The 4 X 100 meters relay became part of the Olympic track and field program in 1912. Since then, teams representing Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Jamaica, Soviet Union, and the United States have won the event. The United States has won the Olympic 4 X 100 meters relay title race 15 times, the most by one nation.
Nineteen (19) nations have won medals in the Olympic 4 X 100 meters relay final. The United States leads the medal count with 18 (15 gold, 3 silver), followed by Soviet Union with 7 (2 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze), Great Britain with 7 (2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze), France with 5 (1 silver, 4 bronze), Germany with 5 (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), Brazil with 3 (1silver, 2 bronze), Cuba with 3 (1silver, 2 bronze), Italy with 3 (1silver, 2 bronze), Nigeria with 3 (1 silver, 2 bronze), Jamaica with 2 gold, Canada with 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze), Poland with 2 silver, Sweden with 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze), Trinidad & Tobago with 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze), the Federal Republic of Germany with 2 bronze, the German Democratic Republic with 1 silver, Japan with 1 silver, Hungary with 1 bronze medal, and the Netherlands with 1 bronze medal.
Thirty-three (33) nations have scored points by placing in the Olympic 4 X 100 meters relay final. The United States leads the point total with 177, followed by Great Britain (86), the Soviet Union (62), France (63), Italy (49), Germany (43), Jamaica (40), Canada (39), Poland (33), Cuba (27), Japan (27), Brazil (23), the Federal Republic of Germany (22), the German Democratic Republic (20), Sweden (18), the Netherlands (18), Hungary has (17), Nigeria (16), Trinidad & Tobago (16), Czechoslovakia (8), Switzerland (7), Venezuela (7), Argentina (5), Australia (5), Ukraine (5), the Commonwealth of Independent States (4), Denmark (4), Bulgaria (3), and Luxembourg (3), Austria (2), China (2), the Ivory Coast (1) and Ghana (1).
(Points for Place: 1st=10 points; 2nd =8 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=5 points; 5th =4 points; 6th=3 points; 7th=2 points; 8th=1 point)
From 1956 to 1964, both the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) competed as a single team. From 1968 to 1988, they competed separately, reuniting as a single German team in 1992, after German reunification in 1991.
Following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, the former Soviet Socialist Republics, expect for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, competed as the Commonwealth of Independent States, or the “Unified Team” in 1992.
Olympic records noted are the records immediately before the final, including marks established in the qualifying rounds.
1912 Stockholm (July 9)
World Record: 42.3 Germany July 8, 1912
Olympic Record: 42.3 Germany July 8, 1912
1, Great Britain, 42.4
David Jacobs (Wales), Henry Macintosh (Scotland), Victor d’Arcy (England), William Applegarth (England)
2, Sweden, 42.6
Ivan Möller, Karl August Luther, Ture Person, Knut Lindberg
DQ Germany
Otto Röhr, Max Herrmann, Erwin Kern, Richard Rau
1920 Antwerp (August 22)
World Record: 42.3 Germany July 8, 1912
Olympic Record: 42.3 Germany July 8, 1912
1, United States, 42.2 WR, OR
Charles Paddock, Jackson Scholz, Loren Murchison, Morris Kirksey
2, France, 42.5
René Lorain, René Tirard, René Mourlon, Émile Ali Khan
3, Sweden, 42.8
Agne Holmström, William Petersson, Sven Malm, Nils Sandström
4, Great Britain, 43.0
William Hill (England), Harold Abrahams (England), Denis Black (England), Victor d’Arcy (England)
5, Denmark, 43.3
Henri Thorsen, Fritiof Normann Andersen, August Sørensen, Marinus Sørensen
6, Luxembourg, 43.6
Jean Colbach, Paul Hammer, Jean Proess, Alex Servais
1924 Paris (July 13)
World Record: 41.0 United States July 13, 1924
Olympic Record: 41.0 United States July 13, 1924
1, United States, 41.0 =WR, =OR
Francis “Frank” Hussey, Pinky Clarke, Loren Murchison, Al LeConey
2, Great Britain, 41.2
Harold Abrahams (England), Walter Rangeley (England), Lance Royle (England), William Nichol (England)
3, Netherlands, 41.8
Jacob “Jaap” Boot, Hericus “Harry” Broos, Jan de Vries, Rinus van den Berge
4, Hungary, 41.8
Ferenc Gerő, Lajos Kurunczy, László Muskát, Gusztáv Rózsahegyi
5, France, 42.2
Maurice Degrelle, Albert Heisé, André Mourlon, René Mourlon
DQ Switzerland
Karl Borner, Heinz Hemmi, Josef Imbach, Victor Moriaud
1928 Amsterdam (August 4)
World Record: 41.0 United States July 13, 1924; (4X110 yards) Newark Athletic Club (United States) July 4, 1927; Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) June 10, 1928
Olympic Record: 41.0 United States July 13, 1924
1, United States, 41.0 =WR, =OR
Frank Wykoff, James “Jimmy” Quinn, Charles Borah, Henry “Hank” Russell
2, Germany, 41.2
Georg Lammers, Richard Corts, Hubert Houben, Helmut Körnig
3, Great Britain, 41.8
Cyril Gill (England), Edward “Teddy” Smouha (England), Walter Rangeley (England), Jack London (England)
4, France, 42.0
André Cerbonney, Gilbert Auvergne, André Dufau, André Mourlon
5, Switzerland, 42.6
Emmanuel Goldsmith, Willy Weibel, Willy Tschopp, Hans Niggl
DQ Canada
Ralph Adams, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Buck Hester, Percy Williams
1932 Los Angeles (August 7)
World Record: 40.6 Germany, July 14, 1932; United States, August 6, 1932
Olympic Record: 40.6 United States, August 6, 1932
1, United States, 40.0 WR, OR
Robert “Bob” Kiesel, Emmett Toppino, Hec Dyer, Frank Wykoff
2, Germany, 40.9
Helmut Körnig, Fritz Hendrix, Erich Borchmeyer, Arthur Jonath
3, Italy, 41.2
Giuseppe Castelli, Ruggero Maregatti, Gabriele Salviati, Edgardo Toetti
4, Canada, 41.3
Percy Williams, James Brown, Harold Wright, Birchall “Bert” Pearson
5, Japan, 41.3
Takayoshi Yoshioka, Chuhei Nanbu, Izuo Anno, Itaro Nakajima
6, Great Britain, 41.4
Don Finlay (England), Stanley Fuller (England), Stanley Engelhart (England), Ernest “Ernie” Page (England)
1936 Berlin (August 9)
World Record: 40.0 United States, August 7, 1932; United States, August 8, 1938
Olympic Record: 40.0 United States, August 8, 1932
1, United States, 39.80 WR, OR
James “Jesse” Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, Frank Wykoff
2, Italy, 41.10
Orazio Mariani, Gianni Caldana, Elio Ragni, Tullio Gonnelli
3, Germany, 41.20
Wilhelm Leichum, Erich Borchmeyer, Erwin Gillmeister, Gerd Hornberger
4, Argentina, 42.20
Juan Lavenás, Antonio Sande, Carlos Hofmeister, Tomás Beswick
5, Canada, 42.70
Samuel Richardson, Arthur Bruce Humber, Lee Orr, Howard “Howie” McPhee
DQ Netherlands
Tjeerd Boersma, Wil van Beveren, Chris Berger, Tinus Osendarp
1948 London
World Record: 39.8 United States, August 9, 1936
Olympic Record: 39.8 United States, August 9, 1936
1, United States, 40.60
Norwood “Barney” Ewell, Lorenzo Wright, Harrison Dillard, Melvin “Mel” Patton
2, Great Britain, 41.30
John “Jack” Archer (England), John “Jack” Gregory (England), Alastair McCorquodale (England), Kenneth “Ken” Jones (England)
3, Italy, 41.50
Michele Tito, Enrico Perucconi, Antonio Siddi, Carlo Monti
4, Hungary, 41.60
Ferenc Tima, László Bartha, György Csányi, Béla Goldoványi
5, Canada, 41.90
Don McFarlane, James “Jim” O’Brien, Donald “Don” Pettie, Edward “Ted” Haggis
6, Netherlands, 41.90
Jan Lammers, Johannes “Jan” Meyer, Gabe Scholten, Jan Zwaan
1952 Helsinki
World Record: 39.8 United States, August 9, 1936
Olympic Record: 39.8 United States, August 9, 1936
1, United States, 40.10
Dean Smith, Harrison Dillard, Lindy Remigino, Andrew “Andy” Stanfield
2, Soviet Union, 40.10
Boris Tokarev (Russia), Lev Kalyayev (Russia) Levan Sanadze (Georgia), Vladimir Sukharyev (Kyrgyzstan)
3, Hungary, 40.50
László Zarándi, Géza Varasdi, György Csányi, Béla Goldoványi
4, Great Britain, 40.60
Emmanuel McDonald Bailey (Trinidad & Tobago), William Jack (Scotland), Jack Gregory (England), Brian Shenton (England)
5, France, 40.90
Alain Porthault, Étienne Bally, Yves Camus, René Bonino
6, Czechoslovakia, 41.20
František Brož, Jiří David, Miroslav Horčic, Zdeněk Pospíšil
1956 Melbourne (December 1)
World Record: 39.8 United States, August 9, 1936
Olympic Record: 39.8 United States, August 9, 1936
1, United States, 39.5 (WR, OR)
Ira Murchison, Leamon King, Thane Baker, Bobby Joe Morrow
2, Soviet Union, 39.8
Leonid Barteniev (Ukraine), Boris Tokarev (Russia), Yury Konovalov (Azerbaijan), Vladimir Sukharev (Kyrgyzstan)
3, Germany (Federal Republic of Germany), 40.3
Lothar Knörzer, Leonhard “Leo” Pohl, Heinz Fütterer, Manfred Germar
4, Italy, 40.3
Franco Galbiati, Giovanni Ghiselli, Luigi Gnocchi, Vincenzo Lombardo
5, Great Britain, 40.6
Kenneth “Ken” Box (England), Eric Roy Sandstrom (England), David Segal (England), Brian Shenton (England)
6, Poland, 40.6
Marian Foik, Jan Jarzembowski, Edward Szmidt, Zenon Baranowski
1960 Rome (September 8)
World Record: 39.5 United States, December 1, 1956; United States, August 29, 1958; Germany, September 7, 1960
Olympic Record: 39.5 (39.61) Germany, September 7, 1960
1, Germany (Federal Republic of Germany), 39.5 (39.66) =WR
Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf, Martin Lauer
2, Soviet Union, 40.1 (40.24)
Gusman Kosanov (Kazakhstan), Leonid Barteniev (Ukraine), Yury Konovalov (Azerbaijan), Edvin Ozolin (Russia)
3, Great Britain 40.2 (40.32)
Peter Radford (England), David Jones (England), David Segal (England), Neville “Nick” Whitehead (Wales)
4, Italy, 40.2 (40.33)
Armando Sardi, Pier Giorgio Cazzola, Salvatore Giannone, Livio Berruti
5, Venezuela, 40.7 (40.83)
Clive Bonas, Lloyd Murad, Emilio Romero, Rafael Romero
DQ United States, 39.4 (39.60)
Frank Budd, Ray Norton, Stonewall :Stone) Johnson, David Sime
1964 Tokyo (October 21)
World Record: 39.1 United States, July 15, 1961
1, United States 39.0 (39.06) WR
Paul Drayton, Gerry Ashworth, Dick Stebbins, Robert “Bob” Hayes
2, Poland, 39.36
Andrzej Zieliński, Wiesław Maniak, Marian Foik, Marian Dudziak
3, France, 39.36
Paul Genevay, Bernard Laidebeur, Claude Piquemal, Jocelyn Delecour
4, Jamaica, 39.49
Pablo McNeil, Patrick Robinson, Lynworth “Lynn” Headley, Dennis Johnson
5, Soviet Union, 39.50
Edvin Ozolin (Russia), Boris Zubov (Russia), Gusman Kosanov (Kazakhstan), Borys Savchuk (Ukraine)
6, Venezuela, 39.53
Arquímedes Herrera, Lloyd Murad, Rafael Romero, Hortensio Fucil
7, Italy, 39.54
Livio Berruti, Ennio Preatoni, Sergio Ottolina, Pasquale Giannattasio
8, Great Britain, 39.69
Peter Radford (England), Ron Jones (Wales), Walter Campbell (Scotland), Lynn Davies (Wales)
1968 Mexico City (October 20)
World Record: 38.6y (A) University of Southern California (United States/Jamaica) June 17, 1967
1, United States, 38.2 (38.24) (A) WR, OR
Charles Greene, Melvin “Mel” Pender, Ronnie Ray Smith, James “Jim” Hines
2, Cuba, 38.40
Hermes Ramírez, Juan Morales, Pablo Montes, Enrique Figuerola
3, France, 38.43
Gérard Fenouil, Jocelyn Delecour, Claude Piquemal, Roger Bambuck
4, Jamaica, 38.47
Errol Stewart, Michael “Mike” Fray, Clifton Forbes, Lennox Miller
5, German Democratic Republic, 38.66
Heinz Erbstösser Hartmut Schelter, Peter Haase, Harald Eggers
6, Federal Republic of Germany, 38.76
Karl-Peter Schmidtke, Gert Metz, Gerhard Wucherer, Jochen Eigenherr
7, Italy, 39.22
Sergio Ottolina, Ennio Preatoni, Angelo Sguazzero, Livio Berruti
8, Poland, 39.22
Wiesław Maniak, Edward Romanowski, Zenon Nowosz, Marian Dudziak
1972 Munich (September 10)
World Record: 38.2 (38.24) (A) United States, October 20, 1968
Olympic Record: 38.2 (38.24) (A) United States, October 20, 1968
1, United States, 38.19 WR, OR
Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart
2, Soviet Union, 38.50
Aleksandr Kornelyuk (Azerbaijan), Vladimir Lovetsky (Belarus), Juris Silovs (Latvia), Valeriy Borzov (Ukraine)
3, Federal Republic of Germany, 38.79
Jobst Hirscht, Karl-HeinzKlotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl
4, Czechoslovakia, 38.82
Jaroslav Matoušek, Juraj Demeč, Jiří Kynos, Luděk Bohman
5, German Democratic Republic, 38.90
Manfred Kokot, Bernd Borth, Hans-Jürgen Bombach, Siegfried Schenke
6, Poland, 39.03
Stanisław Wagner, Tadeusz Cuch, Jerzy Czerbniak, Zenon Nowosz
7, France, 39.14
Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Grès, Gérard Fenouil, Bruno Cherrier
8, Italy, 39.14
Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, Pietro Mennea
1976 Montreal (July 31)
World Record: 38.19 United States September 10, 1972
Olympic Record: 38.19 United States September 10, 1972
1, United States, 38.33
Harvey Glance, Johnny Jones, Millard Hampton, Steve Riddick
2, German Democratic Republic, 38.66
Manfred Kokot, Jörg Pfeifer, Klaus-Dieter Kurrat, Alexander Thieme
3, Soviet Union, 38.78
Aleksandr Aksinin (Russia), Nikolay Kolesnikov (Kazakhstan), Juris Silovs (Latvia), Valeriy Borzov (Ukraine)
4, Poland, 38.83
Andrzej Świerczyński, Marian Woronin, Bogdan Grzejszczak, Zenon Licznerski
5, Cuba, 38.96
Francisco Gómez, Alejandro Casañas, Hermes Ramírez, Silvio Leonard
6, Italy, 39.08
Vincenzo Guerini, Luciano Caravani, Luigi Benedetti, Pietro Mennea
7, France, 39.16
Jean-Claude Amoureux, Joseph Arame, Lucien Sainte-Rose, Dominique Chauvelot
8, Canada, 39.47
Hugh Spooner, Marvin Nash, Al Dukowski, Hugh Fraser
1980 Moscow (August 1)
World Record: 38.03 United States September 3, 1977
Olympic Record: 38.19 United States September 10, 1972
1, Soviet Union, 38.26
Vladimir Muravyov (Kazakhstan), Nikolay Sidorov (Russia) Aleksandr Aksinin (Russia), Andrey Prokofyev (Russia)
2, Poland, 38.33
Krzysztof Zwoliński, Zenon Licznerski, Lech Dunecki, Marian Woronin
3, France, 38.53
Antoine Richard, Pascal Barré, Patrick Barré, Hermann Panzo
4, Great Britain, 38.62
Mike McFarlane, Allan Wells, Cameron Sharp, Drew McMaster
5, German Democratic Republic, 38.73
Sören Schlegel, Eugen Ray, Bernhard Hoff, Thomas Munkelt
6, Bulgaria, 38.99
Pavel Pavlov, Vladimir Ivanov, Ivaylo Karanyotov, Petar Petrov
7, Nigeria, 39.12
Hammed Adio, Kayode Elegbede, Olajidie Oyeledun, Peter Okodogbe
8, Brazil, 39.54
Milton de Castro, Nelson dos Santos, Katsuhiko Nakaya, Altevir de Araújo Filho
1984 Los Angeles (August 11)
World Record: 37.86 United States August 10, 1983
Olympic Record: 38.19 United States September 10, 1972
1, United States, 37.83 WR, OR
Sam Graddy, Ron Brown, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis
2, Jamaica, 38.62
Albert Lawrence, Greg Meghoo, Don Quarrie, Ray Stewart
3, Canada, 38.70
Ben Johnson, Tony Sharpe, Desai Williams, Sterling Hinds
4, Italy, 38.87
Antonio Ullo, Giovanni Bongiorni, Stefano Tilli, Pietro Mennea
5, Federal Republic of Germany, 38.99
Jürgen Koffler, Peter Klein, Jürgen Evers, Ralf Lübke
6, France, 39.10
Antoine Richard, Jean-Jacques Boussemart, Marc Gasparoni, Bruno Marie-Rose
7, Great Britain, 39.13
Daley Thompson (England), Donovan Reid (England), Mike McFarlane (England), Allan Wells (Scotland)
8, Brazil, 39.40
Arnaldo da Silva, Nelson dos Santos, Katsuhiko Nakaya, Paulo Roberto Correia
1988 Seoul (October 1)
World Record: 37.83 United States August 11, 1984
Olympic Record: 37.83 United States August 11, 1984
1, Soviet Union, 38.19
Viktor Bryzhin (Ukraine), Vladimir Krylov (Russia), Vladimir Muravyov (Kazakhstan), Vitaly Savin (Kazakhstan)
2, Great Britain, 38.28
Elliot Bunney (Scotland), John Regis (England), Mike McFarlane (England), Linford Christie (England)
3, France, 38.40
Bruno Marie-Rose, Daniel Sangouma, Gilles Quénéhervé, Max Morinière
4, Jamaica, 38.47
Christopher Faulknor, Gregory Meghoo, Clive Wright, John Mair
5, Italy, 38.54
Ezio Madonia, Sandro Floris, Pier-Francesco Pavoni, Stefano Tilli
6, Federal Republic of Germany, 38.55
Fritz Heer, Christian Haas, Peter Klein, Dirk Schweisfurth
7, Canada, 38.93
Desai Williams, Atlee Mahorn, Cyprian Enweani, Brian Morrison
8, Hungary, 39.19
György Bakos, László Karaffa, István Tatár, Attila Kovács
1992 Barcelona (August 8)
World Record: 37.50 United States September 1, 1991
Olympic Record: 37.83 United States August 11, 1984
1, United States, 37.40 (WR, OR)
Michael “Mike” Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis
2, Nigeria, 37.98
Oluyemi Kayode, Chidi Imoh, Olapade Adeniken, Davidson Ezinwa
3, Cuba, 38.00
Andrés Simón, Joël Lamela, Joel Isasi, Jorge Aguilera
4, Great Britain, 38.08
Marcus Adam (England), Tony Jarrett (England), John Regis (England), Linford Christie (England)
5, Commonwealth of Independent States, 38.17
Pavel Galkin (Russia), Edvin Ivanov (Russia), Andrey Fedoriv (Ukraine), Vitaly Savin (Kazakhstan)
6, Japan, 38.77
Shinji Aoto, Hisatsugu Suzuki, Satoru Inoue, Tatsuo Sugimoto
7, Austria, 39.30
Christoph Pöstinger, Thomas Renner, Andreas Berger, Franz Ratzenberger
8, Ivory Coast, 39.31
Franck Waota, Jean-Olivier Zirignon, Gilles Bogui, Ouattara Lagazane
1996 Atlanta (August 3)
World Record: 37.40 United States, August 8 1992; United States, August 21, 1993
Olympic Record: 37.40 United States, August 8 1992;
1, Canada, 37.69
Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey
2, United States, 38.05
Jon Drummond, Tim Harden, Mike Marsh, Dennis Mitchell
3, Brazil, 38.41
Arnaldo da Silva, Róbson da Silva, Edson Ribeiro, André da Silva
4, Ukraine, 38.55
Kostia Rurak, Serhiy Osovych, Oleh Kramarenko, Vladyslav Dolohodin
5, Sweden, 38.67
Peter Karlsson, Torbjörn Mårtensson, Lars Hedner, Patrik Strenius
6, Cuba, 39.39
Andrés Simón, Joël Lamela, Joel Isasi, Luis Alberto Pérez
DNF France
Hermann Lomba, Régis Groisard, Pascal Théophile, Needy Guims
DNS Ghana
Albert Agyemang, Eric Nkansah, Christian Nsiah, Emmanuel Tuffour, Abdul Aziz Zakari
2000 Sydney (September 30)
World Record: 37.40 United States, August 8 1992; United States, August 21, 1993
Olympic Record: 37.40 United States, August 8 1992;
1, United States, 37.61
Jon Drummond, Bernard Williams, III, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene
2, Brazil, 37.90
Vicente Lima, Edson Ribeiro, André da Silva, Claudinei da Silva
3, Cuba, 38.04
José A. César, Luis Alberto Pérez, Iván García, Freddy Mayola
4, Jamaica, 38.20
Lindel Frater, Dwight Thomas, Chris Williams, Llewelyn Bredwood
5, France, 38.49
Frédéric Krantz, David Patros, Christophe Cheval, Needy Guims
6, Japan, 38.66
Shigeyuki Kojima, Koji Ito, Shingo Suetsugu, Nobuharu Asahara
7, Italy, 38.67
Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro, Maurizio Checcucci, Andrea Colombo
8, Poland, 38.96
Marcin Nowak, Marcin Urbaś, Piotr Balcerzak, Ryszard Pilarczyk
2004 Athens (August 28)
World Record: 37.40 United States, August 8 1992; United States, August 21, 1993
Olympic Record: 37.40 United States, August 8 1992;
1, Great Britain, 38.07
Jason Gardener (England), Darren Campbell (England), Marlon Devonish (England), Mark Lewis-Francis (England)
2, United States, 38.08
Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin, Coby Miller, Maurice Greene
3, Nigeria, 38.23
Olusoji Fasuba, Uchenna Emedolu, Aaron Egbele, Deji Aliu
4, Japan, 38.49
Hiroyasu Tsuchie, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara
5, Poland, 38.54
Zbigniew Tulin, Łukasz Chyła, Marcin Jędrusiński, Marcin Urbaś
6, Australia, 38.56
Adam Basil, Paul Di Bella, Patrick Johnson, Joshua Ross
7, Trinidad & Tobago, 38.60
Niconnor “Nico” Alexander, Marc Burns, Ato Boldon, Darrel Brown
8, Brazil, 38.67
Cláudio de Sousa, Edson Ribeiro, André da Silva, Vicente de Lima
2008 Beijing (August 22)
World Record: 37.40 United States, August 8 1992; United States, August 21, 1993
Olympic Record: 37.40 United States, August 8 1992
1, Jamaica, 37.10 WR, OR
Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell
2, Trinidad & Tobago, 38.06
Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callander, Richard Thompson
3, Japan, 38.15
Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara
4, Brazil, 38.24
Vicente de Lima, Sandro Viana, Bruno de Barros, José Carlos Moreira
5, Germany, 38.58
Tobias Unger, Till Helmke, Alexander Kosenkow, Martin Keller
6, Canada, 38.66
Hank Palmer, Anson Henry, Jared Connaughton, Pierre Browne
7, Netherlands, 45.81
Maarten Heisen, Guus Hoogmoed, Patrick van Luijk, Caimin Douglas
DQ China N/T
Wen Yongyi, Zhang Peimeng, Lu Bin, Hu Kai
2012 London (August 11)
World Record: 37.04 Jamaica, September 4, 2011
Olympic Record: 37.10 Jamaica, August 22, 2008
1, Jamaica 36.84 WR, OR
Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt
2, United States 37.04
Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey
3, Trinidad and Tobago 38.12
Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson
4, France 38.16
Jimmy Vicaut, Christophe Lemaitre, Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux, Ronald Pognon
5, Japan 38.35
Ryota Yamagata, Masashi Eriguchi, Shinji Takahira, Shota Iizuka
6, Netherlands 38.39
Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Giovanni Codrington, Patrick van Luijk
7, Australia 38.43
Anthony Alozie, Isaac Ntiamoah, Andrew McCabe, Joshua Ross
DQ, Canada N/T
Gavin Smellie, Oluseyi Smith, Jared Connaughton, Justyn Warner
References:
Athletics Men’s 4 X 100 Metres Relay, Sports Reference/Olympic Sports;
International Association of Athletic Federations, IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011, Part IV (IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, 2011);
International Association of Athletic Federations, IAAF Statistics Handbook, Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012, Part I (IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, 2012);
International Association of Athletic Federations, IAAF Statistics Handbook, Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012, Part II (IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, 2012);
Wallechinsky, David, and Jaime Loucky, The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2012 Edition (London: Aurum Press, 2012).
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