The men's
4 × 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individu ...
races at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
as part of the
athletics program were held on Friday 29 September and Saturday 30 September.
The top two teams in each of the initial five heats automatically qualified for the semi-final. The next six fastest team from across the heats also qualified. The top three teams in each of the semi-finals automatically qualified for the final. The next two fastest team from the semi-finals also qualified.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Medalists
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
* Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
* q denotes qualification by overall place.
* DNS denotes did not start.
* DNF denotes did not finish.
* DQ denotes disqualification.
* NR denotes national record.
* AR denotes area/continental record.
* OR denotes Olympic record.
* WR denotes world record.
* PB denotes personal best.
* SB denotes season best.
Heats
Round 1- Overall
Semi-finals
Semi-Finals overall
Final
References
External links
Official Report of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics
– IAAF
– IAAF
– IAAF
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Relay foot races at the Olympics
Men's events at the 2000 Summer Olympics