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4 × 100 metres Relay, Men

Date	7 – 8 August 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Participants	104 from 25 countries

The US was back as the favorite, although Carl Lewis had failed to make the US team for the 100 metres. However, in the 100 semi-finals, Mark Witherspoon had to retire with an Achilles’ injury and Lewis was brought back onto the relay squad. After the semi-finals, they were thought to be threatened by the surprising team from Nigeria, who had won their heat in an African record of 38.21.

In the final, Lewis received the baton with only a metre lead on the Nigerian anchor, Davidson Ezinwa. But his anchor leg is usually considered one of the fastest ever, challenging Bob Hayes anchor at Tokyo in 1964. Lewis was timed in 8.85 for his leg, and the US won by over five metres in a world record 37.40.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	United States	USA	38.95 (2 h1)	38.14 (1 h1)	37.40 (1)	Gold	WR
	Mike Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis • James Jett
2	Nigeria	NGR	38.98 (1 h4)	38.21 (1 h2)	37.98 (2)	Silver
	Oluyemi Kayode • Chidi Imoh • Olapade Adeniken • Davidson Ezinwa • Osmond Ezinwa
3	Cuba	CUB	38.81 (1 h1)	38.49 (2 h1)	38.00 (3)	Bronze
	Andrés Simón • Joel Lamela • Joel Isasi • Jorge Aguilera
4	Great Britain	GBR	39.73 (2 h3)	38.64 (2 h2)	38.08 (4)
	Marcus Adam • Tony Jarrett • John Regis • Linford Christie • Jason John
5	Unified Team	EUN	40.07 (2 h2)	38.69 (3 h1)	38.17 (5)
	Pavel Galkin • Edvin Ivanov • Andrey Fedoriv • Vitaly Savin
6	Japan	JPN	39.16 (3 h1)	38.81 (4 h1)	38.77 (6)
	Shinji Aoto • Hisatsugu Suzuki • Satoru Inoue • Tatsuo Sugimoto
7	Austria	AUT	39.86 (3 h3)	39.34 (3 h2)	39.30 (7)
	Christoph Pöstinger • Thomas Renner • Andreas Berger • Franz Ratzenberger
8	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	40.02 (6 h1)	39.46 (4 h2)	39.31 (8)
	Franck Waota • Jean-Olivier Zirignon • Gilles Bogui • Ouattara Lagazane
5 h1 r2/3	France	FRA	39.49 (1 h2)	39.02 (5 h1)	–
	Max Morinière • Daniel Sangouma • Gilles Quénéhervé • Bruno Marie-Rose
5 h2 r2/3	Spain	ESP	39.60 (2 h4)	39.62 (5 h2)	–
	Javier Arqués • Enrique Talavera • Juan Jesús Trapero • Sergio López
6 h1 r2/3	Ghana	GHA	40.11 (4 h3)	39.28 (6 h1)	–
	John Myles-Mills • Eric Akogyiram • Emmanuel Tuffour • Nelson Boateng
6 h2 r2/3	Thailand	THA	39.91 (3 h4)	39.73 (6 h2)	–
	Kriengkrai Narom • Seaksarn Boonrat • Niti Piyapan • Visut Watanasin
7 h1 r2/3	Sierra Leone	SLE	40.11 (3 h2)	40.46 (7 h1)	–
	Francis Keita • Denton Guy-Williams • Paul Parkinson • Sanusi Turay
7 h2 r2/3	Togo	TOG	39.77 (5 h1)	39.84 (7 h2)	–
	Kouame Aholou • Boevi Lawson • Koukou Franck Amégnigan • Kossi Akoto
AC h1 r2/3	Mexico	MEX	39.77 (4 h1)	– (DQ h1)	–
	Genaro Rojas • Eduardo Nava • Raymundo Escalante • Alejandro Cárdenas
AC h2 r2/3	Canada	CAN	39.34 (1 h3)	– (DNF h2)	–
	Ben Johnson • Glenroy Gilbert • Atlee Mahorn • Bruny Surin • Peter Ogilvie
4 h2 r1/3	Senegal	SEN	40.13 (4 h2)	–	–
	Charles-Louis Seck • Amadou M'Baye • Seydou Loum • Oumar Loum
4 h4 r1/3	San Marino	SMR	42.08 (4 h4)	–	–
	Nicola Selva • Manlio Molinari • Dominique Canti • Aldo Canti
5 h2 r1/3	Portugal	POR	40.30 (5 h2)	–	–
	Luís Cunha • Pedro Curvelo • Luís Barroso • Pedro Agostinho
5 h3 r1/3	United States Virgin Islands	ISV	40.48 (5 h3)	–	–
	Derry Pemberton • Neville Hodge • Mitch Peters • Wyndell Dickinson
5 h4 r1/3	Bangladesh	BAN	42.18 (5 h4)	–	–
	Golam Ambia • Mohamed Mehdi Hasan • Shahanuddin Choudhury • Mohamed Shah Jalal
6 h3 r1/3	The Gambia	GAM	40.98 (6 h3)	–	–
	Dawda Jallow • Momodou Sarr • Abdulieh Janneh • Lamin Marikong
AC h1 r1/3	Belize	BIZ	– (DQ h1)	–	–
	Emery Gill • Elston Shaw • Michael Joseph • John Palacio
AC h2 r1/3	Congo	CGO	[41.26] (DQ h2)	–	–
	Médard Makanga • Michael Dzong • Armand Biniakounou • David Nkoua
AC h4 r1/3	Jamaica	JAM	– (DNF h4)	–	–
	Michael Green • Rudolph Mighty • Anthony Wallace • Ray Stewart

Round One

Date	7 August 1992
Format	Top 3 in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	Cuba	CUB	38.81	Q
2	United States	USA	38.95	Q
3	Nigeria	NGR	38.98	Q
4	Japan	JPN	39.16	Q
5	Canada	CAN	39.34	Q
6	France	FRA	39.49	Q
7	Spain	ESP	39.60	Q
8	Great Britain	GBR	39.73	Q
9	Mexico	MEX	39.77	q
10	Togo	TOG	39.77	q
11	Austria	AUT	39.86	Q
12	Thailand	THA	39.91	Q
13	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	40.02	q
14	Unified Team	EUN	40.07	Q
=15	Sierra Leone	SLE	40.11	Q
=15	Ghana	GHA	40.11	q
17	Senegal	SEN	40.13
18	Portugal	POR	40.30
19	United States Virgin Islands	ISV	40.48
20	The Gambia	GAM	40.98
21	San Marino	SMR	42.08
22	Bangladesh	BAN	42.18
DNF	Jamaica	JAM	–
DQ	Congo	CGO	[41.26]
DQ	Belize	BIZ	–

Heat #1

Time	9:30

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Cuba	CUB	38.81	Q
Lead-Off	Andrés Simón		–
2nd Leg	Joel Lamela		–
3rd Leg	Joel Isasi		–
Anchor	Jorge Aguilera		–
2	United States	USA	38.95	Q
Lead-Off	Mike Marsh		–
2nd Leg	Leroy Burrell		–
3rd Leg	Dennis Mitchell		–
Anchor	James Jett		–
3	Japan	JPN	39.16	Q
Lead-Off	Shinji Aoto		–
2nd Leg	Hisatsugu Suzuki		–
3rd Leg	Satoru Inoue		–
Anchor	Tatsuo Sugimoto		–
4	Mexico	MEX	39.77	q
Lead-Off	Genaro Rojas		–
2nd Leg	Eduardo Nava		–
3rd Leg	Raymundo Escalante		–
Anchor	Alejandro Cárdenas		–
5	Togo	TOG	39.77	q
Lead-Off	Kouame Aholou		–
2nd Leg	Boevi Lawson		–
3rd Leg	Koukou Franck Amégnigan		–
Anchor	Kossi Akoto		–
6	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	40.02	q
Lead-Off	Franck Waota		–
2nd Leg	Jean-Olivier Zirignon		–
3rd Leg	Gilles Bogui		–
Anchor	Ouattara Lagazane		–
DQ	Belize	BIZ	–
Lead-Off	Emery Gill		–
2nd Leg	Elston Shaw		–
3rd Leg	Michael Joseph		–
Anchor	John Palacio		–

Heat #2

Time	9:40

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	France	FRA	39.49	Q
Lead-Off	Max Morinière		–
2nd Leg	Daniel Sangouma		–
3rd Leg	Gilles Quénéhervé		–
Anchor	Bruno Marie-Rose		–
2	Unified Team	EUN	40.07	Q
Lead-Off	Pavel Galkin		–
2nd Leg	Edvin Ivanov		–
3rd Leg	Andrey Fedoriv		–
Anchor	Vitaly Savin		–
3	Sierra Leone	SLE	40.11	Q
Lead-Off	Francis Keita		–
2nd Leg	Denton Guy-Williams		–
3rd Leg	Paul Parkinson		–
Anchor	Sanusi Turay		–
4	Senegal	SEN	40.13
Lead-Off	Charles-Louis Seck		–
2nd Leg	Amadou M'Baye		–
3rd Leg	Seydou Loum		–
Anchor	Oumar Loum		–
5	Portugal	POR	40.30
Lead-Off	Luís Cunha		–
2nd Leg	Pedro Curvelo		–
3rd Leg	Luís Barroso		–
Anchor	Pedro Agostinho		–
DQ	Congo	CGO	[41.26]
Lead-Off	Médard Makanga		–
2nd Leg	Michael Dzong		–
3rd Leg	Armand Biniakounou		–
Anchor	David Nkoua		–

Heat #3

Time	9:50

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Canada	CAN	39.34	Q
Lead-Off	Ben Johnson		–
2nd Leg	Glenroy Gilbert		–
3rd Leg	Peter Ogilvie		–
Anchor	Bruny Surin		–
2	Great Britain	GBR	39.73	Q
Lead-Off	Tony Jarrett		–
2nd Leg	Jason John		–
3rd Leg	Marcus Adam		–
Anchor	Linford Christie		–
3	Austria	AUT	39.86	Q
Lead-Off	Christoph Pöstinger		–
2nd Leg	Thomas Renner		–
3rd Leg	Andreas Berger		–
Anchor	Franz Ratzenberger		–
4	Ghana	GHA	40.11	q
Lead-Off	John Myles-Mills		–
2nd Leg	Eric Akogyiram		–
3rd Leg	Emmanuel Tuffour		–
Anchor	Nelson Boateng		–
5	United States Virgin Islands	ISV	40.48
Lead-Off	Derry Pemberton		–
2nd Leg	Neville Hodge		–
3rd Leg	Mitch Peters		–
Anchor	Wyndell Dickinson		–
6	The Gambia	GAM	40.98
Lead-Off	Dawda Jallow		–
2nd Leg	Momodou Sarr		–
3rd Leg	Abdulieh Janneh		–
Anchor	Lamin Marikong		–

Heat #4

Time	10:00

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Nigeria	NGR	38.98	Q
Lead-Off	Osmond Ezinwa		–
2nd Leg	Chidi Imoh		–
3rd Leg	Olapade Adeniken		–
Anchor	Davidson Ezinwa		–
2	Spain	ESP	39.60	Q
Lead-Off	Javier Arqués		–
2nd Leg	Enrique Talavera		–
3rd Leg	Juan Jesús Trapero		–
Anchor	Sergio López		–
3	Thailand	THA	39.91	Q
Lead-Off	Kriengkrai Narom		–
2nd Leg	Seaksarn Boonrat		–
3rd Leg	Niti Piyapan		–
Anchor	Visut Watanasin		–
4	San Marino	SMR	42.08
Lead-Off	Nicola Selva		–
2nd Leg	Manlio Molinari		–
3rd Leg	Dominique Canti		–
Anchor	Aldo Canti		–
5	Bangladesh	BAN	42.18
Lead-Off	Golam Ambia		–
2nd Leg	Mohamed Mehdi Hasan		–
3rd Leg	Shahanuddin Choudhury		–
Anchor	Mohamed Shah Jalal		–
DNF	Jamaica	JAM	–
Lead-Off	Michael Green		–
2nd Leg	Rudolph Mighty		–
3rd Leg	Anthony Wallace		–
Anchor	Ray Stewart		–

Semi-Finals

Date	7 August 1992
Format	Top 4 in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	United States	USA	38.14	Q
2	Nigeria	NGR	38.21	Q
3	Cuba	CUB	38.49	Q
4	Great Britain	GBR	38.64	Q
5	Unified Team	EUN	38.69	Q
6	Japan	JPN	38.81	Q
7	France	FRA	39.02
8	Ghana	GHA	39.28
9	Austria	AUT	39.34	Q
10	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	39.46	Q
11	Spain	ESP	39.62
12	Thailand	THA	39.73
13	Togo	TOG	39.84
14	Sierra Leone	SLE	40.46
DNF	Canada	CAN	–
DQ	Mexico	MEX	–

Heat #1

Time	19:30

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	United States	USA	38.14	Q
Lead-Off	Mike Marsh		–
2nd Leg	Leroy Burrell		–
3rd Leg	Dennis Mitchell		–
Anchor	Carl Lewis		–
2	Cuba	CUB	38.49	Q
Lead-Off	Andrés Simón		–
2nd Leg	Joel Lamela		–
3rd Leg	Joel Isasi		–
Anchor	Jorge Aguilera		–
3	Unified Team	EUN	38.69	Q
Lead-Off	Pavel Galkin		–
2nd Leg	Edvin Ivanov		–
3rd Leg	Andrey Fedoriv		–
Anchor	Vitaly Savin		–
4	Japan	JPN	38.81	Q
Lead-Off	Shinji Aoto		–
2nd Leg	Hisatsugu Suzuki		–
3rd Leg	Satoru Inoue		–
Anchor	Tatsuo Sugimoto		–
5	France	FRA	39.02
Lead-Off	Max Morinière		–
2nd Leg	Daniel Sangouma		–
3rd Leg	Gilles Quénéhervé		–
Anchor	Bruno Marie-Rose		–
6	Ghana	GHA	39.28
Lead-Off	John Myles-Mills		–
2nd Leg	Eric Akogyiram		–
3rd Leg	Emmanuel Tuffour		–
Anchor	Nelson Boateng		–
7	Sierra Leone	SLE	40.46
Lead-Off	Francis Keita		–
2nd Leg	Denton Guy-Williams		–
3rd Leg	Paul Parkinson		–
Anchor	Sanusi Turay		–
DQ	Mexico	MEX	–
Lead-Off	Genaro Rojas		–
2nd Leg	Eduardo Nava		–
3rd Leg	Raymundo Escalante		–
Anchor	Alejandro Cárdenas		–

Heat #2

Time	19:40

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	Nigeria	NGR	38.21	Q
Lead-Off	Oluyemi Kayode		–
2nd Leg	Chidi Imoh		–
3rd Leg	Olapade Adeniken		–
Anchor	Davidson Ezinwa		–
2	Great Britain	GBR	38.64	Q
Lead-Off	Tony Jarrett		–
2nd Leg	John Regis		–
3rd Leg	Marcus Adam		–
Anchor	Linford Christie		–
3	Austria	AUT	39.34	Q
Lead-Off	Christoph Pöstinger		–
2nd Leg	Thomas Renner		–
3rd Leg	Andreas Berger		–
Anchor	Franz Ratzenberger		–
4	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	39.46	Q
Lead-Off	Franck Waota		–
2nd Leg	Jean-Olivier Zirignon		–
3rd Leg	Gilles Bogui		–
Anchor	Ouattara Lagazane		–
5	Spain	ESP	39.62
Lead-Off	Javier Arqués		–
2nd Leg	Enrique Talavera		–
3rd Leg	Juan Jesús Trapero		–
Anchor	Sergio López		–
6	Thailand	THA	39.73
Lead-Off	Kriengkrai Narom		–
2nd Leg	Seaksarn Boonrat		–
3rd Leg	Niti Piyapan		–
Anchor	Visut Watanasin		–
7	Togo	TOG	39.84
Lead-Off	Kouame Aholou		–
2nd Leg	Boevi Lawson		–
3rd Leg	Koukou Franck Amégnigan		–
Anchor	Kossi Akoto		–
DNF	Canada	CAN	–
Lead-Off	Ben Johnson		–
2nd Leg	Glenroy Gilbert		–
3rd Leg	Atlee Mahorn		–
Anchor	Bruny Surin		–

Final Round

Date	8 August 1992 — 19:20

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Split Time
1	United States	USA	37.40	–	WR
Lead-Off	Mike Marsh		–	–
2nd Leg	Leroy Burrell		–	–
3rd Leg	Dennis Mitchell		–	–
Anchor	Carl Lewis		–	8.85
2	Nigeria	NGR	37.98	–
Lead-Off	Oluyemi Kayode		–	–
2nd Leg	Chidi Imoh		–	–
3rd Leg	Olapade Adeniken		–	–
Anchor	Davidson Ezinwa		–	–
3	Cuba	CUB	38.00	–
Lead-Off	Andrés Simón		–	–
2nd Leg	Joel Lamela		–	–
3rd Leg	Joel Isasi		–	–
Anchor	Jorge Aguilera		–	–
4	Great Britain	GBR	38.08	–
Lead-Off	Marcus Adam		–	–
2nd Leg	Tony Jarrett		–	–
3rd Leg	John Regis		–	–
Anchor	Linford Christie		–	–
5	Unified Team	EUN	38.17	–
Lead-Off	Pavel Galkin		–	–
2nd Leg	Edvin Ivanov		–	–
3rd Leg	Andrey Fedoriv		–	–
Anchor	Vitaly Savin		–	–
6	Japan	JPN	38.77	–
Lead-Off	Shinji Aoto		–	–
2nd Leg	Hisatsugu Suzuki		–	–
3rd Leg	Satoru Inoue		–	–
Anchor	Tatsuo Sugimoto		–	–
7	Austria	AUT	39.30	–
Lead-Off	Christoph Pöstinger		–	–
2nd Leg	Thomas Renner		–	–
3rd Leg	Andreas Berger		–	–
Anchor	Franz Ratzenberger		–	–
8	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	39.31	–
Lead-Off	Franck Waota		–	–
2nd Leg	Jean-Olivier Zirignon		–	–
3rd Leg	Gilles Bogui		–	–
Anchor	Ouattara Lagazane		–	–