Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 Pan American Games
VenueCIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium
DatesJuly 24 – July 25
Competitors53 from 12 nations
Winning time38.27
Medalists
Gold medal   United States
Silver medal   Brazil
Bronze medal   Trinidad and Tobago
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The men's 4 × 100 metres relay sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 24 and 25, 2015 at CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.[1] The United States team, consisting of Sean McLean, Wallace Spearmon, Kendal Williams, and Remontay McClain were awarded the gold medal following the disqualification of Team Canada. Canada clearly won the race in lane 8, but before the final exchange, Aaron Brown began his acceleration by running in lane 7 before correcting and receiving the baton within the lane 8 exchange zone.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record  Jamaica 37.04 Daegu, South Korea September 4, 2011
Pan American Games record  Brazil 38.18 Guadalajara, Mexico October 28, 2011

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) ranked in the world's top 16 was able to enter one team.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Round
July 24, 2015 20:15 Semifinals
July 25, 2015 20:05 Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

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

Semifinals

Rank Heat Nation Name Time Notes
1 1  Antigua and Barbuda Chavaughn Walsh, Daniel Bailey, Cejhae Greene, Miguel Francis 38.14 Q, PR, NR
2 1  United States Sean McLean, Wallace Spearmon, Kendal Williams, Remontay McClain 38.29 Q
3 1  Canada Gavin Smellie, Aaron Brown, Dontae Richards-Kwok, Brendon Rodney 38.39 Q, SB
4 2  Trinidad and Tobago Mikel Thomas, Rondel Sorrillo, Emmanuel Callender, Dan-Neil Telesford 38.52 Q
5 2  Barbados Shane Brathwaite, Levi Cadogan, Nicholas Deshong, Burkheart Ellis 38.65 Q, NR
6 2  Dominican Republic Stanly del Carmen, Yoandry Andujar, Deidy Montas, Yancarlos Martínez 38.67 Q, NR
7 1  Jamaica Bernardo Brady, Dexter Lee, Oshane Bailey, Sheldon Mitchell 38.75 q
8 2  Brazil Gustavo dos Santos, Vitor Hugo dos Santos, Aldemir da Silva Junior, Bruno de Barros 38.76 q
9 1  Saint Kitts and Nevis Jason Rogers, Brijesh Lawrence, Lestrod Roland, Allistar Clarke 39.10
10 2  Bahamas Johnathan Farquharson, Teray Smith, Warren Fraser, Elroy McBride 39.53
11 2  Cuba Yaniel Carrero, Roberto Skyers, Reynier Mena, Reidis Ramos 39.61
12 1  Chile Franco Boccardo, Cristián Reyes, Enrique Polanco, Sebastián Valdivia 40.14

Final

Rank Nation Name Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States BeeJay Lee, Wallace Spearmon, Kendal Williams, Remontay McClain 38.27
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Brazil Gustavo dos Santos, Vitor Hugo dos Santos, Bruno de Barros, Aldemir da Silva Junior 38.68
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Trinidad and Tobago Rondel Sorrillo, Keston Bledman, Emmanuel Callender, Dan-Neil Telesford 38.69
4  Barbados Nicholas Deshong, Levi Cadogan, Burkheart Ellis, Ramon Gittens 38.79
5  Dominican Republic Stanly del Carmen, Yoandry Andujar, Deidy Montas, Yancarlos Martínez 38.86
 Jamaica Jason Livermore, Dexter Lee, Bernardo Brady, Sheldon Mitchell DNF
 Antigua and Barbuda Chavaughn Walsh, Daniel Bailey, Cejhae Greene, Miguel Francis DSQ
 Canada Gavin Smellie, Andre De Grasse, Brendon Rodney, Aaron Brown DSQ

Canada won the race with a time of 38.06. However, the team was disqualified for leaving their lane, Rule 163.3; the team had faced similar incidents at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 IAAF World Relays.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Canada's men's 4x100 relay team disqualified, loses gold: DiManno". Toronto Star. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.