Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
| Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 10 km walk | women | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
These are the official results of the men's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 25 nations competing.
Medalists
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cuba | Andrés Simón, Joel Lamela, Joel Isasi, Jorge Aguilera | 38.81 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | United States | Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, James Jett | 38.95 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Nigeria | Osmond Ezinwa, Chidi Imoh, Olapade Adeniken, Davidson Ezinwa | 38.98 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Japan | Shinji Aoto, Hisatsugu Suzuki, Satoru Inoue, Tatsuo Sugimoto | 39.16 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Canada | Ben Johnson, Glenroy Gilbert, Peter Ogilvie, Bruny Surin | 39.34 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | France | Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Gilles Quénéhervé, Bruno Marie-Rose | 39.49 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Spain | Javier Arqués, Enrique Talavera, Juan Trapero, Sergio López | 39.60 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Great Britain | Tony Jarrett, Jason John, Marcus Adam, Linford Christie | 39.73 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Mexico | Genaro Rojas, Eduardo Nava, Raymundo Escalante, Alejandro Cárdenas | 39.77 | q |
| 10 | 1 | Togo | Kouami Aholou, Boevi Youlou Lawson, Kokou Franck Amegnigan, Kossi Akoto | 39.77 | q |
| 11 | 3 | Austria | Christoph Pöstinger, Thomas Renner, Andreas Berger, Franz Ratzenberger | 39.86 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Thailand | Kriengkrai Nalom, Seksarn Boonrat, Niti Piyapan, Visut Watanasin | 39.91 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Ivory Coast | Frank Waota, Jean-Olivier Zirignon, Gilles Bogui, Ouattara Lagazane | 40.02 | q |
| 14 | 2 | Unified Team | Pavel Galkin, Edvin Ivanov, Andrey Fedoriv, Vitaliy Savin | 40.07 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Sierra Leone | Francis Keita, Denton Guy-Williams, Paul Parkinson, Sanusi Turay | 40.11 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Ghana | John Myles-Mills, Eric Akogyiram, Emmanuel Tuffour, Samuel Nelson Boateng | 40.11 | q |
| 17 | 2 |  Senegal | Charles-Louis Seck, Amadou Mbaye, Seydou Loum, Oumar Loum | 40.13 | |
| 18 | 2 |  Portugal | Luís Cunha, Pedro Curvelo, Luís Barroso, Pedro Agostinho | 40.30 | |
| 19 | 3 |  United States Virgin Islands | Derry Pemberton, Neville Hodge, Mitchell Peters, Wendell Dickerson | 40.48 | |
| 20 | 3 |  Gambia | Dawda Jallow, Momodou Sarr, Abdoulie Janneh, Lamin Mrikong | 40.98 | |
| 21 | 4 |  San Marino | Nicola Selva, Manlio Molinari, Dominique Canti, Aldo Canti | 42.08 | |
| 22 | 4 |  Bangladesh | Golam Ambia, Mehdi Hasan, Shahanuddin Choudhury, Shah Jalal | 42.18 | |
| 23 | 1 |  Belize | Emery Gill, Elston Shaw, Michael Joseph, John Palacio | DQ | |
| 23 | 2 |  Congo | Medard Makanga, Michael Dzong, Armand Biniakounou, David N'Koua | DQ | |
| 23 | 4 |  Jamaica | Michael Green, Rudolph Mighty, Anthony Wallace, Ray Stewart | DNF |
See also
- 1990 Men's European Championships 4x100m Relay (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championships 4x100m Relay (Tokyo)
- 1993 Men's World Championships 4x100m Relay (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Men's European Championships 4x100m Relay (Helsinki)
References
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