2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 x 100 metre relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 31 August and 1 September.

Medalists

The American team celebrating victory (L–R: Dixon, Patton, Gay, Spearmon)
Gold Silver Bronze
 United States
Darvis Patton
Wallace Spearmon
Tyson Gay
Leroy Dixon
Rodney Martin*
 Jamaica
Marvin Anderson
Usain Bolt
Nesta Carter
Asafa Powell
Dwight Thomas*
Steve Mullings*
 United Kingdom
Christian Malcolm
Craig Pickering
Marlon Devonish
Mark Lewis-Francis

* 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

Schedule

Date Time Round
August 31, 200720:40Heats
September 1, 200722:20Final

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNationAthletesTimeNotes
12 JamaicaDwight Thomas, Steve Mullings, Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell38.02Q, WL
22 United StatesRodney Martin, Wallace Spearmon, Darvis Patton, Leroy Dixon38.10Q, SB
32 JapanNaoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara38.21Q, AR
41 BrazilVicente de Lima, Rafael Ribeiro, Basílio de Moraes, Sandro Viana38.27Q
51 Great BritainChristian Malcolm, Craig Pickering, Marlon Devonish, Mark Lewis-Francis38.33Q
62 NigeriaObinna Metu, Chukwu Uche Isaac, Chinedu Oriala, Olusoji Fasuba38.43q, SB
72 GermanyRonny Ostwald, Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow, Julian Reus38.56q, SB
81 PolandMichał Bielczyk, Łukasz Chyła, Marcin Jędrusiński, Dariusz Kuć38.70Q
92 AustraliaMatt Shirvington, Adam Miller, Tim Williams, Aaron Rouge-Serret38.73SB
101 ItalyRosario La Mastra, Simone Collio, Maurizio Checcucci, Jacques Riparelli38.81
111 South AfricaChristian Krone, Leigh Julius, Snyman Prinsloo, Sherwin Vries39.05SB
121 RussiaAleksandr Volkov, Mikhail Yegorychev, Roman Smirnov, Ivan Teplykh39.08SB
131 CanadaRichard Adu-Bobie, Anson Henry, Jared Connaughton, Neville Wright39.43

Final

RankNationAthletesTimeNotes
 United StatesDarvis Patton, Wallace Spearmon, Tyson Gay, Leroy Dixon37.78WL
 JamaicaMarvin Anderson, Usain Bolt, Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell37.89NR
 Great BritainChristian Malcolm, Craig Pickering, Marlon Devonish, Mark Lewis-Francis37.90SB
4 BrazilVicente de Lima, Rafael Ribeiro, Basílio de Moraes, Sandro Viana37.99SB
5 JapanNaoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara38.03AR
6 GermanyRonny Ostwald, Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow, Julian Reus38.62
 PolandMichał Bielczyk, Łukasz Chyła, Marcin Jędrusiński, Dariusz KućDNF
 NigeriaObinna Metu, Chukwu Uche Isaac, Chinedu Oriala, Olusoji FasubaDNF

References

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