# 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the Men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Their final was held on Sunday 12 August 2001 at 17:10.

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships :
| World record | United States (Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis) United States (Jon Drummond, André Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell) | 37.40 | August 8, 1992 August 21, 1993 | Barcelona, Spain Stuttgart, Germany |
| Championships record | United States (Jon Drummond, André Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell) | 37.40 | August 21, 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Season best | Hudson Smith International (Jon Drummond, Bernard Williams, Joshua J. Johnson, Maurice Greene) | 37.81 | April 7, 2001 | Austin, United States |

## Final

| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time |
| | South Africa (RSA) | • Morné Nagel • Corné du Plessis • Lee-Roy Newton • Mathew Quinn | 38.47 (NR) |
| | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | • Marc Burns • Ato Boldon • Jaycey Harper • Darrel Brown | 38.58 (NR) |
| | Australia (AUS) | • Adam Basil • Paul Di Bella • Steve Brimacombe • Matthew Shirvington | 38.83 |
| 4. | Japan (JPN) | • Ryo Matsuda • Shingo Suetsugu • Toshiyuki Fujimoto • Nobuharu Asahara | 38.96 |
| 5. | Ivory Coast (CIV) | • Jean-Marie Irie • Ahmed Douhou • Yves Sonan • Eric Pacome N'Dri | 39.18 |
| 6. | Poland (POL) | • Ryszard Pilarczyk • Łukasz Chyła • Piotr Balcerzak • Marcin Jędrusiński | 39.71 |
| — | Brazil (BRA) | • Cláudio Sousa • Edson Ribeiro • André da Silva • Claudinei da Silva | DNF |
| — | United States (USA) | • Mickey Grimes • Bernard Williams • Dennis Mitchell • Tim Montgomery | DQ |

## Semifinals

* Held on Sunday 12 August 2001

### Heat 1

| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time |
| 1. | Brazil (BRA) | • Cláudio Sousa • Edson Ribeiro • André da Silva • Claudinei da Silva | 38.23 |
| 2. | Japan (JPN) | • Ryo Matsuda • Shingo Suetsugu • Toshiyuki Fujimoto • Nobuharu Asahara | 38.54 |
| 3. | Ivory Coast (CIV) | • Ibrahim Meité • Ahmed Douhou • Yves Sonan • Eric Pacome N'Dri | 38.60 (NR) |
| 4. | South Africa (RSA) | • Morne Nagel • Corne du Plessis • Lee-Roy Newton • Mathew Quinn | 38.63 |
| 5. | Italy (ITA) | • Francesco Scuderi • Marco Torrieri • Maurizio Checcucci • Andrea Colombo | 38.71 |
| 6. | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | • Yahya Al-Gahes • Mubarak Ata Mubarak • Salem Mubarak Al-Yami • Jamal Abd. Al-Saffar | 39.04 (NR) |
| 7. | Israel (ISR) | • Kfir Golan • Tommy Kafri • Gideon Yablonka • Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy | 39.39 |
| — | France (FRA) | • Fabrice Calligny • Frédéric Krantz • Christophe Cheval • David Patros | DQ |

### Heat 2

| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time |
| 1. | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | • Marc Burns • Ato Boldon • Jaycey Harper • Darrel Brown | 38.76 |
| 2. | Poland (POL) | • Ryszard Pilarczyk • Łukasz Chyła • Piotr Balcerzak • Marcin Urbaś | 38.92 |
| 3. | Australia (AUS) | • Matthew Shirvington • Paul Di Bella • Steve Brimacombe • Adam Basil | 38.97 |
| 4. | Nigeria (NGR) | • Taiwo Bamidele • Chinedu Oriala • Tamunosiki Atorudibo • Uchenna Emedolu | 39.05 |
| 5. | Canada (CAN) | • Nicolas Macrozonaris • Glenroy Gilbert • Jermaine Joseph • Anson Henry | 39.16 |
| 6. | Bahamas (BAH) | • Renward Wells • Andrew Tynes • Iram Lewis • Dominic Demeritte | 39.20 |
| 7. | Mauritius (MRI) | • Arnaud Casquette • Eric Milazar • Fernando Augustin • Stéphane Buckland | 39.25 |
| — | United States (USA) | • Mickey Grimes • Bernard Williams • Dennis Mitchell • Tim Montgomery | DQ |

## Heats

* Held on Saturday 11 August 2001

### Heat 1

| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time |
| 1. | Brazil (BRA) | • Cláudio Sousa • Edson Ribeiro • André da Silva • Claudinei da Silva | 38.44 |
| 2. | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | • Marc Burns • Ato Boldon • Jaycey Harper • Darrel Brown | 38.60 |
| 3. | Poland (POL) | • Ryszard Pilarczyk • Łukasz Chyła • Piotr Balcerzak • Marcin Urbaś | 38.79 |
| — | Venezuela (VEN) | • Juan Morillo • William Hernández • José Carabalí • Hely Ollarves | DQ |
| — | Thailand (THA) | • Kongdech Natenee • Vissanu Sophanich • Ekkachai Janthana • Reanchai Seehawong | DQ |
| — | Benin (BEN) | • Anziz Itchaou • Pascal Dangbo • Arcadius Fanou • Souhalia Alamou | DNS |

### Heat 2

| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time |
| 1. | United States (USA) | • Jon Drummond • Mickey Grimes • Dennis Mitchell • Joshua J. Johnson | 38.35 |
| 2. | Japan (JPN) | • Ryo Matsuda • Shingo Suetsugu • Toshiyuki Fujimoto • Nobuharu Asahara | 38.67 |
| 3. | France (FRA) | • Fabrice Calligny • Frédéric Krantz • David Patros • Needy Guims | 38.97 |
| 4. | Nigeria (NGR) | • Taiwo Bamidele • Chinedu Oriala • Sunday Emmanuel • Uchenna Emedolu | 39.10 |
| 5. | Belgium (BEL) | • Bongelemba Bongelo • Anthony Ferro • Kevin Rans • Erik Wijmeersch | 39.22 |
| — | Germany (GER) | • Rasgawa Pinnock • Steffen Otto • Alexander Kosenkow • Tim Goebel | DQ |
| — | Liberia (LBR) | • Kouty Mawenh • Sayon Cooper • Sultan Tucker • Koiyan Morlu | DNF |

### Heat 3

| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time |
| 1. | Canada (CAN) | • Okiki Akinremi • Glenroy Gilbert • Jermaine Joseph • Nicolas Macrozonaris | 38.83 |
| 2. | Australia (AUS) | • Matthew Shirvington • Paul Di Bella • Steve Brimacombe • Adam Basil | 38.96 |
| 3. | Italy (ITA) | • Francesco Scuderi • Marco Torrieri • Maurizio Checcucci • Andrea Colombo | 38.97 |
| 4. | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | • Mohamed Al-Yami • Mubarak Ata Mubarak • Salem Mubarak Al-Yami • Jamal Abd. Al-Saffar | 39.15 |
| 5. | Bahamas (BAH) | • Renward Wells • Andrew Tynes • Iram Lewis • Dominic Demeritte | 39.16 |
| 6. | Jamaica (JAM) | • Julien Dunkley • Dwight Thomas • Christopher Williams • Ricardo Williams | 40.05 |

### Heat 4

| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time |
| 1. | South Africa (RSA) | • Morne Nagel • Corne Du Plessis • Lee-Roy Newton • Mathew Quinn | 38.72 |
| 2. | Ivory Coast (CIV) | • Ibrahim Meité • Ahmed Douhou • Yves Sonan • Eric Pacome N'Dri | 38.74 |
| 3. | Mauritius (MRI) | • Arnaud Casquette • Eric Milazar • Fernando Augustin • Stéphane Buckland | 38.99 (NR) |
| 4. | Israel (ISR) | • Kfir Golan • Tommy Kafri • Gideon Yablonka • Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy | 39.13 |
| 5. | Cameroon (CMR) | • Alfred Moussambani • Serge Bengono • Joseph Batangdon • Claude Toukene | 39.29 |
| — | Cuba (CUB) | • José A. César • Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda • Iván García • Freddy Mayola | DNF |
| — | Great Britain (GBR) | • Dwain Chambers • Marlon Devonish • Christian Malcolm • Jonathan Barbour | DNF |