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4 × 100 metres Relay, Men

Date	10 – 11 August 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Participants	85 from 20 countries
Olympic Record	38.19 WR / Larry Black • Robert Taylor • Gerald Tinker • Eddie Hart USA / 10 September 1972 / Details

Running in front of their hometown fans, and led by 100/200 superstar Carl Lewis, the USA was heavily favored. In the final, Canada led on the first leg, with Ben Johnson running a great turn. But then Ron Brown put the Americans into the lead on the backstretch. With the third leg run by 100 world record holder Calvin Smith, the race was effectively over, the only question being the world record. Smith gave Lewis a 5-metre lead for his anchor leg but he did not coast, running a sub-nine second anchor to break the world record with 37.83, which earned him his fourth gold medal of the 1984 Olympics.

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	–	United States	USA	38.89 (1 h1)	38.44 (1 h1)	37.83 (1)	Gold	WR
		Sam Graddy • Ron Brown • Calvin Smith • Carl Lewis • Harvey Glance (DNS) • Emmit King (DNS)
2	–	Jamaica	JAM	38.93 (1 h3)	38.67 (1 h2)	38.62 (2)	Silver
		Albert Lawrence • Greg Meghoo • Don Quarrie • Ray Stewart • Norman Edwards • Leroy Reid (DNS) • Gus Young (DNS)
3	–	Canada	CAN	39.20 (1 h2)	39.39 (3 h1)	38.70 (3)	Bronze
		Ben Johnson • Tony Sharpe • Desai Williams • Sterling Hinds • Atlee Mahorn (DNS) • Dave McKnight (DNS) • Andrew Mowatt (DNS)
4	–	Italy	ITA	39.87 (3 h2)	39.32 (2 h1)	38.87 (4)
		Antonio Ullo • Giovanni Bongiorni • Stefano Tilli • Pietro Mennea • Carlo Simionato (DNS)
5	–	West Germany	FRG	39.04 (2 h1)	38.70 (3 h2)	38.99 (5)
		Jürgen Koffler • Peter Klein • Jürgen Evers • Ralf Lübke • Christian Zirkelbach • Rolf Kistner (DNS) • Achim Piasetzki (DNS)
6	–	France	FRA	40.04 (3 h1)	38.91 (4 h2)	39.10 (6)
		Antoine Richard • Jean-Jacques Boussemart • Marc Gasparoni • Bruno Marie-Rose • Patrick Barré (DNS) • Hermann Panzo (DNS)
7	–	Great Britain	GBR	39.00 (2 h3)	38.68 (2 h2)	39.13 (7)
		Daley Thompson • Donovan Reid • Mike McFarlane • Allan Wells • Buster Watson (DNS)
8	–	Brazil	BRA	39.27 (2 h2)	39.52 (4 h1)	39.40 (8)
		Arnaldo Oliveira • Nelsinho • Katsuhiko Nakaya • Paulo Roberto Correia • Robson da Silva • João Batista da Silva (DNS)
5 h1 r2/3	–	Ghana	GHA	40.20 (5 h2)	40.19 (5 h1)	–
		Philip Attipoe • Makarios Djan • Collins Mensah • Rex Brobby • James Idun (DNS) • Awudu Nuhu (DNS)
5 h2 r2/3	–	Nigeria	NGR	39.94 (4 h2)	38.98 (5 h2)	–
		Isiaq Adeyanju • Eseme Ikpoto • Samson Oyeledun • Chidi Imoh • Lawrence Adegbeingbe • Timothy Arinze (DNS)
6 h1 r2/3	–	Indonesia	INA	40.43 (3 h3)	40.37 (6 h1)	–
		Johannes Kardiono • Purnomo Muhammad Yudhi • Christian Nenepath • Ernawan Witarsa
6 h2 r2/3	–	Antigua and Barbuda	ANT	40.70 (5 h3)	40.14 (6 h2)	–
		Anthony Henry • Lester Benjamin • Alfred Browne • Larry Miller • Howard Lindsay (DNS)
7 h1 r2/3	–	Senegal	SEN	40.15 (4 h1)	40.63 (7 h1)	–
		Mamadou Sène • Hamidou Diawara • Ibrahima Fall • Charles-Louis Seck • Saliou Seck • Boubacar Diallo (DNS)
7 h2 r2/3	–	Barbados	BAR	40.47 (4 h3)	40.18 (7 h2)	–
		John Mayers • Hamil Grimes • Clyde Edwards • Anthony Jones • Elvis Forde (DNS) • Richard Louis (DNS)
8 h1 r2/3	–	Thailand	THA	40.58 (5 h1)	40.83 (8 h1)	–
		Vichan Choocherd • Rangsam Intharachai • Prasit Boonprasert • Sumet Promna • Sawek Srisuk (DNS) • Visut Watanasin (DNS)
8 h2 r2/3	–	Qatar	QAT	40.60 (6 h1)	40.43 (8 h2)	–
		Waheed Khamis Al-Salem • Faraj Saad Marzouk • Jamal Al-Abdullah • Talal Mansour • Abed Al-Bahumaid (DNS)
6 h2 r1/3	–	Sierra Leone	SLE	40.77 (6 h2)	–	–
		Abdul Mansaray • David Sawyerr • Felix Sandy • Ivan Benjamin • Prince Duwai (DNS) • Anthony Hope (DNS)
6 h3 r1/3	–	Congo	CGO	40.74 (6 h3)	–	–
		Théophile Nkounkou • Henri Ndinga • Antoine Kiakouama • Jean-Didace Bémou • Antoine Nkounkou (DNS) • Jean-Pierre Pena (DNS)
7 h1 r1/3	–	The Gambia	GAM	40.73 (7 h1)	–	–			1
		Bakary Jarjue • Dawda Jallow • Abdurahman Jallow • Oumar Faye
7 h3 r1/3	–	Liberia	LBR	42.05 (7 h3)	–	–			2
		Octavius Obey • Hassan Tall • Oliver Daniels • Augustus Moulton
DNS	–	Paraguay	PAR	–	–	–
		Nicolás Chaparro • Óscar Diesel • Claudio Escauriza • Francisco Figueredo • Ramón López
DNS	–	Australia	AUS	–	–	–
		Darren Clark • Bruce Frayne • Gary Honey • Fred Martin • Paul Narracott • Peter Van Miltenburg
DNS	–	People's Republic of China	CHN	–	–	–
		Li Jieqiang • Liu Yuhuang • Wang Shijie • Yu Zhicheng • Yu Zhuanghui • Zou Zhenxian
DNS	–	Finland	FIN	–	–	–
		Jarmo Anias • Jouko Hassi • Jouko Lehtinen • Kimmo Saaristo • Jukka Sihvonen
DNS	–	United States Virgin Islands	ISV	–	–	–
		Jimmy Flemming • Neville Hodge • Ulric Jackson • Wendell Powell • Ronald Russell
DNS	–	United Arab Emirates	UAE	–	–	–
		Mohamed Abdullah • Mohamed Helal Ali • Ibrahim Khamis • Rashid Al-Jirbi • Sultan Marzouk • Shahad Mubarak

Round One

Date	10 August 1984 — 12:00
Format	Top 4 in each heat and next 4 fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	United States	USA	38.89	Q
2	Jamaica	JAM	38.93	Q
3	Great Britain	GBR	39.00	Q
4	West Germany	FRG	39.04	Q
5	Canada	CAN	39.20	Q
6	Brazil	BRA	39.27	Q
7	Italy	ITA	39.87	Q
8	Nigeria	NGR	39.94	Q
9	France	FRA	40.04	Q
10	Senegal	SEN	40.15	Q
11	Ghana	GHA	40.20	q
12	Indonesia	INA	40.43	Q
13	Barbados	BAR	40.47	Q
14	Thailand	THA	40.58	q
15	Qatar	QAT	40.60	q
16	Antigua and Barbuda	ANT	40.70	q
17	The Gambia	GAM	40.73
18	Congo	CGO	40.74
19	Sierra Leone	SLE	40.77
20	Liberia	LBR	42.05

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	8	United States	USA	38.89	Q
Lead-Off	901	Sam Graddy		–
2nd Leg	887	Ron Brown		–
3rd Leg	939	Calvin Smith		–
Anchor	915	Carl Lewis		–
2	3	West Germany	FRG	39.04	Q
Lead-Off	346	Christian Zirkelbach		–
2nd Leg	322	Peter Klein		–
3rd Leg	308	Jürgen Evers		–
Anchor	325	Ralf Lübke		–
3	2	France	FRA	40.04	Q
Lead-Off	301	Antoine Richard		–
2nd Leg	273	Jean-Jacques Boussemart		–
3rd Leg	286	Marc Gasparoni		–
Anchor	295	Bruno Marie-Rose		–
4	7	Senegal	SEN	40.15	Q
Lead-Off	757	Mamadou Sène		–
2nd Leg	751	Hamidou Diawara		–
3rd Leg	756	Saliou Seck		–
Anchor	755	Charles-Louis Seck		–
5	5	Thailand	THA	40.58	q
Lead-Off	833	Vichan Choocherd		–
2nd Leg	834	Rangsam Intharachai		–
3rd Leg	832	Prasit Boonprasert		–
Anchor	836	Sumet Promna		–
6	6	Qatar	QAT	40.60	q
Lead-Off	745	Waheed Khamis Al-Salem		–
2nd Leg	739	Faraj Saad Marzouk		–
3rd Leg	740	Jamal Al-Abdullah		–
Anchor	741	Talal Mansour		–
7	4	The Gambia	GAM	40.73
Lead-Off	1009	Bakary Jarjue		–
2nd Leg	350	Dawda Jallow		–
3rd Leg	1011	Abdurahman Jallow		–
Anchor	349	Oumar Faye		–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	6	Canada	CAN	39.20	Q
Lead-Off	126	Ben Johnson		–
2nd Leg	140	Tony Sharpe		–
3rd Leg	144	Desai Williams		–
Anchor	123	Sterling Hinds		–
2	7	Brazil	BRA	39.27	Q
Lead-Off	94	Arnaldo Oliveira		–
2nd Leg	96	Robson da Silva		–
3rd Leg	101	Katsuhiko Nakaya		–
Anchor	92	Paulo Roberto Correia		–
3	2	Italy	ITA	39.87	Q
Lead-Off	527	Antonio Ullo		–
2nd Leg	496	Giovanni Bongiorni		–
3rd Leg	525	Stefano Tilli		–
Anchor	511	Pietro Mennea		–
4	3	Nigeria	NGR	39.94	Q
Lead-Off	659	Isiaq Adeyanju		–
2nd Leg	666	Eseme Ikpoto		–
3rd Leg	658	Lawrence Adegbeingbe		–
Anchor	667	Chidi Imoh		–
5	4	Ghana	GHA	40.20	q
Lead-Off	412	Philip Attipoe		–
2nd Leg	414	Makarios Djan		–
3rd Leg	418	Collins Mensah		–
Anchor	413	Rex Brobby		–
6	5	Sierra Leone	SLE	40.77
Lead-Off	766	Abdul Mansaray		–
2nd Leg	768	David Sawyerr		–
3rd Leg	767	Felix Sandy		–
Anchor	762	Ivan Benjamin		–

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2	Jamaica	JAM	38.93	Q
Lead-Off	537	Norman Edwards		–
2nd Leg	543	Greg Meghoo		–
3rd Leg	546	Don Quarrie		–
Anchor	542	Albert Lawrence		–
2	4	Great Britain	GBR	39.00	Q
Lead-Off	398	Daley Thompson		–
2nd Leg	390	Donovan Reid		–
3rd Leg	379	Mike McFarlane		–
Anchor	403	Allan Wells		–
3	7	Indonesia	INA	40.43	Q
Lead-Off	448	Johannes Kardiono		–
2nd Leg	450	Purnomo Muhammad Yudhi		–
3rd Leg	449	Christian Nenepath		–
Anchor	451	Ernawan Witarsa		–
4	5	Barbados	BAR	40.47	Q
Lead-Off	63	John Mayers		–
2nd Leg	60	Hamil Grimes		–
3rd Leg	58	Clyde Edwards		–
Anchor	61	Anthony Jones		–
5	8	Antigua and Barbuda	ANT	40.70	q
Lead-Off	13	Anthony Henry		–
2nd Leg	11	Lester Benjamin		–
3rd Leg	12	Alfred Browne		–
Anchor	16	Larry Miller		–
6	3	Congo	CGO	40.74
Lead-Off	151	Théophile Nkounkou		–
2nd Leg	150	Henri Ndinga		–
3rd Leg	147	Antoine Kiakouama		–
Anchor	146	Jean-Didace Bémou		–
7	6	Liberia	LBR	42.05
Lead-Off	989	Octavius Obey		–
2nd Leg	991	Hassan Tall		–
3rd Leg	986	Oliver Daniels		–
Anchor	988	Augustus Moulton		–

Semi-Finals

Date	11 August 1984 — 10:30
Format	Top 4 in each heat advanced to the final round.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	United States	USA	38.44	Q
2	Jamaica	JAM	38.67	Q
3	Great Britain	GBR	38.68	Q
4	West Germany	FRG	38.70	Q
5	France	FRA	38.91	Q
6	Nigeria	NGR	38.98
7	Italy	ITA	39.32	Q
8	Canada	CAN	39.39	Q
9	Brazil	BRA	39.52	Q
10	Antigua and Barbuda	ANT	40.14
11	Barbados	BAR	40.18
12	Ghana	GHA	40.19
13	Indonesia	INA	40.37
14	Qatar	QAT	40.43
15	Senegal	SEN	40.63
16	Thailand	THA	40.83

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Split	Exchange
1	3	United States	USA	38.44	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	901	Sam Graddy		–	10.34 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	887	Ron Brown		–	9.64 (–)	19.98 (1)
3rd Leg	939	Calvin Smith		–	9.34 (–)	29.32 (1)
Anchor	915	Carl Lewis		–	9.12 (–)	– (–)
2	4	Italy	ITA	39.32	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	527	Antonio Ullo		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	496	Giovanni Bongiorni		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	525	Stefano Tilli		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	511	Pietro Mennea		–	9.36 (–)	– (–)
3	2	Canada	CAN	39.39	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	126	Ben Johnson		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	140	Tony Sharpe		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	144	Desai Williams		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	123	Sterling Hinds		–	9.84 (–)	– (–)
4	1	Brazil	BRA	39.52	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	94	Arnaldo Oliveira		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	97	Nelsinho		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	101	Katsuhiko Nakaya		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	92	Paulo Roberto Correia		–	9.54 (–)	– (–)
5	7	Ghana	GHA	40.19	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	412	Philip Attipoe		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	414	Makarios Djan		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	418	Collins Mensah		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	413	Rex Brobby		–	– (–)	– (–)
6	5	Indonesia	INA	40.37	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	448	Johannes Kardiono		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	450	Purnomo Muhammad Yudhi		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	449	Christian Nenepath		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	451	Ernawan Witarsa		–	9.95 (–)	– (–)
7	6	Senegal	SEN	40.63	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	757	Mamadou Sène		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	751	Hamidou Diawara		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	753	Ibrahima Fall		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	755	Charles-Louis Seck		–	9.40 (–)	– (–)
8	8	Thailand	THA	40.83	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	833	Vichan Choocherd		–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	834	Rangsam Intharachai		–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	832	Prasit Boonprasert		–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	836	Sumet Promna		–	9.47 (–)	– (–)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Split Time
1	1	Jamaica	JAM	38.67	–	Q
Lead-Off	542	Albert Lawrence		–	–
2nd Leg	543	Greg Meghoo		–	–
3rd Leg	546	Don Quarrie		–	–
Anchor	550	Ray Stewart		–	9.21
2	4	Great Britain	GBR	38.68	–	Q
Lead-Off	398	Daley Thompson		–	–
2nd Leg	390	Donovan Reid		–	–
3rd Leg	379	Mike McFarlane		–	–
Anchor	403	Allan Wells		–	9.30
3	5	West Germany	FRG	38.70	–	Q
Lead-Off	323	Jürgen Koffler		–	–
2nd Leg	322	Peter Klein		–	–
3rd Leg	308	Jürgen Evers		–	–
Anchor	325	Ralf Lübke		–	9.32
4	6	France	FRA	38.91	–	Q
Lead-Off	301	Antoine Richard		–	–
2nd Leg	273	Jean-Jacques Boussemart		–	–
3rd Leg	286	Marc Gasparoni		–	–
Anchor	295	Bruno Marie-Rose		–	9.43
5	2	Nigeria	NGR	38.98	–
Lead-Off	659	Isiaq Adeyanju		–	–
2nd Leg	666	Eseme Ikpoto		–	–
3rd Leg	668	Samson Oyeledun		–	–
Anchor	667	Chidi Imoh		–	9.26
6	3	Antigua and Barbuda	ANT	40.14	–
Lead-Off	13	Anthony Henry		–	–
2nd Leg	11	Lester Benjamin		–	–
3rd Leg	12	Alfred Browne		–	–
Anchor	16	Larry Miller		–	10.03
7	7	Barbados	BAR	40.18	–
Lead-Off	63	John Mayers		–	–
2nd Leg	60	Hamil Grimes		–	–
3rd Leg	58	Clyde Edwards		–	–
Anchor	61	Anthony Jones		–	9.87
8	8	Qatar	QAT	40.43	–
Lead-Off	745	Waheed Khamis Al-Salem		–	–
2nd Leg	739	Faraj Saad Marzouk		–	–
3rd Leg	740	Jamal Al-Abdullah		–	–
Anchor	741	Talal Mansour		–	9.97

Final Round

Date	11 August 1984 — 16:50

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split Time	Exchange Time
1	5	United States	USA	37.83	0.149	–	–	WR
Lead-Off	901	Sam Graddy		–	–	10.29	–
2nd Leg	887	Ron Brown		–	–	9.19	19.48
3rd Leg	939	Calvin Smith		–	–	9.41	28.89
Anchor	915	Carl Lewis		–	–	8.94	–
2	1	Jamaica	JAM	38.62	0.164	–	–
Lead-Off	542	Albert Lawrence		–	–	–	–
2nd Leg	543	Greg Meghoo		–	–	–	–
3rd Leg	546	Don Quarrie		–	–	–	–
Anchor	550	Ray Stewart		–	–	9.28	–
3	6	Canada	CAN	38.70	0.145	–	–
Lead-Off	126	Ben Johnson		–	–	–	–
2nd Leg	140	Tony Sharpe		–	–	–	–
3rd Leg	144	Desai Williams		–	–	–	–
Anchor	123	Sterling Hinds		–	–	9.47	–
4	3	Italy	ITA	38.87	0.169	–	–
Lead-Off	527	Antonio Ullo		–	–	–	–
2nd Leg	496	Giovanni Bongiorni		–	–	–	–
3rd Leg	525	Stefano Tilli		–	–	–	–
Anchor	511	Pietro Mennea		–	–	9.25	–
5	2	West Germany	FRG	38.99	0.162	–	–
Lead-Off	323	Jürgen Koffler		–	–	–	–
2nd Leg	322	Peter Klein		–	–	–	–
3rd Leg	308	Jürgen Evers		–	–	–	–
Anchor	325	Ralf Lübke		–	–	9.37	–
6	7	France	FRA	39.10	0.162	–	–
Lead-Off	301	Antoine Richard		–	–	–	–
2nd Leg	273	Jean-Jacques Boussemart		–	–	–	–
3rd Leg	286	Marc Gasparoni		–	–	–	–
Anchor	295	Bruno Marie-Rose		–	–	9.40	–
7	4	Great Britain	GBR	39.13	0.155	–	–
Lead-Off	398	Daley Thompson		–	–	–	–
2nd Leg	390	Donovan Reid		–	–	–	–
3rd Leg	379	Mike McFarlane		–	–	–	–
Anchor	403	Allan Wells		–	–	9.36	–
8	8	Brazil	BRA	39.40	0.163	–	–
Lead-Off	94	Arnaldo Oliveira		–	–	–	–
2nd Leg	97	Nelsinho		–	–	–	–
3rd Leg	101	Katsuhiko Nakaya		–	–	–	–
Anchor	92	Paulo Roberto Correia		–	–	9.44	–