# 2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 2 May.
From the gun in the final, American Leshon Collins got some separation from Canada's Akeem Haynes. Also gaining an advantage on the stagger was Chijindu Ujah, the British leadoff as the gap to China's Tang Xingqiang and Barbados' Mario Burke shrunk. Down the backstretch, Britain's Zharnel Hughes and American Mike Rodgers didn't gain against China's Xie Zhenye, who gained a step on Ramon Gittens to his outside. The second Canadian exchange between Aaron Brown and Brendon Rodney was an adventure, with Rodney hopping up and down leaving the zone without the baton. Through the second turn, American Ronnie Baker gained a little on Britain's Daniel Talbot and China's sub-10 star, Su Bingtian to take a slight lead into the final handoff. Britain's Ojie Edoburun reached back for the baton first but came up empty handed. The American handoff was more awkward as Justin Gatlin slowed and grabbed twice to finally get the baton in hand. China's final exchange was also awkward as Su ran up on Liang Jinsheng, finally getting a successful handoff but behind a step, as USA came out with the baton in first. With the advantage, the Olympic silver medalist sped away to a huge victory. Farther behind, Netherlands also failed to get the handoff between Solomon Bockarie and Hensley Paulina. Two steps behind China, Barbados made a clean exchange between Nicholas Deshong and Burkheart Ellis. As expected, Liang was losing ground to Gatlin, behind him, reminiscent of Bob Hayes in Tokyo, a gangly running Ellis was gaining on every step, Barbados overtaking China a step out, accentuated by a dip finish.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| World record | Jamaica (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) | 36.84 | London, Great Britain | 11 August 2012 |
| Championship record | United States (Mike Rodgers Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay Ryan Bailey United States) | 37.38 | Nassau, Bahamas | 2 May 2015 |
| World Leading | Canada | 38.15 | Gainesville, United States | 1 April 2017 |
| African Record | Nigeria (Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa) | 37.94 | Athens, Greece | 9 August 1997 |
| Asian Record | Japan (Ryota Yamagata, Shōta Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu, Aska Cambridge) | 37.60 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19 August 2016 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Jamaica (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) | 36.84 | London, Great Britain | 11 August 2012 |
| South American Record | Brazil (Vicente de Lima, Édson Ribeiro, André da Silva, Claudinei da Silva) | 37.90 | Sydney, Australia | 30 September 2000 |
| European Record | Great Britain (Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, Dwain Chambers) | 37.73 | Seville, Spain | 29 August 1999 |
| Oceanian record | Australia (Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Damien Marsh) | 38.17 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12 August 1995 |
| Oceanian record | Australia (Anthony Alozie, Isaac Ntiamoah, Andrew McCabe, Josh Ross) | 38.17 | London, Great Britain | 10 August 2012 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 22 April 2017 | 19:59 | Heats |
| 22 April 2017 | 22:12 | Final B |
| 22 April 2017 | 22:36 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC-4)

## Results

| KEY: | Q | Qualified | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | WL | World leading | CR | Championship record | NR | National record | SB | Seasonal best | WC | 2017 World Championships qualification |

### Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final. The next 8 fastest times qualified for the final B.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Canada | Akeem Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse | 38.21 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | United States | Marvin Bracy, Mike Rodgers, Ronnie Baker, Justin Gatlin | 38.22 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Great Britain | Chijindu Ujah, Zharnel Hughes, Adam Gemili, Daniel Talbot | 38.32 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 1 | Netherlands | Giovanni Codrington, Churandy Martina, Solomon Bockarie, Hensley Paulina | 38.71 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 1 | China | Mo Youxue, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng | 38.97 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 1 | Australia | Trae Williams, Tom Gamble, Alexander Hartmann, Nicholas Andrews | 39.09 | q, SB |
| 7 | 2 | France | Marvin René, Stuart Dutamby, Mickael-Meba Zeze, Jimmy Vicaut | 39.10 | q, SB |
| 8 | 2 | Germany | Julian Reus, Robin Erewa, Alexander Kosenkow, Sven Knipphals | 39.11 | SB |
| 9 | 3 | Barbados | Mario Burke, Ramon Gittens, Nicholas Deshong, Burkheart Ellis Jr | 39.26 | Q, SB |
| 10 | 1 | Bahamas | Warren Fraser, Shavez Hart, Cliff Resias, Adrian Griffith | 39.36 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Keston Bledman, Kyle Greaux, Emmanuel Callender, Dan-Neil Telesford | 39.44 | SB |
| 12 | 3 | Japan | Takumi Masuda, Yuma Saito, Jun Yamashita, Kenta Oshima | 39.52 | SB |
| 13 | 3 | Dominican Republic | Christopher Valdez, Yohandris Andújar, Mayobanex de Óleo, Juan Aroldi Santos | 39.56 | SB |
| 14 | 3 | Cuba | Harlyn Pérez, Yordan O'Farrill, Yoan Medina, Reynier Mena | 39.67 | SB |
| 15 | 2 | Mexico | Héctor Ruiz, Iván Moreno, Juan Carlos Alanis, César Ramírez | 39.71 | SB |
| 16 | 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Hakeem Huggins, Lestrod Roland, Allistar Clarke, Brijesh Lawrence | 39.81 | SB |
| 17 | 2 | Poland | Dominik Kopeć, Przemysław Słowikowski, Artur Zaczek, Grzegorz Zimniewicz | 39.84 | SB |
| | 2 | Italy | Fabio Cerutti, Eseosa Desalu, Federico Cattaneo, Filippo Tortu | DQ | R170.7 |
| | 3 | Brazil | António Cesar Rodrigues, Bruno de Barros, Derick Silva, Vítor Hugo dos Santos | DQ | R163.3(A) |
| | 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | Chavaughn Walsh, Daniel Bailey, Jared Jarvis, Tahir Walsh | DNF | |
| | 1 | Jamaica | Everton Clarke, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Jevaughn Minzie, Yohan Blake | DNF | |

### Final B

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | Moriba Morain, Emmanuel Callender, Kyle Greaux, Dan-Neil Telesford | 39.04 | SB, *WC |
| 2 | 3 | Germany | Roy Schmidt, Robin Erewa, Julian Reus, Aleixo-Platini Menga | 39.15 | *WC |
| 3 | 4 | Bahamas | Warren Fraser, Shavez Hart, Cliff Resias, Adrian Griffith | 39.18 | SB, *WC |
| 4 | 7 | Dominican Republic | Christopher Valdez, Yohandris Andújar, Carlos Jorge, Juan Aroldi Santos | 39.57 | |
| 5 | 8 | Cuba | Harlyn Pérez, Yordan O'Farrill, Yoan Medina, Reynier Mena | 39.90 | |
| 6 | 2 | Mexico | Héctor Ruiz, Iván Moreno, Juan Carlos Alanis, César Ramírez | 39.98 | |
| 7 | 6 | Japan | Takumi Masuda, Yuma Saito, Jun Yamashita, Takeshi Fujiwara | 40.31 | |
| 8 | 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Hakeem Huggins, Lestrod Roland, Allistar Clarke, Brijesh Lawrence | 41.07 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | United States | Leshon Collins, Mike Rodgers, Ronnie Baker, Justin Gatlin | 38.43 | *WC |
| | 8 | Barbados | Mario Burke, Ramon Gittens, Nicholas Deshong, Burkheart Ellis Jr | 39.18 | SB, *WC |
| | 7 | China | Tang Xingqiang, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Liang Jinsheng | 39.22 | *WC |
| 4 | 2 | Australia | Trae Williams, Tom Gamble, Alexander Hartmann, Nicholas Andrews | 39.73 | *WC |
| 5 | 1 | France | Marvin René, Jimmy Vicaut, Mickael-Meba Zeze, Stuart Dutamby | 39.83 | *WC |
| | 4 | Canada | Akeem Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse | DNF | |
| | 3 | Netherlands | Giovanni Codrington, Churandy Martina, Solomon Bockarie, Hensley Paulina | DNF | |
| | 6 | United Kingdom | Chijindu Ujah, Zharnel Hughes, Daniel Talbot, Ojie Edoburun | DNF | |