Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 31 January and 2 February at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Australia Greg Lewis Laurie D'Arcy |
Ghana Albert Lomotey Ohene Karikari Kofi Okyir George Daniels |
Nigeria Timon Oyebami Benedict Majekodunmi Kola Abdulai James Olakunle |
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 |
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1 | 1 | Jamaica | Alfred Daley, Richard Hardware, Don Quarrie, Lennox Miller | 40.1 | Q |
2 | 1 | Nigeria | Timon Oyebami, Benedict Majekodunmi, Kola Abdulai, James Olakunle | 40.2 | Q |
3 | 1 | Ghana | Albert Lomotey, Ohene Karikari, Kofi Okyir, George Daniels | 40.3 | Q |
4 | 1 | New Zealand | Bevan Smith, , , | 40.5 | q |
5 | 1 | Tanzania | Claver Kamanya, , Norman Chihota, | 40.92 | |
1 | 2 | Australia | Greg Lewis, Laurie D'Arcy, , | 39.7 | Q |
2 | 2 | Nigeria | Timon Oyebami, Benedict Majekodunmi, Kola Abdulai, James Olakunle | 40.1 | Q |
3 | 2 | Ghana | Albert Lomotey, Ohene Karikari, Kofi Okyir, George Daniels | 40.3 | Q |
4 | 2 | Kenya | Charles Asati, John Mwebi, , | 40.8 | q |
5 | 2 | Fiji | , , Samuela Yavala, Tony Moore | 41.77 |
Note: The newspaper report mentions Nigeria and Ghana for both heats and does not mention England or Scotland
Final[]
Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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4 | Australia | Greg Lewis, Laurie D'Arcy, , | 39.31 | GR, AR | |
6 | Ghana | Albert Lomotey, Ohene Karikari, Kofi Okyir, George Daniels | 39.61 | ||
2 | Nigeria | Timon Oyebami, Benedict Majekodunmi, Kola Abdulai, James Olakunle | 39.70 | ||
4 | 8 | Jamaica | Alfred Daley, Richard Hardware, Don Quarrie, Lennox Miller | 39.77 | |
5 | 7 | Scotland | Les Piggot, Don Halliday, Gus McKenzie, David Jenkins | 39.80 | |
6 | 1 | England | Brian Green, Chris Monk, , | 39.97 | |
7 | 3 | New Zealand | Bevan Smith, , , | 40.41 | |
8 | 5 | Kenya | Charles Asati, John Mwebi, , | 40.50 |
References[]
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Relay foot races at the Commonwealth Games