2015 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 800 metres relay

The men's 4 x 800 metres relay at the 2015 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 2 May.

Men's 4 x 800 metres relay
at the 2014 IAAF World Relays
VenueThomas Robinson Stadium
Dates2 May (final)
Competitors20 from 5 nations
Winning time7:04.84
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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Records

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Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record   Kenya
(Joseph Mutua, William Yiampoy, Ismael Kombich, Wilfred Bungei)
7:02.43   Brussels, Belgium 25 August 2006
Championship record   Kenya
(Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich, Sammy Kibet Kirongo, Job Koech Kinyor, Alfred Kipketer)
7:08.40   Nassau, Bahamas 24 May 2014
World Leading   Kenya 7:09.1   Nairobi, Kenya 10 April 2015
African Record   Kenya
(Joseph Mutua, William Yiampoy, Ismael Kombich, Wilfred Bungei)
7:02.43   Brussels, Belgium 25 August 2006
Asian Record   Qatar
(Majed Saeed Sultan, Salem Amer Al-Badri, Abdulrahman Suleiman, Abubaker Ali Kamal)
7:06.66   Brussels, Belgium 25 August 2006
North, Central American and Caribbean record   United States
(Jebreh Harris, Khadevis Robinson, Samuel Burley, David Krummenacker)
7:02.82   Brussels, Belgium 25 August 2006
South American Record No official record
European Record   Great Britain
(Peter Elliott, Garry Cook, Steve Cram, Sebastian Coe)
7:03.89   London, Great Britain 30 August 1982
Oceanian record   Australia
(Josh Ralph, Ryan Gregson, Jordan Williamsz, Jared West)
7:11.48   Nassau, Bahamas 24 May 2014

Schedule

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Date Time Round
2 May 2015 20:09 Final

All times are local times (UTC-4)

Summary

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Kenya's Alfred Kipketer started off fast, chased by USA's Duane Solomon, with Kipketer holding the advantage at the handoff, the 1:47 pace three seconds slower than Kipketer's PR at the time and five seconds slower than Solomon's. Kenya's second runner Nicholas Kipkoech pushed the pace followed by American Erik Sowinski as the two teams separated from the field. With 200 metres to go, Sowinski passed Kipkoech who ran out of gas, Sowinski sprinting the final straightaway to put a 20 metre gap on Kipkoech pulling away. Poland's Kamil Gurdak was also gaining rapidly on Kipkoech. Sowinski's split was a more competitive 1:44.7. Lined up for the handoff, Timothy Kitum became alarmed at his teammate losing ground and bounced backward down the straightaway to grab the baton as Casimir Loxsom sprinted away. Loxsom ran another high 1:44 split to hand off to Robby Andrews with a 35 metre lead, while Poland put their best two runners last, Marcin Lewandowski closing down on Kitum to within 3 metres. Kenya's Jeremiah Mutai took off in chase of Andrews, ignoring Poland's European Champion Adam Kszczot. Over the next 650 metres, Mutai closed down the lead to a manageable 10 metres, but Andrews is a kicker, almost serving as a cruel decoy, Andrews sprinted away from a dejected Mutai to retain the huge lead he had started with. With Kszczot sprinting from behind, Mutai barely crossed the line in second place with Australia a distant fourth.

After the race, Kenya was disqualified for Kitum wandering out of the passing zone. USA's time of 7:04.84 was also the Championship record.

Results

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KEY: CR Championship record SB Seasonal best

Final

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The final was started at 20:13.[1]

Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
  4   United States Duane Solomon, Erik Sowinski, Casimir Loxsom, Robby Andrews 7:04.84 CR, WL
  5   Poland Karol Konieczny, Kamil Gurdak, Marcin Lewandowski, Adam Kszczot 7:09.98 SB
  7   Australia Jared West, Josh Ralph, Ryan Gregson, Jordan Williamsz 7:16.30 SB
4 3   Mexico Bryan Martínez, César Daniel Belman, Gamaliel Moctezuma, Omar Rosales 7:22.61 SB
6   Kenya Alfred Kipketer, Nicholas Kiplangat Kipkoech, Timothy Kitum, Jeremiah Kipkorir Mutai DQ 170.19

References

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