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 × 100 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 25 nations competing.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 United States (USA)Michael Marsh Leroy Burrell Dennis Mitchell Carl Lewis James Jett* |
 Nigeria (NGR)Oluyemi Kayode Chidi Imoh Olapade Adeniken Davidson Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa* |
 Cuba (CUB)Andrés Simón Joel Lamela Joel Isasi Jorge Aguilera |
* 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.
See also[]
- 1990 Men's European Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Tokyo)
- 1993 Men's World Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Men's European Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Helsinki)
References[]
- ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
External links[]
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Relay foot races at the Olympics
- Men's events at the 1992 Summer Olympics