| 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 400 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 24 nations competing, with three qualifying heats.
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* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| World Record and Olympic Record |
2:56.16(*) | Vincent Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans |
Mexico City (MEX) | October 20, 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:56.16 | Danny Everett Steve Lewis Kevin Robinzine Butch Reynolds |
Seoul (KOR) | October 1, 1988 |
(*) Altitude over 1000 metres
The United States set a new world record with 2:55.74 in the final.
| RANK | NATION | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (USA) | • Andrew Valmon • Quincy Watts • Michael Johnson • Steve Lewis |
2:55.74 | |
| Cuba (CUB) | • Lázaro Martínez • Héctor Herrera • Norberto Téllez • Roberto Hernández |
2:59.51 | |
| Great Britain (GBR) | • Roger Black • David Grindley • Kriss Akabusi • John Regis |
2:59.73 | |
| 4. | Brazil (BRA) | • Robson da Silva • Ediélson Rocha Tenório • Sergio Matias de Menezes • Sidney Telles de Souza |
3:01.61 |
| 5. | Nigeria (NGR) | • Udeme Ekpeyong • Emmanuel Okoli • Hassan Bosso • Sunday Bada |
3:01.71 |
| 6. | Italy (ITA) | • Alessandro Aimar • Marco Vaccari • Fabio Grossi • Andrea Nuti |
3:02.18 |
| 7. | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | • Alvin Daniel • Patrick Delice • Neil de Silva • Ian Morris |
3:03.31 |
| — | Kenya (KEN) | • Samson Kitur • Abednego Matilu • Simeon Kipkemboi • Simon Kemboi |
DNF |
| RANK | NATION | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | • Patrick Delice • Alvin Daniel • Neil de Silva • Ian Morris |
3:01.05 (NR) |
| 2. | Great Britain (GBR) | • Mark Richardson • Kriss Akabusi • Roger Black • Du'aine Ladejo |
3:01.20 |
| 3. | Japan (JPN) | • Masayoshi Kan • Susumu Takano • Yoshihiko Saito • Takahiro Watanabe |
3:01.35 |
| 4. | France (FRA) | • Jean-Louis Rapnouil • Yann Quentrec • Stéphane Caristan • Stéphane Diagana |
3:04.25 |
| 5. | Canada (CAN) | • Mark Jackson • Anthony Wilson • Mark Graham • Frederick Williams |
3:04.69 |
| 6. | Thailand (THA) | • Athiaporn Koonjartong • Yuthana Thonglek • Sarapong Kumsup • Aktawat Sakulchun |
3:08.00 |
| 7. | Portugal (POR) | • José Mendes • Pedro Rodrigues • Alvaro Silva • Pedro Curvelo |
3:10.11 |
| 8. | Zaire (ZAI) | • Ilunga Kafila • Luasa Batungile • Kaleka Mutoke • Shintu Kibambe |
3:21.91 |
| RANK | NATION | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cuba (CUB) | • Lázaro Martínez • Héctor Herrera • Norberto Téllez • Roberto Hernández |
2:59.13 |
| 2. | United States (USA) | • Darnell Hall • Michael Johnson • Charles Jenkins • Quincy Watts |
2:59.14 |
| 3. | Kenya (KEN) | • David Kitur • Samson Kitur • Simeon Kipkemboi • Simon Kemboi |
2:59.63 |
| 4. | Nigeria (NGR) | • Udeme Ekpeyong • Emmanuel Okoli • Hassan Bosso • Sunday Bada |
3:00.39 |
| 5. | Unified Team (EUN) | • Dmitry Kosov • Dmitry Kliger • Dmitry Golovastov • Oleg Tverdokhleb |
3:05.59 |
| 6. | Mexico (MEX) | • Raymundo Escalante • Eduardo Nava • Luis Karin Toledo • Juan Vallin Gutierrez |
3:05.75 |
| 7. | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | • Lenford O'Garro • Michael Williams • Eversley Linley • Eswort Coombs |
3:10.21 |
| — | Barbados (BAR) | • Seibert Straughn • Roger Jordan • Edsel Chase • Stevon Roberts |
DSQ |
| RANK | NATION | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brazil (BRA) | • Eronilde de Araujo • Ediélson Rocha • Sergio Matias de Menezes • Sidney Telles de Souza |
3:01.38 |
| 2. | Italy (ITA) | • Alessandro Aimar • Marco Vaccari • Fabio Grossi • Andrea Nuti |
3:02.09 |
| 3. | Morocco (MAR) | • Abdelali Kasbane • Abdelghani Gouriguer • Bouchaib Belkaid • Benyounes Lahlou |
3:02.28 |
| 4. | Spain (ESP) | • Antonio Sánchez Muñoz • Cayetano Cornet • Manuel Moreno Sánchez • Angel de la Heras |
3:04.60 |
| 5. | Qatar (QAT) | • Sami Jumah • Masoud Khamis • Ibrahim Ismail Muftah • Fareh Ibrahim Ali |
3:07.26 |
| 6. | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | • Baobo Neuendorf • Kaminiel Selot • Selot Bernard • Manana Subul Babo |
3:13.35 |
| — | Germany (GER) | • Ralph Pfersich • Rico Lieder • Jörg Vaihinger • Thomas Schönlebe |
DSQ |
| — | Jamaica (JAM) | • Dennis Blake • Devon Morris • Howard Davis • Patrick O'Connor |
DSQ |
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