1999 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 4 x 100 metres relay
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The Men's 4x100 metres relay
event at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics
was held at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla on August 28 and August 29.
} (Darryl Wohlsen, Paul Di Bella, Dean Capobianco
, Matthew Shirvington) DQ
} (Diego Moisés Santos, José Illán, Francisco Javier Navarro, Carlos Berlanga
) DQ
} (Sunday Emmanuel, Francis Obikwelu
, Daniel Effiong
, Deji Aliu
) DQ Q
} (Georgios Theodoridis, Alexios Alexopoulos
, Georgios Panagiotopoulos
, Hristoforos Hoidis
) DQ
} (Aleksandr Smirnov, Sergey Slukin, Denis Nikolayev, Andrey Fedoriv
) DQ
} (Elton Garus-Oab, Benedictus Botha, Christie Van Wyk, Frankie Fredericks
) DNS
} (Innocent Asonze
, Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong, Deji Aliu) DQ
4 x 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 begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
event at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
was held at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla on August 28 and August 29.
Medals
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 United StatesJon Drummond Jon Drummond Jonathan A. Drummond is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.... Tim Montgomery Tim Montgomery Timothy Montgomery is a former American athlete. In 2005, he was stripped of his records – including a now void 100m world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002 – after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs... Brian Lewis Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene is a retired American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion... |
 United KingdomJason Gardener Jason Gardener Jason Carl Gardener is a retired British sprint athlete, and former World Indoor Champion. Gardener was educated at Beechen Cliff School and the City of Bath College, and went on to graduate from Bath Spa University.-Athletics career:Gardener started his career at the World Junior Championships in... Darren Campbell Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell MBE is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay... Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent... Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second... |
 BrazilRaphael de Oliveira Claudinei da Silva Claudinei da Silva Claudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team.... Édson Luciano Ribeiro André da Silva André da Silva André Domingos da Silva is a Brazilian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres.... |
Heats
All times shown are in seconds.Heat 1
- United States (Jon DrummondJon DrummondJonathan A. Drummond is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics....
, Tim MontgomeryTim MontgomeryTimothy Montgomery is a former American athlete. In 2005, he was stripped of his records – including a now void 100m world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002 – after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs...
, Brian Lewis, Maurice GreeneMaurice Greene (athlete)Maurice Greene is a retired American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion...
) 38.06 Q (WL) 
Poland (Marcin Krzywański, Marcin UrbaśMarcin UrbasMarcin Urbaś is a former Polish track and field athlete. He is the Polish record holder for 200 metres dash with 19.98 seconds. He is now a sprinting coach. -Track and field:...
, Piotr BalcerzakPiotr BalcerzakPiotr Balcerzak is a former Polish sprint athlete. He achieved the most success with the Polish 4 x 100 meters relay.He is married to another Polish sprinter, Joanna Niełacna.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outdoor...
, Marcin NowakMarcin Andrzej NowakMarcin Nowak is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Poland.Nowak represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Marcin Jędrusiński, Dariusz Kuć and Łukasz Chyła...
) 38.75 Q (SB)
Italy (Luca VerdecchiaLuca VerdecchiaLuca Verdecchia is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres.-External links:...
, Massimiliano Donati, Maurizio CheccucciMaurizio CheccucciMaurizio Checcucci is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro and Andrea Colombo...
, Andrea ColomboAndrea ColomboAndrea Colombo is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro and Maurizio Checcucci...
) 38.98 (SB)
Thailand (Kongdech Natenee, Vissanu SophanichVissanu SophanichVissanu Sophanich is a track and field sprint athlete who competed internationally for Thailand.He was on the Thai team in the Men's 4 x 100 metre relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics....
, Reanchai Seerhawong, Sittichai SuwonprateepSittichai SuwonprateepSittichai Suwonprateep is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Suwonprateep represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Siriroj Darasuriyong, Sompote Suwannarangsri and Apinan Sukaphai...
) 39.55
Liberia (Kouty Mawenh, Sayon CooperSayon CooperSayon Cooper is a retired Liberian sprinter. He is a graduate of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas where he earned the 1997 NCAA Division II championship in both the 100 m and 200 m dashes...
, Paul Sehzue, Andrew Reyes) 40.89 (Christian NsiahChristian NsiahChristian Nsiah is a retired Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He competed at the 1999 World Championships and the Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004, but without reaching the final round on any occasion....
, Eric NkansahEric NkansahEric Nkansah Appiah is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He is one of the current national record holders in 4 x 100 m relay with 38,12 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Championships in Athens where the Ghanaian team finished fifth in the final.Participating in the 2004 Summer...
, Albert Agyemang, Leonard Myles-MillsLeonard Myles-MillsLeonard Myles-Mills is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He has won a gold medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games, a silver medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games and a bronze medal at the 1998 African Championships. In 1999 he set a new African indoor record in 60 metres with 6.45 seconds...
) DQ (Donovan BaileyDonovan BaileyDonovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games. He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m...
, Glenroy GilbertGlenroy GilbertGlenroy John Gilbert is a Canadian former athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics....
, Trevino Betty, Bruny SurinBruny SurinBruny Surin is a Canadian athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.-Career:...
) DQ (Thierry LubinThierry LubinThierry Lubin is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.At the 1998 European Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Christophe Cheval, Frederic Krantz and Needy Guims...
, Frédéric KrantzFrédéric KrantzFrédéric Krantz is a French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.At the 1998 European Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Thierry Lubin, Christophe Cheval and Needy Guims...
, Vincent Caure, Issa-Aimé NthépéIssa-Aimé NthépéIssa-Aimé Nthépé is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Cameroon in 1999....
) DNF
Heat 2
- United Kingdom (Jason GardenerJason GardenerJason Carl Gardener is a retired British sprint athlete, and former World Indoor Champion. Gardener was educated at Beechen Cliff School and the City of Bath College, and went on to graduate from Bath Spa University.-Athletics career:Gardener started his career at the World Junior Championships in...
, Darren CampbellDarren CampbellDarren Andrew Campbell MBE is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay...
, Allyn CondonAllyn CondonAllyn Condon is an English former sprinter and current bobsleigher. At the Vancouver Olympic Games in 2010 he became the second person to have competed for Great Britain in both the summer and winter Olympic games having already competed in the Sydney Olympics in 2000.-Athletics:Condon has been...
, Dwain ChambersDwain ChambersDwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second...
) 38.31 Q 
Cuba (Alfredo García-BaróAlfredo García-BaróAlfredo García-Baró is a Cuban sprinter specializing in the 100 metres.He finished fourth with the Cuban 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 1997 and 1999 World Championships. 2000 Olympic relay bronze medalists Iván García and Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda were part of the team on both...
, Iván GarcíaIván GarcíaIván García Sánchez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor...
, Luis Alberto Pérez-RiondaLuis Alberto Pérez-RiondaLuis Alberto Pérez-Rionda is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. His personal best of 10.18 was set in 1997.-References:*...
, Yoel Hernández) 38.61 Q (SB)
Israel (Rafel Yaar, Gideon JablonkaGideon JablonkaGideon Jablonka is a retired Israeli sprinter.He competed in the 2000 Olympic 200 metres without reaching the final. He won five national championships...
, Tommy KafriTommy KafriTommy Kafri is a retired Hungarian-Israeli sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.He was born in in Budapest, Hungary, but emigrated to Israel from Hungary in 1986 and became one of the country's top sprinters...
, Aleksandr PorkhomovskiyAleksandr PorkhomovskiyAleksandr Porkhomovskiy is a sprinter from Russia and Israel.His personal best in the 100 meters is 10.12, set in Russia on July 14, 1994...
) 38.81 (NR)
Germany (Marc BlumeMarc BlumeMarc Blume is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He is the twin brother of Holger Blume...
, Christian SchachtChristian SchachtChristian Schacht is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.Schacht won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2002 European Championships, with teammates Ronny Ostwald, Marc Blume and Alexander Kosenkow...
, Holger BlumeHolger BlumeHolger Blume is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He is the twin brother of Marc Blume. Both represent the sports club TV Wattenscheid....
, Michael HukeMichael HukeMichael Huke is a retired German sprinter specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He represented the sports club TV 01 Wattenscheid....
) 38.84
Cameroon (Jean-Francis Ngapout, Serge BengonoSerge BengonoSerge Bengono is a Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the World Championships in 2001 and 2003 without reaching the final....
, Joseph BatangdonJoseph BatangdonJoseph Batangdon is a Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Batangdon became African champion in 2004, a month before the 2004 Summer Olympics. Competing in the 200 metres contest, he did advance from the heats but pulled out of the competition.- Achievements...
, Claude Toukene) 39.25 (NR)
} (Darryl Wohlsen, Paul Di Bella, Dean Capobianco
Dean Capobianco
Dean Capobianco is an Australian businessman and former athlete. As an athlete he is best known as a sprinter. He won the 1990 Stawell Gift.-Athletics:...
, Matthew Shirvington) DQ
} (Diego Moisés Santos, José Illán, Francisco Javier Navarro, Carlos Berlanga
Carlos Berlanga (athlete)
Carlos Berlanga is a retired Spanish sprinter, who specialized in the 100 metres.Berlanga finished seventh in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Frutos Feo, Venancio José and Jordi Mayoral...
) DQ
Heat 3
- Brazil (Raphael de Oliveira, Claudinei da SilvaClaudinei da SilvaClaudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team....
, Édson Luciano Ribeiro, André da SilvaAndré da SilvaAndré Domingos da Silva is a Brazilian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres....
) 38.46 Q 
Hungary (Viktor KovácsViktor KovácsViktor Kovács is a Hungarian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres.He finished seventh with the Hungarian 4 x 100 metres relay team, which consisted of Kovács, Gábor Dobos, Roland Németh and Zsolt Szeglet, at the 1999 World Championships.His personal best time over 100 m is 10.31 seconds,...
, Gábor DobosGábor DobosGábor Dobos is a Hungarian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished fifth in the 60 metres at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham. His personal best time over 100 m is 10.17 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Budapest...
, Roland NémethRoland NemethRoland Németh is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making it through to the second round...
, Miklós Gyulai) 38.71 q (SB)
South Africa (Morne NagelMorne NagelMorné Nagel is a South African sprinter. Together with Corne Du Plessis, Lee-Roy Newton and Matthew Quinn he won a gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics....
, Marcus La GrangeMarcus la GrangeMarcus la Grange is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.65 seconds, achieved in April 2002 in Pretoria.-Achievements:-External links:...
, Lee Roy NewtonLee Roy NewtonLee Roy Newton is a South African sprinter. Together with Morne Nagel, Corne Du Plessis and Matthew Quinn he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics....
, Mathew Quinn) 38.76 q (NR)
Jamaica (Garth RobinsonGarth RobinsonGarth B. Robinson is a retired male track and field athlete from Jamaica. Robinson won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-01-26....
, Patrick JarrettPatrick JarrettPatrick "Pat" Jarrett is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He represented Jamaica at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics...
, Christopher Williams, Ray StewartRay Stewart (athlete)Raymond Douglas Stewart is a former Jamaican athlete who specialised in the 100 metres event. As a junior athlete Stewart found much success at the CARIFTA Games, winning five gold medals within a four year period. In 1984 he reached the 100 m Olympic final and won an Olympic silver medal...
) 38.86
} (Sunday Emmanuel, Francis Obikwelu
Francis Obikwelu
Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...
, Daniel Effiong
Daniel Effiong
Daniel Effiong is a retired male sprinter from Nigeria.He became African 100 metres and Universiade champion in 1993...
, Deji Aliu
Deji Aliu
Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....
) DQ Q
} (Georgios Theodoridis, Alexios Alexopoulos
Alexios Alexopoulos
Alexios Alexopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the silver medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships...
, Georgios Panagiotopoulos
Georgios Panagiotopoulos
Georgios Panagiotopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships finished seventh at the 1994 European Championships, won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and finished fifth at the 1997 World...
, Hristoforos Hoidis
Hristoforos Hoidis
Hristoforos Hoidis is a Greek sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 1999 World Championships, but did not reach the final....
) DQ
} (Aleksandr Smirnov, Sergey Slukin, Denis Nikolayev, Andrey Fedoriv
Andrey Fedoriv
Andrey Fedoriv is a former sprinter from the former Soviet Union, who specialised in the 200 metres.He was 4 times Soviet Indoor 200 metre champion. He also took 2nd place in the European Cup A in the 200m in 1993. He was also 3rd in the Euro Cup 200 in 87. In 1986 he won a bronze medal in the...
) DQ
} (Elton Garus-Oab, Benedictus Botha, Christie Van Wyk, Frankie Fredericks
Frankie Fredericks
Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...
) DNS
Final
- United States (Jon Drummond, Tim Montgomery, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene) 37.59 (WL)
- United Kingdom (Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon DevonishMarlon DevonishMarlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent...
, Dwain Chambers) 37.73 (AR) - Brazil (Raphael de Oliveira, Claudinei da Silva, Édson Luciano Ribeiro, André da Silva) 38.05 (AR)
- Cuba (Alfredo García-Baró, Iván García, Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda, Yoel Hernández) 38.63
- Poland (Marcin Krzywański, Marcin Urbaś, Piotr Balcerzak, Marcin Nowak) 38.70 (SB)
- South Africa (Morne Nagel, Marcus La Grange, Lee Roy Newton, Mathew Quinn) 38.74 (NR)
- Hungary (Viktor Kovács, Gábor Dobos, Roland Németh, Zsolt SzegletZsolt SzegletZsolt Szeglet is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the 400 metres.He finished fifth at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, and participated in the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004...
) 38.83
} (Innocent Asonze
Innocent Asonze
Innocent Asonze is a former sprinter from Nigeria. Together with Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong and Deji Aliu he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, but the team was later disqualified because he failed a doping test in June 1999.- External :...
, Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong, Deji Aliu) DQ