London Olympics Men’s 4 x 100m Relay Results
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Results for 2012 London Olympics Men’s 4 x 100 meters Relay race are published below. The United States has traditionally dominated this event in the men’s, being the first to run it under 38 seconds. Carl Lewis ran the anchor leg on five U.S relay teams that broke the World Record from 1983–92.
The current men’s world record stands at 37.04 seconds as set by the Jamaican team at the 2011 World Championships. The fastest electronically timed anchor leg run is 8.70 seconds by Asafa Powell in the 2008 Beijing Olympic final, though Bob Hayes was hand-timed as running 8.5 seconds at the 1964 Tokyo Games. Jamaica, USA, France, and Trinidad and Tobago teams should be considered the medal contenders for the London Olympics title, in this order.
London Olympics Men’s 4 x 100m Relay Schedule
- 10 August 19:45 - 4 x 100m Relay Round 1
- 11 August 21:00 - 4 x 100m Relay Final
London Olympics Men’s 4 x 100m Relay Results
World record shattered as Jamaica stormed through to another gold with a record time of 36.84s followed by USA equaling the world record 37.04s to take silver. Trinidad & Tobago got the bronze after team Canada were disqualified.
Men’s 4 x 100 meters Relay
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2008 Beijing Olympics Men’s 4 x 100m Relay Results
Asafa Powell, Michael Frater, Nesta Carter and Usain Boltof Jamaica won the men’s 4x100m relay final at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird’s Nest, during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. The Jamaican team won the title with 37.10 seconds and set a new world record.
Men’s 4 x 100 meters Relay
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For more details on the schedule and results of the London Olympics Men’s 4 x 100m Relay, check out the official London Olympics website.
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