Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay explained

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 13 and 14 April 2018.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt)	36.84	London, United Kingdom	11 August 2012
Games record	(Jason Livermore, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt)	37.58	Glasgow, Scotland	2 August 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Friday 13 April 2018	11:05	First round
style=background:lemonchiffon	Saturday 14 April 2018	style=background:lemonchiffon	14:40	style=background:lemonchiffon	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The three fastest teams per heat (plus two fastest losers) advanced to the final.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Heat 1

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Result	Notes	Qual.
1			38.71
2			38.78
3			39.47
4			40.57

Heat 2

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Result	Notes	Qual.
1			38.15
2			38.44
3			38.52
4			38.95
5			39.39
6			42.09

Final

The medals were determined in the final.^[2]

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Result	Notes
	6			38.13
	5			38.24
	3			38.35
4	4			38.58
5	1			39.04
6	8			39.08
7	2			39.37
	7

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's 4 x 100m relay. 23 April 2018 . Gold Coast 2018.
2. Book: Athletics Men's 4 × 100m Relay - Final. Gold Coast 2018. 111. 22 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
3. Book: Athletics Men's 4 × 100m Relay - Round 1 Results Summary. Gold Coast 2018. 114. 22 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
4. Book: Athletics Men's 4 × 100m Relay - Round 1 Heat 1/2. Gold Coast 2018. 23 April 2018.
5. Book: Athletics Men's 4 × 100m Relay - Round 1 Heat 2/2. Gold Coast 2018. 23 April 2018.