The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the
2009 World Championships in Athletics
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...
took place at the
Olympic Stadium
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in Berlin on August 21 and August 22. The two main contenders for the event were the
reigning World Champions, the
United States
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, and the
reigning Olympic Champions,
Jamaica
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. Jamaica held the world record at 37.10 (which was later rescinded), which was established at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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, while the United States entered with the 2009 overall season-best 37.85.
Medalists
* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
No new world or championship record was set during this competition.
Qualification standard
Schedule
Results
Heats
The first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualify.
Key: DNF = Did not finish, DNS = Did not start, DQ = Disqualified, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best
Final
Key: CR = Championship record, NR = National record, SB = Seasonal best
References
;General
4×100 metres relay results IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-20.
;Specific
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4x100
Relays at the World Athletics Championships