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4 × 400 metres Relay, Men

Date	7 – 8 August 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Participants	102 from 24 countries
Olympic Record	2:56.16 =WR / Danny Everett • Steve Lewis • Kevin Robinzine • Butch Reynolds USA / 1 October 1988 / Details

The US team in this event was led by Steve Lewis and Quincy Watts, who had won the 400 gold medals in 1988 and 1992, respectively. However, their best runner was probably Michael Johnson, who would eventually be considered the greatest one-lap runner ever. Led by those three, the question was the same as in 1988 – not if the US would win, but by how much and how fast? The answer was 40 metres and in a world record time of 2:55.74. The mark eliminated from the record books the final world record set at the 1968 Olympics, where many of the records were assisted by altitude.

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	R1	Final
1	–	United States	USA	2:59.14 (2 h2)	2:55.74 (1)	Gold	WR
		Andrew Valmon • Quincy Watts • Michael Johnson • Steve Lewis • Darnell Hall • Chip Jenkins
2	–	Cuba	CUB	2:59.13 (1 h2)	2:59.51 (2)	Silver
		Lázaro Martínez • Héctor Herrera • Norberto Téllez • Roberto Hernández
3	–	Great Britain	GBR	3:01.20 (2 h1)	2:59.73 (3)	Bronze
		Roger Black • David Grindley • Kriss Akabusi • John Regis • Du'aine Ladejo • Mark Richardson
4	–	Brazil	BRA	3:01.38 (1 h3)	3:01.61 (4)
		Robson da Silva • Ediélson Tenório • Sérgio de Menezes • Sidney de Souza • Eronildes Araújo
5	–	Nigeria	NGR	3:00.39 (4 h2)	3:01.71 (5)
		Udeme Ekpenyong • Emmanuel Okoli • Hassan Bosso • Sunday Bada
6	–	Italy	ITA	3:02.09 (2 h3)	3:02.18 (6)
		Alessandro Aimar • Marco Vaccari • Fabio Grossi • Andrea Nuti
7	–	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	3:01.05 (1 h1)	3:03.31 (7)
		Alvin Daniel • Patrick Delice • Neil de Silva • Ian Morris
AC r2/2	–	Kenya	KEN	2:59.63 (3 h2)	– (DNF)
		Samson Kitur • Abednego Matilu • Simeon Kipkemboi • Simon Kemboi • David Kitur
3 h1 r1/2	–	Japan	JPN	3:01.35 (3 h1)	–
		Masayoshi Kan • Susumu Takano • Yoshihiko Saito • Takahiro Watanabe
3 h3 r1/2	–	Morocco	MAR	3:02.28 (3 h3)	–
		Abdel Ali Kasbane • Abdel Ghani Guériguer • Bouchaib Bel Kaïd • Lahlou Ben Younès
4 h1 r1/2	–	France	FRA	3:04.25 (4 h1)	–
		Jean-Louis Rapnouil • Yann Quentrec • Stéphane Caristan • Stéphane Diagana
4 h3 r1/2	–	Spain	ESP	3:04.60 (4 h3)	–
		Antonio Sánchez • Gaietà Cornet • Manuel Moreno • Ángel de las Heras
5 h1 r1/2	–	Canada	CAN	3:04.69 (5 h1)	–
		Mark Jackson • Anthony Wilson • Mark Graham • Freddie Williams
5 h2 r1/2	–	Unified Team	EUN	3:05.59 (5 h2)	–
		Dmitry Kosov • Dmitry Kliger • Dmitry Golovastov • Oleg Tverdokhleb
5 h3 r1/2	–	Qatar	QAT	3:07.26 (5 h3)	–
		Sami Al-Abdullah • Masoud Abdul Khamis • Ibrahim Ismail • Fareh Ibrahim Ali
6 h1 r1/2	–	Thailand	THA	3:08.00 (6 h1)	–
		Athiaporn Koonjarthong • Yuthana Thonglek • Sarapong Kumsup • Aktawat Sakoolchan
6 h2 r1/2	–	Mexico	MEX	3:05.75 (6 h2)	–
		Raymundo Escalante • Eduardo Nava • Luis Toledo • Juan Jesús Gutiérrez
6 h3 r1/2	–	Papua New Guinea	PNG	3:13.35 (6 h3)	–
		Baobo Neuendorf • Kaminiel Selot • Bernard Manana • Subul Babo
7 h1 r1/2	–	Portugal	POR	3:10.11 (7 h1)	–
		José Mendes • Pedro Rodrigues • Álvaro Silva • Paulo Curvelo
7 h2 r1/2	–	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VIN	3:10.21 (7 h2)	–
		Lenford O'Garro • Michael Williams • Eversley Linley • Eswort Coombs
8 h1 r1/2	–	Zaire	COD	3:21.91 (8 h1)	–
		Ilunga Kafila • Luasa Batungile • Kaleka Mutoke • Shintu Kibambe
AC h2 r1/2	–	Barbados	BAR	– (DQ h2)	–
		Seibert Straughn • Roger Jordan • Edsel Chase • Stevon Roberts
AC h3 r1/2	–	Germany	GER	– (DNF h3)	–
		Ralph Pfersich • Rico Lieder • Jörg Vaihinger • Thomas Schönlebe
AC h3 r1/2	–	Jamaica	JAM	[3:01.20] (DQ h3)	–
		Dennis Blake • Devon Morris • Howard Davis • Patrick O'Connor

Round One

Date	7 August 1992
Format	Top 2 in each heat and next 2 fastest advanced to the final round.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	Cuba	CUB	2:59.13	Q
2	United States	USA	2:59.14	Q
3	Kenya	KEN	2:59.63	q
4	Nigeria	NGR	3:00.39	q
5	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	3:01.05	Q
6	Great Britain	GBR	3:01.20	Q
7	Japan	JPN	3:01.35
8	Brazil	BRA	3:01.38	Q
9	Italy	ITA	3:02.09	Q
10	Morocco	MAR	3:02.28
11	France	FRA	3:04.25
12	Spain	ESP	3:04.60
13	Canada	CAN	3:04.69
14	Unified Team	EUN	3:05.59
15	Mexico	MEX	3:05.75
16	Qatar	QAT	3:07.26
17	Thailand	THA	3:08.00
18	Portugal	POR	3:10.11
19	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VIN	3:10.21
20	Papua New Guinea	PNG	3:13.35
21	Zaire	COD	3:21.91
DNF	Germany	GER	–
DQ	Barbados	BAR	–
DQ	Jamaica	JAM	[3:01.20]

Heat #1

Time	20:00

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	4	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	3:01.05	Q
Lead-Off	1646	Patrick Delice		–
2nd Leg	1644	Alvin Daniel		–
3rd Leg	1645	Neil de Silva		–
Anchor	1648	Ian Morris		–
2	7	Great Britain	GBR	3:01.20	Q
Lead-Off	753	Mark Richardson		–
2nd Leg	684	Kriss Akabusi		–
3rd Leg	690	Roger Black		–
Anchor	729	Du'aine Ladejo		–
3	6	Japan	JPN	3:01.35
Lead-Off	1082	Masayoshi Kan		–
2nd Leg	1099	Susumu Takano		–
3rd Leg	1091	Yoshihiko Saito		–
Anchor	1102	Takahiro Watanabe		–
4	1	France	FRA	3:04.25
Lead-Off	659	Jean-Louis Rapnouil		–
2nd Leg	658	Yann Quentrec		–
3rd Leg	619	Stéphane Caristan		–
Anchor	626	Stéphane Diagana		–
5	2	Canada	CAN	3:04.69
Lead-Off	224	Mark Jackson		–
2nd Leg	250	Anthony Wilson		–
3rd Leg	220	Mark Graham		–
Anchor	248	Freddie Williams		–
6	5	Thailand	THA	3:08.00
Lead-Off	1620	Athiaporn Koonjarthong		–
2nd Leg	1634	Yuthana Thonglek		–
3rd Leg	1621	Sarapong Kumsup		–
Anchor	1626	Aktawat Sakoolchan		–
7	8	Portugal	POR	3:10.11
Lead-Off	1407	José Mendes		–
2nd Leg	1415	Pedro Rodrigues		–
3rd Leg	1418	Álvaro Silva		–
Anchor	1395	Paulo Curvelo		–
8	3	Zaire	COD	3:21.91
Lead-Off	1806	Ilunga Kafila		–
2nd Leg	1805	Luasa Batungile		–
3rd Leg	1812	Kaleka Mutoke		–
Anchor	1809	Shintu Kibambe		–

Heat #2

Time	20:10

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	3	Cuba	CUB	2:59.13	Q
Lead-Off	356	Lázaro Martínez		–
2nd Leg	347	Héctor Herrera		–
3rd Leg	369	Norberto Téllez		–
Anchor	346	Roberto Hernández		–
2	4	United States	USA	2:59.14	Q
Lead-Off	1705	Darnell Hall		–
2nd Leg	1720	Michael Johnson		–
3rd Leg	1715	Chip Jenkins		–
Anchor	1779	Quincy Watts		–
3	5	Kenya	KEN	2:59.63	q
Lead-Off	1125	David Kitur		–
2nd Leg	1126	Samson Kitur		–
3rd Leg	1120	Simeon Kipkemboi		–
Anchor	1115	Simon Kemboi		–
4	1	Nigeria	NGR	3:00.39	q
Lead-Off	1298	Udeme Ekpenyong		–
2nd Leg	1304	Emmanuel Okoli		–
3rd Leg	1296	Hassan Bosso		–
Anchor	1295	Sunday Bada		–
5	7	Unified Team	EUN	3:05.59
Lead-Off	521	Dmitry Kosov		–
2nd Leg	514	Dmitry Kliger		–
3rd Leg	507	Dmitry Golovastov		–
Anchor	573	Oleg Tverdokhleb		–
6	6	Mexico	MEX	3:05.75
Lead-Off	1232	Raymundo Escalante		–
2nd Leg	1241	Eduardo Nava		–
3rd Leg	1250	Luis Toledo		–
Anchor	1237	Juan Jesús Gutiérrez		–
7	8	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VIN	3:10.21
Lead-Off	1798	Lenford O'Garro		–
2nd Leg	1801	Michael Williams		–
3rd Leg	1797	Eversley Linley		–
Anchor	1796	Eswort Coombs		–
DQ	2	Barbados	BAR	–
Lead-Off	104	Seibert Straughn		–
2nd Leg	100	Roger Jordan		–
3rd Leg	97	Edsel Chase		–
Anchor	103	Stevon Roberts		–

Heat #3

Time	20:20

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	4	Brazil	BRA	3:01.38	Q
Lead-Off	151	Eronildes Araújo		–
2nd Leg	154	Ediélson Tenório		–
3rd Leg	144	Sérgio de Menezes		–
Anchor	160	Sidney de Souza		–
2	8	Italy	ITA	3:02.09	Q
Lead-Off	985	Alessandro Aimar		–
2nd Leg	1034	Marco Vaccari		–
3rd Leg	1008	Fabio Grossi		–
Anchor	1017	Andrea Nuti		–
3	7	Morocco	MAR	3:02.28
Lead-Off	1209	Abdel Ali Kasbane		–
2nd Leg	1206	Abdel Ghani Guériguer		–
3rd Leg	1199	Bouchaib Bel Kaïd		–
Anchor	1212	Lahlou Ben Younès		–
4	5	Spain	ESP	3:04.60
Lead-Off	450	Antonio Sánchez		–
2nd Leg	407	Gaietà Cornet		–
3rd Leg	438	Manuel Moreno		–
Anchor	411	Ángel de las Heras		–
5	6	Qatar	QAT	3:07.26
Lead-Off	1440	Sami Al-Abdullah		–
2nd Leg	1434	Masoud Abdul Khamis		–
3rd Leg	1442	Ibrahim Ismail		–
Anchor	1438	Fareh Ibrahim Ali		–
6	2	Papua New Guinea	PNG	3:13.35
Lead-Off	1358	Baobo Neuendorf		–
2nd Leg	1359	Kaminiel Selot		–
3rd Leg	1357	Bernard Manana		–
Anchor	1356	Subul Babo		–
DNF	1	Germany	GER	–
Lead-Off	836	Ralph Pfersich		–
2nd Leg	824	Rico Lieder		–
3rd Leg	857	Jörg Vaihinger		–
Anchor	847	Thomas Schönlebe		–
DQ	3	Jamaica	JAM	[3:01.20]
Lead-Off	1038	Dennis Blake		–
2nd Leg	1056	Devon Morris		–
3rd Leg	1043	Howard Davis		–
Anchor	1057	Patrick O'Connor		–

Final Round

Date	8 August 1992 — 21:40

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Split	Exchange
1	5	United States	USA	2:55.74	– (–)	– (–)	WR
Lead-Off	1775	Andrew Valmon		–	44.60 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1779	Quincy Watts		–	43.00 (1)	1:27.60 (1)
3rd Leg	1720	Michael Johnson		–	44.73 (1)	2:12.33 (1)
Anchor	1730	Steve Lewis		–	43.41 (1)	– (–)
2	4	Cuba	CUB	2:59.51	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	356	Lázaro Martínez		–	45.50 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	347	Héctor Herrera		–	44.45 (2)	1:29.95 (3)
3rd Leg	369	Norberto Téllez		–	45.04 (2)	2:14.99 (=2)
Anchor	346	Roberto Hernández		–	44.52 (2)	– (–)
3	2	Great Britain	GBR	2:59.73	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	690	Roger Black		–	45.20 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	714	David Grindley		–	44.65 (3)	1:29.85 (2)
3rd Leg	684	Kriss Akabusi		–	45.14 (3)	2:14.99 (=2)
Anchor	750	John Regis		–	44.74 (4)	– (–)
4	1	Brazil	BRA	3:01.61	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	138	Robson da Silva		–	45.38 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	154	Ediélson Tenório		–	45.81 (6)	1:31.19 (4)
3rd Leg	144	Sérgio de Menezes		–	45.54 (5)	2:16.73 (4)
Anchor	160	Sidney de Souza		–	44.88 (6)	– (–)
5	6	Nigeria	NGR	3:01.71	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	1298	Udeme Ekpenyong		–	45.70 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1304	Emmanuel Okoli		–	45.75 (5)	1:31.45 (5)
3rd Leg	1296	Hassan Bosso		–	45.62 (6)	2:17.07 (5)
Anchor	1295	Sunday Bada		–	44.64 (3)	– (–)
6	7	Italy	ITA	3:02.18	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	985	Alessandro Aimar		–	46.50 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1034	Marco Vaccari		–	45.24 (4)	1:31.74 (6)
3rd Leg	1008	Fabio Grossi		–	45.69 (7)	2:17.43 (6)
Anchor	1017	Andrea Nuti		–	44.75 (5)	– (–)
7	8	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	3:03.31	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	1644	Alvin Daniel		–	46.3 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1646	Patrick Delice		–	46.4 (7)	1:32.7 (7)
3rd Leg	1645	Neil de Silva		–	45.2 (4)	2:17.9 (7)
Anchor	1648	Ian Morris		–	45.4 (7)	– (–)
DNF	3	Kenya	KEN	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	1126	Samson Kitur		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1131	Abednego Matilu		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	1120	Simeon Kipkemboi		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	1115	Simon Kemboi		–	– (–)	– (–)