2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
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The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 20 and 21 September 2025.
Infobox
Venue
National Stadium
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Date
20 September (heats) 21 September (final)
Competitors
70 from 16 nations
Winning time
37.29 WL
Tables
· Records
World record
World record
Record
World record
Athlete & Nat.
JamaicaNesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt
Perf.
36.84
Location
London, United Kingdom
Date
11 August 2012
Championships record
Championships record
Record
Championships record
Athlete & Nat.
JamaicaNesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt
Perf.
37.04
Location
Daegu, South Korea
Date
4 September 2011
World Leading
World Leading
Record
World Leading
Athlete & Nat.
South AfricaBayanda Walaza, Sinesipho Dambile, Bradley Nkoana, Akani Simbine
Perf.
37.61
Location
Guangzhou, China
Date
11 May 2025
African Record
African Record
Record
African Record
Athlete & Nat.
South AfricaBayanda Walaza, Shaun Maswanganyi, Bradley Nkoana, Akani Simbine
Perf.
37.65
Location
Paris, France
Date
9 August 2024
European Record
European Record
Record
European Record
Athlete & Nat.
Great BritainAdam Gemili, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
Perf.
37.37
Location
Doha, Qatar
Date
5 October 2019
Asian Record
Asian Record
Record
Asian Record
Athlete & Nat.
JapanShuhei Tada, Kirara Shiraishi, Yoshihide Kiryu, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown
Perf.
37.43
North, Central American and Caribbean record
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Record
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Athlete & Nat.
JamaicaNesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt
Perf.
36.84
Location
London, United Kingdom
Date
11 August 2012
Oceanian record
Oceanian record
Record
Oceanian record
Athlete & Nat.
AustraliaLachlan Kennedy, Joshua Azzopardi, Christopher Ius, Calab Law
Perf.
37.87
Location
Sydney, Australia
Date
15 March 2025
South American Record
South American Record
Record
South American Record
Athlete & Nat.
BrazilRodrigo do Nascimento, Vitor Hugo dos Santos, Derick Silva, Paulo André Camilo
Perf.
37.72
Location
Doha, Qatar
Date
5 October 2019
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
| World record | JamaicaNesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt | 36.84 | London, United Kingdom | 11 August 2012 |
| Championships record | JamaicaNesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt | 37.04 | Daegu, South Korea | 4 September 2011 |
| World Leading | South AfricaBayanda Walaza, Sinesipho Dambile, Bradley Nkoana, Akani Simbine | 37.61 | Guangzhou, China | 11 May 2025 |
| African Record | South AfricaBayanda Walaza, Shaun Maswanganyi, Bradley Nkoana, Akani Simbine | 37.65 | Paris, France | 9 August 2024 |
| European Record | Great BritainAdam Gemili, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | 37.37 | Doha, Qatar | 5 October 2019 |
| Asian Record | JapanShuhei Tada, Kirara Shiraishi, Yoshihide Kiryu, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | 37.43 | ||
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | JamaicaNesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt | 36.84 | London, United Kingdom | 11 August 2012 |
| Oceanian record | AustraliaLachlan Kennedy, Joshua Azzopardi, Christopher Ius, Calab Law | 37.87 | Sydney, Australia | 15 March 2025 |
| South American Record | BrazilRodrigo do Nascimento, Vitor Hugo dos Santos, Derick Silva, Paulo André Camilo | 37.72 | Doha, Qatar | 5 October 2019 |
· Schedule
20 September
20 September
Date
20 September
Time
20:25
Round
Heats
21 September
21 September
Date
21 September
Time
21:20
Round
Final
| Date | Time | Round |
| 20 September | 20:25 | Heats |
| 21 September | 21:20 | Final |
· Results › Heats › Heat 1
1
1
Place
1
Lane
5
Nation
Canada
Athletes
Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse
Time
37.85
Notes
Q, SB
2
2
Place
2
Lane
8
Nation
United States
Athletes
Christian Coleman, Ronnie Baker, Trayvon Bromell, T'Mars McCallum
Time
37.98
Notes
Q
3
3
Place
3
Lane
7
Nation
Germany
Athletes
Deniz Almas, Marvin Schulte, Owen Ansah, Lucas Ansah-Peprah
Time
38.12
Notes
Q, SB
4
4
Place
4
Lane
4
Nation
France
Athletes
Ryan Zeze, Jeff Erius, Theo Schaub, Aymeric Priam
Time
38.34
Notes
q
5
5
Place
5
Lane
9
Nation
Belgium
Athletes
Kobe Vleminckx, Emiel Botterman [nl], Antoine Snyders [de; es; fr; nl; no], Simon Verherstraeten [de; fr; nl; no]
Time
38.46
Notes
NR
6
6
Place
6
Lane
2
Nation
Kenya
Athletes
Boniface Mweresa, Steve Onyango Odhiambo, Meshack Kitsubuli Babu [de], Mark Odhiambo
Time
38.56
7
7
Place
7
Lane
6
Nation
Poland
Athletes
Oliwer Wdowik, Łukasz Żak [de], Adrian Brzeziński, Dominik Kopeć
Time
38.59
—
—
Place
—
Lane
3
Nation
Jamaica
Athletes
Ackeem Blake, Oblique Seville, Ryiem Forde, Kishane Thompson
Time
DNF
| Place | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Canada | Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse | 37.85 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 8 | United States | Christian Coleman, Ronnie Baker, Trayvon Bromell, T'Mars McCallum | 37.98 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Germany | Deniz Almas, Marvin Schulte, Owen Ansah, Lucas Ansah-Peprah | 38.12 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 4 | France | Ryan Zeze, Jeff Erius, Theo Schaub, Aymeric Priam | 38.34 | q |
| 5 | 9 | Belgium | Kobe Vleminckx, Emiel Botterman [nl], Antoine Snyders [de; es; fr; nl; no], Simon Verherstraeten [de; fr; nl; no] | 38.46 | NR |
| 6 | 2 | Kenya | Boniface Mweresa, Steve Onyango Odhiambo, Meshack Kitsubuli Babu [de], Mark Odhiambo | 38.56 | |
| 7 | 6 | Poland | Oliwer Wdowik, Łukasz Żak [de], Adrian Brzeziński, Dominik Kopeć | 38.59 | |
| — | 3 | Jamaica | Ackeem Blake, Oblique Seville, Ryiem Forde, Kishane Thompson | DNF |
· Results › Heats › Heat 2
1
1
Place
1
Lane
2
Nation
Ghana
Athletes
Ibrahim Fuseini, Benjamin Azamati, Joseph Amoah, Abdul-Rasheed Saminu
Time
37.79
Notes
Q, NR
2
2
Place
2
Lane
3
Nation
Netherlands
Athletes
Nsikak Ekpo, Taymir Burnet, Xavi Mo-Ajok, Elvis Afrifa
Time
37.95
Notes
Q
3
3
Place
3
Lane
8
Nation
Japan
Athletes
Yuki Koike, Hiroki Yanagita, Yoshihide Kiryu, Towa Uzawa
Time
38.07
Notes
Q
4
4
Place
4
Lane
9
Nation
Australia
Athletes
Connor Bond, Joshua Azzopardi, Calab Law, Rohan Browning
Time
38.21
Notes
q
5
5
Place
5
Lane
4
Nation
China
Athletes
Deng Zhijian, He Jinxian, Shi Junhao, Xie Zhenye
Time
38.38
6
6
Place
6
Lane
5
Nation
Italy
Athletes
Fausto Desalu, Marcell Jacobs, Lorenzo Patta, Matteo Melluzzo
Time
38.52
—
—
Place
—
Lane
7
Nation
Great Britain & N.I.
Athletes
Jeremiah Azu, Louie Hinchliffe, Jona Efoloko, Eugene Amo-Dadzie
Time
DNF
6
6
Place
6
Lane
South Africa
Nation
Shaun Maswanganyi, Sinesipho Dambile, Bradley Nkoana, Akani Simbine
| Place | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Ghana | Ibrahim Fuseini, Benjamin Azamati, Joseph Amoah, Abdul-Rasheed Saminu | 37.79 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 3 | Netherlands | Nsikak Ekpo, Taymir Burnet, Xavi Mo-Ajok, Elvis Afrifa | 37.95 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Japan | Yuki Koike, Hiroki Yanagita, Yoshihide Kiryu, Towa Uzawa | 38.07 | Q |
| 4 | 9 | Australia | Connor Bond, Joshua Azzopardi, Calab Law, Rohan Browning | 38.21 | q |
| 5 | 4 | China | Deng Zhijian, He Jinxian, Shi Junhao, Xie Zhenye | 38.38 | |
| 6 | 5 | Italy | Fausto Desalu, Marcell Jacobs, Lorenzo Patta, Matteo Melluzzo | 38.52 | |
| — | 7 | Great Britain & N.I. | Jeremiah Azu, Louie Hinchliffe, Jona Efoloko, Eugene Amo-Dadzie | DNF | |
| 6 | South Africa | Shaun Maswanganyi, Sinesipho Dambile, Bradley Nkoana, Akani Simbine |
· Results › Heats › Heat 3 (Re-run)
1
1
Place
1
Lane
6
Nation
South Africa
Athletes
Shaun Maswanganyi, Sinesipho Dambile, Bradley Nkoana, Akani Simbine
Time
38.64
| Place | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | South Africa | Shaun Maswanganyi, Sinesipho Dambile, Bradley Nkoana, Akani Simbine | 38.64 |
· Results › Final
4
4
Place
4
Lane
6
Nation
Ghana
Athletes
Ibrahim Fuseini, Benjamin Azamati, Joseph Amoah, Abdul-Rasheed Saminu
Time
37.93
5
5
Place
5
Lane
9
Nation
Germany
Athletes
Julian Wagner, Marvin Schulte, Owen Ansah, Lucas Ansah-Peprah
Time
38.29
6
6
Place
6
Lane
4
Nation
Japan
Athletes
Yuki Koike, Hiroki Yanagita, Yoshihide Kiryu, Towa Uzawa
Time
38.35
7
7
Place
7
Lane
2
Nation
France
Athletes
Ryan Zeze, Jeff Erius, Lenny Chanteur, Aymeric Priam
Time
38.58
—
—
Place
—
Lane
3
Nation
Australia
Athletes
Connor Bond, Jacob Despard, Calab Law, Rohan Browning
Time
DNF
| Place | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| | 7 | United States | Christian Coleman, Kenneth Bednarek, Courtney Lindsey, Noah Lyles | 37.29 | WL |
| | 5 | Canada | Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse | 37.55 | SB |
| | 8 | Netherlands | Nsikak Ekpo, Taymir Burnet, Xavi Mo-Ajok, Elvis Afrifa | 37.81 | NR |
| 4 | 6 | Ghana | Ibrahim Fuseini, Benjamin Azamati, Joseph Amoah, Abdul-Rasheed Saminu | 37.93 | |
| 5 | 9 | Germany | Julian Wagner, Marvin Schulte, Owen Ansah, Lucas Ansah-Peprah | 38.29 | |
| 6 | 4 | Japan | Yuki Koike, Hiroki Yanagita, Yoshihide Kiryu, Towa Uzawa | 38.35 | |
| 7 | 2 | France | Ryan Zeze, Jeff Erius, Lenny Chanteur, Aymeric Priam | 38.58 | |
| — | 3 | Australia | Connor Bond, Jacob Despard, Calab Law, Rohan Browning | DNF |
References
- World Athleticshttps://worldathletics.org/en/competitions/world-athletics-championships/tokyo25/timetable/bydiscipline/men/4x100-metres-relay
- World Athleticshttps://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/relays/4x100-metres-relay/outdoor/men
- World Athleticshttps://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/6753088e00156cf1973360a9.pdf
- World Athleticshttps://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7190593/AT-4X1-M-h----.RS6.pdf
- World Athleticshttps://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7190593/AT-4X1-M-f----.RS6.pdf