Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay explained

These are the official results of the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.^[1]

Medalists

Vince Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans

Charles Asati Munyoro Nyamau Naftali Bon Daniel Rudisha

Helmar Müller Manfred Kinder Gerhard Hennige Martin Jellinghaus

Final

Place	Nation	Athletes	Time
1		Vince Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans	2:56,1 WR
2		Charles Asati Munyoro Nyamau Naftali Bon Daniel Rudisha	2:59,6
3		Helmar Müller Manfred Kinder Gerhard Hennige Martin Jellinghaus	3:00,5
4		Stanisław Grędziński Jan Balachowski Jan Werner Andrzej Badeński	3:00,5
5		Martin Winbolt-Lewis Colin Campbell David Hemery John Sherwood	3:01,2
6		George Simon Euric Bobb Benedict Cayenne Edwin Roberts	3:04,5
7		Sergio Ottolina Giacomo Puosi Furio Fusi Sergio Bello	3:04,6
8		Jean-Claude Nallet Jacques Carette Gilles Bertould Jean-Pierre Boccardo	3:07,5

Heats

Heat 1

Place	Nation	Athletes	Time
1	align=left		align=left		3:00.71
2	align=left		align=left		3:00.84
3	align=left		align=left		3:04.93
4	align=left		align=left		3:07.00
5	align=left		align=left		3:19.42

Heat 2

Place	Nation	Athletes	Time
1	align=left		align=left		3:03.02
2	align=left		align=left		3:03.67
3	align=left		align=left		3:05.78
4	align=left		align=left		3:06.94

Heat 3

Place	Nation	Athletes	Time
1	align=left		align=left		3:03.90
2	align=left		align=left		3:04.55
3	align=left		align=left		3:04.69
4	align=left		align=left		3:05.28
5	align=left		align=left		3:07.65
6	align=left		align=left		3:08.19
7	align=left		align=left		3:09,70

External links

• Official Report
• Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174948/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ATH/mens-4-x-400-metres-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 31 August 2017 . sports-reference.com.