Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

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Athletics at the
1978 Commonwealth Games
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The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]

Medalists[]

Gold Silver Bronze
 Kenya

Daniel Kimaiyo
Bill Koskei
  Jamaica
Clive Barriffe
Bertland Cameron
Colin Bradford
Floyd Brown
Seymour Newman* 		 Australia


Garry Brown
Rick Mitchell

*Athletes who competed in heats only

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  Canada , Brian Saunders, , Glenn Bogue 3:06.75 Q
2 2  Kenya , Daniel Kimaiyo, Bill Koskei, 3:06.82 Q
3 2  England Terry Whitehead, Alan Pascoe, , Glen Cohen 3:06.88 Q
4 2  Scotland Roger Jenkins, , , David Jenkins 3:06.90 q
5 1  Jamaica Clive Barriffe, Bertland Cameron, Colin Bradford, Floyd Brown, Seymour Newman[2] 3:09.17 Q
6 1  Trinidad and Tobago Joseph Coombs, Mike Solomon, , 3:09.31 Q
7 1  Australia , , Garry Brown, Rick Mitchell 3:09.32 Q
8 1  Antigua and Barbuda Elroy Turner, Cuthbert Jacobs, , Fred Sowerby 3:11.72 q
9 1  Wales Berwyn Price, , , 3:11.89
10 1  Saint Lucia , , , 3:22.96
2  Bermuda DNS

Final[]

Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya , Daniel Kimaiyo, Bill Koskei, 3:03.54
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Jamaica Clive Barriffe, Bertland Cameron, Colin Bradford, Floyd Brown 3:04.00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia , , Garry Brown, Rick Mitchell 3:04.23
4  Canada , Brian Saunders, , Glenn Bogue 3:05.94
5  Trinidad and Tobago Joseph Coombs, Mike Solomon, , 3:06.73
6  Scotland Roger Jenkins, , , David Jenkins 3:07.73
7  Antigua and Barbuda Elroy Turner, Cuthbert Jacobs, , Fred Sowerby 3:10.45
 England Terry Whitehead, Alan Pascoe, Glen Cohen, DQ [3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. ^ Exact composition of the team unknown
  3. ^ England had originally finished first in the same time as Kenya but were disqualified for jostling with the Kenyan team on the third leg
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