4 x 400 METRES RELAY SPLIT TIMES

Derived from data kindly supplied by ST SPORTSERVICE GmbH (a service by Swiss Timing), the following listings give actual and estimated times for all runners in the Beijing Olympic 4x400m relay races. For the first and second legs, the time given is an estimate (e) based on photo-finish time at finish line by first leg runner before stagger unwinds. For the third and fourth legs times are computed from photo-finish pictures of the baton holder at the finish line.

Mens 4 x 400 Metres Relay Final (Aug 23) 1, United States 2, Bahamas 3, Russia 4, Great Britain & NI 5, Belgium 6, Australia 7, Poland 8, Jamaica Teams & splits
USA BAH RUS GBR BEL AUS POL JAM LaShawn Merritt 44.35e, Angelo Taylor 43.70e, David Neville 44.16, Jeremy Wariner 43.18 Andretti Bain 45.92e, Michael Mathieu 44.04e, Andrae Williams 44.02, Chris Brown 44.05 Maksim Dyldin 45.52e, Vladislav Frolov 44.64e, Anton Kokorin 44.34, Denis Alekseyev 43.56 Andrew Steele 45.69e, Robert Tobin 44.78e, Michael Bingham 44.61, Martyn Rooney 43.73 Kevin Borle 45.43e, Jonathan Borle 43.62e, Cdric Van Branteghem 44.44, Arnaud Ghislain 45.88 Sean Wroe 46.07e, John Steffensen 45.26e, Clinton Hill 44.41, Joel Milburn 44.28 Rafal Wieruszewski 46.02e, Piotr Klimczak 44.54e, Piotr Kedzia 45.10, Marek Plawgo 44.66 Michael Blackwood 45.60e, Ricardo Chambers 44.47e, Sanjay Ayre 44.86, Lansford Spence 46.52

2:55.39OR 2:58.03 2:58.06NR 2:58.81 2:59.37NR 3:00.02 3:00.32 3:01.45

0.336 0.297 0.220 0.246 0.166 0.212 0.180 0.196

First Round (First 3 (Q) & 2 fastest (q) to Final) (Aug 22) Heat 1 1, United States 2:59.98 Q 0.184 2, Russia 3:00.14NR 0.187 Q 3, Belgium 3:00.67NR 0.264 Q 0.165 4, Australia 3:00.68 q 0.240 5, Poland 3:00.74 q 6, South Africa 3:01.26 0.268 0.266 7, Cuba 3:02.24 0.183 8, France 3:03.19 Teams & splits
USA RUS BEL AUS POL RSA CUB FRA David Neville 44.92e, Kerron Clement 44.50e, Reggie Witherspoon 44.63, Angelo Taylor 45.93 Maksim Dyldin 45.58e, Vladislav Frolov 44.88e, Anton Kokorin 45.42, Denis Alekseyev 44.26 Cdric Van Branteghem 45.52e, Jonathan Borle 44.74e, Arnaud Ghislain 46.16, Kevin Borle 44.25 Joel Milburn 44.96e, Mark Ormrod 45.39e, John Steffensen 45.46, Clinton Hill 44.87 Marek Plawgo 45.90e, Piotr Klimczak 44.47e, Piotr Kedzia 45.95, Rafal Wieruszewski 44.42 Pieter Smith 45.74e, Ofentse Mogawane 45.12e, Alwyn Myburgh 46.05, L. J. van Zyl 44.35 Yuniel Prez 45.95e, Yunior Daz 45.92e, William Collazo 46.01, Omar Cisneros 44.36 Teddy Venel 46.38e, Idrissa MBarke 45.69e, Brice Panel 45.59, Richard Maunier 45.53

Heat 2 1, Great Britain & NI 2, Bahamas 3, Jamaica 4, Germany 5, Trinidad & Tobago 6, Japan 7, Greece 8, Dominican Republic Teams & splits
GBR BAH JAM GER TRI JPN

2:59.33 2:59.88 3:00.09 3:03.49 3:04.12 3:04.18 3:04.30 3:04.31

0.250 0.172 0.241 0.186 0.196 0.195 0.160 0.176

Q Q Q

Andrew Steele 45.28e, Robert Tobin 45.08e, Michael Bingham 44.50, Martyn Rooney 44.47 Michael Mathieu 45.59e, Avard Moncur 44.94e, Ramon Miller 45.10, Andrae Williams 44.25 Michael Blackwood 45.34e, Allodin Fothergill 45.14e, Sanjay Ayre 45.01, Ricardo Chambers 44.60 Simon Kirch 46.85e, Kamghe Gaba 44.41e, Ruwen Faller 45.61, Bastian Swillims 46.62 Ato Stephens 45.17e, Jovan Toppin 45.92e, Cowin Mills 46.60, Stann Waithe 46.43 Mitsuhiro Abiko 46.70e, Dai Tamesue 46.53e, Yoshihiro Horigome 45.33, Kenji Narisako 45.62

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Stilians Dimtsios 46.86e, Dimtrios Grvalos 45.66e, Padelemon Melahrinodis 45.15, Konstadnos Anastasou 46.63 Carlos Santa 46.50e, Arismendy Peguero 45.71e, Pedro Meja 46.31, Yoel Tapia 45.79

Womens 4 x 400 Metres Relay Final (Aug 23) 1, United States 2, Russia 3, Jamaica 4, Belarus 5, Great Britain & NI 6, Cuba 7, Nigeria 8, Germany Teams & splits
USA RUS JAM BLR GBR CUB NGR GER Mary Wineberg 51.00e, Allyson Felix 48.55e, Monique Henderson 50.06, Sanya Richards 48.93 Yuliya Gushchina 50.62e, Lyudmila Litvinova 49.18e, Tatyana Firova 49.20, Anastasiya Kapachinskaya 49.82 Shericka Williams 50.88e, Shereefa Lloyd 49.32e, Rosemarie Whyte 50.34, Novlene Williams 49.86 Anna Kozak 51.98e, Irina Khlyustova 50.33e, Ilona Usovich 49.85, Svetlana Usovich 49.69 Christine Ohuruogu 51.27e, Kelly Sotherton 50.35e, Marilyn Okoro 51.52, Nicola Sanders 49.54 Roxana Daz 51.11e, Zulia Calatayd 51.17e, Susana Clement 50.47, Indira Terrero 50.46 Joy Eze 51.46e, Sade Abugan 50.03e, Olouma Nwoke 51.53, Joke Odumosu 50.72 Jonna Tilgner 53.12e, Sorina Nwachukwu 52.60e, Florence Ekpo-Umoh 51.66, Claudia Hoffmann 51.07

3:18.54 3:18.82 3:20.40 3:21.85NR 3:22.68 3:23.21NR 3:23.74 3:28.45

0.327 0.314 0.231 0.306 0.264 0.273 0.330 0.189

First Round (First 3 (Q) & 2 fastest (q) to Final) (Aug 22) Heat 1 0.338 1, Russia 3:23.71 Q 0.194 2, Cuba 3:25.46 Q 0.214 3, Great Britain & NI 3:25.48 Q 4, Germany 3:25.55 q 0.200 0.289 5, Ukraine 3:27.44 0.275 6, Poland 3:28.23 7, India 3:28.83 0.189 0.207 8, Japan 3:30.52 Teams & splits
RUS CUB GBR GER UKR POL IND JPN Yelena Migunova 51.80e, Tatyana Veshkurova 49.68e, Lyudmila Litvinova 50.32, Tatyana Firova 51.91 Roxana Daz 51.77e, Zulia Calatayd 51.20e, Susana Clement 51.38, Indira Terrero 51.11 Nicola Sanders 50.95e, Kelly Sotherton 50.57e, Marilyn Okoro 51.02, Christine Ohuruogu 52.94 Jonna Tilgner 52.90e, Sorina Nwachukwu 51.57e, Florence Ekpo-Umoh 50.94, Claudia Hoffmann 50.14 Oksana Shcherbak 52.65e, Tatyana Petlyuk 52.56e, Kseniya Karandyuk 52.06, Natalya Pygyda 50.17 Monika Bejnar 52.99e, Jolanta Wjcik 51.72e, Anna Jesien 51.39, Grazyna Prokopek 52.13 Sathi Geetha 53.74e, Manjeet Kaur 51.43e, Chitra K. Soman 52.49e, Mandeep Kaur 51.17e Satomi Kubokura 53.59e, Asami Tanno 51.57e, Mayu Kida 52.72, Sayaka Aoki 52.64

Heat 2 1, United States 2, Jamaica 3, Belarus 4, Nigeria 5, France 6, Brazil 7, Mexico 8, PR of China Teams & splits
USA JAM BLR NGR FRA BRA MEX CHN

3:22.45 3:22.60 3:22.78 3:24.10 3:26.61 3:30.10 3:30.36 3:30.77

0.284 0.220 0.250 0.263 0.244 0.249 0.234

Q Q Q q

Mary Wineberg 51.03e, Monique Henderson 49.78e, Natasha Hastings 49.97, Sanya Richards 51.67 Novlene Williams 50.46e, Shereefa Lloyd 50.07e, Bobby-Gaye Wilkins 50.94, Shericka Williams 51.13 Yulyana Yushchanka 51.40e, Irina Khlyustova 50.37e, Ilona Usovich 49.93, Svetlana Usovich 51.08 Sade Abugan 51.47e, Joy Eze 50.42e, Olouma Nwoke 51.83, Joke Odumosu 50.38 Phara Anacharsis 51.76e, Thlia Sigre 51.75e, Solen Dsert 51.20, Virginie Michanol 51.90 Maria Laura Almiro 53.49e, Josiane Tito 52.60e, Emily Pinheiro 51.95, Lucimar Teodoro 52.06 Ruth Grajeda 54.71e, Gabriela Medina 51.03e, Nallely Vela 53.01, Zudikey Rodriguez 51.61 Han Ling 53.51e, Chen Jingwen 52.08e, Wang Jingpin 52.91, Tang Xiaoyin 52.27