The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics took place at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on August 21 and August 22. The two main contenders for the event were the reigning World Champions, the United States, and the reigning Olympic Champions, Jamaica. Jamaica held the world record at 37.10 (which was later rescinded), which was established at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, while the United States entered with the 2009 overall season-best 37.85.
Medalists Steve MullingsMichael FraterUsain BoltAsafa PowellDwight Thomas*Lerone Clarke*Darrel BrownMarc BurnsEmmanuel CallanderRichard ThompsonKeston Bledman*Simeon WilliamsonTyrone EdgarMarlon DevonishHarry Aikines-Aryeetey
* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Records Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. World record Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell 37.40Stuttgart, Germany21 August 1993Championship record Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell 37.40Stuttgart, Germany21 August 1993World LeadingRacers Track Club Daniel Bailey, Yohan Blake, Mario Forsythe, Usain Bolt 37.46London, Great Britain25 July 2009African Record Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa 37.94Athens, Greece9 August 1997Asian Record Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara38.03Osaka, Japan1 September 2007North American Record Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell 37.40Stuttgart, Germany21 August 1993South American record André da Silva, Claudinei da Silva, Vicente de Lima, Édson Ribeiro37.90Sydney, Australia30 September 2000European Record Dwain Chambers, Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish37.73Seville, Spain29 August 1999Oceanian Record Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Damien Marsh38.17Gothenburg, Sweden12 August 1995
No new world or championship record was set during this competition.
Qualification standard Standard 39.10
Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 21, 2009 19:30 HeatsAugust 22, 2009 20:50 Final
Results
Heats The first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualify. Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes 2 Simeon Williamson, Tyrone Edgar, Marlon Devonish, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 38.11 Q, SB 1 Darrel Brown, Marc Burns, Keston Bledman, Richard Thompson 38.47 Q 3 Roberto Donati, Simone Collio, Emanuele Di Gregorio, Fabio Cerutti 38.52 Q, SB 1 Masashi Eriguchi, Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira, Kenji Fujimitsu 38.53 Q 1 Ronald Pognon, Martial Mbandjock, Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux, Christophe Lemaitre 38.59 q, SB 2 Hank Palmer, Oluseyi Smith, Jared Connaughton, Bryan Barnett 38.60 Q, SB 3 Lerone Clarke, Michael Frater, Steve Mullings, Dwight Thomas 38.60 Q 1 Vicente de Lima, Sandro Viana, Basílio de Moraes, José Carlos Moreira 38.72 q, SB 3 Anthony Alozie, Josh Ross, Aaron Rouge-Serret, Matt Davies 38.93 SB 10 2 Gregory Sedoc, Caimin Douglas, Guus Hoogmoed, Patrick van Luijk 38.95 SB 11 2 Dany Gonçalves, Arnaldo Abrantes, Ricardo Monteiro, Francis Obikwelu 39.25 12 1 Pascal Mancini, Marc Schneeberger, Reto Schenkel, Marco Cribari 39.47 13 2 Nana Kofi Samm, Tanko Braimah, Seth Amoo, Aziz Zakari 39.61 SB 14 1 Hannes Dreyer, Leigh Julius, Thuso Mpuang, L. J. van Zyl 39.71 15 3 Apinan Sukaphai, Wachara Sondee, Suppachai Chimdee, Sittichai Suwonprateep 39.73 2 Terrence Trammell, Michael Rodgers, Shawn Crawford, Darvis Patton Illegal handover 3 Tobias Unger, Marius Broening, Alexander Kosenkow, Martin Keller 3 Michał Bielczyk, Dariusz Kuć, Mikołaj Lewański, Robert Kubaczyk
Key: DNF = Did not finish, DNS = Did not start, DQ = Disqualified, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best
Final Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes Steve Mullings, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell 37.31 WR Darrel Brown, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callander, Richard Thompson 37.62 NR Simeon Williamson, Tyrone Edgar, Marlon Devonish, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 38.02SB4 Masashi Eriguchi, Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira, Kenji Fujimitsu 38.30SB5 Sam Effah, Oluseyi Smith, Jared Connaughton, Bryan Barnett 38.39SB6 Roberto Donati, Simone Collio, Emanuele Di Gregorio, Fabio Cerutti 38.547 Vicente de Lima, Sandro Viana, Basílio de Moraes, José Carlos Moreira 38.56SB8 Ronald Pognon, Martial Mbandjock, Eddy De Lepine, Christophe Lemaitre 39.21
Key: CR = Championship record, NR = National record, SB = Seasonal best
References General 4×100 metres relay results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-20. Specific