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

Event:Men's 4 x 400 metres relay

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

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