The men's 4 × 100 metre relay event at the

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took place on 21 and 22 August at the

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. There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period.

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was 14th but withdrew and the

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was invited instead. The final was won by

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in the new world-record time 37.10. On 25 January 2017, the Jamaican team was stripped of the gold medal place due to

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testing positive for the prohibited substance

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. The IOC requested that the

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modify the results, and, after

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dismissed the appeal of Jamaican sprinter, the medals were redistributed accordingly. Trinidad and Tobago team was advanced to gold, Japan to silver, and Brazil to bronze.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

Qualification summary

Results

All times shown are in seconds. *Q denotes automatic qualification. *q denotes fastest losers. *DNS denotes did not start. *DNF denotes did not finish. *DSQ denotes disqualified *AR denotes area record. *NR denotes national record. *PB denotes personal best. *SB denotes season's best.

Heats

First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 2 fastest(q) advance to the Final. Heat 1 Heat 2

Final

* Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in heats and also received medals.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 by 100 metres relay Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Relay foot races at the Olympics Olympics 2008 Men's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics