Team GB Win 4x100m Men's Relay Gold - Athens 2004 Olympics 

I remember this race like it was yesterday. Proud of my Nigerian team. Maurice Greene did everything he could. Almost had it

Maurice green acceleration and close out speed was sensational.

What a fantastic race! Britain were down on the first two legs, but on the third leg, Devonish gets the baton smoothly, just as the US team fumble, and coupled with that, Devonish runs an unbelievable leg to give Lewis Francis a lead, which he just holds. Many people forget that Mark Lewis Francis ran a 9.97 that was just slightly windy as an 18 year old at the 2001 World Championships so no wonder Greene, now past his best, couldn't catch him.

Love this vid - ultimate underdog story, GB were not expected to challenge for the gold, but came through due to the hours of practice they had gone through. Relay is about so much more than having the quickest sprinters, and this race proves that more than any other. Work hard kids, trust those around you, you can achieve whatever you desire.

Lewis-Francis was trying so hard to hold on, and you can see it in his eyes

Who's still watching in 2019?? Nigeria did so well in the baton change! I love Nigeria, made Africa proud!

My god, without thinking, every time I watch this I dip my head as they cross the line.

Terrific race, but the video is ruined by the ridiculous soundtrack. Utterly pointless, IOC.

Other video coverage of the race shows the US baton passes slowed them down while GB's exchanges were nearly flawless.

This was an exciting race, but I saw some bad baton passes also for the USA. I'm sure that's why the team had to run down the GB team. Seconds count, and when you have bad baton passes that means adjustments have to be made and you lose valuable time! Speed is awesome, but you need that baton to get around cleanly

My heart goes to the Nigerian team👏👏🙏❤❤

The last baton exchange for Nigeria was terrible, although it was a great race by them and an exceptional finish by both the GBR and USA team. In a race like this, every second counts, the Nigerian team lost some during the last exchange. Proud of them still NG.

Fastest runners, cleanest handovers. That's relay. That's how you win gold. This was my favourite sports day event at high school. I ran final leg and our team always came first or second. Loved it.

Seriously...I watched it at the time live and was excited and fist pumping the air.Great moment. Looking back, watching all the athletes efforts,then watching the brits , the change overs...it's no longer just a great moment. It was a magical, historical moment of such significance we will probably never witness in our lifetime again. Go on my son..with tears of pride and in awe of four boys from Britian ..who crushed the world.

Maurice Greene is a monster, creeping up like a steam train

the baton changes were just like a swiss watch...thats what won it for them,i watched this race live and cried.......the USA team were the best but never ever underestimate a hungry under dog.

One of my favorite Olympic moments!

Team Nigeria, love you guys. A little bit of delay in the last baton change though.

Maurice was hella catching up though.

Yayy Nigeria! 3rd place! 😊😊

thant bend from devonish tho!

MARK LEWIS FRANCIS WITH A CHANCE OF GLORY HERE

Best GB medal ever

I remember vividly watching this race live and it was my first time hearing of that term 'hundredths of a second' when the commentator said that was the margin by which Britain had won, i really the thought the team i was rooting for U.S.A had won

Darren Campbell should have an Olympic gold for 200m

Has anyone got a link with the English commentary? Where he shouts: "Mark-Lewis Francis has a chance of glory here!"

1:33 that horrible combo of pass/receive was the difference for team USA

The terrible music takes away the excitement

It's not the head, it's just the torso that counts. Mark Lewis Francis's torso was about 3 inches ahead of Maurice Greene's.

USA had the 100 gold medalist and bronze medalist and the 200 gold medalist. Talk about underachieving. Nice middle school handoffs.

Amazing to think that just 8 years later, the Jamaican team would've finished over a second faster.

I'm really glad all the videos of this epic final with each country's own commentary got removed. This soundtrack is so much better and more fitting. Thanks to the IOC for exerting their copyright and really doing the footage justice.

Marlon 3rd leg was the decider

Greene is a fantastic sprinter lots of heart. Congrats to team GB.

anyone got or seen the video with the british commentry on it

1:35 that were Team USA lost it! Great performance from team GB showing relay isnt only about assembling individual talents

fantastic! Gave me goosebumps watching this again!

Nobody complaing about diversity here, just applauding 4 Black British Athletes at the very top of their game! Fast forward 11 years to England's Ladies football team winning the Euros and 12 years later finishing as World Cup Runners-up..... pot - kettle??😮

Greatest event at the olympics.

No, that was not Kenya; that was Nigeria. Kenyans are good only in long distance races, Nigerians on the other hand, have often done quite well in the sprints.

If Nigeria Would have had better exchanges they would have won silver!

its nice to see an american complimenting when a team do well...most people would say that they are on drugs...it was truly an incredible run by all gb runners and the hand overs were flawless

I don't know why Coby Miller was in the team he can't receive the baton properly it should have been Shawn Crawford Justin Gatlin Darvis Patton Maurice Greene

Actually no. The Americans didn't protest, there was no controversy. Photo finish revealed GB passed the line first.

And always respect to Nigeria and Poland ....

My fave is karl pilkington claiming he helped darren campbell train for the olympics 😂😂😂

people need to get less sore on the subject. us brits may never see a 100m medal again (unless adam gemili really is that good) for years, let alone a gold in the 4x100, whereas americans/jamaicans will probably dominate for years. this was a great sporting moment for us, now don't be too harsh on us as I'm sure USA will finish ahead of GB in this event this year!

Well done team GB, London 2017

Because we didn't have Bob Hayes running for the USA.

Team Nigeria ♥️♥️

My best olympic moment ever!

I'm a distance runner but this is probably my favourite race of all time...

Amazing run by the Brits here!

Well done team GB. If it were some more grounds to cover that's team USA going for the taking. The way USA was chasing in that last leg.

Brilliant Team GB

only 38.07?! In London, The Jamaicans ran 36.84!!

If Obikwelu who got silver behind ratlin for 100m at that olympics still ran for Nigeria, Nigeria would have easily won this race

Great Britain had superb handoffs! That was the key.

The torso has to cross the line, so this excludes the head. See r 164(2) of the IAAF Competition Rules (just search it): 'The athletes shall be placed in the order in which any part of their bodies (i.e. torso, as distinguished from the head, neck, arms, legs, hands or feet) reaches the vertical plane of the nearer edge of the finish line'. I'm referring to the 2012-2013 Rules, but I think the 2004 rules should be the same.

Green the last 90m 8.00 Bolt in 2013 7.69 Powell in 2008 7.74

USA should have smashed it on paper. Baton to the rescue.

People don't know, but Usain Bolt was at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He was in the 200m, but finished last and did not qualify out of the heats. He was 18 years old, skinny tall kid, that nobody paid attention to him...then...boom

Its a incredible acceleration from 3 to 1 Maurice Greene I saw he beat GB team

There are so much beauty and drama in sports.

on that photo finish looks to me like the usa guys leg gets der first

Really genius? The winner, by IAAF Competition Rules, is determined by the first athlete with his or her torso (not including limbs, head, or neck) over the nearer edge of the finish line. That's the exact words from Wikipedia. [If you look up 100m and scroll down to the finish rules you'll see it.]

The greatest sprinters in the modern era are training.

how was lewis francis so sure he had won straightaway? .. it was close

its more interesting to see that the jamacians only was the 10th best team in the qualificatons round

Lets give the Eurovision British contestant haters, the unpatriotic, sponging benefit wasters and the rest of the frigging world see how our taxes can put on a truly triumphant show and as for the sport God bless GB.

Super race

If Nigeria got their last baton exchange as smooth as the first 2, they would have easily won the race

I have the British commentary edited into this video if anyone wants it.

Never ever underestimate USA in a relay. He ran like an Arabian horse!

Nigeria did very well

Ooooooo, the big mouthed, over opinionated, one dimensional Yanks would not have taken this well.............Go on Team GB......

to be honest, i don't think the timer is very accurate..PAUSE AT 0:44 OR 1:04 AND SEE THE USA GUY IN LANE 5 TOUCHED THE FINISH LINE FIRST!

Drop the music so we can enjoy the commentary please. Great video, repost without the music.

Maurice Greene nearly caught him ooooooooo.

Which should cross the line first, leg, head or whole body?

I love the Nigerian strength

Omg idk why most of the time the Americans mess up baton changing!?

right thanks man, i was thinking that but wasn't 100% sure :)

Gatlin on second leg!

Marlon Devonish won it on that bend.

Jamaicans have Bolt and Blake.

OMGOODNESS Look at Justin Gatlin...That was 13 yrs ago!! He was a baby!! Where are the Jamaican men team??

What is wrong with USA men in Baton exchange?. Gatlin cleary struggled to give the 3rd leg the Baton and that was the difference between Gold and Silver.That was a Gold for USA had Gatlin did his Job.

1776 is still celebrated in England as the day they cut loose the Yanks

Great music and great video

my goodness maurice greene was awfully close

to be honest i don't really follow the olympic. i just watched this to see GB come first, ya no like ya do. but now i know that the feet doesn't count. i don't following it. thats why i didn't ok

Coby Miller should have taken the baton from his left hand. Both Gatlin and Coby had to cross their bodies to exchange the baton

Gatlin is still running at a high level.

Yeah but it's head first that wins. if it was the other way around you wouldn't say team GB won.

Maurice Greene's leg is ahead of Lewis-Franis' head at the finish, so ho did GBR win and not USA?

Magic! I love watching this!

yeah greene was gaining on them, hes a great sprinter

They were lucky at the end

The yanks left entirely too much for maurice greene to do after the 2nd changeover