Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Jacobs and Tortu 2020.jpg
Marcell Jacobs and Filippo Tortu, two members of the Italian national track relay team, gold medal winner.
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates5 August 2021 (round 1)
6 August 2021 (final)
Competitors64 from 16 nations
Winning time37.50
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lorenzo Patta
Marcell Jacobs
Fausto Desalu
Filippo Tortu		  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chijindu Ujah (sub judice)
Zharnel Hughes
Richard Kilty
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake		  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aaron Brown
Jerome Blake
Brendon Rodney
Andre De Grasse		  Canada
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The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 5 and 6 August 2021 at the Olympic Stadium.[1] There were 16 competing relay teams, with each team having 5 members from which 4 were selected in each round.[2]

Summary[]

Out of the blocks, Chijindu Ujah gave Great Britain the lead; Japan's Shuhei Tada and Canada's Aaron Brown also gaining relative to the stagger. At the first handoff, Ujah passed to Zharnel Hughes efficiently pulling away from Jamaica to their inside. On the outside, Ryota Yamagata left too early for Tada to catch him inside the zone, Japan unable to make the handoff. Down the backstretch, 100 metres champion opened up space on Xie Zhenye to his inside, pulling Italy into contention, with Canada pass from Jerome Blake to Brendon Rodney keeping them in the mix. China loaded up their third leg with ace Su Bingtian who pulled back some ground on GBR's Richard Kilty and Jamaica had the second fastest man in history Yohan Blake doing the same. GBR passed efficiently to Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, but Wu Zhiqiang had to slow down and look back to find Su with the baton costing them the chance to battle for gold. Italy passed next from Fausto Desalu to Filippo Tortu a metre down. Behind China, Jamaica and Germany, Rodney passed to Canada's star Andre De Grasse almost 5 metres behind. From there De Grasse took off passing three teams to move into third place, while over the final 50 metres, Tortu had a burst of speed combined with a perfectly executed final dip to take gold on the line.

Background[]

This was the 25th appearance of the event, having appeared at every Olympics since 1912.

Qualification[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

National Olympic Committees (NOCs) could qualify one relay team in one of three following ways:[2][3]

  • The top 8 NOCs at the 2019 World Athletics Championships qualified a relay team.
  • The top 8 NOCs at the 2021 World Athletics Relays qualified a relay team.
  • Where an NOC placed in the top 8 at both the 2019 World Championships and the 2021 World Relays, the quota place was allocated to the world top list as of 29 June 2021. In this case, 4 teams did so, so there are 4 places available through the world rankings.

A total of five athletes may be entered for a relay team. Should a NOC have also entered individual athletes in the corresponding individual event (100 m), the entered individual athletes must be included in the total of five (5) athletes entered for the relay event. In addition of five, NOCs can nominate a maximum of one alternate athlete for each team.

The qualifying period was originally from 1 May 2019 to 29 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the period was suspended from 6 April 2020 to 30 November 2020, with the end date extended to 29 June 2021. The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the given period that have the approval of the IAAF. Both indoor and outdoor meets are eligible. The most recent Area Championships may be counted in the ranking, even if not during the qualifying period.[2][4]

Qualified teams[]

A total of 16 NOCs qualified. Entry number: 16 teams of 5 athletes each (80), plus alternates.

Qualification standard No. of teams Qualified teams
2019 World Championships in Athletics
Finalists 		8  Brazil
 China
 France
 Great Britain
 Japan
 Netherlands
 South Africa
 United States
2021 World Athletics Relays
Further finalists 		4  Denmark
 Germany
 Ghana
 Italy
World Athletics Top List
(as of 29 June 2021) 		4  Canada[5]
 Jamaica[6]
 Trinidad and Tobago[7]
 Turkey[8]

Top list before competition[]

Source: 4x100 Metres Relay - men - senior - outdoor - 2021

  1. 38.27  Great Britain, 1st in Gateshead (GBR), on 13 July 2021
  2. 38.29  China, 1st in Shenzhen (CHN), on 20 March 2021
  3. 38.29  Canada, 2nd in Gateshead, on 13 July 2021
  4. 38.32  Germany, 1st at Sportanlage am Weinweg, Regensburg (GER) 20 June 2021
  5. 38.33  Jamaica, 1st at GC Foster College, Spanish Town (JAM) 8 May 2021
  6. 38.45  Brazil, 1h2 at Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL) 1 May 2021
  7. 38.45  Italy, 1h3 at Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL) 1 May 2021
  8. 38.49  South Africa, 2h3 at Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL) 1 May 2021
  9. 38.53  Nigeria, 1st at Yabatech Sport Complex, Lagos (NGR) 27 June 2021, first non-qualifier
  10. 38.56  Netherlands, 1st at Centre sportif Bout-du-Monde, Genève (SUI) 12 June 2021
  11. 38.60 Florida State Seminoles ( United States), 3rd at Hayward Field, Eugene (USA) 11 June 2021

Season's bests for the other qualified teams:

  1. 38.79  Ghana, 2h1 at Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL), on 1 May 2021
  2. 38.94  Turkey, 2f1 in Cluj-Napoca (ROU), on 19 June 2021
  3. 38.98  Japan, 3h2 at Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL), on 1 May 2021
  4. 39.06  Denmark, 4h2 at Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL), on 1 May 2021
  5. 39.08  France, 3h3 at Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL), on 1 May 2021
  6. 39.63  Trinidad and Tobago, 2nd at The Bahamas National Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 28 June 2021

Competition format[]

The event continued to use the two-round format introduced in 2012.[9]

Records[]

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Olympic, and area records were as follows.

World record  Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt (JAM) 36.84 London, United Kingdom 11 August 2012
Olympic record  Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt (JAM) 36.84 London, United Kingdom 11 August 2012
Area Time (s) Athlete Nation
Africa (records) 37.65
 South Africa
Asia (records) 37.43
 Japan
Europe (records) 37.36
 Great Britain
North, Central America
and Caribbean (records)		 36.84 WR
  • Nesta Carter
  • Michael Frater
  • Yohan Blake
  • Usain Bolt
  Jamaica
Oceania (records) 38.17
 Australia
 Australia
South America (records) 37.72
 Brazil

Schedule[]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay took place over two consecutive days.[1]

Date Time Round
Thursday, 5 August 2021 11:30 Heats
Friday, 6 August 2021 22:50 Final

Team rosters[]

Each roster has 5 athletes plus 1 reserve (R, when known).[10]

Results[]

Heats[]

Qualification Rules: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

Heat 1[]

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Reaction Time Notes
1 5  Jamaica Jevaughn Minzie, Julian Forte, Yohan Blake, Oblique Seville .146 37.82 Q, WL
2 3  Great Britain Chijindu Ujah, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake .152 38.02 Q, SB
3 4  Japan Shuhei Tada, Ryota Yamagata, Yoshihide Kiryū, Yuki Koike .147 38.16 Q, SB
4 9  France Mouhamadou Fall, Jimmy Vicaut, Méba-Mickaël Zeze, Ryan Zeze .156 38.18 SB
5 2  Brazil Rodrigo do Nascimento, Felipe Bardi dos Santos, Derick Silva, Paulo André de Oliveira .140 38.34 SB
6 8  Trinidad and Tobago Kion Benjamin, Eric Harrison Jr., Akanni Hislop, Richard Thompson .150 38.63 SB
6  Netherlands Joris van Gool, Taymir Burnet, Chris Garia, Churandy Martina .146 DNF
7  South Africa Clarence Munyai, Shaun Maswanganyi, Chederick van Wyk, Akani Simbine .150 DNF

Heat 2[]

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Reaction Time Notes
1 4  China Tang Xingqiang, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Wu Zhiqiang .152 37.92 (37.916) Q, SB
2 9  Canada Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse .177 37.92 (37.918) Q, SB
3 5  Italy Lorenzo Patta, Marcell Jacobs, Fausto Desalu, Filippo Tortu .170 37.95 Q, NR
4 6  Germany Julian Reus, Joshua Hartmann, Deniz Almas, Lucas Ansah-Peprah .134 38.06 q, SB
5 8  Ghana Sean Safo-Antwi, Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku, Emmanuel Yeboah, Joseph Amoah .137 38.08 q, NR
6 3  United States Trayvon Bromell, Fred Kerley, Ronnie Baker, Cravon Gillespie .148 38.10 SB
7 7  Denmark Simon Hansen, Tazana Kamanga-Dyrbak, Kojo Musah, Frederik Schou-Nielsen .143 38.16 NR
2  Turkey Ertan Özkan, Jak Ali Harvey, Kayhan Özer, Ramil Guliyev .146 DQ

Final[]

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 8  Italy Lorenzo Patta, Marcell Jacobs, Fausto Desalu, Filippo Tortu 0.154 37.50 WL, NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6  Great Britain Chijindu Ujah, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake 0.141 37.51 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4  Canada Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse 0.148 37.70 SB
4 7  China Tang Xingqiang, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Wu Zhiqiang 0.153 37.79 =NR
5 5  Jamaica Jevaughn Minzie, Julian Forte, Yohan Blake, Oblique Seville 0.158 37.84
6 3  Germany Julian Reus, Joshua Hartmann, Deniz Almas, Lucas Ansah-Peprah 0.136 38.12
9  Japan Shuhei Tada, Ryota Yamagata, Yoshihide Kiryū, Yuki Koike 0.139 DNF
2  Ghana Sean Safo-Antwi, Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku, Emmanuel Yeboah, Joseph Amoah 0.160 DQ

During the Olympics, British athlete Chijindu Ujah tested positive on anabolic agent ostarine and steroid-like S-23 (drug), and was provisionally suspended, confirmed on 14 September by B-sample.[12][13] The above results have not been officially amended yet.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Athletics Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Athletics" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. ^ "IAAF to follow other sports with world ranking system for athletes". BBC Sport. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Olympic qualification period suspended until 1 December 2020". World Athletics. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. ^ 37.91 at Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) - 04 OCT 2019
  6. ^ 38.15 at Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) - 04 OCT 2019
  7. ^ 38.46 in Lima (PER) - 09 AUG 2019
  8. ^ 38.47 at International, Yokohama (JPN) - 11 MAY 2019
  9. ^ "Athletics Explanatory Guide" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. August 2019.
  10. ^ "The XXXII Olympic Games (Athletics) | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Yoshihide Kiryu: why I run relays | SERIES | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Olympic silver medalist Chijindu Ujah provisionally suspended for doping violation".
  13. ^ "GB's Ujah suspended after positive test". BBC Sport.
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