| Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics |
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| 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 | |||
| 10,000 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 100 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 25 nations competing.
Contents |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| United States (USA) Michael Marsh Leroy Burrell Dennis Mitchell Carl Lewis James Jett* |
Nigeria (NGR) Oluyemi Kayode Chidi Imoh Olapade Adeniken Davidson Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa* |
Cuba (CUB) Andrés Simón Joel Lamela Joel Isasi Jorge Aguilera |
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 37.50 | Carl Lewis Andre Cason Dennis Mitchell Leroy Burrell |
Tokyo (JPN) | September 1, 1991 |
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| Olympic Record | 37.83 | Sam Graddy Ron Brown Calvin Smith Carl Lewis |
Los Angeles (USA) | August 11, 1984 |
The United States set a new world record in the final.
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (USA) | • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis |
37.40 WR |
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| Nigeria (NGR) | • Oluyemi Kayode • Chidi Imoh • Olapade Adeniken • Davidson Ezinwa |
37.98 | |
| Cuba (CUB) | • Andrés Simón • Joel Lamela • Joel Isasi • Jorge Aguilera |
38.00 | |
| 4. | Great Britain (GBR) | • Marcus Adam • Tony Jarrett • John Regis • Linford Christie |
38.08 |
| 5. | Unified Team (EUN) | • Pavel Galkin • Edvin Ivanov • Andrey Fedoriv • Vitaliy Savin |
38.17 |
| 6. | Japan (JPN) | • Shinji Aoto • Hisatsugu Suzuki • Satoru Inoue • Tatsuo Sugimoto |
38.77 |
| 7. | Austria (AUT) | • Christoph Pöstinger • Thomas Renner • Andreas Berger • Franz Ratzenberger |
39.30 |
| 8. | Côte d'Ivoire (CIV) | • Frank Waota • Jean-Olivier Zirignon • Gilles Bogui • Ouattara Lagazane |
39.31 |
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States (USA) | • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis |
38.14 |
| 2. | Cuba (CUB) | • Andrés Simón • Joel Lamela • Joel Isasi • Jorge Aguilera |
38.49 |
| 3. | Unified Team (EUN) | • Pavel Galkin • Edvin Ivanov • Andrey Fedoriv • Vitaliy Savin |
38.69 |
| 4. | Japan (JPN) | • Shinji Aoto • Hisatsugu Suzuki • Satoru Inoue • Tatsuo Sugimoto |
38.81 |
| 5. | France (FRA) | • Max Morinière • Daniel Sangouma • Gilles Quénéhervé • Bruno Marie-Rose |
39.02 |
| 6. | Ghana (GHA) | • John Myles-Mills • Eric Akogyiram • Emmanuel Tuffour • Samuel Nelson Boateng |
39.28 |
| 7. | Sierra Leone (SLE) | • Francis Keita • Denton Guy-Williams • Paul Parkinson • Sanusi Turay |
40.46 |
| — | Mexico (MEX) | • Genaro Rojas • Eduardo Nava • Raymundo Escalante • Manuel Cárdenas |
DSQ |
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nigeria (NGR) | • Oluyemi Kayode • Chidi Imoh • Olapade Adeniken • Davidson Ezinwa |
38.21 |
| 2. | Great Britain (GBR) | • Tony Jarrett • John Regis • Marcus Adam • Linford Christie |
38.64 |
| 3. | Austria (AUT) | • Christoph Pöstinger • Thomas Renner • Andreas Berger • Franz Ratzenberger |
39.34 |
| 4. | Côte d'Ivoire (CIV) | • Frank Waota • Jean-Olivier Zirignon • Gilles Bogui • Ouattara Lagazane |
39.46 |
| 5. | Spain (ESP) | • Javier Arqués • Enrique Talavera • Juan Trapero • Sergio López Alpáñez |
39.62 |
| 6. | Thailand (THA) | • Kriengkrai Nalom • Seksarn Boonrat • Niti Piyapan • Visut Watanasin |
39.73 |
| 7. | Togo (TOG) | • Kouami Aholou • Boevi Youlou Lawson • Kokou Franck Amegnigan • Kossi Akoto |
39.84 |
| — | Canada (CAN) | • Ben Johnson • Glenroy Gilbert • Atlee Mahorn • Bruny Surin |
DNF |
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