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4 × 100 metres Relay, Men

Date	2 – 3 August 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants	154 from 37 countries

The early story of this event concerned the make-up of the US team and whether Carl Lewis would be allowed to run. He had not qualified for the 100 metres at the US Olympic Trials, and then he did not attend a relay training camp in North Carolina, which was considered mandatory for the relay runners. But after he won the long jump, he lobbied both the coaches and the press to allow him to run in the relay. But he was not chosen. Canada was led by 100 metre champion Donovan Bailey. In the heats the US (38.58) and Canada (38.68) posted the fastest times. The final saw Canada open up a lead on the second leg, and Bailey received the baton two metres clear of US anchor Dennis Mitchell. Athletics historian Richard Hymans has noted that Mitchell would have had to have been Bob Hayes at his best to catch Bailey, but that was not the case and Bailey brought Canada home the gold medalists by four metres.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Canada	CAN	38.68 (1 h2)	38.36 (1 h1)	37.69 (1)	Gold
	Robert Esmie • Glenroy Gilbert • Bruny Surin • Donovan Bailey • Carlton Chambers
2	United States	USA	38.58 (1 h3)	37.96 (1 h2)	38.05 (2)	Silver
	Jon Drummond • Tim Harden • Mike Marsh • Dennis Mitchell • Tim Montgomery
3	Brazil	BRA	38.97 (2 h1)	38.42 (2 h1)	38.41 (3)	Bronze
	Arnaldo Oliveira • Robson da Silva • Édson Ribeiro • André da Silva
4	Ukraine	UKR	38.90 (1 h1)	38.56 (3 h1)	38.55 (4)
	Kostia Rurak • Serhiy Osovych • Oleh Kramarenko • Vladyslav Dolohodin
5	Sweden	SWE	39.02 (2 h3)	38.63 (3 h2)	38.67 (5)
	Peter Karlsson • Torbjörn Mårtensson • Lars Hedner • Patrik Strenius
6	Cuba	CUB	39.14 (3 h5)	38.55 (2 h2)	39.39 (6)
	Andrés Simón • Joel Lamela • Joel Isasi • Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda • Iván García
AC r3/3	France	FRA	39.00 (2 h5)	38.82 (4 h2)	– (DNF)
	Hermann Lomba • Régis Groisard • Pascal Théophile • Needy Guims
4 h1 r2/3	Ghana	GHA	39.47 (3 h1)	38.62 (4 h1)	– (DNS)
	Albert Agyemang • Eric Nkansah • Christian Nsiah • Emmanuel Tuffour • Abdul Aziz Zakari
5 h1 r2/3	Sierra Leone	SLE	38.98 (3 h2)	38.91 (5 h1)	–
	Pierre Lisk • Tom Ganda • Josephus Thomas • Sanusi Turay
6 h1 r2/3	Spain	ESP	39.35 (2 h4)	38.91 (6 h1)	–
	Frutos Feo • Venancio José • Jordi Mayoral • Javier Navarro
7 h1 r2/3	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	39.43 (3 h4)	38.99 (7 h1)	–
	Franck Waota • Ahmed Douhou • Éric Pacôme N'Dri • Ibrahim Méité
AC h1 r2/3	Germany	GER	38.77 (2 h2)	– (DNF h1)	–
	Michael Huke • Marc Blume • Holger Blume • Florian Schwarthoff • Andreas Ruth
AC h2 r2/3	Australia	AUS	38.93 (1 h5)	[39.10] (DQ h2)	–
	Paul Henderson • Tim Jackson • Steve Brimacombe • Rod Mapstone
AC h2 r2/3	The Bahamas	BAH	39.38 (3 h3)	– (DQ h2)	–
	Renward Wells • Dwight Ferguson • Iram Lewis • Andrew Tynes • Joe Styles
AC h2 r2/3	Jamaica	JAM	39.21 (1 h4)	[38.81] (DQ h2)	–
	Leon Gordon • Michael Green • Percy Spencer • Ray Stewart
AC h2 r2/3	Nigeria	NGR	39.47 (3 h1)	– (DNF h2)	–
	Deji Aliu • Osmond Ezinwa • Francis Obikwelu • Davidson Ezinwa
4 h2 r1/3	Saint Kitts and Nevis	SKN	40.12 (4 h2)	–	–
	Ricardo Liddie • Bertram Haynes • Kim Collins • Alain Maxime Isiah
4 h3 r1/3	Thailand	THA	39.80 (4 h3)	–	–
	Sayan Namwong • Worasit Vechaphut • Kongdech Natanee • Ekkachai Janthana
4 h4 r1/3	Togo	TOG	39.56 (4 h4)	–	–
	Téko Folligan • Boevi Lawson • Justin Ayassou • Kossi Akoto
4 h5 r1/3	Austria	AUT	39.80 (4 h5)	–	–
	Martin Schützenauer • Martin Lachkovics • Thomas Griesser • Christoph Pöstinger
5 h1 r1/3	Cameroon	CMR	39.81 (5 h1)	–	–
	Alfred Moussambani • Benjamin Sirimou • Aimé-Issa Nthépé • Claude Toukéné-Guébogo
5 h2 r1/3	Equatorial Guinea	GEQ	45.63 (5 h2)	–	–
	Ponciano Mbomio • Casimiro Asumu Nze • Bonifacio Edu • Gustavo Envela
5 h3 r1/3	Fiji	FIJ	40.23 (5 h3)	–	–
	Solomone Bole • Jone Delai • Henry Rogo • Soloveni Koroi Nakaunicina
5 h4 r1/3	Gabon	GAB	39.97 (5 h4)	–	–
	Patrick Mocci-Raoumbé • Antoine Boussombo • Charles Tayot • Eric Ebang Zué
5 h5 r1/3	Cyprus	CYP	40.06 (5 h5)	–	–
	Loukas Spyrou • Anninos Markoullidis • Prodromos Katsantonis • Giannis Zisimidis
6 h1 r1/3	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VIN	40.54 (6 h1)	–	–
	Kambon Sampson • Joel Mascoll • Eswort Coombs • Kahlil Cato
6 h4 r1/3	Benin	BEN	40.79 (6 h4)	–	–
	Arcadius Fanou • Pascal Dangbo • Issa Alassane-Ousséni • Eric Agueh
6 h5 r1/3	Liberia	LBR	40.18 (6 h5)	–	–
	Kouty Mawenh • Sayon Cooper • Eddie Neufville • Robert Dennis
7 h1 r1/3	Mauritius	MRI	40.92 (7 h1)	–	–
	Arnaud Casquette • Dominique Méyépa • Bruno Potanah • Barnabé Jolicoeur
7 h4 r1/3	The Gambia	GAM	41.80 (7 h4)	–	–
	Momodou Sarr • Dawda Jallow • Cherno Sowe • Pa Mamadou Gai
7 h5 r1/3	British Virgin Islands	IVB	41.26 (7 h5)	–	–
	Ralston Varlack • Keita Cline • Willis Todman • Mario Todman
8 h1 r1/3	Lao People's Democratic Republic	LAO	44.14 (8 h1)	–	–
	Poutavanh Phengthalangsy • Thongdy Amnouayphone • Sisomphone Vongpharkdy • Souliyasak Ketkeolatsami
AC h2 r1/3	Japan	JPN	[45.46] (DQ h2)	–	–
	Hiroyasu Tsuchie • Koji Ito • Satoru Inoue • Nobuharu Asahara
AC h2 r1/3	Papua New Guinea	PNG	– (DNF h2)	–	–
	Allan Akia • Peter Pulu • Amos Ali • Subul Babo
AC h3 r1/3	Great Britain	GBR	– (DNF h3)	–	–
	Tony Jarrett • Darren Braithwaite • Darren Campbell • Owusu Dako
AC h4 r1/3	Italy	ITA	– (DNF h4)	–	–
	Giovanni Puggioni • Ezio Madonia • Angelo Cipolloni • Sandro Floris
AC h5 r1/3	Greece	GRE	[39.51] (DQ h5)	–	–
	Alexandros Genovelis • Thomas Sbokos • Georgios Panagiotopoulos • Alexios Alexopoulos
DNS	Qatar	QAT	– (DNS h3)	–	–
DNS	New Zealand	NZL	– (DNS h2)	–	–

Round One

Date	2 August 1996
Format	Top 2 in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	United States	USA	38.58	0.207	Q
2	Canada	CAN	38.68	0.273	Q
3	Germany	GER	38.77	0.165	Q
4	Ukraine	UKR	38.90	0.278	Q
5	Australia	AUS	38.93	0.246	Q	1
6	Brazil	BRA	38.97	0.178	Q
7	Sierra Leone	SLE	38.98	0.313	q
8	France	FRA	39.00	0.296	Q
9	Sweden	SWE	39.02	0.312	Q	2
10	Cuba	CUB	39.14	0.224	q
11	Jamaica	JAM	39.21	0.332	Q
12	Spain	ESP	39.35	0.250	Q
13	The Bahamas	BAH	39.38	0.299	q
14	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	39.43	0.318	q
15	Ghana	GHA	39.47	0.173	q
16	Nigeria	NGR	39.47	0.237	q
17	Togo	TOG	39.56	0.219
=18	Thailand	THA	39.80	0.269
=18	Austria	AUT	39.80	0.325
20	Cameroon	CMR	39.81	0.170
21	Gabon	GAB	39.97	0.238
22	Cyprus	CYP	40.06	0.265
23	Saint Kitts and Nevis	SKN	40.12	0.370
24	Liberia	LBR	40.18	0.156
25	Fiji	FIJ	40.23	0.260
26	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VIN	40.54	0.293
27	Benin	BEN	40.79	0.179
28	Mauritius	MRI	40.92	0.192
29	British Virgin Islands	IVB	41.26	0.336
30	The Gambia	GAM	41.80	0.289
31	Lao People's Democratic Republic	LAO	44.14	0.351
32	Equatorial Guinea	GEQ	45.63	0.201
DNF	Papua New Guinea	PNG	–	0.201
DNF	Great Britain	GBR	–	0.254
DNF	Italy	ITA	–	0.224
DQ	Greece	GRE	[39.51]	[0.303]
DQ	Japan	JPN	[45.46]	[0.181]
DNS	New Zealand	NZL	–	–
DNS	Qatar	QAT	–	–

Heat #1

Time	9:15

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	Ukraine	UKR	38.90	0.278	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Kostia Rurak		–	–	10.73 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Serhiy Osovych		–	–	9.37 (1)	20.10 (1)
3rd Leg	Oleh Kramarenko		–	–	9.54 (2)	29.64 (2)
Anchor	Vladyslav Dolohodin		–	–	9.26 (2)	– (–)
2	Brazil	BRA	38.97	0.178	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Arnaldo Oliveira		–	–	10.47 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Robson da Silva		–	–	9.68 (7)	20.15 (2)
3rd Leg	Édson Ribeiro		–	–	9.47 (1)	29.62 (1)
Anchor	André da Silva		–	–	9.35 (3)	– (–)
3	Ghana	GHA	39.47	0.173	– (–)	– (–)	q
Lead-Off	Abdul Aziz Zakari		–	–	10.77 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Christian Nsiah		–	–	9.67 (6)	20.44 (3)
3rd Leg	Albert Agyemang		–	–	9.65 (3)	30.09 (3)
Anchor	Emmanuel Tuffour		–	–	9.38 (=4)	– (–)
3	Nigeria	NGR	39.47	0.237	– (–)	– (–)	q
Lead-Off	Deji Aliu		–	–	11.08 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Osmond Ezinwa		–	–	9.44 (2)	20.52 (4)
3rd Leg	Francis Obikwelu		–	–	9.77 (4)	30.29 (4)
Anchor	Davidson Ezinwa		–	–	9.18 (1)	– (–)
5	Cameroon	CMR	39.81	0.170	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Alfred Moussambani		–	–	11.12 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Benjamin Sirimou		–	–	9.51 (=4)	20.63 (5)
3rd Leg	Aimé-Issa Nthépé		–	–	9.80 (5)	30.43 (5)
Anchor	Claude Toukéné-Guébogo		–	–	9.38 (=4)	– (–)
6	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VIN	40.54	0.293	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Kambon Sampson		–	–	11.34 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Joel Mascoll		–	–	9.49 (3)	20.83 (6)
3rd Leg	Eswort Coombs		–	–	9.86 (6)	30.69 (6)
Anchor	Kahlil Cato		–	–	9.85 (7)	– (–)
7	Mauritius	MRI	40.92	0.192	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Arnaud Casquette		–	–	11.42 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Dominique Méyépa		–	–	9.51 (=4)	20.93 (7)
3rd Leg	Bruno Potanah		–	–	10.23 (7)	31.16 (7)
Anchor	Barnabé Jolicoeur		–	–	9.76 (6)	– (–)
8	Lao People's Democratic Republic	LAO	44.14	0.351	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Poutavanh Phengthalangsy		–	–	12.00 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Thongdy Amnouayphone		–	–	10.47 (8)	22.47 (8)
3rd Leg	Sisomphone Vongpharkdy		–	–	10.70 (8)	33.17 (8)
Anchor	Souliyasak Ketkeolatsami		–	–	10.97 (8)	– (–)

Heat #2

Time	9:20

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	Canada	CAN	38.68	0.273	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Carlton Chambers		–	–	10.78 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Glenroy Gilbert		–	–	9.18 (1)	19.96 (1)
3rd Leg	Bruny Surin		–	–	9.34 (2)	29.30 (1)
Anchor	Donovan Bailey		–	–	9.38 (3)	– (–)
2	Germany	GER	38.77	0.165	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Michael Huke		–	–	10.60 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Marc Blume		–	–	9.39 (4)	19.99 (2)
3rd Leg	Andreas Ruth		–	–	9.49 (3)	29.48 (2)
Anchor	Florian Schwarthoff		–	–	9.29 (1)	– (–)
3	Sierra Leone	SLE	38.98	0.313	– (–)	– (–)	q
Lead-Off	Pierre Lisk		–	–	10.98 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Tom Ganda		–	–	9.38 (3)	20.36 (3)
3rd Leg	Josephus Thomas		–	–	9.32 (1)	29.68 (3)
Anchor	Sanusi Turay		–	–	9.30 (2)	– (–)
4	Saint Kitts and Nevis	SKN	40.12	0.370	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Ricardo Liddie		–	–	10.99 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Bertram Haynes		–	–	9.65 (5)	20.64 (4)
3rd Leg	Kim Collins		–	–	9.56 (4)	30.20 (4)
Anchor	Alain Maxime Isiah		–	–	9.92 (4)	– (–)
5	Equatorial Guinea	GEQ	45.63	0.201	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Ponciano Mbomio		–	–	12.28 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Casimiro Asumu Nze		–	–	11.89 (6)	24.17 (5)
3rd Leg	Bonifacio Edu		–	–	11.09 (6)	35.26 (5)
Anchor	Gustavo Envela		–	–	10.37 (5)	– (–)
DQ	Japan	JPN	[45.46]	[0.181]	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Hiroyasu Tsuchie		–	–	[10.81] ([3])	– (–)
2nd Leg	Koji Ito		–	–	[9.23] ([2])	[20.04] ([3])
3rd Leg	Satoru Inoue		–	–	[9.65] ([5])	[29.69] ([4])
Anchor	Nobuharu Asahara		–	–	[15.77] ([6])	– (–)
DNF	Papua New Guinea	PNG	–	0.201	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Allan Akia		–	–	11.26 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Peter Pulu		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	Amos Ali		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	Subul Babo		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
DNS	New Zealand	NZL	–	–	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #3

Time	9:25

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	United States	USA	38.58	0.207	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Jon Drummond		–	–	10.50 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Tim Harden		–	–	9.28 (2)	19.78 (1)
3rd Leg	Tim Montgomery		–	–	9.52 (2)	29.30 (1)
Anchor	Dennis Mitchell		–	–	9.28 (1)	– (–)
2	Sweden	SWE	39.02	0.312	– (–)	– (–)	Q	3
Lead-Off	Peter Karlsson		–	–	10.59 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Torbjörn Mårtensson		–	–	9.59 (5)	20.18 (2)
3rd Leg	Lars Hedner		–	–	9.47 (1)	29.65 (2)
Anchor	Patrik Strenius		–	–	9.37 (3)	– (–)
3	The Bahamas	BAH	39.38	0.299	– (–)	– (–)	q
Lead-Off	Renward Wells		–	–	10.76 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Joe Styles		–	–	9.62 (6)	20.38 (4)
3rd Leg	Iram Lewis		–	–	9.70 (3)	30.08 (4)
Anchor	Andrew Tynes		–	–	9.30 (2)	– (–)
4	Thailand	THA	39.80	0.269	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Sayan Namwong		–	–	10.82 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Worasit Vechaphut		–	–	9.49 (4)	20.31 (3)
3rd Leg	Kongdech Natanee		–	–	9.75 (4)	30.06 (3)
Anchor	Ekkachai Janthana		–	–	9.74 (5)	– (–)
5	Fiji	FIJ	40.23	0.260	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Solomone Bole		–	–	11.15 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Jone Delai		–	–	9.38 (3)	20.53 (5)
3rd Leg	Henry Rogo		–	–	10.05 (5)	30.58 (5)
Anchor	Soloveni Koroi Nakaunicina		–	–	9.65 (4)	– (–)
DNF	Great Britain	GBR	–	0.254	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Tony Jarrett		–	–	10.89 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Darren Braithwaite		–	–	9.13 (1)	20.02 (2)
3rd Leg	Darren Campbell		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	Owusu Dako		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
DNS	Qatar	QAT	–	–	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #4

Time	9:30

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	Jamaica	JAM	39.21	0.332	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Percy Spencer		–	–	10.87 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Michael Green		–	–	9.31 (4)	20.18 (2)
3rd Leg	Leon Gordon		–	–	9.47 (1)	29.65 (1)
Anchor	Ray Stewart		–	–	9.56 (4)	– (–)
2	Spain	ESP	39.35	0.250	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Frutos Feo		–	–	10.86 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Venancio José		–	–	9.24 (2)	20.10 (1)
3rd Leg	Jordi Mayoral		–	–	9.77 (3)	29.87 (2)
Anchor	Javier Navarro		–	–	9.48 (3)	– (–)
3	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	39.43	0.318	– (–)	– (–)	q
Lead-Off	Franck Waota		–	–	10.75 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Ahmed Douhou		–	–	9.56 (6)	20.31 (5)
3rd Leg	Éric Pacôme N'Dri		–	–	9.65 (2)	29.96 (3)
Anchor	Ibrahim Méité		–	–	9.47 (2)	– (–)
4	Togo	TOG	39.56	0.219	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Téko Folligan		–	–	10.78 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Boevi Lawson		–	–	9.41 (5)	20.19 (3)
3rd Leg	Justin Ayassou		–	–	9.97 (5)	30.16 (4)
Anchor	Kossi Akoto		–	–	9.40 (1)	– (–)
5	Gabon	GAB	39.97	0.238	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Patrick Mocci-Raoumbé		–	–	10.99 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Antoine Boussombo		–	–	9.29 (3)	20.28 (4)
3rd Leg	Charles Tayot		–	–	9.98 (6)	30.26 (5)
Anchor	Eric Ebang Zué		–	–	9.71 (5)	– (–)
6	Benin	BEN	40.79	0.179	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Arcadius Fanou		–	–	10.97 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Pascal Dangbo		–	–	9.75 (7)	20.72 (6)
3rd Leg	Issa Alassane-Ousséni		–	–	10.08 (7)	30.80 (6)
Anchor	Eric Agueh		–	–	9.99 (7)	– (–)
7	The Gambia	GAM	41.80	0.289	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Momodou Sarr		–	–	11.96 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Dawda Jallow		–	–	10.19 (8)	22.15 (7)
3rd Leg	Cherno Sowe		–	–	9.90 (4)	32.05 (7)
Anchor	Pa Mamadou Gai		–	–	9.75 (6)	– (–)
DNF	Italy	ITA	–	0.224	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Giovanni Puggioni		–	–	10.84 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Ezio Madonia		–	–	9.14 (1)	19.98 (1)
3rd Leg	Angelo Cipolloni		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	Sandro Floris		–	–	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #5

Time	9:35

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	Australia	AUS	38.93	0.246	– (–)	– (–)	Q	4
Lead-Off	Paul Henderson		–	–	10.72 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Tim Jackson		–	–	9.51 (=4)	20.23 (1)
3rd Leg	Steve Brimacombe		–	–	9.39 (1)	29.62 (1)
Anchor	Rod Mapstone		–	–	9.31 (3)	– (–)
2	France	FRA	39.00	0.296	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Hermann Lomba		–	–	10.89 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Régis Groisard		–	–	9.47 (=2)	20.36 (=2)
3rd Leg	Pascal Théophile		–	–	9.45 (3)	29.81 (3)
Anchor	Needy Guims		–	–	9.19 (1)	– (–)
3	Cuba	CUB	39.14	0.224	– (–)	– (–)	q
Lead-Off	Joel Isasi		–	–	10.85 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Joel Lamela		–	–	9.51 (=4)	20.36 (=2)
3rd Leg	Iván García		–	–	9.44 (2)	29.80 (2)
Anchor	Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda		–	–	9.34 (5)	– (–)
4	Austria	AUT	39.80	0.325	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Martin Schützenauer		–	–	11.10 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Martin Lachkovics		–	–	9.46 (1)	20.56 (5)
3rd Leg	Thomas Griesser		–	–	9.56 (4)	30.12 (4)
Anchor	Christoph Pöstinger		–	–	9.68 (7)	– (–)
5	Cyprus	CYP	40.06	0.265	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Loukas Spyrou		–	–	11.13 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Anninos Markoullidis		–	–	9.94 (8)	21.07 (6)
3rd Leg	Prodromos Katsantonis		–	–	9.71 (6)	30.78 (6)
Anchor	Giannis Zisimidis		–	–	9.28 (2)	– (–)
6	Liberia	LBR	40.18	0.156	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Kouty Mawenh		–	–	10.98 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Sayon Cooper		–	–	9.47 (=2)	20.45 (4)
3rd Leg	Eddie Neufville		–	–	10.26 (8)	30.71 (5)
Anchor	Robert Dennis		–	–	9.47 (6)	– (–)
7	British Virgin Islands	IVB	41.26	0.336	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Ralston Varlack		–	–	11.74 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Keita Cline		–	–	9.74 (7)	21.48 (7)
3rd Leg	Willis Todman		–	–	10.04 (7)	31.52 (7)
Anchor	Mario Todman		–	–	9.74 (8)	– (–)
DQ	Greece	GRE	[39.51]	[0.303]	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Alexandros Genovelis		–	–	[10.94] ([4])	– (–)
2nd Leg	Thomas Sbokos		–	–	[9.55] ([6])	[20.49] ([5])
3rd Leg	Georgios Panagiotopoulos		–	–	[9.70] ([5])	[30.19] ([5])
Anchor	Alexios Alexopoulos		–	–	[9.32] ([4])	– (–)

Semi-Finals

Date	2 August 1996
Format	Top 4 in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	United States	USA	37.96	0.155	Q
2	Canada	CAN	38.36	0.246	Q
3	Brazil	BRA	38.42	0.148	Q
4	Cuba	CUB	38.55	0.227	Q
5	Ukraine	UKR	38.56	0.274	Q
6	Ghana	GHA	38.62	0.239	Q
7	Sweden	SWE	38.63	0.162	Q
8	France	FRA	38.82	0.301	Q
9	Sierra Leone	SLE	38.91	0.181
10	Spain	ESP	38.91	0.200
11	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	38.99	0.331
DNF	Germany	GER	–	0.177
DNF	Nigeria	NGR	–	0.312
DQ	Jamaica	JAM	[38.81]	[0.301]
DQ	Australia	AUS	[39.10]	[0.238]
DQ	The Bahamas	BAH	–	[0.228]

Heat #1

Time	19:35

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	Canada	CAN	38.36	0.246	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Carlton Chambers		–	–	10.94 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Glenroy Gilbert		–	–	9.10 (1)	20.04 (5)
3rd Leg	Bruny Surin		–	–	9.39 (2)	29.43 (1)
Anchor	Donovan Bailey		–	–	8.93 (1)	– (–)
2	Brazil	BRA	38.42	0.148	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Arnaldo Oliveira		–	–	10.57 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Robson da Silva		–	–	9.37 (4)	19.94 (1)
3rd Leg	Édson Ribeiro		–	–	9.54 (5)	29.48 (2)
Anchor	André da Silva		–	–	8.94 (2)	– (–)
3	Ukraine	UKR	38.56	0.274	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Kostia Rurak		–	–	10.70 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Serhiy Osovych		–	–	9.27 (2)	19.97 (2)
3rd Leg	Oleh Kramarenko		–	–	9.53 (4)	29.50 (3)
Anchor	Vladyslav Dolohodin		–	–	9.06 (4)	– (–)
4	Ghana	GHA	38.62	0.239	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Abdul Aziz Zakari		–	–	10.63 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Eric Nkansah		–	–	9.47 (7)	20.10 (6)
3rd Leg	Albert Agyemang		–	–	9.47 (3)	29.57 (5)
Anchor	Emmanuel Tuffour		–	–	9.05 (3)	– (–)
5	Sierra Leone	SLE	38.91	0.181	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Pierre Lisk		–	–	10.89 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Tom Ganda		–	–	9.42 (6)	20.31 (7)
3rd Leg	Josephus Thomas		–	–	9.36 (1)	29.67 (7)
Anchor	Sanusi Turay		–	–	9.24 (5)	– (–)
6	Spain	ESP	38.91	0.200	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Frutos Feo		–	–	10.69 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Venancio José		–	–	9.30 (3)	19.99 (3)
3rd Leg	Jordi Mayoral		–	–	9.57 (7)	29.56 (4)
Anchor	Javier Navarro		–	–	9.35 (6)	– (–)
7	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	38.99	0.331	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Franck Waota		–	–	10.64 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Ahmed Douhou		–	–	9.39 (5)	20.03 (4)
3rd Leg	Éric Pacôme N'Dri		–	–	9.56 (6)	29.59 (6)
Anchor	Ibrahim Méité		–	–	9.40 (7)	– (–)
DNF	Germany	GER	–	0.177	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Michael Huke		–	–	11.08 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Marc Blume		–	–	9.50 (8)	20.58 (8)
3rd Leg	Holger Blume		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	Florian Schwarthoff		–	–	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #2

Time	19:40

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	United States	USA	37.96	0.155	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Jon Drummond		–	–	10.54 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Tim Harden		–	–	9.16 (1)	19.70 (1)
3rd Leg	Tim Montgomery		–	–	9.28 (2)	28.98 (1)
Anchor	Dennis Mitchell		–	–	8.98 (1)	– (–)
2	Cuba	CUB	38.55	0.227	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Joel Isasi		–	–	10.84 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Joel Lamela		–	–	9.28 (3)	20.12 (3)
3rd Leg	Iván García		–	–	9.30 (3)	29.42 (3)
Anchor	Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda		–	–	9.13 (2)	– (–)
3	Sweden	SWE	38.63	0.162	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Peter Karlsson		–	–	10.43 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Torbjörn Mårtensson		–	–	9.52 (7)	19.95 (2)
3rd Leg	Lars Hedner		–	–	9.26 (1)	29.21 (2)
Anchor	Patrik Strenius		–	–	9.42 (6)	– (–)
4	France	FRA	38.82	0.301	– (–)	– (–)	Q
Lead-Off	Hermann Lomba		–	–	10.88 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Régis Groisard		–	–	9.33 (5)	20.21 (4)
3rd Leg	Pascal Théophile		–	–	9.41 (4)	29.62 (4)
Anchor	Needy Guims		–	–	9.20 (4)	– (–)
DNF	Nigeria	NGR	–	0.312	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Deji Aliu		–	–	10.73 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Osmond Ezinwa		–	–	9.31 (4)	20.04 (4)
3rd Leg	Francis Obikwelu		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	Davidson Ezinwa		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
DQ	Australia	AUS	[39.10]	[0.238]	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Paul Henderson		–	–	[10.61] ([3])	– (–)
2nd Leg	Tim Jackson		–	–	[9.45] ([6])	[20.06] ([5])
3rd Leg	Steve Brimacombe		–	–	[9.66] ([5])	[29.72] ([6])
Anchor	Rod Mapstone		–	–	[9.38] ([5])	– (–)
DQ	The Bahamas	BAH	–	[0.228]	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Renward Wells		–	–	[10.61] ([3])	– (–)
2nd Leg	Dwight Ferguson		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	Iram Lewis		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	Andrew Tynes		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
DQ	Jamaica	JAM	[38.81]	[0.301]	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Leon Gordon		–	–	[10.71] ([5])	– (–)
2nd Leg	Michael Green		–	–	[9.19] ([2])	[19.90] ([2])
3rd Leg	Percy Spencer		–	–	[9.77] ([6])	[29.67] ([5])
Anchor	Ray Stewart		–	–	[9.14] ([3])	– (–)

Final Round

Date	3 August 1996 — 19:20

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	Canada	CAN	37.69	0.283	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Robert Esmie		–	–	10.47 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Glenroy Gilbert		–	–	9.02 (1)	19.49 (1)
3rd Leg	Bruny Surin		–	–	9.25 (1)	28.74 (1)
Anchor	Donovan Bailey		–	–	8.95 (1)	– (–)
2	United States	USA	38.05	0.147	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Jon Drummond		–	–	10.37 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Tim Harden		–	–	9.36 (4)	19.73 (2)
3rd Leg	Mike Marsh		–	–	9.27 (2)	29.00 (2)
Anchor	Dennis Mitchell		–	–	9.05 (2)	– (–)
3	Brazil	BRA	38.41	0.160	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Arnaldo Oliveira		–	–	10.56 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Robson da Silva		–	–	9.32 (3)	19.88 (4)
3rd Leg	Édson Ribeiro		–	–	9.34 (4)	29.22 (3)
Anchor	André da Silva		–	–	9.19 (3)	– (–)
4	Ukraine	UKR	38.55	0.274	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Kostia Rurak		–	–	10.55 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Serhiy Osovych		–	–	9.25 (2)	19.80 (3)
3rd Leg	Oleh Kramarenko		–	–	9.49 (5)	29.29 (5)
Anchor	Vladyslav Dolohodin		–	–	9.26 (4)	– (–)
5	Sweden	SWE	38.67	0.184	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Peter Karlsson		–	–	10.43 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Torbjörn Mårtensson		–	–	9.50 (7)	19.93 (5)
3rd Leg	Lars Hedner		–	–	9.30 (3)	29.23 (4)
Anchor	Patrik Strenius		–	–	9.44 (5)	– (–)
6	Cuba	CUB	39.39	0.322	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Andrés Simón		–	–	10.84 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Joel Lamela		–	–	9.42 (6)	20.26 (6)
3rd Leg	Joel Isasi		–	–	9.59 (6)	29.85 (6)
Anchor	Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda		–	–	9.54 (6)	– (–)
DNF	France	FRA	–	0.366	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Hermann Lomba		–	–	10.90 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Régis Groisard		–	–	9.38 (5)	20.28 (7)
3rd Leg	Pascal Théophile		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	Needy Guims		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
DNS	Ghana	GHA	–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	Abdul Aziz Zakari DNS		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
2nd Leg	Eric Nkansah DNS		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
3rd Leg	Albert Agyemang DNS		–	–	– (–)	– (–)
Anchor	Emmanuel Tuffour DNS		–	–	– (–)	– (–)