Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay explained

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[1]

Medalists

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Washington Njiri Daniel Kimaiyo Bill Koskei Joel Ngetich

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Clive Barriffe Bertland Cameron Colin Bradford Floyd Brown Seymour Newman

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John Higham Chum Darvall Garry Brown Rick Mitchell

*Athletes who competed in heats only

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			3:06.75	Q
2	2			3:06.82	Q
3	2			3:06.88	Q
4	2			3:06.90	q
5	1		Clive Barriffe, Bertland Cameron, Colin Bradford, Floyd Brown, Seymour Newman^[2]	3:09.17	Q
6	1			3:09.31	Q
7	1			3:09.32	Q
8	1			3:11.72	q
9	1			3:11.89
10	1			3:22.96
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Final

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
			3:03.54
			3:04.00
			3:04.23
4			3:05.94
5			3:06.73
6			3:07.73
7			3:10.45
				^[3]

References

• Heats results (The Canberra Times)
• Final results (The Canberra Times)
• Australian results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2018-02-24 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .
2. Exact composition of the team unknown
3. England had originally finished first in the same time as Kenya but were disqualified for jostling with the Kenyan team on the third leg