2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4x100 metres relay event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 11 and 12 July.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Antonio Sales Marquise Goodwin Terrell Wilks  United States
|
| Silver | Oshane Bailey Dexter Lee Nickel Ashmeade Yohan Blake  Jamaica
|
| Bronze | Roscoe Engel Wilhelm van der Vyver  South Africa
|
Results[]
Final[]
12 July
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
Antonio Sales Marquise Goodwin Terrell Wilks |
38.98 | |
 |
Jamaica |
Oshane Bailey Dexter Lee Nickel Ashmeade Yohan Blake |
39.25 | |
 |
South Africa |
Roscoe Engel Wilhelm van der Vyver |
39.70 | |
| 4 |  Japan |
Yuichi Kobayashi |
39.89 | |
| 5 |  United Kingdom |
Richard Kilty |
39.89 | |
| 6 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
40.16 | ||
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei |
40.17 | ||
| 8 |  Thailand |
Weerawat Pharueang Suppachai Chimdee |
40.28 |
Heats[]
11 July
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom |
Richard Kilty |
39.84 | Q |
| 2 | Japan |
Yuichi Kobayashi |
39.95 | Q |
| 3 | Thailand |
Weerawat Pharueang Suppachai Chimdee |
40.16 | q |
| 4 |  Italy |
Diego Marani Davide Manenti |
40.41 | |
| 5 |  Poland |
Artur Zaczek |
40.61 | |
| 6 |  France |
40.83 | ||
| 7 |  Turkey |
Izzet Safer |
41.65 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica |
Oshane Bailey Dexter Lee Rasheed Dwyer Yohan Blake |
39.62 | Q |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei |
40.16 | Q | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic |
Pavel Maslák |
40.60 | |
| 4 |  Sweden |
40.72 | ||
| 5 |  Nigeria |
40.74 | ||
| 6 |  Canada |
Daniel Harper |
41.33 | |
 Germany |
Roy Schmidt Robert Hering |
DNF |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
Antonio Sales Marquise Goodwin Terrell Wilks |
39.37 | Q |
| 2 | South Africa |
Roscoe Engel Wilhelm van der Vyver |
39.59 | Q |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
40.40 | q | |
| 4 |  Russia |
Konstantin Shabanov |
40.43 | |
| 5 |  Austria |
Dominik Distelberger |
40.80 | |
| 6 |  Senegal |
42.44 | ||
 Spain |
Alberto Gavaldá Eusebio Cáceres |
DNF |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 85 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
Austria (4)
Canada (4)
Chinese Taipei (4)
Czech Republic (4)
France (4)
Germany (4)
Italy (4)
Jamaica (5)
Japan (4)
Nigeria (4)
Poland (4)
Russia (4)
Senegal (4)
South Africa (4)
Spain (4)
Sweden (4)
Thailand (4)
Trinidad and Tobago (4)
Turkey (4)
United Kingdom (4)
United States (4)
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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