Beijing Olympics 2008 4x400 Men's Relay Final

[@emmettredding1]

Watching sprinters always amazes me. I don't know enough about the sport to even use the correct phrases to describe it....but their body mechanics is just phenomenal!!! It's like their heels never touch the ground...they're running at speeds that seem impossible to me for human beings to achieve and they make it look effortless!!!

[@Radagast-]

You're supposed to negative foot strike (your foot is going backwards as it hits the ground - like a skateboarder). This creates forward momentum. Your foot should strike almost flatfooted beneath your hip. It's quite technical and because they're all doing the same drills, their running styles are quite similar.

[@JamesOnezime]

P⁰ì

[@markeohurdle8890]

Lashawn Merritt with the good lead off leg!! Representing Portsmouth Virginia!

[@dwightlove3704]

44.01!!!!!!!

[@terencehughes513]

Thanks. USA makes me proud. It's motivating

[@XYZUNKNOWN]

Thanks for uploading.

[@Meechooilka]

holy mother of god, how long have the Borlees been around??? Did they run in Atlanta in 1996 as well? And in Moscow possibly? WOW

[@jaeyeonkim4734]

no, this was only 2008 lol. this was their first olympics.

[@Bronxxxnyc]

They spent a year at the University of Florida before turning pro.

[@thomasmckenzie4584]

Meechooika, LOL! I've been saying this for years. When you think Belgium 400 meters, the only name that comes to mind is Borlee. There was one Olympics or World Championships where there were 3 Borlee brothers, although the 3rd isn't nearly as good as Jonathan or Kevin.

[@jaeyeonkim4734]

@@thomasmckenzie4584 dylan borlee

[@thomasmckenzie4584]

Thank you!

[@salimsalama6897]

The best commentator I have seen in my life, you are wonderful lady .. You have the most beautiful voice.🇮🇶

[@ScorpioMojo]

I agree 👍😉

[@alansamuel2454]

@@ScorpioMojo Lady?

[@donrobert2755]

Bias haha

[@stevebbuk]

@@alansamuel2454 I think he's referring to Sue Barker.

[@alansamuel2454]

@@stevebbuk Ohh. Got it, thanks.

[@bbierman7]

Is it just me, or did Angelo Taylor (2nd leg) pretty much run the entire back straight away in like lane 4? It seemed he could have cut in to lane 1 much earlier. It could also be the angle of the camera too. Start watching around 5:09 and see what I mean.

[@jaykim9969]

in my point of view, he did cut in and run the curve on lane 1. the first curve ends at 5:13 where the blue suit guys are at. then he smoothly cuts in till the second curve (I think the curve starts at 5:23).

[@bbierman7]

@@jaykim9969 yeah it might have just been how I was looking at it

[@truth8508]

Taylor ran the cut-over perfectly. You should never cut in early from the outside lanes because that adds to the overall distance run. Basic geometry. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. He's supposed to run a straight line from his lane directly to lane 1 as it starts at the corner. In other 4x4's I've seen immediate cut-overs and it shows a lack of coaching or understanding of distance.

[@russhartman4927]

To the casual observer Wariner looked like he was just cruising along. Split: 43.23!!

[@Bronxxxnyc]

Warner was the smoothest 400m man ever!

[@oldfrend]

@@Bronxxxnyc he was geneticaly gifted to run the 400 i feel. long wiry legs, strong but not bulky upper body. perfect blend of sprinter strength and middle distance leanness.

[@emmanuela7528]

Russ Hartman I recall watching him at during Athens as a kid and wondering “How is he running so fast so easily?”

[@maponga01]

@@oldfrend almost same build as Wayde Van Niekerk, dont you think ?

[@saminates2002]

sean maponga Wariner is just slightly leaner but yeah

[@leo29hornsfan]

Jeremy Wariner ran like a mad man on that last leg. Merritt got the better in the 400m but Wariner made up with that last leg. Holy shit

[@isaz597]

To be fair the Olympic champion Merritt had run a great opening leg. Angel Taylor was terrible like usual so Neville then Wariner brought it home

[@distanceman8147]

@@isaz597 How the Hell angelo Taylor keep making 4 x 400 finals and have mediocre efforts?

[@rickallen4138]

Each man for the US did great no leads dropped it took all of them to run 2 : 55

[@drtslim]

@@isaz597 Taylor's leg (43.98) was the second fastest on the team. Merritt of course ran the long lead-off leg and still ran 44.0. Neville was actually the slowest at 44.17. So how was Taylor "terrible?"

[@bonsai5753]

Feel so bad for the Belgium’s Borlee brothers. They can only carry Belgium so far by themselves

[@quadbravo]

Average split for USA was 43.8. A very fast team.

[@wesw7241]

Man USA keep stacking there deck like they are playing Pokemon.

[@DexterHaven]

USA sets Olympic record. Commentators: "Russia ran a brilliant race... as for the USA, that was to be expected."

[@rickycalais3356]

Screw Russia.

[@jasentracy8711]

The 3 medal winners in the 400 and the 400 hurdles winner. It was absolutely expected.

[@classicsportclassictiyl8547]

@@jasentracy8711 it always is expected 4x400m is normally USA v the clock and the rest fight for silver and bronze

[@GMPage-ru5io]

Thanks for posting!

[@norissajohnson2504]

So proud of Chris Brown and the Bahamian team. They all ran with heart,❤

[@Nikkah4evah]

Just a quick note: for those of you who don't know, the Russians were later disqualified for systemic doping of their entire contingent to these games. So the Brits were ultimately awarded the Bronze medals. I think they still could've won bronze on this night though.

[@aaronkoeppe9057]

The anchor for russia eventually gpt banned from athletics

[@AisforAlibi1]

Dopped up and still couldn't beat the USA.

[@carsongambaro]

Martyn Rooney anchoring for GBR had his best ever 43.7 split that night, I guarantee he would have smoked a drug-free Denis Alexeev.

[@samson9098]

Great Britain always manage to win medal somehow, whether through DQ the team ahead of through something else's 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@KenWAnderson]

J. Wariner...poetry in motion!

[@bretrogersweightlifting4008]

When you set an Olympic record but the only thing the commentators are talking about is GBs brilliant 4th place finish

[@darrenshaw767]

Bret Rogers now a bronze as the Russians were stripped for doping

[@jenspeterherold8594]

Bret Rogers lol, what fucking commentary were you listening to? Did you dub your own one over the top of the real one? I did not hear anything of the like

[@ynotnilknarf39]

BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION commentary talks mostly about BRITISH team to BRITISH audience shocker. They talked plenty about the US team and others in fact and did not say how brilliant 4th place was, they said they were never in the race. You some speshul kid let on the internet between meds?

[@darrenshaw767]

ynotnilknarf39 yes, I heard the Brit commentary and the were not really gushing about a fourth place. I can only agree with Mr Herold’s opinion here lol

[@james82]

I may be biased as a Brit and always watch BBC coverage, but when I have the misfortune to watch any other coverage on KZbin it is always inferior to BBC. Although BBC focus on British athletes, they do a great job of commentating on all teams and providing excellent insight and analysis. All other commentary seems to ignore every nation apart form their own.

[@dineshpratapupadhyay924]

The Russian anchor leg was superb. A gritty and courageous race by him. He almost got the silver.

[@carsongambaro]

Yeah but he was on PEDs

[@reallifehack4790]

doping

[@АнтонВладимирович-х7ф]

@@reallifehack4790 пожиратели допинга "в лечебных целях" заняли первое место

[@oldfrend]

russian anchor banned for doping and had the team disqualified from this race.

[@66fredo99]

Lashawn Merritt ran a 44.01 1st leg from a starter's gun which was faster than the 3rd leg who ran a 44.17 with a running start. Are you kidding me?

[@kevinhazel3503]

if we had a better second and third leg that year, they may have gone for the world record.

[@kendallt506]

@@kevinhazel3503 the second leg was fine. Angelo Taylor ran many races and was the oldest on the team. He was the 400 hurdles champion, so he ran many races that year.

[@kevinhazel3503]

@@kendallt506 So you don't think if they had a slightly faster and younger 400m runner they couldn't have broke the record?

[@stevecrocker6904]

@@kevinhazel3503: and if we (another country, not U.S.) had had 4 faster guys we might have won it

[@tiffanywilliams2593]

Is no one gonna talk abt how Jamaica’s anchor walked across the line 😂

[@sharonvizcarrondo5847]

Can't wait for Matthew Boling for 4 x 100. This was sweet. U.S.A.🇺🇸

[@ryanhuisman5381]

Matthew Boling you mean?

[@stevecrocker6904]

well Mtthew will have to show his mettle in 2022. This season was fairly average for him - didn't really show his capability

[@shawnyoung8752]

He should do 200 400. Or 400 long jump. Kid jumps 27ft without training for it. We have 100 and 200 talent. He should be smart and go 400. Then in next world olympics his is 27 he should be at his peak.

[@longbranch11207]

The Jamaican first leg was amazing his team mates let him down, they were trash

[@aaronkoeppe9057]

The anchor walked across the line

[@KenyanBunnie]

@@aaronkoeppe9057 Unbelievable! That was bad. Wow. Now I am going to be looking for previous runs to see how they did.

[@pamela7651]

They did their best

[@enockmelly6437]

The team mates destroyed his hardwork

[@longbranch11207]

Lmao 😂 Kmt

[@kevinhazel3503]

If only Wariner and Johnson had been able to run together.

[@dwightlove3704]

Johnson was ready to call it quits after '00s

[@AisforAlibi1]

I love to watch Jeremy Wariner run. Such a shame his career fizzled out the way it did.

[@couch.patati-patata]

Drugs wore off?

[@Jason-ct9rv]

@@couch.patati-patata he switched coaches and shouldn't have.

[@uxobi3862]

@@couch.patati-patata 🙄 LIES you tell!

[@gezzarandom]

Shouldn’t have left Clyde Hart.

[@theuninspiredlife657]

The 4x400m is such a delight to watch...

[@intldawn]

Obviously being hypercritical but the Americans were just ahead of world record pace about halfway through that race. Neville’s leg was around 44.1 and that’s where they fell behind. That’s how fucking nuts that world record is. Your last three runners have to go significantly under 44 . 🔥🔥🔥

[@bobbybettyofficial72]

The best Olympics games of all time,,,, 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@joemuni3766]

Team from american mens and womens they re fliying 😃😘

[@karlel549]

Im cheering for Belgium..the Borlee brothers was amazing

[@maponga01]

and now there are 3 of them Borlee brothers in the national relay team

[@onelove1541]

Warner was blazing....he was a bad man

[@jmysterio100]

43.23 by Wariner. Blimey!

[@raheemmcclashie8013]

Jeremy wariner machanics was ridiculous.. its a shame I cant find much footage of him on youtube.

[@stephenmartinez9355]

Jeremy Wariner is one bad ass white boy!

[@possumj7307]

USA owns this event. Rest of the world competes to be a distant second place. LOL

[@66fredo99]

both men & women

[@julisiadixon557]

Drugs much

[@the_three_Jay]

Sighs in Jamaican

[@Imslightlyobnoxious]

@@julisiadixon557 butthurt much? (The answer is yes)

[@stevecrocker6904]

usually yes - but whenever you get cocky you know what happens! A team of champion individuals sometimes loses to a champion team. I've watched for 50 years and they've lost several that they shouldn't

[@gloriataylor5951]

Whatever happened to jermey Warner

[@stevecrocker6904]

left his coach and lost his direction. And became average

[@PatrickHo1972]

The USA team,always the best!!!

[@stevecrocker6904]

well, usually but they don't win 'em all

[@gezzarandom]

Usually but not always, look at 2012

[@viralviruz8694]

Russia final leg runner put on a heroic run

[@wesw7241]

USA stack a lot of great 400m runner.

[@caramelhoney29]

Shoutout to the second leg of the Bahamas. He made up some major ground. Go Team USA!

[@Recreationxu]

2.55.39👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@sambhamibareh2983]

Remembering those years

[@juanitaaugustin6231]

USA.. Great Race ..

[@emmanuela7528]

Man, Belgium’s anchor leg threw away everyone’s good work.

[@maponga01]

commentator actually said it before the race, that they have they poorest runner on the anchor who runs just outside 46 sec

[@kylepleban6956]

sean maponga which is still faster than 99.999% of people could/will ever run 400m. It’s all relative. He didn’t throw it away the other runners were faster

[@carsongambaro]

The Borlees, especially Kevin, have been robbed of so many medals because of no depth on their team. Belgium would be nowhere in this relay without them.

[@kevinhazel3503]

43.18 Split and running by himself. Would have another sub 43 second split if he had been pushed.

[@fredwaller5045]

Never heard of any of GB squad

[@elliebellie7816]

I really miss watching Jeremy Wariner run.

[@couch.patati-patata]

Rooney always finishing a fast fifth.

[@carsongambaro]

He had a great career as GB’s anchorman. Sadly his only Olympic medal couldn’t be relished in the moment because of the Russian cheating scandal

[@donbaxley5530]

43 44 seconds! Geeze I thought 48 was fast when I ran it.

[@carsongambaro]

Lmao I ran only 54 back in high school and I had the same feeling

[@ahmedbaig7279]

The American team won and maintained a time of kess than 2.56 minutes. The individual 1500 meters is 3.46 minutes. Individually 400 meter runner c8mlete it in 43.6 and multiplying it by four we would get 218 seconds or 3 minutes and 38 seconds.

[@lorenzoperitore7595]

43.6 times 4 isn't 218, it's 174.4

[@ahmedbaig7279]

The female American team of 4 × 400 meters runners made a new Olympic record of 3.14 minutes. I mean performance of individual athelete of 1500 and 400 meters race verses combined effort of 4 atheletes.

[@Watkinsstudio]

@@ahmedbaig7279 Math and track are not your strengths.

[@stevecrocker6904]

@@ahmedbaig7279: womens WR is 3.15.17 - U.S.S.R from 1988. USA and East Germany bests are also in the 3.15s, also set in the 1980s

[@motherofthreeb6337]

Took announcer long enough to say it was an Olympic record!

[@gezzarandom]

Hard to believe the USA would lose this in London.

[@mellowtones1985]

Well done Bahamas

[@antonioantonioni843]

Jeremy Woriner

[@darlenejohnson659]

Jeremy Wariner was on it.

[@janenjenga5639]

Watching

[@cedricdean6761]

Go Bahamas Chris Brown was competition silver is hood.

[@HEAVYCHEVY409]

Wariner, Micahel Johnson, Merrit, Van, Felix, Norman, Naser, Miller Uibo, Shericka Jackson and Dililah, are one offs lol they are special! But Sydney and Wadeline Jonathas are the future faces of the 400 for the USA

[@leos8977]

What do you mean these are one offs?

[@HEAVYCHEVY409]

@@leos8977 special breds, they are like Michael Jordan, Michael Phillips, Wayne Gretzky, Simone Biles, Christian Ronaldo, Serena Williams and a few more above great athletes, almost flawless and unstoppable to some extent. That's what I mean!

[@leos8977]

@@HEAVYCHEVY409 Oh yess I agree. Formidable but I wouldnt say Jackson is untouchable since you also mentioned the Naser and Uibo. But I know what you mean.

[@HEAVYCHEVY409]

@@leos8977 you right Jackson solid but not like the rest

[@distanceman8147]

@@HEAVYCHEVY409 agreed as well. Scratch Jackson. Just want to add my 2 cents...everybody wants to crown Sydney Mcglaughlin. In the 400 hurdles... 2 of the last 3 head to heads with Muhammad ended in world records and losses. I do believe she is a stronger open 400 runner. Just saying.

[@pamela7651]

242 great job Bahamas.

[@tammiecrutcher2550]

Wonderful work men...be water 💦

[@slimchicken3113]

Tammie Crutcher What the fuck does that mean

[@tammiecrutcher2550]

ay o they ran very well....great job

[@wafu-3dh]

Rooney the man I give my respect #@rooney

[@peteratherton4459]

Martin needs to take off the specs

[@carsongambaro]

He ran 43.7 with them on, got a problem?

[@hopalmorrgen3206]

This race was chaotic😂

[@호랑이-c3h]

와우 미국팀 진짜 잘달린다 특히 앵커는 거리가 더 벌어지는데ᆢ 완벽합니다 축하해요 솔직히 육상은 무조건 미국이 최고강국이지

[@eiralevp9639]

Felt bad for belgium from 2nd all the way to 5th

[@mao555mmm]

Алексеев круто набежал!

[@carsongambaro]

I wonder why?

[@Jackjunkie]

Thank goodness for no angelo taylor in 2008.

[@martinmazzie2542]

How come?

[@christansdad]

Um...Angelo Taylor ran the 2nd leg in this race. (Did you not watch the intro, the race, or are you just dense?)

[@distanceman8147]

@@christansdad Damn u cold blooded. Factual but cold blooded

[@Huitzilopotchtli]

And Jamaica got the last place, unbelievable!

[@wesw7241]

Jamaica always suck in 400m.

[@stevecrocker6904]

@@wesw7241: every Jamaican wants to run 100

[@beewalk34]

Warner was smooth

[@bo2.4u6]

43.23 anchor leg WOW!!!!!! 🦵😍

[@raymondgreenwood1]

Can Russia do anything without cheating... that runner fell on purpose trying to collect a body.. who falls and starts rolling on to the middle of the track. He was trying to take out the runner from the Bahamas.. any runner knows if you pass the baton you don’t want to fall or roll toward the center of the track also there was no reason for the fall aside from him just wanting to lay down

[@AlexanderTch]

Russia never cheats. It's just victim of anti-russian propaganda/

[@765lbsquat]

USA running like it’s the first heat lol

[@davidburns3480]

i will say it again - you get educated in the usa probably for free - you train in the usa - then you run for the usa in the olympics

[@rafaeldias8234]

Revezamento pesado hein.

[@lanamartin9107]

USA!!!

[@aaronkoeppe9057]

The anchor for russia was doping ended up being permanently banned from athletics ruined the moment for team GB

[@markfrank5937]

43.23! Damn!!

[@randallwilliams7338]

Wooooollllll!!. The United States ran a good race.

[@geraldsithole4433]

Martin rooney is faster only tht his squad is slow

[@stevecrocker6904]

he was very good but couldn't run the times of the very top Americans. His 44.45 PB is only number 4 on Brit list and number 81 all-time in the world

[@carsongambaro]

He’s at a natural disadvantage because he’s so tall, getting up to speed from a block start takes more out of him which is why he was such a reliable relay runner. He could more easily conserve all that speed and power for the end. Delivered several clutch medals for Team GB, and this split was actually the fastest he ever ran (43.7)

[@belm3243]

Rooney really tried

[@mutsukinakayamajavelinthro7358]

アベンジャーズすぎんだよなぁ

[@eduardopacuan4232]

team u s a is the best

[@athirstyguy]

Bro 2008 streaming quality was TRASH BRO

[@timrobinson100]

Tobin ram dreadful leg

[@stevecrocker6904]

and the brits got the bronze 9 years later after Russian dope conviction dq'd them

[@lyndahtaylor1600]

🇧🇸🇧🇸🇧🇸🇧🇸🇧🇸

[@인생찐맛]

화질 더럽게 구리네

[@smoothnubian]

jamaica got last

[@booyah2u296]

Wtf is rooney? That is all these clowns ever talked about.

[@carsongambaro]

They’re British announcers obviously. The audience has got to be wondering what’s up with their national team, just as any American would watching NBC

[@vidsscreen]

Fascism always wins !

[@tor-v1u]

Какая же это команда Америки, это сборная Африки, завтра они бабуинов выставят

[@dwightlove3704]

Typical European Mentality