Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 24 and 25, 2015 at CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.[1] The United States team, consisting of Sean McLean, Wallace Spearmon, Kendal Williams, and Remontay McClain were awarded the gold medal following the disqualification of Team Canada. Canada clearly won the race in lane 8, but before the final exchange, Aaron Brown began his acceleration by running in lane 7 before correcting and receiving the baton within the lane 8 exchange zone.

Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the XVII Pan American Games
VenueCIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium
DatesJuly 24 – July 25
Competitors53 from 12 nations
Winning time38.27
Medalists
 BeeJay Lee
Wallace Spearmon
Kendal Williams
Remontay McClain
Sean McLean		  United States
 Gustavo dos Santos
Vitor Hugo dos Santos
Bruno de Barros
Aldemir da Silva Junior		  Brazil
 Rondel Sorrillo
Keston Bledman
Emmanuel Callender
Dan-Neil Telesford
Mikel Thomas		  Trinidad and Tobago
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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record  Jamaica 37.04 Daegu, South Korea September 4, 2011
Pan American Games record  Brazil 38.18 Guadalajara, Mexico October 28, 2011

Qualification
Main article: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) ranked in the world's top 16 was able to enter one team.[2]

Schedule
Date Time Round
July 24, 201520:15Semifinals
July 25, 201520:05Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best DQDisqualified

Semifinals
RankHeatNationNameTimeNotes
11 Antigua and BarbudaChavaughn Walsh, Daniel Bailey, Cejhae Greene, Miguel Francis38.14Q, PR, NR
21 United StatesSean McLean, Wallace Spearmon, Kendal Williams, Remontay McClain38.29Q
31 CanadaGavin Smellie, Aaron Brown, Dontae Richards-Kwok, Brendon Rodney38.39Q, SB
42 Trinidad and TobagoMikel Thomas, Rondel Sorrillo, Emmanuel Callender, Dan-Neil Telesford38.52Q
52 BarbadosShane Brathwaite, Levi Cadogan, Nicholas Deshong, Burkheart Ellis38.65Q, NR
62 Dominican RepublicStanly del Carmen, Yoandry Andujar, Deidy Montas, Yancarlos Martínez38.67Q, NR
71 JamaicaBernardo Brady, Dexter Lee, Oshane Bailey, Sheldon Mitchell38.75q
82 BrazilGustavo dos Santos, Vitor Hugo dos Santos, Aldemir da Silva Junior, Bruno de Barros38.76q
91 Saint Kitts and NevisJason Rogers, Brijesh Lawrence, Lestrod Roland, Allistar Clarke39.10
102 BahamasJohnathan Farquharson, Teray Smith, Warren Fraser, Elroy McBride39.53
112 CubaYaniel Carrero, Roberto Skyers, Reynier Mena, Reidis Ramos39.61
121 ChileFranco Boccardo, Cristián Reyes, Enrique Polanco, Sebastián Valdivia40.14

Final
RankNationNameTimeNotes
 United StatesBeeJay Lee, Wallace Spearmon, Kendal Williams, Remontay McClain38.27
 BrazilGustavo dos Santos, Vitor Hugo dos Santos, Bruno de Barros, Aldemir da Silva Junior38.68
 Trinidad and TobagoRondel Sorrillo, Keston Bledman, Emmanuel Callender, Dan-Neil Telesford38.69
4 BarbadosNicholas Deshong, Levi Cadogan, Burkheart Ellis, Ramon Gittens38.79
5 Dominican RepublicStanly del Carmen, Yoandry Andujar, Deidy Montas, Yancarlos Martínez38.86
 JamaicaJason Livermore, Dexter Lee, Bernardo Brady, Sheldon MitchellDNF
 Antigua and BarbudaChavaughn Walsh, Daniel Bailey, Cejhae Greene, Miguel FrancisDSQ
 CanadaGavin Smellie, Andre De Grasse, Brendon Rodney, Aaron BrownDSQ

Canada won the race with a time of 38.06. However, the team was disqualified for leaving their lane, Rule 163.3; the team had faced similar incidents at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 IAAF World Relays.[3]

References
  1. "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. "Canada's men's 4x100 relay team disqualified, loses gold: DiManno". Toronto Star. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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