Great Britain tops Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1

(BEIJING, August 22) -- The Great Britain team of Andrew Steele, Robert Tobin, Michael Bingham, and Martyn Rooney were the top finishers in the Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 with a time of 2:59.33 on Friday, August 22. The Bahamas (2:59.88) and the United States (2:59.98) were the second and third top-qualifying teams.

Five other teams also qualified for Saturday's final, including: Jamaica (3:00.09), Russia (3:00.14), Belgium (3:00.67), Australia (3:00.68), and Poland (3:00.74).

The event world record time of 2:54.29 was set by the United States in Stuttgart, Germany, July 1993. The United States has dominated the Men's 4 x 400m Relay in the Olympic Games, taking 15 gold medals in the event since 1912.

The event final will be held at 9:05 p.m. on Saturday, August 23.