These are the official results of the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
Medalists Vince Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans Charles Asati Munyoro Nyamau Naftali Bon Daniel Rudisha Helmar Müller Manfred Kinder Gerhard Hennige Martin Jellinghaus
Results Heats Heat 1
Place Nation Athletes Time 1 Vince Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans 3:00.71 2 Charles Asati Munyoro Nyamau Naftali Bon Daniel Rudisha 3:00.84 3 Sergio Ottolina Giacomo Puosi Furio Fusi Sergio Bello 3:04.93 4 Hartmut Schwabe Dieter Fromm Wolfgang Müller Michael Zerbes 3:07.00 5 Rolando Gómez José L'Oficial Radhamés Mora David Soriano 3:19.42 – DNS
Heat 2
Place Nation Athletes Time 1 Stanisław Grędziński Jan Balachowski Jan Werner Andrzej Badeński 3:03.02 2 Martin Winbolt-Lewis Colin Campbell Dave Hemery John Sherwood 3:03.67 3 Mamman Makama David Ejoke Musa Dogon Yaro Anthony Egwunyenga 3:05.78 4 Amadou Gakou Daour M'baye Guèye Papa M'Baye N'Diaye Mamadou Sarr 3:06.94 – DNS – DNS
Heat 3
Place Nation Athletes Time 1 Helmar Müller Gerhard Hennige Manfred Kinder Martin Jellinghaus 3:03.90 2 George Simon Euric Bobb Ben Cayenne Edwin Roberts 3:04.55 3 Jacques Carette Gilles Bertould Jean-Pierre Boccardo Christian Nicolau 3:04.69 4 Carlos Martínez Eddy Téllez Miguel Olivera Rodobaldo Díaz 3:05.28 5 Víctor Patíñez Raúl Dome Víctor Maldonado José Jacinto Hidalgo 3:07.65 6 Melesio Piña Salvador Medina Carlos Castro Francisco Sardo 3:08.19 7 Ross MacKenzie Brian MacLaren Bill Crothers Wes Brooker 3:09,70
Final Place Nation Athletes Time (hand) Time (automatic) 1 Vince Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans 2:56.1 (WR) 2:56.16 2 Charles Asati Munyoro Nyamau Naftali Bon Daniel Rudisha 2:59.6 2:59.64 3 Helmar Müller Manfred Kinder Gerhard Hennige Martin Jellinghaus 3:00.5 3:00.57 4 Stanisław GrędzińskiJan BalachowskiJan WernerAndrzej Badeński 3:00.5 3:00.58 5 Martin Winbolt-LewisColin CampbellDavid HemeryJohn Sherwood 3:01.2 3:01.21 6 George SimonEuric BobbBenedict CayenneEdwin Roberts 3:04.5 3:04.54 7 Sergio OttolinaGiacomo PuosiFurio FusiSergio Bello 3:04.6 3:04.64 8 Jean-Claude NalletJacques CaretteGilles BertouldJean-Pierre Boccardo 3:07.5 3:07.51
References
External links Official Report Results