Morning session
| Date Time | Sex | Event | Round | Status |
|---|
| 21/08 09:00 | W | 20 Kilometres Race Walk | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 21/08 09:20 | M | 100 Metres | Decathlon | Startlist | Results | Summary |
| 21/08 10:10 | M | Javelin Throw | Qualification | Startlist | Results | . |
| 21/08 10:50 | W | High Jump | Qualification | Startlist | Results | . |
| 21/08 11:00 | M | Long Jump | Decathlon | Startlist | Results | Summary |
| 21/08 11:40 | M | Javelin Throw | Qualification | Startlist | Results | . |
| 21/08 13:10 | M | Shot Put | Decathlon | Startlist | Results | Summary |
Afternoon session
| Date Time | Sex | Event | Round | Status |
|---|
| 21/08 19:00 | W | 1500 Metres | Heats | Startlist | Results | . |
| 21/08 19:10 | M | High Jump | Decathlon | Startlist | Results | Summary |
| 21/08 19:20 | W | Javelin Throw | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 21/08 19:30 | W | 200 Metres | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 21/08 19:50 | M | 800 Metres | Semi-Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 21/08 20:20 | M | 4x100 Metres Relay | Heats | Startlist | Results | . |
| 21/08 20:25 | M | Triple Jump | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 21/08 20:50 | W | 4x100 Metres Relay | Heats | Startlist | Results | . |
| 21/08 21:20 | M | 400 Metres | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 21/08 21:40 | M | 110 Metres Hurdles | Final | Startlist | Results | . |
| 21/08 22:00 | M | 400 Metres | Decathlon | Startlist | Results | Summary |
4x100 Metres Relay - M Heats
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
21 August 2008 - 20:20
| Position | Lane | Team | Country | Mark | . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Trinidad and Tobago (Keston Bledman; Marc Burns; Aaron Armstrong; Richard Thompson) |
38.26 Q | . | |
| 2 | 4 | Japan (Naoki Tsukahara; Shingo Suetsugu; Shinji Takahira; Nobuharu Asahara) |
38.52 Q | (SB) | |
| 3 | 3 | Netherlands (Maarten Heisen; Guus Hoogmoed; Patrick van Luijk; Caimin Douglas) |
38.87 Q | (SB) | |
| 4 | 2 | Brazil (José Carlos Moreira; Bruno de Barros; Vicente de Lima; Sandro Viana) |
39.01 q | . | |
| . | 5 | South Africa (Hannes Dreyer; Leigh Julius; Kagisho Kumbane; Thuso Mpuang) |
DNF | . | |
| . | 7 | United States (Rodney Martin; Travis Padgett; Darvis Patton; Tyson Gay) |
DNF | . | |
| . | 6 | Nigeria (Onyeabor Ngwagogu; Obinna Metu; Chinedu Oriala; Uchenna Emedolu) |
DNF | . | |
| . | 9 | Poland (Marcin Nowak; Lukasz Chyla; Marcin Jedrusinski; Dariusz Kuc) |
DNF | . |
Heat 2
21 August 2008 - 20:30
| Position | Lane | Team | Country | Mark | . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jamaica (Dwight Thomas; Michael Frater; Nesta Carter; Asafa Powell) |
38.31 Q | (SB) | |
| 2 | 2 | Canada (Hank Palmer; Anson Henry; Jared Connaughton; Pierre Browne) |
38.77 Q | . | |
| 3 | 3 | Germany (Tobias Unger; Till Helmke; Alexander Kosenkow; Martin Keller) |
38.93 Q | . | |
| 4 | 9 | PR of China (Yongyi Wen; Peimeng Zhang; Bin Lu; Kai Hu) |
39.13 q | . | |
| 5 | 7 | Thailand (Sukaphai Apinan; Siriro Darasuriyong; Sompote Suwannarangsri; Sittichai Suwonprateep) |
39.40 | . | |
| 6 | 4 | France (Yannick Lesourd; Martial Mbandjock; Manuel Reynaert; Samuel Coco-Viloin) |
39.53 | . | |
| . | 5 | Great Britain & N.I. (Simeon Williamson; Tyrone Edgar; Marlon Devonish; Craig Pickering) |
DQ | . | |
| . | 8 | Italy (Fabio Cerutti; Simone Collio; Emanuele Di Gregorio; Jacques Riparelli) |
DQ | . |