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4 × 400 metres Relay, Men

Date27 – 28 August 2004
StatusOlympic
LocationOlympiako Stadio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants68 from 16 countries

Having swept the medals in the 400 metre event, the 4x400 relay gold medals was conceded to the United States. Otis Harris led off for the US in the final and gave them a lead they never relinquished. All four US runners posted the fastest times for their respective legs, and the margin of victory was the biggest ever for the event – 4.69 seconds. In a close finish for the other medals, Australia outlasted Nigeria to win the silver medal, with Japan and Great Britain within a metre of the bronze medal at the end. The Australian anchor runner, Clinton Hill, later commented, “If the US dropped the baton, we still wouldn’t have caught them.”

PosNumberCompetitorsNOCR1Final
1–United StatesUSA2:59.30 (1 h2)2:55.91 (1)Gold
Otis Harris • Derrick Brew • Jeremy Wariner • Darold Williamson • Kelly Willie • Andrew Rock
2–AustraliaAUS3:03.06 (4 h1)3:00.60 (2)Silver
John Steffensen • Mark Ormrod • Pat Dwyer • Clinton Hill • David Geddes (DNS) • Casey Vincent (DNS)
3–NigeriaNGR3:01.60 (2 h2)3:00.90 (3)Bronze
Godday James • Musa Audu • Saul Weigopwa • Enefiok Udo-Obong • Abayomi Agunbiade (DNS) • Bolaji Lawal (DNS)
4–JapanJPN3:02.71 (2 h1)3:00.99 (4)
Yuki Yamaguchi • Jun Osakada • Tomohiro Ito • Mitsuhiro Sato • Yukihiro Mukai (DNS) • Shinji Takahira (DNS)
5–Great BritainGBR3:02.40 (1 h1)3:01.07 (5)
Tim Benjamin • Sean Baldock • Malachi Davis • Matt Elias • Daniel Caines (DNS) • Rob Tobin (DNS)
6–The BahamasBAH3:01.74 (3 h2)3:01.88 (6)
Nathaniel McKinney • Aaron Cleare • Andrae Williams • Chris Brown • Dennis Darling • Dominic Demeritte (DNS)
7–GermanyGER3:02.77 (3 h1)3:02.22 (7)
Ingo Schultz • Kamghe Gaba • Ruwen Faller • Bastian Swillims • Sebastian Gatzka (DNS)
8–BotswanaBOT3:03.32 (5 h1)3:02.49 (8)
Johnson Kubisa • California Molefe • Gaolisiela Salang • Kagiso Kilego • Oganeditse Moseki
4 h2 r1/2–Russian FederationRUS3:03.35 (4 h2)–
Aleksandr Larin • Andrey Rudnitsky • Oleg Mishukov • Ruslan Mashchenko • Dmitry Forshev (DNS) • Anton Galkin (DNS) • Yevgeny Lebedev (DNS)
5 h2 r1/2–PolandPOL3:03.69 (5 h2)–
Piotr Rysiukiewicz • Piotr Klimczak • Marcin Marciniszyn • Marek Plawgo • Artur Gąsiewski (DNS) • Piotr Kędzia (DNS) • Rafał Wieruszewski (DNS)
6 h1 r1/2–GreeceGRE3:04.27 (6 h1)–
Stelios Dimotsios • Tasos Gkousis • Panagiotis Sarris • Periklis Iakovakis • Giorgios Ntoupis (DNS) • Dimitrios Gravalos (DNS) • Georgios Oikonomidis (DNS)
6 h2 r1/2–UkraineUKR3:04.01 (6 h2)–
Volodymyr Demchenko • Yevhen Ziukov • Mykhailo Knysh • Andriy Tverdostup
7 h1 r1/2–FranceFRA3:04.39 (7 h1)–
Ahmed Douhou • Ibrahima Wade • Abderrahim El Haouzy • Leslie Djhone • Marc Foucan (DNS) • Marc Raquil (DNS)
7 h2 r1/2–SpainESP3:05.03 (7 h2)–
Eduardo Iván Rodríguez • David Canal • Luis Flores • Antonio Reina • José María García (DNS) • Daniel Ruiz (DNS) • David Testa (DNS)
AC h1 r1/2–JamaicaJAM[3:02.78] (DQ h1)–
Michael Campbell • Michael Blackwood • Jermaine Gonzales • Davian Clarke • Richard James (DNS) • Brandon Simpson (DNS)
AC h2 r1/2–South AfricaRSA– (DNF h2)–
Marcus la Grange • Hendrick Mokganyetsi • Ockert Cilliers • Arnaud Malherbe • Llewellyn Herbert (DNS) • Leigh Julius (DNS)

Round One

Date27 August 2004
FormatTop three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
PosTeamNOCTime (automatic)Reaction Time
1United StatesUSA2:59.300.458Q
2NigeriaNGR3:01.600.273Q
3The BahamasBAH3:01.740.393Q
4Great BritainGBR3:02.400.344Q
5JapanJPN3:02.710.340Q
6GermanyGER3:02.770.307Q
7AustraliaAUS3:03.060.441q
8BotswanaBOT3:03.320.250q
9Russian FederationRUS3:03.350.311
10PolandPOL3:03.690.315
11UkraineUKR3:04.010.255
12GreeceGRE3:04.270.301
13FranceFRA3:04.390.286
14SpainESP3:05.030.270
DNFSouth AfricaRSA–0.247
DQJamaicaJAM[3:02.78][0.280]1

Heat #1

Time21:00
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction TimeSplitExchange
1–Great BritainGBR3:02.400.344– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-Off1790Tim Benjamin ––44.83 (1)– (–)
2nd Leg1789Sean Baldock ––46.75 (5)1:31.58 (3)
3rd Leg1798Malachi Davis ––45.27 (=3)2:16.85 (3)
Anchor1803Matt Elias ––45.55 (4)– (–)
2–JapanJPN3:02.710.340– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-Off2301Yuki Yamaguchi ––45.13 (2)– (–)
2nd Leg2284Jun Osakada ––46.53 (4)1:31.66 (4)
3rd Leg2269Tomohiro Ito ––45.09 (2)2:16.75 (2)
Anchor2286Mitsuhiro Sato ––45.96 (=6)– (–)
3–GermanyGER3:02.770.307– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-Off1931Ingo Schultz ––45.29 (=4)– (–)
2nd Leg1884Kamghe Gaba ––45.64 (1)1:30.93 (1)
3rd Leg1878Ruwen Faller ––46.50 (8)2:17.43 (4)
Anchor1938Bastian Swillims ––45.34 (3)– (–)
4–AustraliaAUS3:03.060.441– (–)– (–)q
Lead-Off1093John Steffensen ––45.29 (=4)– (–)
2nd Leg1066Clinton Hill ––46.06 (3)1:31.35 (2)
3rd Leg1058Pat Dwyer ––45.27 (=3)2:16.62 (1)
Anchor1083Mark Ormrod ––46.44 (8)– (–)
5–BotswanaBOT3:03.320.250– (–)– (–)q
Lead-Off1224Oganeditse Moseki ––46.93 (7)– (–)
2nd Leg1221Johnson Kubisa ––45.94 (2)1:32.87 (6)
3rd Leg1222California Molefe ––45.49 (5)2:18.36 (6)
Anchor1220Kagiso Kilego ––44.96 (1)– (–)
6–GreeceGRE3:04.270.301– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off1971Stelios Dimotsios ––45.23 (3)– (–)
2nd Leg1978Tasos Gkousis ––47.36 (7)1:32.59 (5)
3rd Leg2012Panagiotis Sarris ––45.72 (6)2:18.31 (5)
Anchor1982Periklis Iakovakis ––45.96 (=6)– (–)
7–FranceFRA3:04.390.286– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off1732Ahmed Douhou ––45.35 (6)– (–)
2nd Leg1774Ibrahima Wade ––47.72 (8)1:33.07 (7)
3rd Leg1734Abderrahim El Haouzy ––46.24 (7)2:19.31 (7)
Anchor1729Leslie Djhone ––45.08 (2)– (–)
DQ–JamaicaJAM[3:02.78][0.280]– (–)– (–)2
Lead-Off2222Michael Campbell ––[45.14] ([3])– (–)
2nd Leg2219Michael Blackwood ––[46.97] ([6])[1:32.11] ([5])
3rd Leg2231Jermaine Gonzales ––[44.67] ([1])[2:16.78] ([3])
Anchor2224Davian Clarke ––[45.90] ([5])– (–)

Heat #2

Time21:09
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction TimeSplitExchange
1–United StatesUSA2:59.300.458– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-Off3365Kelly Willie ––44.65 (1)– (–)
2nd Leg3230Derrick Brew ––45.70 (2)1:30.35 (1)
3rd Leg3336Andrew Rock ––44.81 (1)2:15.16 (1)
Anchor3364Darold Williamson ––44.14 (1)– (–)
2–NigeriaNGR3:01.600.273– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-Off2598Godday James ––45.00 (3)– (–)
2nd Leg2593Musa Audu ––46.17 (4)1:31.17 (2)
3rd Leg2614Saul Weigopwa ––44.93 (2)2:16.10 (2)
Anchor2613Enefiok Udo-Obong ––45.50 (4)– (–)
3–The BahamasBAH3:01.740.393– (–)– (–)Q
Lead-Off1130Andrae Williams ––46.13 (6)– (–)
2nd Leg1120Dennis Darling ––45.99 (3)1:32.12 (4)
3rd Leg1125Nathaniel McKinney ––45.27 (3)2:17.39 (3)
Anchor1116Chris Brown ––44.35 (2)– (–)
4–Russian FederationRUS3:03.350.311– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off2904Aleksandr Larin ––46.59 (7)– (–)
2nd Leg2930Andrey Rudnitsky ––45.69 (1)1:32.28 (6)
3rd Leg2913Oleg Mishukov ––45.65 (4)2:17.93 (4)
Anchor2912Ruslan Mashchenko ––45.42 (3)– (–)
5–PolandPOL3:03.690.315– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off2697Piotr Rysiukiewicz ––44.87 (2)– (–)
2nd Leg2676Piotr Klimczak ––47.48 (7)1:32.35 (7)
3rd Leg2685Marcin Marciniszyn ––45.73 (5)2:18.08 (=5)
Anchor2688Marek Plawgo ––45.61 (6)– (–)
6–UkraineUKR3:04.010.255– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off3168Volodymyr Demchenko ––46.03 (5)– (–)
2nd Leg3212Yevhen Ziukov ––46.19 (5)1:32.22 (5)
3rd Leg3176Mykhailo Knysh ––46.27 (7)2:18.49 (7)
Anchor3203Andriy Tverdostup ––45.52 (5)– (–)
7–SpainESP3:05.030.270– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off1622Eduardo Iván Rodríguez ––45.21 (4)– (–)
2nd Leg1566David Canal ––46.74 (6)1:31.95 (3)
3rd Leg1581Luis Flores ––46.13 (6)2:18.08 (=5)
Anchor1618Antonio Reina ––46.95 (7)– (–)
DNF–South AfricaRSA–0.247– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off2823Marcus la Grange ––46.18 (7)– (–)
2nd Leg2826Hendrick Mokganyetsi ––– (–)– (–)
3rd Leg2810Ockert Cilliers ––– (–)– (–)
Anchor2825Arnaud Malherbe ––– (–)– (–)

Final Round

Date28 August 2004 — 22:25
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction TimeSplitExchange
1–United StatesUSA2:55.910.335– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off3271Otis Harris ––43.28 (1)– (–)
2nd Leg3230Derrick Brew ––44.82 (3)1:28.10 (1)
3rd Leg3359Jeremy Wariner ––43.98 (1)2:12.08 (1)
Anchor3364Darold Williamson ––43.83 (1)– (–)
2–AustraliaAUS3:00.600.163– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off1093John Steffensen ––46.12 (7)– (–)
2nd Leg1083Mark Ormrod ––44.76 (2)1:30.88 (5)
3rd Leg1058Pat Dwyer ––45.11 (4)2:15.99 (5)
Anchor1066Clinton Hill ––44.61 (2)– (–)
3–NigeriaNGR3:00.900.274– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off2598Godday James ––47.78 (8)– (–)
2nd Leg2593Musa Audu ––43.05 (1)1:30.83 (4)
3rd Leg2614Saul Weigopwa ––44.84 (2)2:15.67 (3)
Anchor2613Enefiok Udo-Obong ––45.23 (7)– (–)
4–JapanJPN3:00.990.361– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off2301Yuki Yamaguchi ––44.81 (4)– (–)
2nd Leg2284Jun Osakada ––45.84 (5)1:30.65 (2)
3rd Leg2269Tomohiro Ito ––45.01 (3)2:15.66 (2)
Anchor2286Mitsuhiro Sato ––45.33 (8)– (–)
5–Great BritainGBR3:01.070.289– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off1790Tim Benjamin ––44.21 (2)– (–)
2nd Leg1789Sean Baldock ––46.51 (7)1:30.72 (3)
3rd Leg1798Malachi Davis ––45.14 (5)2:15.86 (4)
Anchor1803Matt Elias ––45.21 (6)– (–)
6–The BahamasBAH3:01.880.405– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off1125Nathaniel McKinney ––44.97 (5)– (–)
2nd Leg1119Aaron Cleare ––46.44 (6)1:31.41 (8)
3rd Leg1130Andrae Williams ––45.81 (6)2:17.22 (7)
Anchor1116Chris Brown ––44.66 (3)– (–)
7–GermanyGER3:02.220.441– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off1931Ingo Schultz ––44.43 (3)– (–)
2nd Leg1884Kamghe Gaba ––46.83 (8)1:31.26 (7)
3rd Leg1878Ruwen Faller ––45.83 (7)2:17.09 (6)
Anchor1938Bastian Swillims ––45.13 (5)– (–)
8–BotswanaBOT3:02.490.311– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off1221Johnson Kubisa ––45.69 (6)– (–)
2nd Leg1222California Molefe ––45.50 (4)1:31.19 (6)
3rd Leg1225Gaolisiela Salang ––46.37 (8)2:17.56 (8)
Anchor1220Kagiso Kilego ––44.93 (4)– (–)