Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on July 30–31.
In the final, Michael Blackwood of Jamaica was in the leading position when coming into the final stretch. He, however, dropped his baton when being overtaken by Matthew Elias from Wales and ultimately finished the race in fourth without a baton, which isn't allowed. England and Wales fought it out to the finishing line with England coming narrowly on top.[1][2]
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
England Jared Deacon Sean Baldock Chris Rawlinson Daniel Caines Mark Hylton* Cori Henry* |
Wales Timothy Benjamin Iwan Thomas Jamie Baulch Matthew Elias |
Bahamas Chris Brown Troy McIntosh Dominic Demeritte Timothy Munnings Carl Oliver* |
* Athletes who competed in heats only and received medals.
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 | England | Mark Hylton, Cori Henry, Jared Deacon, Sean Baldock | 3:04.01 | Q |
2 | 2 | Wales | Timothy Benjamin, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Matthew Elias | 3:04.18 | Q |
3 | 2 | South Africa | Marcus la Grange, Jopie van Oudtshoorn, Leigh Julius, Arnaud Malherbe | 3:04.31 | Q |
4 | 2 | Australia | Patrick Dwyer, , Kris McCarthy, Clinton Hill | 3:04.39 | q |
5 | 1 | Jamaica | Davian Clarke, Danny McFarlane, , Brandon Simpson | 3:04.56 | Q |
6 | 1 | Bahamas | Timothy Munnings, Troy McIntosh, Carl Oliver, Chris Brown | 3:04.73 | Q |
7 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Rohan Kumara, Ranga Wimalawansa, Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara, Sugath Thilakaratne | 3:07.46 | Q |
8 | 1 | Nigeria | Musa Audu, , , Fidelis Gadzama | 3:07.93 | q |
9 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Simon Pierre, Julian Raeburn, Sherridan Kirk, | 3:08.66 | |
10 | 1 | Botswana | Johnson Kubisa, Lulu Basinyi, Otukile Lekote, Oganeditse Moseki | 3:09.04 | |
11 | 2 | Dominica | Chris Lloyd, , , | 3:16.81 | |
2 | Sierra Leone | , , , | DQ | ||
2 | Zimbabwe | , Tawanda Chiwira, Lewis Banda, Talkmore Nyongani | DQ |
Final[]
Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
England | Jared Deacon, Sean Baldock, Chris Rawlinson, Daniel Caines | 3:00.40 | ||
Wales | Timothy Benjamin, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Matthew Elias | 3:00.41 | NR | |
Bahamas | Chris Brown, Troy McIntosh, Dominic Demeritte, Timothy Munnings | 3:01.35 | ||
4 | South Africa | Marcus la Grange, Jopie van Oudtshoorn, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Arnaud Malherbe | 3:01.83 | |
5 | Australia | , , Patrick Dwyer, Clinton Hill | 3:02.22 | |
6 | Nigeria | , , Musa Audu, Fidelis Gadzama | 3:11.16 | |
Sri Lanka | Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara, Ranga Wimalawansa, Rohan Kumara, Sugath Thilakaratne | DQ | ||
Jamaica | Sanjay Ayre, Brandon Simpson, Danny McFarlane, Michael Blackwood | DNF |
References[]
- Official results
- Results at BBC
Categories:
- Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Relay foot races at the Commonwealth Games