Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay

Athletics at the
2002 Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
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
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on July 30–31.

Contents

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 England
Jared Deacon
Sean Baldock
Chris Rawlinson
Daniel Caines
Mark Hylton*
Cori Henry*
 Wales
Timothy Benjamin
Iwan Thomas
Jamie Baulch
Matthew Elias
 Bahamas
Chris Brown
Troy McIntosh
Dominic Demeritte
Timothy Munnings
Carl Oliver*

* Athletes who competed in heats only and received medals.

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 2  England Mark Hylton, Cori Henry, Jared Deacon, Sean Baldock 3:04.01 Q
2 2  Wales Timothy Benjamin, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Matthew Elias 3:04.18 Q
3 2  South Africa Marcus la Grange, Jopie van Oudtshoorn, Leigh Julius, Arnaud Malherbe 3:04.31 Q
4 2  Australia Patrick Dwyer, Paul Pearce, Kris McCarthy, Clinton Hill 3:04.39 q
5 1  Jamaica Davian Clarke, Danny McFarlane, Pete Coley, Brandon Simpson 3:04.56 Q
6 1  Bahamas Timothy Munnings, Troy McIntosh, Carl Oliver, Chris Brown 3:04.73 Q
7 1  Sri Lanka Rohan Kumara, Ranga Wimalwansa, Presanna Amerasekara, Sugath Thilakaratne 3:07.46 Q
8 1  Nigeria Musa Audu, Omobolaji Lawal, Tony Ogbeta, Fidelis Gadzama 3:07.93 q
9 1  Trinidad and Tobago Simon Pierre, Julian Raeburn, Sherridan Kirk, Damian Barry 3:08.66
10 1  Botswana Johnson Kubisa, Lulu Basinyi, Otukile Lekote, Oganeditse Moseki 3:09.04
11 2  Dominica Chris Lloyd, Clive Baron, Nabi Wallace, Micha Charles 3:16.81
2  Sierra Leone Sahr Thomas, Sockleh Sesay, Dauda Manasary, John Fuller DQ
2  Zimbabwe Jeffrey Masvanhise, Tawanda Chiwira, Lewis Banda, Talkmore Nyongani DQ

Final

Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes
 England Jared Deacon, Sean Baldock, Chris Rawlinson, Daniel Caines 3:00.40
 Wales Timothy Benjamin, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Matthew Elias 3:00.41 NR
 Bahamas Chris Brown, Troy McIntosh, Dominic Demeritte, Timothy Munnings 3:01.35
4  South Africa Marcus la Grange, Jopie van Oudtshoorn, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Arnaud Malherbe 3:01.83
5  Australia Tim Williams, Paul Pearce, Patrick Dwyer, Clinton Hill 3:02.22
6  Nigeria Tony Ogbeta, Omobolaji Lawal, Musa Audu, Fidelis Gadzama 3:11.16
 Sri Lanka Presanna Amerasekara, Ranga Wimalwansa, Rohan Kumara, Sugath Thilakaratne DQ
 Jamaica Sanjay Ayre, Brandon Simpson, Danny McFarlane, Michael Blackwood DNF

References