Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay explained

These are the official results of the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 25 nations competing.^[1]

Medalists

Michael Marsh Leroy Burrell Dennis Mitchell Carl Lewis James Jett

Oluyemi Kayode Chidi Imoh Olapade Adeniken Davidson Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa

Andrés Simón Joel Lamela Joel Isasi Jorge Aguilera

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record	37.50	Carl Lewis Andre Cason Dennis Mitchell Leroy Burrell	Tokyo (JPN)	September 1, 1991
Olympic Record	37.83	Sam Graddy Ron Brown Calvin Smith Carl Lewis	Los Angeles (USA)	August 11, 1984

The United States set a new world record in the final.

Final

• Held on August 8, 1992

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
			37.40 WR
			37.98
			38.00
4.			38.08
5.			38.17
6.			38.77
7.			39.30
8.			39.31

Semifinals

• Heat 1

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.			38.14
2.			38.49
3.			38.69
4.			38.81
5.			39.02
6.			39.28
7.			40.46
-			DSQ

• Heat 2

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.			38.21
2.			38.64
3.			39.34
4.			39.46
5.			39.62
6.			39.73
7.			39.84
-			DNF

Heats

First 3 teams of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1			38.81	Q
2	1			38.95	Q
3	4			38.98	Q
4	1			39.16	Q
5	3			39.34	Q
6	2			39.49	Q
7	4			39.60	Q
8	3			39.73	Q
9	1			39.77	q
10	1			39.77	q
11	3			39.86	Q
12	4			39.91	Q
13	1			40.02	q
14	2			40.07	Q
15	2			40.11	Q
16	3			40.11	q
17	2			40.13
18	2			40.30
19	3			40.48
20	3			40.98
21	4			42.08
22	4			42.18
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See also

• 1990 Men's European Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Split)
• 1991 Men's World Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Tokyo)
• 1993 Men's World Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Stuttgart)
• 1994 Men's European Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Helsinki)

External links

• Official Report
• Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173802/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1992/ATH/mens-4-x-100-metres-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 22 August 2017 . sports-reference.com.