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
10000 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

These are the official results of the men's 4 x 400 metre relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 24 nations competing, with three qualifying heats.

Contents 1 Medalists 2 Records 3 Final 4 Heats 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
United States (USA) Andrew Valmon Quincy Watts Michael Johnson Steve Lewis Darnell Hall* Charles Jenkins*	Cuba (CUB) Lázaro Martínez Héctor Herrera Norberto Téllez Roberto Hernández	Great Britain (GBR) Roger Black David Grindley Kriss Akabusi John Regis Du'aine Ladejo* Mark Richardson*

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

[edit] Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record and Olympic Record	2:56.16(*)	Vincent Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans	Mexico City (MEX)	October 20, 1968
	2:56.16	Danny Everett Steve Lewis Kevin Robinzine Butch Reynolds	Seoul (KOR)	October 1, 1988

(*) Altitude over 1000 metres

The United States set a new world record with 2:55.74 in the final.

[edit] Final

• Held on August 8, 1992

RANK	NATION	FINAL	TIME
	United States (USA)	• Andrew Valmon • Quincy Watts • Michael Johnson • Steve Lewis	2:55.74 WR
	Cuba (CUB)	• Lázaro Martínez • Héctor Herrera • Norberto Téllez • Roberto Hernández	2:59.51
	Great Britain (GBR)	• Roger Black • David Grindley • Kriss Akabusi • John Regis	2:59.73
4.	Brazil (BRA)	• Robson da Silva • Nelson Rocha • Sergio Matias de Menezes • Sidney Telles de Souza	3:01.61
5.	Nigeria (NGR)	• Udeme Ekpeyong • Emmanuel Okoli • Hassan Bosso • Sunday Bada	3:01.71
6.	Italy (ITA)	• Alessandro Aimar • Marco Vaccari • Fabio Grossi • Andrea Nuti	3:02.18
7.	Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)	• Alvin Daniel • Patrick Delice • Neil de Silva • Ian Morris	3:03.31
—	Kenya (KEN)	• Samson Kitur • Abednego Matilu • Simeon Kipkemboi • Simon Kemboi	DNF

[edit] Heats

RANK	NATION	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)	• Patrick Delice • Alvin Daniel • Neil de Silva • Ian Morris	3:01.05
2.	Great Britain (GBR)	• Mark Richardson • Kriss Akabusi • Roger Black • Du'aine Ladejo	3:01.20
3.	Japan (JPN)	• Masayoshi Kan • Susumu Takano • Yoshihiko Saito • Takahiro Watanabe	3:01.35
4.	France (FRA)	• Jean-Louis Rapnouil • Yann Quentrec • Stéphane Caristan • Stéphane Diagana	3:04.25
5.	Canada (CAN)	• Mark Jackson • Anthony Wilson • Mark Graham • Frederick Williams	3:04.69
6.	Thailand (THA)	• Athiaporn Koonjartong • Yuthana Thonglek • Sarapong Kumsup • Aktawat Sakulchun	3:08.00
7.	Portugal (POR)	• José Mendes • Pedro Rodrigues • Alvaro Silva • Pedro Curvelo	3:10.11
8.	Zaire (ZAI)	• Ilunga Kafila • Luasa Batungile • Kaleka Mutoke • Shintu Kibambe	3:21.91

RANK	NATION	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Cuba (CUB)	• Lázaro Martínez • Héctor Herrera • Norberto Téllez • Roberto Hernández	2:59.13
2.	United States (USA)	• Darnell Hall • Michael Johnson • Charles Jenkins • Quincy Watts	2:59.14
3.	Kenya (KEN)	• David Kitur • Samson Kitur • Simeon Kipkemboi • Simon Kemboi	2:59.63
4.	Nigeria (NGR)	• Udeme Ekpeyong • Emmanuel Okoli • Hassan Bosso • Sunday Bada	3:00.39
5.	Unified Team (EUN)	• Dmitry Kosov • Dmitry Kliger • Dmitry Golovastov • Oleg Tverdokhleb	3:05.59
6.	Mexico (MEX)	• Raymundo Escalante • Eduardo Nava • Luis Karin Toledo • Juan Vallin Gutierrez	3:05.75
7.	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)	• Lenford O'Garro • Michael Williams • Eversley Linley • Eswort Coombs	3:10.21
—	Barbados (BAR)	• Seibert Straughn • Roger Jordan • Edsel Chase • Stevon Roberts	DSQ

RANK	NATION	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Brazil (BRA)	• Eronilde de Araujo • Nelson Rocha • Sergio Matias de Menezes • Sidney Telles de Souza	3:01.38
2.	Italy (ITA)	• Alessandro Aimar • Marco Vaccari • Fabio Grossi • Andrea Nuti	3:02.09
3.	Morocco (MAR)	• Abdelali Kasbane • Abdelghani Gouriguer • Bouchaib Belkaid • Benyounes Lahlou	3:02.28
4.	Spain (ESP)	• Antonio Sánchez Muñoz • Cayetano Cornet • Manuel Moreno Sánchez • Angel de la Heras	3:04.60
5.	Qatar (QAT)	• Sami Jumah • Masoud Khamis • Ibrahim Ismail • Fareh Ibrahim Ali	3:07.26
6.	Papua New Guinea (PNG)	• Baobo Neuendorf • Kaminiel Selot • Selot Bernard • Manana Subul Babo	3:13.35
—	Germany (GER)	• Ralph Pfersich • Rico Lieder • Jörg Vaihinger • Thomas Schönlebe	DSQ
—	Jamaica (JAM)	• Dennis Blake • Devon Morris • Howard Davis • Patrick Earl O'Connor	DSQ

[edit] See also

• 1988 Men's Olympic 4x400m Relay (Seoul)
• 1990 Men's European Championships 4x400m Relay (Split)
• 1991 Men's World Championships 4x400m Relay (Tokyo)
• 1993 Men's World Championships 4x400m Relay (Stuttgart)
• 1994 Men's European Championships 4x400m Relay (Helsinki)
• 1995 Men's World Championships 4x400m Relay (Gothenburg)

[edit] References

• Official Report
• Results

v • d • e Olympic Champions in Men's 4×400 m Relay 1908 United States: (medley) William F. Hamilton, Nathaniel Cartmell, John Taylor, Mel Sheppard · 1912 United States: Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath · 1920 Great Britain: Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davies, Guy Butler · 1924 United States: Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver MacDonald, William Stevenson · 1928 United States: George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Frederick Alderman, Ray Barbuti · 1932 United States: Ivan Fuqua, Edgar Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr · 1936 Great Britain: Frederick Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, William Roberts, Godfrey Brown · 1948 United States: Arthur Harnden, Clifford Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield · 1952 Jamaica: Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden · 1956 United States: Charlie Jenkins, Louis Jones, Jesse Mashburn, Tom Courtney · 1960 United States: Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis · 1964 United States: Ollan Cassell, Michael Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr · 1968 United States: Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans · 1972 Kenya: Charles Asati, Hezahiah Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang · 1976 United States: Herman Frazier, Benjamin Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks · 1980 Soviet Union: Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetsky, Viktor Markin · 1984 United States: Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay · 1988 United States: Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds · 1992 United States: Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis · 1996 United States: LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank · 2000 Vacant:  · 2004 United States: Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson · 2008 United States: LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner