Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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.

Medalists

Michael MarshLeroy BurrellDennis MitchellCarl LewisJames Jett* Oluyemi KayodeChidi ImohOlapade AdenikenDavidson EzinwaOsmond Ezinwa* Andrés SimónJoel LamelaJoel IsasiJorge 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 BurrellTokyo (JPN)September 1, 1991 Olympic record 37.83 Sam Graddy Ron Brown Calvin Smith Carl LewisLos Angeles (USA)August 11, 1984

The United States set a new world record in the final.

Final Held on August 8, 1992 RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME• Michael Marsh• Leroy Burrell• Dennis Mitchell• Carl Lewis 37.40 WR• Oluyemi Kayode• Chidi Imoh• Olapade Adeniken• Davidson Ezinwa 37.98• Andrés Simón• Joel Lamela• Joel Isasi• Jorge Aguilera 38.004.• Marcus Adam• Tony Jarrett• John Regis• Linford Christie 38.085.• Pavel Galkin• Edvin Ivanov• Andrey Fedoriv• Vitaliy Savin 38.176.• Shinji Aoto• Hisatsugu Suzuki• Satoru Inoue• Tatsuo Sugimoto 38.777.• Christoph Pöstinger• Thomas Renner• Andreas Berger• Franz Ratzenberger 39.308.• Frank Waota• Jean-Olivier Zirignon• Gilles Bogui• Ouattara Lagazane 39.31

Semifinals Heat 1 RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME1.• Michael Marsh• Leroy Burrell• Dennis Mitchell• Carl Lewis 38.142.• Andrés Simón• Joel Lamela• Joel Isasi• Jorge Aguilera 38.493.• Pavel Galkin• Edvin Ivanov• Andrey Fedoriv• Vitaliy Savin 38.694.• Shinji Aoto• Hisatsugu Suzuki• Satoru Inoue• Tatsuo Sugimoto 38.815.• Max Morinière• Daniel Sangouma• Gilles Quénéhervé• Bruno Marie-Rose 39.026.• John Myles-Mills• Eric Akogyiram• Emmanuel Tuffour• Samuel Nelson Boateng 39.287.• Francis Keita• Denton Guy-Williams• Paul Parkinson• Sanusi Turay 40.46—• Genaro Rojas• Eduardo Nava• Raymundo Escalante• Alejandro Cárdenas DSQ

Heat 2 RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME1.• Oluyemi Kayode• Chidi Imoh• Olapade Adeniken• Davidson Ezinwa 38.212.• Tony Jarrett• John Regis• Marcus Adam• Linford Christie 38.643.• Christoph Pöstinger• Thomas Renner• Andreas Berger• Franz Ratzenberger 39.344.• Frank Waota• Jean-Olivier Zirignon• Gilles Bogui• Ouattara Lagazane 39.465.• Javier Arqués• Enrique Talavera• Juan Trapero• Sergio López 39.626.• Kriengkrai Nalom• Seksarn Boonrat• Niti Piyapan• Visut Watanasin 39.737.• Kouami Aholou• Boevi Youlou Lawson• Kokou Franck Amegnigan• Kossi Akoto 39.84—• 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.

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 1 Andrés Simón, Joel Lamela, Joel Isasi, Jorge Aguilera 38.81 Q 2 1 Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, James Jett 38.95 Q 3 4 Osmond Ezinwa, Chidi Imoh, Olapade Adeniken, Davidson Ezinwa 38.98 Q 4 1 Shinji Aoto, Hisatsugu Suzuki, Satoru Inoue, Tatsuo Sugimoto 39.16 Q 5 3 Ben Johnson, Glenroy Gilbert, Peter Ogilvie, Bruny Surin 39.34 Q 6 2 Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Gilles Quénéhervé, Bruno Marie-Rose 39.49 Q 7 4 Javier Arqués, Enrique Talavera, Juan Trapero, Sergio López 39.60 Q 8 3 Tony Jarrett, Jason John, Marcus Adam, Linford Christie 39.73 Q 9 1 Genaro Rojas, Eduardo Nava, Raymundo Escalante, Alejandro Cárdenas 39.77 q 10 1 Kouame Aholou, Boevi Youlou Lawson, Kokou Franck Amegnigan, Kossi Akoto 39.77 q 11 3 Christoph Pöstinger, Thomas Renner, Andreas Berger, Franz Ratzenberger 39.86 Q 12 4 Kriengkrai Narom, Seksarn Boonrat, Niti Piyapan, Visut Watanasin 39.91 Q 13 1 Frank Waota, Jean-Olivier Zirignon, Gilles Bogui, Ouattara Lagazane 40.02 q 14 2 Pavel Galkin, Edvin Ivanov, Andrey Fedoriv, Vitaliy Savin 40.07 Q 15 2 Francis Keita, Denton Guy-Williams, Paul Parkinson, Sanusi Turay 40.11 Q 16 3 John Myles-Mills, Eric Akogyiram, Emmanuel Tuffour, Samuel Nelson Boateng 40.11 q 17 2 Charles-Louis Seck, Amadou Mbaye, Seynou Loum, Oumar Loum 40.13 18 2 Luís Cunha, Pedro Curvelo, Luís Barroso, Pedro Agostinho 40.30 19 3 Derry Pemberton, Neville Hodge, Mitchell Peters, Wyndell Dickinson 40.48 20 3 Dawda Jallow, Momodou Sarr, Abdulieh Janneh, Lamin Marikong 40.98 21 4 Nicola Selva, Manlio Molinari, Dominique Canti, Aldo Canti 42.08 22 4 Golam Ambia, Mehdi Hasan, Shahanuddin Choudhury, Shah Jalal 42.18 1 Emery Gill, Elston Shaw, Michael Joseph, John Palacio 2 Medard Makanga, Michael Dzong, Armand Biniakounou, David N'Koua 4 Michael Green, Rudolph Mighty, Anthony Wallace, Ray Stewart

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

External links Official Report Results