| Event: | Men's 4 x 100 metres relay |
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 9 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.[1]
| width=200 valign=top | Lawrence Adegbehingbe Iziaq Adeyanju Samson Oyeledun Ikpoto Eseme | width=200 valign=top | Ben Johnson Tony Sharpe Desai Williams Mark McKoy | width=200 valign=top | Gus McCuaig Allan Wells Cameron Sharp Drew McMaster |
Qualification: First 4 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 39.88 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 39.89 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 39.92 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 40.12 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 40.32 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 40.75 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 41.04 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 42.10 | q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 42.19 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 43.30 | [2] |
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39.15 | |||||
| 8 | 39.30 | |||||
| 9 | 39.33 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 39.39 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 39.67 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 40.52 | ||||
| 7 | 5 | 40.94 | ||||
| 8 | 6 | 41.75 | ||||
| 9 | 7 | 41.91 | NR |