2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay


The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 18 August.
Out of the blocks USA took the lead, passing first and building a small lead. A small lead is not adequate when Jamaica has Usain Bolt on the anchor. During the third handoff, Justin Gatlin seemed to go wide while struggling to get the baton, still in the lead while Jamaica had a smoother handoff. Once free of the technicalities, the multi gold medalist easily pulled away for the win.
Great Britain finished the race in third place but were disqualified after passing the baton outside the takeover zone on the second changeover. Canada then took the bronze.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
World record
36.84 London, Great Britain11 August 2012
Championship record
37.04 Daegu, South Korea4 September 2011
World Leading Red
37.58 Monaco19 July 2013
African record
37.94 Athens, Greece9 August 1997
Asian record
38.03 Osaka, Japan1 September 2007
North, Central American and Caribbean record
36.84 London, Great Britain11 August 2012
South American record
37.90 Sydney, Australia30 September 2000
European record
37.73 Sevilla, Spain29 August 1999
Oceanian record
38.17 Gothenburg, Sweden12 August 1995
Oceanian record
38.17 London, Great Britain10 August 2012

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat plus the 2 fastest times advanced to the [|final].
RankHeatLaneNationAthletesTimeNotes
124Charles Silmon, Mike Rodgers, Mookie Salaam, Justin Gatlin38.06Q
212Richard Kilty, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, James Ellington, Dwain Chambers38.12Q, SB
337Lucas Jakubczyk, Sven Knipphals, Julian Reus, Martin Keller38.13Q, SB
413Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Warren Weir, Oshane Bailey38.17Q
522Yoshihide Kiryu, Kenji Fujimitsu, Kei Takase, Shōta Iizuka38.23Q, SB
639Gavin Smellie, Aaron Brown, Dontae Richards-Kwok, Justyn Warner38.29Q, SB
717Jamol James, Keston Bledman, Rondel Sorrillo, Richard Thompson38.38q, SB
832Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Liemarvin Bonevacia, Hensley Paulina38.41q, SB
916Eduard Viles, Sergio Ruiz, Bruno Hortelano, Ángel David Rodríguez38.46NR
1035Michael Tumi, Matteo Galvan, Diego Marani, Delmas Obou38.49SB
1119Robert Kubaczyk, Grzegorz Zimniewicz, Karol Zalewski, Kamil Kryński38.51SB
1223Ruslan Perestyuk, Serhiy Smelyk, Ihor Bodrov, Vitaliy Korzh38.57
1338Lestrod Roland, Jason Rogers, Antoine Adams, Allistar Clarke38.58SB
1434Adrian Griffith, Warren Fraser, Jamial Rolle, Shavez Hart38.70NR
1528Andrew Hinds, Levi Cadogan, Shane Brathwaite, Ramon Gittens38.94NR
1627Guo Fan, Liang Jiahong, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng38.95SB
1726Emmanuel Biron, Mickaël-Meba Zézé, Arnaud Rémy, Jimmy Vicaut38.97
1818Oh Kyong-Soo, Cho Kyu-Won, Yoo Min-Woo, Kim Kuk-Young39.00NR
1914Aleksandr Khyutte, Konstantin Petryashov, Roman Smirnov, Aleksandr Brednev39.01SB
2025Tang Yik Chun, Lai Chun Ho, Ng Ka Fung, Tsui Chi Ho39.10
2115Jermaine Chirinos, Diego Rivas, Álvaro Luis Cassiani, Alberth Bravo39.14SB
2236Wang Wen-tang, Liu Yuan-kai, Pan Po-yu, Lo Yen-yao39.72
33Tim Leathart, Josh Ross, Andrew McCabe, Jarrod Geddes

Final

The final was started at 18:40.
RankLaneNationAthletesTimeNotes
5Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt37.36WL
4Charles Silmon, Mike Rodgers, Mookie Salaam, Justin Gatlin37.66
7Gavin Smellie, Aaron Brown, Dontae Richards-Kwok, Justyn Warner37.92SB
43Lucas Jakubczyk, Sven Knipphals, Julian Reus, Martin Keller38.04SB
52Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Liemarvin Bonevacia, Hensley Paulina38.37SB
68Yoshihide Kiryu, Kenji Fujimitsu, Kei Takase, Shōta Iizuka38.39
71Ayodele Taffe, Keston Bledman, Rondel Sorrillo, Richard Thompson38.57
6Adam Gemili, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, James Ellington, Dwain Chambers 170.7