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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Field	Value
event	Men's 4 × 100 metre relay
games	2012 Summer
venue	Olympic Stadium
date	10–11 August
teams	16
win_value	36.84
gold	Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
goldNOC	JAM
silver	Keston Bledman
Marc Burns
Emmanuel Callender
Richard Thompson
silverNOC	TRI
bronze	Jimmy Vicaut
Christophe Lemaitre
Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux
Ronald Pognon
bronzeNOC	FRA
prev	2008
next	2016

Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt Marc Burns Emmanuel Callender Richard Thompson Christophe Lemaitre Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Ronald Pognon

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 10–11 August.

Overview

On 11 August, the Jamaican national team, led by Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, and Usain Bolt, won the gold medal and broke their own world record of 37.04 set at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, with a time of 36.84.

Carter did not start well, and Trell Kimmons of the United States led the first 100 metres. Kimmons handed the baton to former world champion and Olympic champion Justin Gatlin, who was in the lead. By the third changeover, America had a slight lead over the Jamaicans, but when Michael Frater handed over to Yohan Blake, Blake took the final bend and made up ground and overtook Tyson Gay of the US. Blake then passed the baton to Bolt slightly ahead of Gay's pass to Ryan Bailey. In the final 100 metres, Bolt extended that lead to a few metres and crossed the line in a new world-record time for his country for the second consecutive Olympics, with the US finishing second. Although the Canadian team finished third, they were disqualified after third leg runner Jared Connaughton stepped on a line, and the bronze medal went to Trinidad and Tobago.

While the Jamaican team were breaking the world record, the American team crossed the line in exactly the same time as the previous record of 37.04 seconds, setting a new national record.

In May 2014, the United States Anti-Doping Agency imposed a one-year suspension on a 4 × 100 m relay team member Tyson Gay. In May 2015, the International Olympic Committee formally requested the United States Olympic Committee to collect the medals from teammates Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Ryan Bailey, Jeff Demps, and Darvis Patton. The medals were reallocated, with Trinidad and Tobago awarded silver, and France the bronze.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

2012 world leading	JAM Racers Track Club
(Mario Forsythe, Yohan Blake, Kimmari Roach, Usain Bolt)	37.82	Kingston, Jamaica	14 April 2012

The following records were established during the competition:

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record
11 August	Final	Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt	JAM	36.84	,
10 August	Round 1	Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Giovanni Codrington, Patrick van Luijk	NED	38.29	NR
	10 August	Round 1	Guo Fan, Liang Jiahong, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng	CHN	38.38	NR
	10 August	Round 1	Lestrod Roland, Jason Rogers, Antoine Adams, Brijesh Lawrence	SKN	38.41	NR
	10 August	Round 1	Anthony Alozie, Isaac Ntiamoah, Andrew McCabe, Josh Ross	AUS	38.17	=AR
	10 August	Round 1	Kamil Masztak, Dariusz Kuć, Robert Kubaczyk, Kamil Kryński	POL	38.31	NR

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date	Time	Round
Friday, 10 August 2012	19:45	Round 1
Saturday, 11 August 2012	21:00	Finals

Result

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	6	JAM	Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Kemar Bailey-Cole	37.39	Q, SB
2	3	CAN	Gavin Smellie, Oluseyi Smith, Jared Connaughton, Justyn Warner	38.05	Q, SB
3	7	NED	Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Giovanni Codrington, Patrick van Luijk	38.29	Q, NR
4	8	BRA	Aldemir da Silva Junior, Sandro Viana, Nilson Andre, Bruno de Barros	38.35	SB
5	5	CHN	Guo Fan, Liang Jiahong, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng	38.38	NR
6	4	SKN	Lestrod Roland, Jason Rogers, Antoine Adams, Brijesh Lawrence	38.41	NR
7	9	ITA	Simone Collio, Jacques Riparelli, Davide Manenti, Fabio Cerutti	38.58	SB
	2	GBR	Christian Malcolm, Dwain Chambers, Danny Talbot, Adam Gemili	(37.93)

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	7	USA	Jeff Demps, Darvis Patton, Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin	37.38	Q, NR
2	9	JPN	Ryota Yamagata, Masashi Eriguchi, Shinji Takahira, Shota Iizuka	38.07	Q, SB
3	4	TRI	Richard Thompson, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Keston Bledman	38.10	Q, SB
4	5	FRA	Jimmy Vicaut, Christophe Lemaitre, Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux, Ronald Pognon	38.15	q
5	2	AUS	Anthony Alozie, Isaac Ntiamoah, Andrew McCabe, Josh Ross	38.17	q, =AR
6	3	POL	Kamil Masztak, Dariusz Kuć, Robert Kubaczyk, Kamil Kryński	38.31	NR
7	6	GER	Julian Reus, Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow, Lucas Jakubczyk	38.37
8	8	HKG	Tang Yik Chun, Lai Chun Ho, Ng Ka Fung, Tsui Chi Ho	38.61

Final

Results of the Final:

Rank	Lane	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
	6	JAM	Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt	36.84	,
	9	TRI	Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson	38.12
	3	FRA	Jimmy Vicaut, Christophe Lemaitre, Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux, Ronald Pognon	38.16
4	4	JPN	Ryota Yamagata, Masashi Eriguchi, Shinji Takahira, Shota Iizuka	38.35
5	8	NED	Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Giovanni Codrington, Patrick van Luijk	38.39
6	2	AUS	Anthony Alozie, Isaac Ntiamoah, Andrew McCabe, Joshua Ross	38.43
	5	CAN	Gavin Smellie, Oluseyi Smith, Jared Connaughton, Justyn Warner	(38.07)		R 163.3a
	7	USA	Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey	(37.04)	Doping

References

"Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics".
[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/canadian-mens-relay-team-goes-from-bronze-to-heartache-after-disqualification/article4476766/ Canadian men's relay team goes from bronze to heartache after disqualification] ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' 12 August 2012
(11 August 2012). "2012 London Olympics – Jamaica sets 4 × 100 world record behind Bolt". ESPN.
"Olympian Tyson Gay Suspended for Doping, Returns Silver Medal".
(3 July 2014). "Tyson Gay 'welcomed with open arms' on return to track after doping ban".
(17 July 2019). "Olympic champions, world-record holder to miss USATF Outdoor Champs".
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/32731015 US stripped of London 2012 Olympic relay medals]
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(10 August 2012). "Great Britain disqualified from Olympics 4x100m relay". BBC News.
(August 11, 2012). "London 2012 - Event Report - Men's 4x100m Final".

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