The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on July 30–31.
In the final, Michael Blackwood of Jamaica was in the leading position when coming into the final stretch. He, however, dropped his baton when being overtaken by Matthew Elias from Wales and ultimately finished the race in fourth without a baton, which is not allowed. England and Wales fought it out to the finishing line with England coming narrowly on top.England complete relay doubleVideo of the last metres of the race
Medalists Jared DeaconSean BaldockChris RawlinsonDaniel CainesMark Hylton*Cori Henry*Timothy BenjaminIwan ThomasJamie BaulchMatthew EliasChris BrownTroy McIntoshDominic DemeritteTimothy MunningsCarl Oliver*
* Athletes who competed in heats only and received medals.
Results Heats Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 2 Mark Hylton, Cori Henry, Jared Deacon, Sean Baldock 3:04.01 Q 2 2 Timothy Benjamin, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Matthew Elias 3:04.18 Q 3 2 Marcus la Grange, Jopie van Oudtshoorn, Leigh Julius, Arnaud Malherbe 3:04.31 Q 4 2 Patrick Dwyer, Paul Pearce, Kris McCarthy, Clinton Hill 3:04.39 q 5 1 Davian Clarke, Danny McFarlane, Pete Coley, Brandon Simpson 3:04.56 Q 6 1 Timothy Munnings, Troy McIntosh, Carl Oliver, Chris Brown 3:04.73 Q 7 1 Rohan Kumara, Ranga Wimalawansa, Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara, Sugath Thilakaratne 3:07.46 Q 8 1 Musa Audu, Bola Gee Lawal, Tony Ogbeta, Fidelis Gadzama 3:07.93 q 9 1 Simon Pierre, Julian Raeburn, Sherridan Kirk, Damian Barry 3:08.66 10 1 Johnson Kubisa, Lulu Basinyi, Otukile Lekote, Oganeditse Moseki 3:09.04 11 2 Chris Lloyd, Clive Baron, Nabi Wallace, Micha Charles 3:16.81 2 Sahr Thomas, Sockleh Sesay, Dauda Manasary, John Fuller 2 Jeffrey Masvanhise, Tawanda Chiwira, Lewis Banda, Talkmore Nyongani
Final Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes Jared Deacon, Sean Baldock, Chris Rawlinson, Daniel Caines 3:00.40 Timothy Benjamin, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Matthew Elias 3:00.41 NR Chris Brown, Troy McIntosh, Dominic Demeritte, Timothy Munnings 3:01.35 4 Marcus la Grange, Jopie van Oudtshoorn, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Arnaud Malherbe 3:01.83 5 Tim Williams, Paul Pearce, Patrick Dwyer, Clinton Hill 3:02.22 6 Tony Ogbeta, Bola Gee Lawal, Musa Audu, Fidelis Gadzama 3:11.16 Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara, Ranga Wimalawansa, Rohan Kumara, Sugath Thilakaratne Sanjay Ayre, Brandon Simpson, Danny McFarlane, Michael Blackwood
References Official results Results at BBC