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4 x 400 metres Relay, Men

Date	2 – 3 August 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants	151 from 35 countries

Going into the Olympics, the US was again considered dominant, led by Michael Johnson and Harry )Butch) Reynolds. But Johnson injured himself in winning the 200 and Reynolds slowed with an injury in his 400 semi and they would not run the relay. The US was still considered the favorite but the race was open, with Great Britain and Jamaica considered challengers. Kenya was also highly considered but injuries prevented them starting the final. In the final, the US was given a slight lead by LaMont Smith on the opener. The last three American runners, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, and Anthuan Maybank, all ran their splits under 44 seconds but the race remained close throughout, as Great Britain would not go away. Eventually the US won the gold medal by five metres as both Maybank and Britain’s Roger Black ran 43.87 on the anchor legs.

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	–	United States	USA	3:00.56 (1 h2)	2:57.86 (1 h2)	2:55.99 (1)	Gold
		LaMont Smith • Alvin Harrison • Derek Mills • Anthuan Maybank • Jason Rouser
2	–	Great Britain	GBR	3:01.79 (1 h1)	3:01.36 (1 h1)	2:56.60 (2)	Silver
		Iwan Thomas • Jamie Baulch • Mark Richardson • Roger Black • Mark Hylton • Du'aine Ladejo
3	–	Jamaica	JAM	3:02.81 (1 h4)	2:58.42 (2 h2)	2:59.42 (3)	Bronze
		Michael McDonald • Roxbert Martin • Greg Haughton • Davian Clarke • Dennis Blake • Garth Robinson
4	–	Senegal	SEN	3:02.61 (2 h3)	3:01.72 (2 h1)	3:00.64 (4)
		Tapha Diarra • Aboubakry Dia • Hachim N'Diaye • Ibou Faye
5	–	Japan	JPN	3:02.82 (1 h5)	3:01.92 (3 h2)	3:00.76 (5)
		Shunji Karube • Koji Ito • Jun Osakada • Shigekazu Omori • Kenji Tabata
6	–	Poland	POL	3:01.92 (2 h1)	3:02.29 (4 h1)	3:00.96 (6)
		Piotr Rysiukiewicz • Tomasz Jędrusik • Piotr Haczek • Robert Maćkowiak • Paweł Januszewski
7	–	The Bahamas	BAH	3:04.09 (2 h5)	3:02.17 (4 h2)	3:02.71 (7)
		Carl Oliver • Troy McIntosh • Dennis Darling • Tim Munnings • Theron Cooper
3 h1 r2/3	–	Kenya	KEN	3:02.52 (1 h3)	3:01.73 (3 h1)	– (DNS)
		Julius Chepkwony • Simon Kemboi • Samson Kitur • Kennedy Ochieng • Samson Yego
5 h1 r2/3	–	South Africa	RSA	3:03.79 (3 h4)	3:02.96 (5 h1)	–
		Alfred Visagie • Arnaud Malherbe • Hendrick Mokganyetsi • Bobang Phiri
5 h2 r2/3	–	Italy	ITA	3:03.60 (2 h4)	3:02.56 (5 h2)	–
		Fabrizio Mori • Alessandro Aimar • Andrea Nuti • Ashraf Saber • Marco Vaccari
6 h1 r2/3	–	Brazil	BRA	3:02.51 (3 h1)	3:03.46 (6 h1)	–
		Sanderlei Parrela • Valdinei da Silva • Éverson Teixeira • Eronildes Araújo • Osmar dos Santos
6 h2 r2/3	–	Switzerland	SUI	3:03.05 (4 h3)	3:05.36 (6 h2)	–
		Laurent Clerc • Kevin Widmer • Alain Rohr • Mathias Rusterholz
7 h1 r2/3	–	Australia	AUS	3:03.73 (4 h1)	3:04.55 (7 h1)	–
		Mark Ladbrook • Michael Joubert • Paul Greene • Cameron Mackenzie
7 h2 r2/3	–	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	KSA	3:04.67 (3 h5)	3:07.18 (7 h2)	–
		Saleh Al-Saydan • Mohamed Hamed Al-Bishi • Hashim Al-Sharfa • Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily
8 h1 r2/3	–	Russian Federation	RUS	3:04.73 (2 h2)	3:05.63 (8 h1)	–
		Innokenty Zharov • Mikhail Vdovin • Ruslan Mashchenko • Dmitry Kosov
AC h2 r2/3	–	Nigeria	NGR	3:02.73 (3 h3)	[3:01.75] (DQ h2)	–
		Udeme Ekpenyong • Clement Chukwu • Ayuba Machem • Sunday Bada
3 h2 r1/3	–	Ghana	GHA	3:05.53 (3 h2)	–	–
		Solomon Amegatcher • Abu Duah • Julius Sedame • Ahmed Ali
4 h2 r1/3	–	Cuba	CUB	3:05.75 (4 h2)	–	–
		Omar Meña • Jorge Crusellas • Georkis Vera • Roberto Hernández
4 h4 r1/3	–	Mauritius	MRI	3:08.17 (4 h4)	–	–
		Gilbert Hashan • Désiré Pierre-Louis • Rudy Tirvengadum • Éric Milazar
4 h5 r1/3	–	Germany	GER	3:05.16 (4 h5)	–	–
		Rico Lieder • Andreas Hein • Kai Karsten • Thomas Schönlebe
5 h1 r1/3	–	Saint Lucia	LCA	3:10.51 (5 h1)	–	–
		Dominic Johnson • Ivan Jean-Marie • Maxime Charlemagne • Max Seales
5 h2 r1/3	–	Qatar	QAT	3:08.25 (5 h2)	–	–
		Mubarak Sultan Al-Nubi Faraj • Ali Ismail Doka • Sami Al-Abdullah • Hamad Al-Dosari
5 h3 r1/3	–	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VIN	3:06.52 (5 h3)	–	–
		Eswort Coombs • Thomas Dickson • Eversley Linley • Kambon Sampson
5 h4 r1/3	–	Zimbabwe	ZIM	3:13.35 (5 h4)	–	–
		Julius Masvanhise • Tawanda Chiwira • Savieri Ngidhi • Ken Harnden
5 h5 r1/3	–	Botswana	BOT	3:06.62 (5 h5)	–	–
		Aggripa Matshameko • Keteng Baloseng • Rampa Mosveu • Johnson Kubisa
6 h1 r1/3	–	Fiji	FIJ	3:10.67 (6 h1)	–	–
		Soloveni Nakaunicina • Henry Rogo • Solomone Bole • Isireli Naikelekelevesi
6 h2 r1/3	–	Antigua and Barbuda	ANT	3:09.46 (6 h2)	–	–
		N'Kosie Barnes • Michael Terry • Mitchell Browne • Howard Lindsay
6 h3 r1/3	–	British Virgin Islands	IVB	3:17.30 (6 h3)	–	–
		Mario Todman • Steve Augustine • Greg Rhymer • Ralston Varlack
6 h4 r1/3	–	Maldives	MDV	3:24.88 (6 h4)	–	–
		Ahmed Shageef • Mohamed Amir • Naseer Ismail • Hussain Riyaz
7 h1 r1/3	–	Sierra Leone	SLE	3:11.65 (7 h1)	–	–
		Foday Sillah • Haroun Korjie • Frank Turay • Prince Amara
7 h2 r1/3	–	Lesotho	LES	3:15.67 (7 h2)	–	–
		Isaac Seatile • Motlatsi Maseela • Makoekoe Mahanetsa • Mpho Morobe
7 h3 r1/3	–	Papua New Guinea	PNG	3:19.92 (7 h3)	–	–
		Samuel Bai • Ivan Wakit • Amos Ali • Subul Babo
AC h4 r1/3	–	Grenada	GRN	[3:13.67] (DQ h4)	–	–
		Richard Britton • Rufus Jones • Alleyne Francique • Clint Williams
AC h5 r1/3	–	The Gambia	GAM	– (DNF h5)	–	–
		Dawda Jallow • Momodou Drammeh • Lamin Drammeh • Assan John
AC h5 r1/3	–	Guyana	GUY	[3:07.19] (DQ h5)	–	–
		Andrew Harry • Roger Gill • Lancelot Gittens • Richard Jones

Round One (2 August 1996)

Top two in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One (10:30)

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	Time (A)	Split (Pos)	Reaction Time
1	–	Great Britain	GBR	3:01.79		0.310	Q	1
	1494	Du'aine Ladejo		46.00	46.00 (2)
	–	Jamie Baulch		45.36	1:31.36 (2)
	–	Mark Hylton		45.86	2:17.22 (3)
	–	Mark Richardson		44.69	3:01.91 (2)
2	–	Poland	POL	3:01.92		0.209	Q	2
	2056	Piotr Rysiukiewicz		46.26	46.26 (3)
	2048	Paweł Januszewski		45.67	1:31.93 (3)
	2052	Robert Maćkowiak		44.82	2:16.75 (1)
	–	Piotr Haczek		45.14	3:01.89 (1)
3	–	Brazil	BRA	3:02.51		0.251	q
	1178	Éverson Teixeira		45.70	45.70 (1)
	1177	Valdinei da Silva		45.56	1:31.26 (1)
	1163	Osmar dos Santos		45.86	2:17.12 (2)
	1170	Sanderlei Parrela		45.39	3:02.51 (3)
4	–	Australia	AUS	3:03.73		0.404	q
	1051	Mark Ladbrook		46.62	46.62 (4)
	1050	Michael Joubert		45.43	1:32.05 (4)
	1046	Paul Greene		45.85	2:17.90 (4)
	–	Cameron Mackenzie		45.83	3:03.73 (4)
5	–	Saint Lucia	LCA	3:10.51		0.330
	1881	Dominic Johnson		48.76	48.76 (7)
	1880	Ivan Jean-Marie		45.26	1:34.02 (5)
	–	Maxime Charlemagne		47.69	2:21.71 (6)
	–	Max Seales		48.80	3:10.51 (5)
6	–	Fiji	FIJ	3:10.67		0.272
	–	Soloveni Nakaunicina		46.77	46.77 (5)
	–	Henry Rogo		47.94	1:34.71 (6)
	–	Solomone Bole		46.60	2:21.31 (5)
	–	Isireli Naikelekelevesi		49.36	3:10.67 (6)
7	–	Sierra Leone	SLE	3:11.65		0.434
	–	Foday Sillah		47.59	47.59 (6)
	–	Haroun Korjie		47.48	1:35.07 (7)
	–	Frank Turay		47.15	2:22.22 (7)
	–	Prince Amara		49.43	3:11.65 (7)

Heat Two (10:40)

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	Time (A)	Split (Pos)	Reaction Time
1	–	United States	USA	3:00.56		0.369	Q
	–	LaMont Smith		45.47	45.47 (1)
	–	Jason Rouser		44.45	1:29.92 (1)
	–	Derek Mills		44.76	2:14.68 (1)
	–	Anthuan Maybank		45.88	3:00.56 (1)
2	–	Russian Federation	RUS	3:04.73		0.243	Q
	–	Innokenty Zharov		47.40	47.40 (5)
	–	Mikhail Vdovin		45.81	1:33.21 (3)
	2146	Ruslan Mashchenko		45.77	2:18.98 (2)
	–	Dmitry Kosov		45.75	3:04.73 (2)
3	–	Ghana	GHA	3:05.53		0.216
	–	Solomon Amegatcher		46.46	46.46 (3)
	–	Abu Duah		47.04	1:33.50 (4)
	–	Julius Sedame		46.80	2:20.30 (4)
	–	Ahmed Ali		45.23	3:05.53 (3)
4	–	Cuba	CUB	3:05.75		0.401
	–	Omar Meña		46.06	46.06 (2)
	–	Jorge Crusellas		46.91	1:32.97 (2)
	–	Georkis Vera		46.82	2:19.79 (3)
	–	Roberto Hernández		45.96	3:05.75 (4)
5	–	Qatar	QAT	3:08.25		0.334
	2093	Mubarak Sultan Al-Nubi Faraj		46.76	46.76 (4)
	–	Ali Ismail Doka		46.85	1:33.61 (5)
	–	Sami Al-Abdullah		47.12	2:20.73 (5)
	–	Hamad Al-Dosari		47.52	3:08.25 (5)
6	–	Antigua and Barbuda	ANT	3:09.46		0.424
	–	N'Kosie Barnes		48.03	48.03 (6)
	–	Michael Terry		46.87	1:34.90 (6)
	–	Mitchell Browne		47.29	2:22.19 (6)
	–	Howard Lindsay		47.27	3:09.46 (6)
7	–	Lesotho	LES	3:15.67		0.265
	–	Isaac Seatile		48.91	48.91 (7)
	–	Motlatsi Maseela		47.25	1:36.16 (7)
	–	Makoekoe Mahanetsa		52.38	2:28.54 (7)
	1885	Mpho Morobe		47.13	3:15.67 (7)

Heat Three (10:50)

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	Time (A)	Split (Pos)	Reaction Time
1	–	Kenya	KEN	3:02.52		0.401	Q
	–	Samson Yego		46.14	46.14 (3)
	–	Simon Kemboi		45.60	1:31.74 (2)
	1811	Kennedy Ochieng		45.84	2:17.58 (2)
	–	Julius Chepkwony		44.94	3:02.52 (1)
2	–	Senegal	SEN	3:02.61		0.314	Q
	–	Tapha Diarra		46.31	46.31 (4)
	–	Aboubakry Dia		45.52	1:31.83 (3)
	–	Hachim N'Diaye		45.15	2:16.98 (1)
	2179	Ibou Faye		45.63	3:02.61 (2)
3	–	Nigeria	NGR	3:02.73		0.671	q	3
	–	Udeme Ekpenyong		44.66	44.66 (1)
	1985	Clement Chukwu		46.55	1:31.21 (1)
	–	Ayuba Machem		46.68	2:17.89 (3)
	1983	Sunday Bada		44.94	3:02.83 (3)
4	–	Switzerland	SUI	3:03.05		0.289	q
	2221	Laurent Clerc		46.62	46.62 (5)
	–	Kevin Widmer		45.93	1:32.55 (5)
	–	Alain Rohr		45.80	2:18.35 (4)
	2229	Mathias Rusterholz		44.70	3:03.05 (4)
5	–	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VIN	3:06.52		0.343
	2429	Eswort Coombs		45.46	45.46 (2)
	–	Thomas Dickson		46.79	1:32.25 (4)
	–	Eversley Linley		46.85	2:19.10 (5)
	–	Kambon Sampson		47.42	3:06.52 (5)
6	–	British Virgin Islands	IVB	3:17.30		0.322
	–	Mario Todman		48.06	48.06 (6)
	–	Steve Augustine		48.31	1:36.37 (6)
	1729	Greg Rhymer		49.72	2:26.09 (6)
	–	Ralston Varlack		51.21	3:17.30 (6)
7	–	Papua New Guinea	PNG	3:19.92		0.241
	–	Samuel Bai		48.83	48.83 (7)
	2043	Ivan Wakit		52.07	1:40.90 (7)
	2038	Amos Ali		51.32	2:32.22 (7)
	2039	Subul Babo		47.70	3:19.92 (7)

Heat Four (11:00)

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	Time (A)	Split (Pos)	Reaction Time
1	–	Jamaica	JAM	3:02.81		0.330	Q
	–	Greg Haughton		46.02	46.02 (1)
	–	Dennis Blake		45.05	1:31.07 (1)
	1745	Roxbert Martin		46.31	2:17.38 (1)
	–	Garth Robinson		45.43	3:02.81 (1)
2	–	Italy	ITA	3:03.60		0.232	Q
	–	Marco Vaccari		47.20	47.20 (3)
	–	Alessandro Aimar		45.18	1:32.38 (2)
	–	Andrea Nuti		45.94	2:18.32 (2)
	1722	Ashraf Saber		45.28	3:03.60 (2)
3	–	South Africa	RSA	3:03.79		0.394	q
	2125	Alfred Visagie		47.53	47.53 (5)
	2114	Arnaud Malherbe		45.46	1:32.99 (3)
	2116	Hendrick Mokganyetsi		45.68	2:18.67 (3)
	2119	Bobang Phiri		45.12	3:03.79 (3)
4	–	Mauritius	MRI	3:08.17		0.385
	1948	Gilbert Hashan		47.06	47.06 (2)
	–	Désiré Pierre-Louis		47.58	1:34.64 (4)
	–	Rudy Tirvengadum		46.46	2:21.10 (4)
	–	Éric Milazar		47.07	3:08.17 (4)
5	–	Zimbabwe	ZIM	3:13.35		0.256
	2454	Julius Masvanhise		47.35	47.35 (4)
	2452	Tawanda Chiwira		53.99	1:41.34 (5)
	2456	Savieri Ngidhi		46.99	2:28.33 (5)
	2453	Ken Harnden		45.02	3:13.35 (5)
6	–	Maldives	MDV	3:24.88		0.373
	–	Ahmed Shageef		51.44	51.44 (6)
	1924	Mohamed Amir		50.22	1:41.66 (6)
	1925	Naseer Ismail		50.48	2:32.14 (6)
	1926	Hussain Riyaz		52.74	3:24.88 (6)
DQ	–	Grenada	GRN	[3:13.67]		[0.443]
	–	Richard Britton		48.46	48.46 (6)
	–	Rufus Jones		49.75	1:38.21 (5)
	–	Alleyne Francique		47.31	2:25.52 (5)
	–	Clint Williams		48.15	3:13.67 (6)

Heat Five (11:10)

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	Time (A)	Split (Pos)	Reaction Time
1	–	Japan	JPN	3:02.82		0.492	Q
	1761	Shunji Karube		46.08	46.08 (1)
	–	Jun Osakada		45.52	1:31.60 (1)
	1767	Shigekazu Omori		45.40	2:17.00 (1)
	–	Kenji Tabata		45.82	3:02.82 (1)
2	–	The Bahamas	BAH	3:04.09		0.270	Q
	1087	Troy McIntosh		47.14	47.14 (3)
	–	Tim Munnings		45.39	1:32.53 (2)
	–	Theron Cooper		45.85	2:18.38 (2)
	–	Dennis Darling		45.71	3:04.09 (2)
3	–	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	KSA	3:04.67		0.275	q
	1839	Mohamed Hamed Al-Bishi		47.25	47.25 (4)
	–	Hashim Al-Sharfa		45.91	1:33.16 (4)
	–	Saleh Al-Saydan		46.34	2:19.50 (4)
	1851	Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily		45.17	3:04.67 (3)
4	–	Germany	GER	3:05.16		0.249
	–	Rico Lieder		46.94	46.94 (2)
	–	Andreas Hein		45.80	1:32.74 (3)
	–	Kai Karsten		46.02	2:18.76 (3)
	–	Thomas Schönlebe		46.40	3:05.16 (4)
5	–	Botswana	BOT	3:06.62		0.274
	–	Aggripa Matshameko		48.56	48.56 (5)
	–	Keteng Baloseng		46.14	1:34.70 (5)
	–	Rampa Mosveu		46.50	2:21.20 (5)
	–	Johnson Kubisa		45.42	3:06.62 (5)
DNF	–	The Gambia	GAM	–		–
	1460	Dawda Jallow		–	– (–)
	–	Momodou Drammeh		–	– (–)
	–	Lamin Drammeh		–	– (–)
	–	Assan John		–	– (–)
DQ	–	Guyana	GUY	[3:07.19]		[0.376]
	–	Andrew Harry		49.06	49.06 (6)
	–	Roger Gill		46.10	1:35.16 (6)
	1631	Lancelot Gittens		46.88	2:22.04 (6)
	1633	Richard Jones		45.15	3:07.19 (6)

Semi-Finals (2 August 1996)

Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat One (20:00)

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	Time (A)	Split (Pos)	Reaction Time
1	–	Great Britain	GBR	3:01.36		0.238	Q
	1512	Iwan Thomas		45.78	45.78 (1)
	–	Jamie Baulch		44.66	1:30.44 (1)
	1494	Du'aine Ladejo		45.58	2:16.02 (2)
	–	Mark Richardson		45.34	3:01.36 (1)
2	–	Senegal	SEN	3:01.72		0.327	Q
	–	Tapha Diarra		46.41	46.41 (5)
	–	Aboubakry Dia		44.91	1:31.32 (3)
	–	Hachim N'Diaye		44.68	2:16.00 (1)
	2179	Ibou Faye		45.72	3:01.72 (2)
3	–	Kenya	KEN	3:01.73		0.242	Q
	1805	Samson Kitur		46.18	46.18 (2)
	–	Samson Yego		44.98	1:31.16 (2)
	–	Simon Kemboi		45.55	2:16.71 (3)
	–	Julius Chepkwony		45.02	3:01.73 (3)
4	–	Poland	POL	3:02.29		0.343	Q
	2056	Piotr Rysiukiewicz		46.40	46.40 (4)
	–	Tomasz Jędrusik		45.69	1:32.09 (4)
	2052	Robert Maćkowiak		45.02	2:17.11 (4)
	–	Piotr Haczek		45.18	3:02.29 (4)
5	–	South Africa	RSA	3:02.96		0.359
	2125	Alfred Visagie		47.16	47.16 (7)
	2114	Arnaud Malherbe		45.19	1:32.35 (6)
	2116	Hendrick Mokganyetsi		45.58	2:17.93 (5)
	2119	Bobang Phiri		45.03	3:02.96 (5)
6	–	Brazil	BRA	3:03.46		0.439
	1170	Sanderlei Parrela		46.23	46.23 (3)
	1177	Valdinei da Silva		46.47	1:32.70 (7)
	1178	Éverson Teixeira		45.47	2:18.17 (7)
	1157	Eronildes Araújo		45.29	3:03.46 (6)
7	–	Australia	AUS	3:04.55		0.223
	1051	Mark Ladbrook		46.55	46.55 (6)
	1050	Michael Joubert		45.68	1:32.23 (5)
	1046	Paul Greene		45.83	2:18.06 (6)
	–	Cameron Mackenzie		46.49	3:04.55 (7)
8	–	Russian Federation	RUS	3:05.63		0.168
	–	Innokenty Zharov		48.19	48.19 (8)
	–	Mikhail Vdovin		45.89	1:34.08 (8)
	2146	Ruslan Mashchenko		45.56	2:19.64 (8)
	–	Dmitry Kosov		45.99	3:05.63 (8)

Heat Two (20:10)

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	Time (A)	Split (Pos)	Reaction Time
1	–	United States	USA	2:57.86		0.402	Q
	–	LaMont Smith		44.59	44.59 (2)
	–	Jason Rouser		44.33	1:28.92 (1)
	–	Derek Mills		44.32	2:13.24 (1)
	–	Anthuan Maybank		44.63	2:57.87 (1)
2	–	Jamaica	JAM	2:58.42		0.330	Q
	1746	Michael McDonald		44.54	44.54 (1)
	–	Dennis Blake		44.75	1:29.29 (2)
	–	Greg Haughton		44.60	2:13.89 (2)
	1745	Roxbert Martin		44.53	2:58.42 (2)
3	–	Japan	JPN	3:01.92		0.307	Q
	1761	Shunji Karube		45.85	45.85 (3)
	–	Jun Osakada		45.89	1:31.74 (4)
	1767	Shigekazu Omori		45.44	2:17.18 (5)
	1759	Koji Ito		44.74	3:01.92 (3)
4	–	The Bahamas	BAH	3:02.17		0.357	Q
	1087	Troy McIntosh		45.91	45.91 (4)
	–	Tim Munnings		45.36	1:31.27 (3)
	–	Theron Cooper		45.49	2:16.76 (3)
	–	Dennis Darling		45.41	3:02.17 (4)
5	–	Italy	ITA	3:02.56		0.249
	1715	Fabrizio Mori		47.02	47.02 (6)
	–	Alessandro Aimar		45.00	1:32.02 (5)
	–	Andrea Nuti		45.07	2:17.09 (4)
	1722	Ashraf Saber		45.47	3:02.56 (5)
6	–	Switzerland	SUI	3:05.36		0.249
	2221	Laurent Clerc		46.85	46.85 (5)
	–	Kevin Widmer		45.60	1:32.45 (6)
	–	Alain Rohr		46.26	2:18.71 (6)
	2229	Mathias Rusterholz		46.65	3:05.36 (6)
7	–	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	KSA	3:07.18		0.284
	–	Saleh Al-Saydan		48.06	48.06 (7)
	1839	Mohamed Hamed Al-Bishi		45.69	1:33.75 (7)
	–	Hashim Al-Sharfa		46.67	2:20.42 (7)
	1851	Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily		46.76	3:07.18 (7)
DQ	–	Nigeria	NGR	[3:01.75]		[0.495]
	–	Udeme Ekpenyong		45.73	45.73 (3)
	1985	Clement Chukwu		45.31	1:31.04 (3)
	–	Ayuba Machem		46.33	2:17.37 (6)
	1983	Sunday Bada		44.38	3:01.75 (3)

Final (3 August 1996 — 21:40)

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	Time (A)	Split (Pos)	Reaction Time
1	–	United States	USA	2:55.99		0.361
	–	LaMont Smith		44.62	44.62 (1)
	2357	Alvin Harrison		43.84	1:28.46 (1)
	–	Derek Mills		43.66	2:12.12 (1)
	–	Anthuan Maybank		43.87	2:55.99 (1)
2	–	Great Britain	GBR	2:56.60		0.252
	1512	Iwan Thomas		44.92	44.92 (2)
	–	Jamie Baulch		44.19	1:29.11 (3)
	–	Mark Richardson		43.62	2:12.73 (2)
	1469	Roger Black		43.87	2:56.60 (2)
3	–	Jamaica	JAM	2:59.42		0.328
	1746	Michael McDonald		45.05	45.05 (3)
	1745	Roxbert Martin		43.81	1:28.86 (2)
	–	Greg Haughton		45.87	2:14.73 (3)
	1737	Davian Clarke		44.69	2:59.42 (3)
4	–	Senegal	SEN	3:00.64		0.323
	–	Tapha Diarra		46.53	46.53 (6)
	–	Aboubakry Dia		44.94	1:31.47 (6)
	–	Hachim N'Diaye		44.70	2:16.17 (5)
	2179	Ibou Faye		44.47	3:00.64 (4)
5	–	Japan	JPN	3:00.76		0.404
	1761	Shunji Karube		45.88	45.88 (4)
	1759	Koji Ito		44.86	1:30.74 (4)
	–	Jun Osakada		45.08	2:15.82 (4)
	1767	Shigekazu Omori		44.94	3:00.76 (5)
6	–	Poland	POL	3:00.96		0.438
	2056	Piotr Rysiukiewicz		46.03	46.03 (5)
	–	Tomasz Jędrusik		45.34	1:31.37 (5)
	–	Piotr Haczek		44.97	2:16.34 (6)
	2052	Robert Maćkowiak		44.62	3:00.96 (6)
7	–	The Bahamas	BAH	3:02.71		0.276
	1089	Carl Oliver		47.28	47.28 (7)
	1087	Troy McIntosh		44.90	1:32.18 (7)
	–	Dennis Darling		45.28	2:17.46 (7)
	–	Tim Munnings		45.25	3:02.71 (7)
DNS	–	Kenya	KEN	–		–