The 4x100 meter relay event for men debuted in the Olympics in the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games. Thereafter, it has appeared in all the Olympics. The race is also known as sprint relay event.
Rules and Regulations
In this race, the 400 meter track is segregated into four legs, each of 100 meter length. Four athletes participate in the event from every team. The sprinters carry a baton as they run their part of race, and pass to their fellow athlete at the take-over zone. In short, they have to collectively win the race with the baton.
Top Performers
Top performers in 4x100 meter relay even for men are Carl Lewis, Emmett Toppino, Hector Dyer, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, Robert Taylor, Mark Lewis-Francis, David Jacobs, Henry Macintosh, Victor d'Arcy, William Applegarth, Charlie Paddock, Jackson Scholz, Maurice Greene, Brian Lewis, Bernard Williams, Jon Drummond, Loren Murchison, Barney Ewell, Lorenzo Wright, Harrison Dillard, Mel Patton, Lindy Remigino, Bobby Joe Morrow, Thane Baker, Armin Hary, Bob Hayes, Jim Hines, Charles Greene, Morris Kirksey, Louis Clarke, Frank Hussey, Alfred LeConey, Frank Wykoff, James Quinn, Charles Borah, Henry Russell, Robert Kiesel,Marlon Devonish, Darren Campbell, Jason Gardener, and Donovan Bailey.
Rules and Regulations
- The baton must be in accordance with the specifications of the International Association of Athletics Federations or the IAAF which instructs that the baton must be made of wood. It must be smooth and hollow tube.
- The sprinters have to stick to their lanes.
- The teams are permitted to have only two athletes as the substitutes after the race has started.
- The athletes should know the distance that has been covered. For conveying them this, the track should be marked at every 100 meter.
- The region within the track where the baton is passed to other athlete is called 'take-over zone'. The length of this zone is 20 meter.
- Entire event is held on the lanes.
- Any athlete is not permitted to walk out of the track at any time during the race.
- Athletes with two false starts will be disqualified.
- Only IAAF accredited devices can be used for measurement of time.
- The baton can be passed only in the takeover zone.
- The athletes who try to needlessly obstruct the path of fellow runners will be disqualified.
- The runners are barred from using gloves or any other thing which will help grip the baton in a better way.
In this race, the 400 meter track is segregated into four legs, each of 100 meter length. Four athletes participate in the event from every team. The sprinters carry a baton as they run their part of race, and pass to their fellow athlete at the take-over zone. In short, they have to collectively win the race with the baton.
Top Performers
Top performers in 4x100 meter relay even for men are Carl Lewis, Emmett Toppino, Hector Dyer, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, Robert Taylor, Mark Lewis-Francis, David Jacobs, Henry Macintosh, Victor d'Arcy, William Applegarth, Charlie Paddock, Jackson Scholz, Maurice Greene, Brian Lewis, Bernard Williams, Jon Drummond, Loren Murchison, Barney Ewell, Lorenzo Wright, Harrison Dillard, Mel Patton, Lindy Remigino, Bobby Joe Morrow, Thane Baker, Armin Hary, Bob Hayes, Jim Hines, Charles Greene, Morris Kirksey, Louis Clarke, Frank Hussey, Alfred LeConey, Frank Wykoff, James Quinn, Charles Borah, Henry Russell, Robert Kiesel,Marlon Devonish, Darren Campbell, Jason Gardener, and Donovan Bailey.
