Men 4x100m Relay Athletics XXX Olympic Games London 2012 - Saturday 11.08 Gold Medal Jamaica
Final Rankingtime React.L
1. JamaicaJAMJAM36.84sWR0.1625
2. Trinidad TobagoTRITRI38.12s 0.1768
3. FranceFRAFRA38.16s 0.1812
4. JapanJPNJPN38.35s 0.1623
5. NetherlandsNEDNED38.39s 0.1717
6. AustraliaAUSAUS38.43s 0.1271
-. CanadaCANCANDQ R 163.3a0.1554
-. United StatesUSAUSA37.04sNR0.1546
Tyson Gay was stripped of his silver medal due to doping violations.
Following consideration by the IOC, the United States team was disqualified. The decision was referred back to the IAAF for other results to be adjusted in the wake of the disqualification, promoting Trinidad and Tobago to silver, and France to bronze. The French team received their bronze medals at the IAAF Diamond League in Paris in July 2015.
Jamaica and the USA each produced three finalists in the individual 100m, so the relay was a highly anticipated event. Jamaica won the first heat (without Bolt) in 37.39, with Britain clocking 37.93 before being disqualified for a faulty final changeover. The United States won the other heat in a national record 37.38. Poland also set a national best, but was unable to make the final despite clocking 38.31. In fact Poland can be regarded as rightful Olympic finalists, because the 37.38 was ulti- mately annulled by the IAAF (and IOC) once Tyson Gay’s doping dis- qualification was confirmed – even though he only ran in the final. IAAF Rule 141.1 requires that all team results must be disqualified, regardless of whether or not the athlete who is otherwise a member of the team, has actually competed or not. Jamaica, using the same quartet which set a world record in the 2011 World Championships, took a small, but clear lead in the final with Carter against Kimmons. Gatlin gained fractionally on Frater on leg two. Blake and Gay were equally well matched on the third leg, and Jamaica had a lead of half a metre as Bolt and Bailey started the anchor legs. Bolt went more than two metres clear by the finish, clocking the first sub-37 second run. It had taken 31 years to go from 39 to 38, 16 more seasons to arrive at a sub-38 second time, and 29 years to sub-37. Behind the top two, it appeared that Canada had taken third place in 38.07, but Connaughton on leg three had stepped on the line and so his team were announced as disqualified in mid-celebration. Trinidad and Tobago claimed the bronze just ahead of France. It was all change again thanks to the doping guilt of Gay. By the summer of 2015, the IOC had officially upgraded Trinidad and France to silver and bronze respectively.
Heats - Friday 10.08 19:45 - First 3 and Best progress.
Heat 1time React.LRk.
1. JamaicaJAMJAM37.39sSB0.16352.
2. CanadaCANCAN38.05sSB0.15223.
3. NetherlandsNEDNED38.29sNR0.16268.
4. BrazilBRABRA38.35sSB0.164710.
5. ChinaCHNCHN38.38sNR0.176412.
6. St. Kitts NevisSKNSKN38.41sNR0.167313.
7. ItalyITAITA38.58sSB0.207814.
-. Great BritainGBRGBRDQ0.1451
Heat 2time React.LRk.
1. United StatesUSAUSA37.38sNR60.2501.
2. JapanJPNJPN38.07sSB80.1674.
3. Trinidad TobagoTRITRI38.10sSB30.1385.
4. FranceFRAFRA38.15sSB40.1776.
5. AustraliaAUSAUS38.17s=AR10.1677.
6. PolandPOLPOL38.31sNR20.1609.
7. GermanyGERGER38.37s 50.15111.
8. Hong Kong, CHNHKGHKG38.61s 70.18415.
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index Athletics
LondonAthletics London 2012
Men 100m
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Men 400m
Men 800m
Men 1500m
Men 5000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon
Men 110m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay
Men High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put
Men Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin Throw
Men Decathlon
Men 20km Road Walk
Men 50km Road Walk
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