Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
| Men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Stade de France, Paris, France[1] |
| Dates |
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The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 8 and 9 August 2024. This will be the 26th time that the men's 4 x 100 metres relay is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 16 teams will be able to qualify for the event through the 2024 World Athletics Relays or the World Athletics top list.
Background
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.
| Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Jamaica
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36.84[2] | London, United Kingdom | 11 August 2012 |
| Olympic record | ||||
| World leading |  United States
(Courtney Lindsey, Kenneth Bednarek, Kyree King, Noah Lyles) |
37.40[3] | Nassau, Bahamas | 5 May 2024 |
| Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|
| Africa (records) |  South Africa
(Thando Dlodlo, Simon Magakwe, Clarence Munyai, Akani Simbine) |
37.65 |
| Asia (records) |  Japan
(Shuhei Tada, Kirara Shiraishi, Yoshihide Kiryu, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown) |
37.43 |
| Europe (records) |  Great Britain
(Adam Gemili, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake) |
37.36 |
| North, Central America and Caribbean (records) | Jamaica
|
36.84 WR |
| Oceania (records) |  Australia
(Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Damien Marsh) |
38.17 |
| South America (records) |  Brazil
(Rodrigo do Nascimento, Vitor Hugo dos Santos, Derick Silva, Paulo André de Oliveira) |
37.72 |
Qualification
For the men's 4 x 100 metres relay event, fourteen teams qualified through the 2024 World Athletics Relays. The remaining two spots were awarded to the teams with the highest ranking on the World Athletics Top List. The qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[5]
| Qualification event | No. of teams | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 World Athletics Relays | 14 |  Australia Canada China France Germany Ghana Great Britain Italy Jamaica Japan Liberia Nigeria South Africa United States
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| World Athletics Top List (as of June 30, 2024) |
2 | Brazil Netherlands
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| Total | 16 |
Rounds
Round 1
Round 1 is scheduled to be held on 8 August, starting at 11:35 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1][6]
Final
The final is scheduled to be held on 9 August, starting at 19:45 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Records – 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
