Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows. The following national records were established during the competition:

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows. The following national records were established during the competition:

World record	Jamaica (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt)	36.84	London, United Kingdom	11 August 2012

Olympic record

2016 World leading	Great Britain (James Dasaolu, Adam Gemili, James Ellington, CJ Ujah)	37.78	London, United Kingdom	23 July 2016

Sentence(s)

The 2016 world leading time prior to the event was held by Great Britain, at 37.78 seconds.

final_sentence: The 2016 world leading time prior to the event was held by Great Britain, at 37.78 seconds.