2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 19 and 20, 2016.[1][2]

Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueOregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 19 (heats)
March 20 (final)
Competitors28 from 7 nations
Teams7
Winning time3:02.45
Medalists
 Kyle Clemons
Calvin Smith
Christopher Giesting
Vernon Norwood		   United States
 Michael Mathieu
Alonzo Russell
Shavez Hart
Chris Brown		   Bahamas
 Jarrin Solomon
Lalonde Gordon
Ade Alleyne-Forte
Deon Lendore		   Trinidad and Tobago
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2016 IAAF World
Indoor Championships
Track events
60 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mmenwomen
60 m hurdlesmenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Heptathlonmen
Exhibition events
Masters 800 mmenwomen

In the first leg of the final, Bahamas' Michael Mathieu was the first to break, keeping Kyle Clemons behind him through the entire leg. Dylan Borlée from the Borlée Brothers Team, Belgium, held off Jamaica's Ricardo Chambers until just before the handoff. The USA executed an ideal first handoff, with Clemons just edging ahead of Mathieu on the final straightaway, reaching across the zone to hand off to Calvin Smith Jr. who gained a two-metre lead over Alonzo Russell in the exchange. From there, USA went unchallenged to the gold medal, continually expanding the lead. After a short battle with Jamaica's Dane Hyatt, Jonathan Borlée ducked in behind Russell. Lalonde Gordon also ran a strong leg for Trinidad and Tobago to put them near Borlée at the handoff. Robin Vanderbemden was the only non-Borlée brother on the Belgian team. Almost immediately after getting the baton in his right hand, he tangled elbows with Ade Alleyne-Forte, suddenly the Belgian baton was on the ground with Vanderbemden running back into the infield to retrieve it, their race was over and the medal positions established. With the US 25 metres ahead, Deon Lendore made an attempt to pass Chris Brown on the anchor leg but the veteran, Masters world record holder Brown held him off.

Results

Heats

First 2 teams of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[3]

RankHeatNationAthletesTimeNotes
12 United StatesElvyonn Bailey, Calvin Smith Jr., Christopher Giesting, Patrick Feeney3:05.41Q
22 JamaicaRicardo Chambers, Dane Hyatt, Demish Gaye, Nathon Allen3:07.30Q, SB
31 BelgiumDylan Borlée, Jonathan Borlée, Robin Vanderbemden, Kévin Borlée3:07.39Q, SB
41 BahamasMichael Mathieu, Shavez Hart, Ashley Riley, Chris Brown3:07.55Q, SB
51 Trinidad and TobagoRondel Sorrillo, Jarrin Solomon, Ade Alleyne-Forte, Machel Cedenio3:07.83q, SB
62 NigeriaChidi Okezie, Noah Akwu, Abiola Onakoya, Isah Salihu3:07.98q, SB
71 South AfricaThapelo Phora, Ofentse Mogawane, Jon Seeliger, Shaun de Jager3:08.45NR

Final

The race started on March 20 at 14:50.[4]

RankNationAthletesTimeNotes
 United StatesKyle Clemons, Calvin Smith Jr., Christopher Giesting, Vernon Norwood3:02.45WL
 BahamasMichael Mathieu, Alonzo Russell, Shavez Hart, Chris Brown3:04.75NR
 Trinidad and TobagoJarrin Solomon, Lalonde Gordon, Ade Alleyne-Forte, Deon Lendore3:05.51NR
4 JamaicaRicardo Chambers, Dane Hyatt, Demish Gaye, Fitzroy Dunkley3:06.02SB
5 NigeriaNoah Akwu, Chidi Okezie, Abiola Onakoya, Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel3:08.55
6 BelgiumDylan Borlée, Jonathan Borlée, Robin Vanderbemden, Kévin Borlée3:09.71
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References
  1. "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. Start list
  3. Heats results
  4. Final results
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