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The 4 × 100 metres relay at the Summer Olympics is the shortest track relay event held at the multi-sport event. The men's relay has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912 and the women's event has been continuously held since the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. It is the most prestigious 4×100 m relay race at elite level.
USA had a tradition of winning the Olympic 4x100. Between 1912 and 2000 the USA had lost the Olympic 4x100 only 5 times out of 20 Olympics. Jamaica won 3 times in a row during the Usain Bolt era, 2008-2016. Italy returns as the defending champion, with only one addition to their relay pool.
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 5 and 6 August 2021 at the Olympic Stadium. [1] There were 16 competing relay teams, with each team having 5 members from which 4 were selected in each round.
Team USA made its country proud Saturday night by winning the 4x100m men’s relay final in upset fashion at the Tokyo Olympics. The four-person team didn’t just win gold, though – it broke a ...
The U.S. men’s 4x100-meter relay team did it again.. The squad botched a baton pass and was disqualified from the Paris Olympics final on Friday. Second leg Kenny Bednarek took off too soon and ...
At the 2008 Olympics, the U.S. was cruising toward a spot in the 4x100 final when Darvis Patton bore down on Tyson Gay for the last changeover, and a mix-up sent the baton tumbling to the rain ...
The record before the Olympics was 37.92, run by China at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. In the first semi final, with a new lead off leg, China improved the record to 37.82. Japan improved the record twice, to 37.68 in the second semi final and a new record of 37.60 in the final.
The men's 4 × 100 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1]There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. . These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying peri