2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 x 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 Jamaica held the world record at 37.10 (which was later rescinded), which was established at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, while the United States entered with the 2009 overall season-best 37.85.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

Gold Silver Bronze
 Jamaica (JAM)
Steve Mullings
Michael Frater
Usain Bolt
Asafa Powell
Dwight Thomas*
Lerone Clarke*
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Darrel Brown
Marc Burns
Emmanuel Callander
Richard Thompson
Keston Bledman*
 Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
Simeon Williamson
Tyrone Edgar
Marlon Devonish
Harry 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  United States (USA)
Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell
37.40 Stuttgart, Germany 21 August 1993
Championship record  United States (USA)
Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell
37.40 Stuttgart, Germany 21 August 1993
World Leading Racers Track Club
Daniel Bailey, Yohan Blake, Mario Forsythe, Usain Bolt
37.46 London, Great Britain 25 July 2009
African Record  Nigeria (NGR)
Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa
37.94 Athens, Greece 9 August 1997
Asian Record  Japan (JPN)
Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara
38.03 Osaka, Japan 1 September 2007
North American Record  United States (USA)
Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell
37.40 Stuttgart, Germany 21 August 1993
South American record  Brazil (BRA)
André da Silva, Claudinei da Silva, Vicente de Lima, Édson Ribeiro
37.90 Sydney, Australia 30 September 2000
European Record  Great Britain (GBR)
Dwain Chambers, Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish
37.73 Seville, Spain 29 August 1999
Oceanian Record  Australia (AUS)
Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Damien Marsh
38.17 Gothenburg, Sweden 12 August 1995

No new world or championship record was set during this competition.

Qualification standard

Standard
39.10

Schedule

Date Time Round
August 21, 200919:30Heats
August 22, 200920:50Final

Results

Heats

The first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualify.

RankHeatNationAthletesTimeNotes
12 Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)Simeon Williamson, Tyrone Edgar, Marlon Devonish, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey38.11Q, SB
21 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)Darrel Brown, Marc Burns, Keston Bledman, Richard Thompson38.47Q
33 Italy (ITA)Roberto Donati, Simone Collio, Emanuele Di Gregorio, Fabio Cerutti38.52Q, SB
41 Japan (JPN)Masashi Eriguchi, Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira, Kenji Fujimitsu38.53Q
51 France (FRA)Ronald Pognon, Martial Mbandjock, Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux, Christophe Lemaitre38.59q, SB
62 Canada (CAN)Hank Palmer, Oluseyi Smith, Jared Connaughton, Bryan Barnett38.60Q, SB
63 Jamaica (JAM)Lerone Clarke, Michael Frater, Steve Mullings, Dwight Thomas38.60Q
81 Brazil (BRA)Vicente de Lima, Sandro Viana, Basílio de Moraes, José Carlos Moreira38.72q, SB
93 Australia (AUS)Anthony Alozie, Josh Ross, Aaron Rouge-Serret, Matt Davies38.93SB
102 Netherlands (NED)Gregory Sedoc, Caimin Douglas, Guus Hoogmoed, Patrick van Luijk38.95SB
112 Portugal (POR)Dany Gonçalves, Arnaldo Abrantes, Ricardo Monteiro, Francis Obikwelu39.25
121 Switzerland (SUI)Pascal Mancini, Marc Schneeberger, Reto Schenkel, Marco Cribari39.47
132 Ghana (GHA)Nana Kofi Samm, Tanko Braimah, Seth Amoo, Aziz Zakari39.61SB
141 South Africa (RSA)Hannes Dreyer, Leigh Julius, Thuso Mpuang, L. J. van Zyl39.71
153 Thailand (THA)Apinan Sukaphai, Wachara Sondee, Suppachai Chimdee, Sittichai Suwonprateep39.73
2 United States (USA)Terrence Trammell, Michael Rodgers, Shawn Crawford, Darvis PattonDQIllegal handover[1]
3 Germany (GER)Tobias Unger, Marius Broening, Alexander Kosenkow, Martin KellerDNF
3 Poland (POL)Michał Bielczyk, Dariusz Kuć, Mikołaj Lewański, Robert KubaczykDNS

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

RankNationAthletesTimeNotes
 Jamaica (JAM)Steve Mullings, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell37.31WR
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)Darrel Brown, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callander, Richard Thompson37.62NR
 Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)Simeon Williamson, Tyrone Edgar, Marlon Devonish, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey38.02SB
4 Japan (JPN)Masashi Eriguchi, Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira, Kenji Fujimitsu38.30SB
5 Canada (CAN)Sam Effah, Oluseyi Smith, Jared Connaughton, Bryan Barnett38.39SB
6 Italy (ITA)Roberto Donati, Simone Collio, Emanuele Di Gregorio, Fabio Cerutti38.54
7 Brazil (BRA)Vicente de Lima, Sandro Viana, Basílio de Moraes, José Carlos Moreira38.56SB
8 France (FRA)Ronald Pognon, Martial Mbandjock, Eddy De Lepine, Christophe Lemaitre39.21

Key: CR = Championship record, NR = National record, SB = Seasonal best

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