2014 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 200 metres relay


The men's 4 × 200 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 24 May.
The rarity of this event at the elite level was evidenced by the poor handoffs. Apparently the athletes involved didn't know their exchange zones. Jermaine Brown came to a complete stop in the zone, and received the handoff from Warren Weir as he was being passed. Even with this ugly handoff, the Jamaican team still dominated the race and set a new world record. Their closest competitor was St. Kitts and Nevis, whose flaw had less of an effect on their performance, Brijesh Lawrence running on the inside of the turn, correctly put out his right hand to receive the baton, but incoming Lestrod Roland also had the baton in his right hand and had to make the handoff awkwardly across his body. For the American team, Ameer Webb looked completely confused, starting late, running out of his lane to the inside, then reaching to receive the baton before he had even entered the passing zone. Curtis Mitchell was not ready to pass that early and was moving too fast to make the exchange. Mitchell just stopped in frustration, the baton bouncing two lanes away, retrieved by Webb outside of the zone for a disqualification.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

Schedule

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat plus the 2 fastest times advanced to the [|final].
RankHeatLaneNationAthletesTimeNotes
118Rasheed Dwyer, Jermaine Brown, Jason Livermore, Warren Weir1:20.15Q
227United StatesMaurice Mitchell, Curtis Mitchell, Isiah Young, Wallace Spearmon1:21.35Q, SB
311FranceChristophe Lemaitre, Yannick Fonsat, Ben Bassaw, Ken Romain1:21.45Q, SB
425Ramon Gittens, Andrew Hinds, Shane Brathwaite, Fallon Forde1:21.88Q, NR
517Antoine Adams, Lestrod Roland, Brijesh Lawrence, Allistar Clarke1:21.97Q, NR
615Blake Bartlett, Adrian Griffith, Wesley Neymour, Andretti Bain1:22.18q, NR
726Stephen Barasa, Carvin Nkanata, Walter Michuki Moenga, Tony Kipruto Chirchir1:23.24Q, NR
813ChinaChen Shiwei, Xie Zhenye, Yang Yang, Mo Youxue1:23.75q, NR
928JapanYuichi Kobayashi, Masashi Eriguchi, Shinji Takahira, Kenji Fujimitsu1:23.87SB
1023Kemar Hyman, Tyrell Cuffy, David Hamil, Troy Long1:24.91NR
1112Tabarie Henry, Leslie Murray, David Walters, Leon Hunt1:25.01NR
21Elvis Ukale, Ogho-Oghene Egwero, Nicholas Imhoaperamhe, Isah Salihu
24GermanyJulian Reus, Sebastian Ernst, Alexander Kosenkow, Robin Erewa
14SpainSergio Ruiz, Iván Jesús Ramos, Adrià Burriel, Óscar HusillosR170.7
16Kupun Wisil, Theo Piniau, Kevin Kapmatana, Nelson StoneR170.7
22Ifeanye Otuonye, Courtney Missick, Wadly Jean, Wesley CheryR170.7

Final

RankLaneNationAthletesTimeNotesPoints
3Nickel Ashmeade, Warren Weir, Jermaine Brown, Yohan Blake1:18.63WR8
8Antoine Adams, Lestrod Roland, Brijesh Lawrence, Allistar Clarke1:20.51NR7
5FranceChristophe Lemaitre, Yannick Fonsat, Ben Bassaw, Ken Romain1:20.66AR6
4Ramon Gittens, Levi Cadogan, Andrew Hinds, Fallon Forde1:21.88=NR5
7Stephen Barasa, Carvin Nkanata, Tony Kipruto Chirchir, Walter Michuki Moenga1:22.35NR4
1Blake Bartlett, Adrian Griffith, Wesley Neymour, Andretti Bain1:23.193
2ChinaChen Shiwei, Xie Zhenye, Yang Yang, Mo Youxue1:25.832
6United StatesMaurice Mitchell, Curtis Mitchell, Ameer Webb, Wallace SpearmonR170.7