel Ashmeade Usain Bolt Rasheed Dwyer * Jamaica Mo Youxue Xie Zhenye Su Bingtian Zhang Peimeng China Aaron Brown Andre De Grasse Brendon Rodney Justyn Warner Canada ← 2013 2017 → ...
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2013 World Championships Venue Luzhniki Stadium Dates 18 August (heats & final) Competitors 92 from 23 nations Winning time 37.36 Medalists Nesta Carter Kemar Bailey-Cole Nickel Ashmeade Usain Bolt Warren Weir * Oshane Bailey * Jamaica Charles Silmon Mike Rodgers Mookie Salaam Justin Gatlin United States Gavin Smellie Aaron Brown Dontae Richards-Kwok Justyn ...