Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 22 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Beijing National Stadium |
| Dates | August 22 August 23 (final) |
| Teams | 16 |
| Winning time | 2:55.39 OR |
| Medalists | |
There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period. The final was won by the United States in the new Olympic record time 2:55.39.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  United StatesAndrew Valmon Quincy Watts Butch Reynolds Michael Johnson | 2:54.29 | Stuttgart, Germany | 22 August 1993 |
| Olympic record | United States (USA) Andrew Valmon Quincy Watts Michael Johnson Steve Lewis | 2:55.74 | Barcelona, Spain | 8 August 1992 |
The following Olympic record was set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August | Final | LaShawn Merritt Angelo Taylor David Neville Jeremy Wariner | United States | 2:55.39 | OR |
Qualification summary
| Pos | NOC | 2 races | 1 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Average | ||||
| 1 | United States | 5:54.74 | 2:57.37 | 2:55.56 | 2:59.18 |
| 2 |  Bahamas | 5:59.55 | 2:59.78 | 2:59.18 | 3:00.37 |
| 3 |  Jamaica | 6:01.20 | 3:00.60 | 3:00.44 | 3:00.76 |
| 4 |  Poland | 6:01.75 | 3:00.87 | 3:00.05 | 3:01.70 |
| 5 |  Russia | 6:02.69 | 3:01.34 | 3:01.07 | 3:01.62 |
| 6 |  Great Britain | 6:03.14 | 3:01.57 | 3:01.22 | 3:01.92 |
| 7 |  Germany | 6:03.98 | 3:01.99 | 3:01.77 | 3:02.21 |
| 8 |  Australia | 6:04.05 | 3:02.03 | 3:01.52 | 3:02.53 |
| 9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 6:04.64 | 3:02.32 | 3:02.13 | 3:02.51 |
| 10 |  Dominican Republic | 6:04.97 | 3:02.48 | 3:02.48 | 3:02.49 |
| 11 |  Japan | 6:05.20 | 3:02.60 | 3:02.44 | 3:02.76 |
| 12 |  Cuba | 6:05.32 | 3:02.66 | 3:02.10 | 3:03.22 |
| 13 |  France | 6:05.98 | 3:02.99 | 3:02.33 | 3:03.65 |
| 14 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 6:06.52 | 3:03.26 | 3:02.92 | 3:03.60 |
| 15 |  Greece | 6:07.86 | 3:03.93 | 3:02.21 | 3:05.65 |
| 16 |  South Africa | 6:08.24 | 3:04.12 | 3:03.58 | 3:04.66 |
| Reserves | |||||
| 17 |  Italy | 6:08.77 | 3:04.38 | 3:03.66 | 3:05.11 |
| 18 |  Botswana | 6:09.12 | 3:04.56 | 3:03.16 | 3:05.96 |
| 19 |  Ireland | 6:09.14 | 3:04.57 | 3:04.43 | 3:04.71 |
| 20 |  Brazil | 6:09.51 | 3:04.76 | 3:04.36 | 3:05.15 |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
- Q denotes automatic qualification.
- q denotes fastest losers.
- DNS denotes did not start.
- DNF denotes did not finish.
- DQ denotes disqualified
- AR denotes area record.
- NR denotes national record.
- PB denotes personal best.
- SB denotes season's best.
Round 1
First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 2 fastest(q) advance to the Final.
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
7 | United States |
LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner | 2:55.39 | OR |
 |
5 | Bahamas |
Andretti Bain, Michael Mathieu, Andrae Williams, Chris Brown | 2:58.03 | SB |
 |
6 | Great Britain * |
Andrew Steele, Robert Tobin, Michael Bingham, Martyn Rooney | 2:58.81 | SB |
| 4 | 8 | Belgium |
Kévin Borlée, Jonathan Borlée, Cédric Van Branteghem, Arnaud Ghislain | 2:59.37 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | Australia |
Sean Wroe, John Steffensen, Clinton Hill, Joel Milburn | 3:00.02 | SB |
| 6 | 3 | Poland |
Rafał Wieruszewski, Piotr Klimczak, Piotr Kędzia, Marek Plawgo | 3:00.32 | SB |
| 7 | 9 | Jamaica |
Michael Blackwood, Ricardo Chambers, Sanjay Ayre, Lanceford Spence | 3:01.45 | |
| DQ | 4 | Russia |
Maksim Dyldin, Vladislav Frolov, Anton Kokorin, Denis Alekseyev | DQ[2] |
* On 14 September 2016, IOC officially stripped Russia of the bronze medal for positive doping test of Denis Alekseyev. Reallocation to Great Britain was confirmed on 21 June 2017.[3]
References
- "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- "IOC sanctions four athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012". olympic.org. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "Beijing 2008 relay quartet to be awarded Olympic bronze". teamgb.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- Results on website IAAF
- "Best Relay Performances" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
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