# 2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 18 August.
Out of the blocks USA took the lead, passing first and building a small lead. A small lead is not adequate when Jamaica has Usain Bolt on the anchor. During the third handoff, Justin Gatlin seemed to go wide while struggling to get the baton, still in the lead while Jamaica had a smoother handoff. Once free of the technicalities, the multi gold medalist easily pulled away for the win. Great Britain finished the race in third place but were disqualified after passing the baton outside the takeover zone on the second changeover. Canada then took the bronze.

## 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 | Jamaica (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) | 37.04 | Daegu, South Korea | 4 September 2011 |
| World Leading | United States Red (Charles Silmon, Michael Rodgers, Rakeem Salaam, Justin Gatlin) | 37.58 | Monaco | 19 July 2013 |
| African record | Nigeria (Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa) | 37.94 | Athens, Greece | 9 August 1997 |
| Asian record | Japan (Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu, Naoki Tsukahara) | 38.03 | Osaka, Japan | 1 September 2007 |
| 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 | Sevilla, 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 |

## Qualification standards

| A time | B time |
| 39.20 ||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 18 August 2013 | 16:50 | Heats |
| 18 August 2013 | 18:40 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+4)

## Results

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | United States (USA) | Charles Silmon, Mike Rodgers, Mookie Salaam, Justin Gatlin | 38.06 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | Richard Kilty, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, James Ellington, Dwain Chambers | 38.12 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Germany (GER) | Lucas Jakubczyk, Sven Knipphals, Julian Reus, Martin Keller | 38.13 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Jamaica (JAM) | Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Warren Weir, Oshane Bailey | 38.17 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Japan (JPN) | Yoshihide Kiryu, Kenji Fujimitsu, Kei Takase, Shōta Iizuka | 38.23 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | Canada (CAN) | Gavin Smellie, Aaron Brown, Dontae Richards-Kwok, Justyn Warner | 38.29 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | Jamol James, Keston Bledman, Rondel Sorrillo, Richard Thompson | 38.38 | q, SB |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Netherlands (NED) | Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Liemarvin Bonevacia, Hensley Paulina | 38.41 | q, SB |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Spain (ESP) | Eduard Viles, Sergio Ruiz, Bruno Hortelano, Ángel David Rodríguez | 38.46 | NR |
| 10 | 3 | 5 | Italy (ITA) | Michael Tumi, Matteo Galvan, Diego Marani, Delmas Obou | 38.49 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | 9 | Poland (POL) | Robert Kubaczyk, Grzegorz Zimniewicz, Karol Zalewski, Kamil Kryński | 38.51 | SB |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | Ukraine (UKR) | Ruslan Perestyuk, Serhiy Smelyk, Ihor Bodrov, Vitaliy Korzh | 38.57 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | Lestrod Roland, Jason Rogers, Antoine Adams, Allistar Clarke | 38.58 | SB |
| 14 | 3 | 4 | Bahamas (BAH) | Adrian Griffith, Warren Fraser, Jamial Rolle, Shavez Hart | 38.70 | NR |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Barbados (BAR) | Andrew Hinds, Levi Cadogan, Shane Brathwaite, Ramon Gittens | 38.94 | NR |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | China (CHN) | Guo Fan, Liang Jiahong, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng | 38.95 | SB |
| 17 | 2 | 6 | France (FRA) | Emmanuel Biron, Mickaël-Meba Zézé, Arnaud Rémy, Jimmy Vicaut | 38.97 | |
| 18 | 1 | 8 | South Korea (KOR) | Oh Kyong-Soo, Cho Kyu-Won, Yoo Min-Woo, Kim Kuk-Young | 39.00 | NR |
| 19 | 1 | 4 | Russia (RUS) | Aleksandr Khyutte, Konstantin Petryashov, Roman Smirnov, Aleksandr Brednev | 39.01 | SB |
| 20 | 2 | 5 | Hong Kong (HKG) | Tang Yik Chun, Lai Chun Ho, Ng Ka Fung, Tsui Chi Ho | 39.10 | |
| 21 | 1 | 5 | Venezuela (VEN) | Jermaine Chirinos, Diego Rivas, Álvaro Luis Cassiani, Alberth Bravo | 39.14 | SB |
| 22 | 3 | 6 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | Wang Wen-tang, Liu Yuan-kai, Pan Po-yu, Lo Yen-yao | 39.72 | |
| | 3 | 3 | Australia (AUS) | Tim Leathart, Josh Ross, Andrew McCabe, Jarrod Geddes | DNF | |

### Final

The final was started at 18:40.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Jamaica (JAM) | Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt | 37.36 | WL |
| | 4 | United States (USA) | Charles Silmon, Mike Rodgers, Mookie Salaam, Justin Gatlin | 37.66 | |
| | 7 | Canada (CAN) | Gavin Smellie, Aaron Brown, Dontae Richards-Kwok, Justyn Warner | 37.92 | SB |
| 4 | 3 | Germany (GER) | Lucas Jakubczyk, Sven Knipphals, Julian Reus, Martin Keller | 38.04 | SB |
| 5 | 2 | Netherlands (NED) | Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Liemarvin Bonevacia, Hensley Paulina | 38.37 | SB |
| 6 | 8 | Japan (JPN) | Yoshihide Kiryu, Kenji Fujimitsu, Kei Takase, Shōta Iizuka | 38.39 | |
| 7 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | Ayodele Taffe, Keston Bledman, Rondel Sorrillo, Richard Thompson | 38.57 | |
| | 6 | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | Adam Gemili, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, James Ellington, Dwain Chambers | DQ (37.80) | 170.7 |