Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
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These are the official results of the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 25 nations competing.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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United States (USA) Michael Marsh Leroy Burrell Dennis Mitchell Carl Lewis James Jett* | Nigeria (NGR) Oluyemi Kayode Chidi Imoh Olapade Adeniken Davidson Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa* | Cuba (CUB) Andrés Simón Joel Lamela Joel Isasi Jorge Aguilera |
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 37.50 | Carl Lewis Andre Cason Dennis Mitchell Leroy Burrell | Tokyo (JPN) | September 1, 1991 |
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Olympic Record | 37.83 | Sam Graddy Ron Brown Calvin Smith Carl Lewis | Los Angeles (USA) | August 11, 1984 |
The United States set a new world record in the final.
Final
- Held on August 8, 1992
RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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United States (USA) | • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis | 37.40 WR | |
Nigeria (NGR) | • Oluyemi Kayode • Chidi Imoh • Olapade Adeniken • Davidson Ezinwa | 37.98 | |
Cuba (CUB) | • Andrés Simón • Joel Lamela • Joel Isasi • Jorge Aguilera | 38.00 | |
4. | Great Britain (GBR) | • Marcus Adam • Tony Jarrett • John Regis • Linford Christie | 38.08 |
5. | Unified Team (EUN) | • Pavel Galkin • Edvin Ivanov • Andrey Fedoriv • Vitaliy Savin | 38.17 |
6. | Japan (JPN) | • Shinji Aoto • Hisatsugu Suzuki • Satoru Inoue • Tatsuo Sugimoto | 38.77 |
7. | Austria (AUT) | • Christoph Pöstinger • Thomas Renner • Andreas Berger • Franz Ratzenberger | 39.30 |
8. | Ivory Coast (CIV) | • Frank Waota • Jean-Olivier Zirignon • Gilles Bogui • Ouattara Lagazane | 39.31 |
Semifinals
- Heat 1
RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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1. | United States (USA) | • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis | 38.14 |
2. | Cuba (CUB) | • Andrés Simón • Joel Lamela • Joel Isasi • Jorge Aguilera | 38.49 |
3. | Unified Team (EUN) | • Pavel Galkin • Edvin Ivanov • Andrey Fedoriv • Vitaliy Savin | 38.69 |
4. | Japan (JPN) | • Shinji Aoto • Hisatsugu Suzuki • Satoru Inoue • Tatsuo Sugimoto | 38.81 |
5. | France (FRA) | • Max Morinière • Daniel Sangouma • Gilles Quénéhervé • Bruno Marie-Rose | 39.02 |
6. | Ghana (GHA) | • John Myles-Mills • Eric Akogyiram • Emmanuel Tuffour • Samuel Nelson Boateng | 39.28 |
7. | Sierra Leone (SLE) | • Francis Keita • Denton Guy-Williams • Paul Parkinson • Sanusi Turay | 40.46 |
— | Mexico (MEX) | • Genaro Rojas • Eduardo Nava • Raymundo Escalante • Alejandro Cárdenas | DSQ |
- Heat 2
RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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1. | Nigeria (NGR) | • Oluyemi Kayode • Chidi Imoh • Olapade Adeniken • Davidson Ezinwa | 38.21 |
2. | Great Britain (GBR) | • Tony Jarrett • John Regis • Marcus Adam • Linford Christie | 38.64 |
3. | Austria (AUT) | • Christoph Pöstinger • Thomas Renner • Andreas Berger • Franz Ratzenberger | 39.34 |
4. | Ivory Coast (CIV) | • Frank Waota • Jean-Olivier Zirignon • Gilles Bogui • Ouattara Lagazane | 39.46 |
5. | Spain (ESP) | • Javier Arqués • Enrique Talavera • Juan Trapero • Sergio López | 39.62 |
6. | Thailand (THA) | • Kriengkrai Nalom • Seksarn Boonrat • Niti Piyapan • Visut Watanasin | 39.73 |
7. | Togo (TOG) | • Kouami Aholou • Boevi Youlou Lawson • Kokou Franck Amegnigan • Kossi Akoto | 39.84 |
— | Canada (CAN) | • Ben Johnson • Glenroy Gilbert • Atlee Mahorn • Bruny Surin | DNF |
Heats
First 3 teams of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
See also
- 1990 Men's European Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Tokyo)
- 1993 Men's World Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Men's European Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Helsinki)
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- Results