2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics_–_Men's_4_×_100_metres_relay
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 29 August.[1][2]
| Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 29 August (heats & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 58 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 37.36 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Heats
Jamaica ran Rasheed Dwyer to rest Usain Bolt in the heats. The United States employed a rare strategy of running the main team and not resting any runners.
The US won the first heat with Great Britain second while resting Chijindu Ujah. Jamaica won the second heat. China set an Asian Continental Record in their heat.
Final race
The United States managed a clean handoff two times between Trayvon Bromell, Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay, while Jamaica stiff between Nesta Carter and Asafa Powell.[3] Around the final turn, Nickel Ashmeade made up ground on Gay. The final baton change between Mike Rodgers and Tyson Gay was completed outside the changeover zone and the American team was disqualified.[4]
Jamaica won, with China second and Canada third. Britain did not finish after failing to complete the final baton change.[5][6]
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[7]
All times are local times (UTC+8)
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.[9]
Final
The final was started at 21:10.[10]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 |  Jamaica (JAM) | Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt | 37.36 | WL |
 | 9 |  China (CHN) | Mo Youxue, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng | 38.01 | |
 | 3 |  Canada (CAN) | Aaron Brown, Andre De Grasse, Brendon Rodney, Justyn Warner | 38.13 | |
| 4 | 8 |  Germany (GER) | Julian Reus, Sven Knipphals, Alexander Kosenkow, Aleixo-Platini Menga | 38.15 | SB |
| 5 | 5 |  France (FRA) | Emmanuel Biron, Christophe Lemaitre, Guy-Elphège Anouman, Jimmy Vicaut | 38.23 | |
| 6 | 2 |  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) | Chavaughn Walsh, Daniel Bailey, Jared Jarvis, Miguel Francis | 38.61 | |
| 7 |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | Richard Kilty, Daniel Talbot, James Ellington, Chijindu Ujah | DNF | ||
| 6 |  United States (USA) | Trayvon Bromell, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Mike Rodgers | DQ (37.77) | R170.7[11] |
- "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- "Start list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- "2015 World Athletic Championships: Clean sweep for Usain Bolt as Jamaica win gold in 4x100m relay". Irish Independent. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- Clarey, Christopher (29 August 2015). "Ashton Eaton's Record Moment for U.S. Is Tempered by Error in 4x100 Relay". The New York Times.
- "2015 World Athletics Championships: Bolt, Jamaica triumph in 4x100m final". CNN. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "REPORT: MEN'S 4X100M FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "Records & Lists – 4x100 metres relay". IAAF. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
- Passing the baton outside the takeover zone