The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 22 and 23 July 2022.Timetable
Records Before the competition records were as follows:
RecordAthlete & LocationDate World recordNesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt36.84London, Great Britain11 August 2012Championship recordNesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt37.04Daegu, South Korea4 September 2011World LeadingKevin Kranz, Joshua Hartmann, Owen Ansah, Lucas Ansah-Peprah37.99Regensburg, Germany3 June 2022African RecordThando Dlodlo, Simon Magakwe, Clarence Munyai, Akani Simbine37.65Doha, Qatar4 October 2019Asian RecordShuhei Tada, Kirara Shiraishi, Yoshihide Kiryu, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown37.43Doha, Qatar5 October 2019North, Central American and Caribbean recordNesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt36.84London, Great Britain11 August 2012South American RecordRodrigo do Nascimento, Vitor Hugo dos Santos, Derick Silva, Paulo André Camilo37.72Doha, Qatar5 October 2019European RecordAdam Gemili, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake37.37Doha, Qatar5 October 2019Oceanian recordPaul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Damien Marsh38.17Gothenburg, Sweden12 August 1995Anthony Alozie, Isaac Ntiamoah, Andrew McCabe, Joshua RossLondon, Great Britain10 August 2012
Qualification standard The standard to qualify automatically for entry was to finish in the first 10 at 2021 World Relays, completed by 6 2021-2022 top lists' teams.
Participating teams
(1st) (2nd) (3rd) (4th) (5th) (6th) (7th) (9th) (10th)
South Africa, subsequently disqualified for doping after the 2021 World Athletics Relays, finally replaces qualified Ukraine (8th at World Relays) which had withdrawn, as per the 7th and last time of the South African U20 team in Nairobi.
2021 Top list 37.50 1 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 6 August 2021 37.70 2 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 6 August 2021 37.79 3 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 6 August 2021 37.82 1h1 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021 38.06 4h2 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021 38.08 5h2 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021 38.10 6h2 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021 38.16 2h1 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021 38.16 7h2 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021 38.18 3h1 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021 38.27 1 International Stadium, Gateshead (GBR) 13 July 2021 38.34 4h1 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021 38.49 3 International Stadium, Gateshead (GBR) 13 July 2021 38.51 U20 1 Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi (KEN) 22 August 2021 38.53 1 Yabatech Sport Complex, Lagos (NGR) 27 June 2021 38.63 5h1 National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 5 August 2021
2022 Top list
37.99 1f1 NR Universitätsstadion am Biopark, Regensburg (GER) 3 June 2022 38.09 Adidas team (USA) 1f1 Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA) 16 April 2022 38.31 1 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 21 May 2022 38.35 1 Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City (NGR) 25 June 2022 38.41 2 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 21 May 2022 38.43 1 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 31 May 2022 38.56 1 NR Yecheon (KOR) 4 June 2022 38.63 1 National Stadium, Gaborone (BOT) 30 April 2022 38.70 1 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 30 June 2022 38.72 1f3 Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, CA (USA) 16 April 2022 38.76 1 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain (TTO) 26 June 2022 38.89 Racers Track Club (JAM) 1f1 National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) 26 February 2022 38.89 2f1 Centre sportif du Bout-du-Monde, Geneva (SUI) 11 June 2022 38.90 SESI - SP (BRA) 1f3 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 23 June 2022 38.95 1 Stade Complexe Olympique, Oran (ALG) 1 July 2022 38.97 1 Estadio Iberoamericano, Huelva (ESP) 25 May 2022 38.98 2 Stade Complexe Olympique, Oran (ALG) 1 July 2022
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Team rosters Each roster has 5 or 6 athletes:
Heat 1 Germany: Owen Ansah Lucas Ansah-Peprah Kevin Kranz Joshua Hartmann Milo Skupin-Alfa Julian Wagner Nigeria: Favour Ashe Raymond Ekevwo Usheoritse Itsekiri Godson Oghenebrume Seye Ogunlewe Udodi Onwuzurike Japan: Ryuichiro Sakai Koki Ueyama Yuki Koike Abdul Hakim Sani Brown Hiroki Yanagita
Great Britain: Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Zharnel Hughes Reece Prescod Jeremiah Azu Jona Efoloko Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake China: Su Bingtian Xie Zhenye Wu Zhiqiang Tang Xingqiang Chen Guanfeng Deng Zhijiang the Netherlands: Joris van Gool Raphael Bouju Xavi Mo-Ajok Elvis Afrifa Hensley Paulina Taymir Burnet United States: Trayvon Bromell Marvin Bracy Fred Kerley (r) Elijah Hall Josephus Lyles Kyree King Ghana: Benjamin Azamati Sean Safo-Antwi Joseph Oduro Manu Joseph Amoah Emmanuel Yeboah
Heat 2
Denmark: Frederik Schou-Nielsen Tazana Kamanga-Dyrbak Kojo Musah Simon Hansen Tobias Larsen Emil Kjær South Africa: Akani Simbine Clarence Munyai Shaun Maswanganyi Gift Leotlela Emile Erasmus Henricho Bruintjies Brazil: Erik Cardoso Lucas Rodrigues da Silva Rodrigo do Nascimento Derick Silva Gabriel dos Santos Garcia Felipe Bardi dos Santos Italy: Chituru Ali Marcell Jacobs (r) Matteo Melluzzo Fausto Desalu Lorenzo Patta Diego Pettorossi Hillary Wanderson Polanco Rijo France: Jimmy Vicaut Mouhamadou Fall (DQ) Pablo Matéo Aymeric Priam Méba-Mickaël Zeze Ryan Zeze Spain: Alberto Calero Bernat Canet
Pablo Montalvo Pol Retamal Canada: Aaron Brown Malachi Murray Andre De Grasse Jerome Blake Brendon Rodney Benjamin Williams Jamaica: Kemar Bailey-Cole Ackeem Blake Yohan Blake Oblique Seville Conroy Jones Jelani Walker
Schedule The event schedule, in local time (UTC-7), was as follows:
Date Time Round22 July 18:05 Heats23 July 19:50 Final
Results
Heats The first three in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final. STARTLIST 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Round 1SUMMARY 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Round 1
Rank Heat Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 1 7 Christian Coleman, Noah Lyles, Elijah Hall, Marvin Bracy 37.87 , 2 2 5 Méba-Mickaël Zeze, Pablo Matéo, Ryan Zeze, Jimmy Vicaut 38.09 , 3 2 7 Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse 38.10 , 4 2 2 Henricho Bruintjies, Emile Erasmus, Clarence Munyai, Akani Simbine 38.31 , 5 2 8 Ackeem Blake, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Conroy Jones, Jelani Walker 38.33 , 6 2 3 Rodrigo do Nascimento, Felipe Bardi, Derick Silva, Erik Cardoso 38.41 , 7 1 4 Adam Gemili, Zharnel Hughes, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Reece Prescod 38.49 8 1 8 Sean Safo-Antwi, Benjamin Azamati, Joseph Oduro Manu, Joseph Amoah 38.58 , 9 2 6 Bernat Canet, Pol Retamal, , 38.70 10 2 4 Lorenzo Patta, Filippo Tortu, Fausto Desalu, Chituru Ali 38.74 11 1 1 Kevin Kranz, Joshua Hartmann, Owen Ansah, Lucas Ansah-Peprah 38.83 12 1 5 Tang Xingqiang, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Chen Guanfeng 38.83 13 1 6 Hensley Paulina, Taymir Burnet, Joris van Gool, Raphael Bouju 39.07 2 1 Simon Hansen, Frederik Schou-Nielsen, Tobias Larsen, Kojo Musah DNF 1 2 Raymond Ekevwo, Godson Oghenebrume, Udodi Onwuzurike, Favour Ashe DQ 1 3 Ryuichiro Sakai, , Koki Ueyama, Hiroki Yanagita DQ
Final The final started on 23 July at 19:50.STARTLIST 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - FinalRESULTS 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Fina
Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 4 Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse 37.48 , 3 Christian Coleman, Noah Lyles, Elijah Hall, Marvin Bracy 37.55 6 Jona Efoloko, Zharnel Hughes, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Reece Prescod 37.83 4 2 Ackeem Blake, Yohan Blake, Oblique Seville, Jelani Walker 38.06 5 8 Sean Safo-Antwi, Benjamin Azamati, Joseph Oduro Manu, Joseph Amoah 38.07 6 7 Emile Erasmus, Gift Leotlela, Clarence Munyai, Akani Simbine 38.10 7 1 Rodrigo do Nascimento, Felipe Bardi, Derick Silva, Erik Cardoso 38.25 5 Méba-Mickaël Zeze, Pablo Matéo, Ryan Zeze, Jimmy Vicaut DQ
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