2016 Summer Olympics Results - Athletics
| Men's 4 x 400m Relay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 20 - Final | |||
 |  USAUnited States | Gil Roberts, Arman Hall, David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Kyle Clemons, LaShawn Merritt | 2:57.30 |
 |  JAMJamaica | Fitzroy Dunkley, Javon Francis, Peter Matthews, Rusheen McDonald, Nathon Allen | 2:58.16 |
 |  BAHBahamas | Chris Brown, Alonzo Russell, Michael Mathieu, Stephen Newbold, Steven Gardiner | 2:58.49 |
| 4 |  BELBelgium | Dylan Borlée, Jonathan Borlée, Julien Watrin, Kevin Borlée | 2:58.52 |
| 5 |  BOTBotswana | Isaac Makwala, Gaone Maotoanong, Karabo Sibanda, Onkabetse Nkobolo | 2:59.06 |
| 6 |  CUBCuba | Adrian Chacón, William Collazo, Yoandys Lescay, Osmaidel Pellicier | 2:59.53 |
| 7 |  POLPoland | Jakub Krzewina, Rafal Omelko, Michal Pietrzak, Lukasz Krawczuk | 3:00.50 |
| 8 |  BRABrazil | Hugo De Sousa, Alexander Russo, Pedro Luiz de Oliveira, Peterson Dos Santos | 3:03.28 |
| 9 |  FRAFrance | Mamadou Kasse Hanne, Mame-Ibra Anne, Teddy Venel, Thomas Jordier | 3:00.82 |
| 10 |  DOMDominican Republic | Gustavo Cuesta, Yon Soriano, Luguelín Santos, Luis Charles | 3:01.76 |
| 11 |  COLColombia | Anthony José Zambrano, Carlos Andrés Lemos, Alejandro Perlaza, Diego Palomeque | 3:01.84 |
| 12 |  VENVenezuela | Freddy Mezones, Alberth Bravo, Arturo Ramírez, Omar Longart | 3:02.69 |
| 13 |  JPNJapan | Tomoya Tamura, Julian Walsh, Nobuya Kato, Takamasa Kitagawa | 3:02.95 |
 GBRGreat Britain | Delano Williams, Martyn Rooney, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Nigel Levine | DSQ | |
 INDIndia | Arokia Rajiv, Ayyasamy Dharun, Mohammed Anas, Kunhu Muhammed Puthanpurakkal | DSQ | |
 TRITrinidad and Tobago | Jarrin Solomon, Deon Lendore, Machel Cedenio, Lalonde Gordon | DSQ | |
| Men's 4 x 400m Relay, Round 1, Heat 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 20 - Final | |||
| 1 | JAMJamaica | Javon Francis, Peter Matthews, Rusheen McDonald, Nathon Allen | 2:58.29 Q |
| 2 | USAUnited States | Arman Hall, David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Kyle Clemons | 2:58.38 Q |
| 3 | BOTBotswana | Isaac Makwala, Gaone Maotoanong, Karabo Sibanda, Onkabetse Nkobolo | 2:59.35 Q |
| 4 | POLPoland | Jakub Krzewina, Rafal Omelko, Michal Pietrzak, Lukasz Krawczuk | 2:59.58 |
| 5 | FRAFrance | Mamadou Kasse Hanne, Mame-Ibra Anne, Teddy Venel, Thomas Jordier | 3:00.82 |
| 6 | COLColombia | Anthony José Zambrano, Carlos Andrés Lemos, Alejandro Perlaza, Diego Palomeque | 3:01.84 |
| 7 | JPNJapan | Tomoya Tamura, Julian Walsh, Nobuya Kato, Takamasa Kitagawa | 3:02.95 |
| TRITrinidad and Tobago | Jarrin Solomon, Deon Lendore, Machel Cedenio, Lalonde Gordon | DSQ | |
| Men's 4 x 400m Relay, Round 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 20 - Final | |||
| 1 | JAMJamaica | Javon Francis, Peter Matthews, Rusheen McDonald, Nathon Allen | 2:58.29 Q |
| 2 | USAUnited States | Arman Hall, David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Kyle Clemons | 2:58.38 Q |
| 3 | BELBelgium | Dylan Borlée, Jonathan Borlée, Julien Watrin, Kevin Borlée | 2:59.25 Q |
| 4 | BOTBotswana | Isaac Makwala, Gaone Maotoanong, Karabo Sibanda, Onkabetse Nkobolo | 2:59.35 Q |
| 5 | POLPoland | Jakub Krzewina, Rafal Omelko, Michal Pietrzak, Lukasz Krawczuk | 2:59.58 q |
| 6 | BAHBahamas | Chris Brown, Alonzo Russell, Stephen Newbold, Steven Gardiner | 2:59.64 Q |
| 7 | CUBCuba | Adrian Chacón, William Collazo, Yoandys Lescay, Osmaidel Pellicier | 3:00.16 Q |
| 8 | BRABrazil | Hugo De Sousa, Alexander Russo, Pedro Luiz de Oliveira, Peterson Dos Santos | 3:00.43 q |
| 9 | FRAFrance | Mamadou Kasse Hanne, Mame-Ibra Anne, Teddy Venel, Thomas Jordier | 3:00.82 |
| 10 | DOMDominican Republic | Gustavo Cuesta, Yon Soriano, Luguelín Santos, Luis Charles | 3:01.76 |
| 11 | COLColombia | Anthony José Zambrano, Carlos Andrés Lemos, Alejandro Perlaza, Diego Palomeque | 3:01.84 |
| 12 | VENVenezuela | Freddy Mezones, Alberth Bravo, Arturo Ramírez, Omar Longart | 3:02.69 |
| 13 | JPNJapan | Tomoya Tamura, Julian Walsh, Nobuya Kato, Takamasa Kitagawa | 3:02.95 |
| GBRGreat Britain | Delano Williams, Martyn Rooney, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Nigel Levine | DSQ | |
| INDIndia | Arokia Rajiv, Ayyasamy Dharun, Mohammed Anas, Kunhu Muhammed Puthanpurakkal | DSQ | |
| TRITrinidad and Tobago | Jarrin Solomon, Deon Lendore, Machel Cedenio, Lalonde Gordon | DSQ | |
| Men's 4 x 400m Relay, Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 21 - Final | |||
| 1 | USAUnited States | Gil Roberts, Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, LaShawn Merritt | 2:57.30 |
| 2 | JAMJamaica | Fitzroy Dunkley, Javon Francis, Peter Matthews, Nathon Allen | 2:58.16 |
| 3 | BAHBahamas | Chris Brown, Alonzo Russell, Michael Mathieu, Steven Gardiner | 2:58.49 |
| 4 | BELBelgium | Dylan Borlée, Jonathan Borlée, Julien Watrin, Kevin Borlée | 2:58.52 |
| 5 | BOTBotswana | Isaac Makwala, Gaone Maotoanong, Karabo Sibanda, Onkabetse Nkobolo | 2:59.06 |
| 6 | CUBCuba | Adrian Chacón, William Collazo, Yoandys Lescay, Osmaidel Pellicier | 2:59.53 |
| 7 | POLPoland | Jakub Krzewina, Rafal Omelko, Michal Pietrzak, Lukasz Krawczuk | 3:00.50 |
| 8 | BRABrazil | Hugo De Sousa, Alexander Russo, Pedro Luiz de Oliveira, Peterson Dos Santos | 3:03.28 |
| Men's 4 x 400m Relay, Round 1, Heat 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 20 - Final | |||
| 1 | BELBelgium | Dylan Borlée, Jonathan Borlée, Julien Watrin, Kevin Borlée | 2:59.25 Q |
| 2 | BAHBahamas | Chris Brown, Alonzo Russell, Stephen Newbold, Steven Gardiner | 2:59.64 Q |
| 3 | CUBCuba | Adrian Chacón, William Collazo, Yoandys Lescay, Osmaidel Pellicier | 3:00.16 Q |
| 4 | BRABrazil | Hugo De Sousa, Alexander Russo, Pedro Luiz de Oliveira, Peterson Dos Santos | 3:00.43 |
| 5 | DOMDominican Republic | Gustavo Cuesta, Yon Soriano, Luguelín Santos, Luis Charles | 3:01.76 |
| 6 | VENVenezuela | Freddy Mezones, Alberth Bravo, Arturo Ramírez, Omar Longart | 3:02.69 |
| GBRGreat Britain | Delano Williams, Martyn Rooney, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Nigel Levine | DSQ | |
| INDIndia | Arokia Rajiv, Ayyasamy Dharun, Mohammed Anas, Kunhu Muhammed Puthanpurakkal | DSQ | |
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