Jamaica ran in Lane 4 when Usain Bolt anchored its 2016 Olympic men's 4×100-metre relay victory.
The final took place on 19 August 2016 at Rio de Janeiro's Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos. Jamaica's team—Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade and Bolt—won in 37.27 seconds, ahead of Japan and the United States. The Jamaican quartet had earned a central lane by finishing second in its qualifying heat.
Lane assignments matter in a relay because the staggered starting positions and curved sections can affect how athletes judge their rivals. Jamaica started beside the United States, which was in Lane 3. Bolt received the baton for the anchor leg, overcame a close contest with Japan's Asuka Cambridge and pulled away down the straight.
A common mix-up is confusing the final with the heats, where teams may use different line-ups and lane assignments. Another historical footnote is that the United States was later disqualified for an exchange-zone violation, leaving Japan second and Canada third. The gold was Bolt's ninth Olympic athletics title at the time and completed his famous “Triple-Triple.”