| Event: | Men's 4 x 100 metres relay |
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was held on 2 and 3 February at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.[1]
| width=200 valign=top | Clarence Callender John Regis Marcus Adam Linford Christie Tony Jarrett | width=200 valign=top | Victor Nwankwo Davidson Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa Abdullahi Tetengi | width=200 valign=top | Wayne Watson John Mair Clive Wright Ray Stewart |
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 | 1 | 39.21 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 39.35 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 39.35 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 39.81 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 39.96 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 40.21 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 40.53 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 41.16 | q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 41.87 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 42.47 | ||||
| 2 |
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 38.67 | |||||
| 4 | 38.85 | |||||
| 5 | 38.85 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 39.25 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | 39.43 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 39.61 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 40.94 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 41.65 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 44.34 |