| Event: | Men's 4 x 100 metres relay |
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held 20–21 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.
| width=200 valign=top | Dwain Chambers Marlon Devonish Julian Golding Darren Campbell Jason Gardener | width=200 valign=top | Bradley McCuaig Glenroy Gilbert O'Brian Gibbons Trevino Betty | width=200 valign=top | Gavin Hunter Darryl Wohlsen Stephen Brimacombe Matt Shirvington Rodney Zuyderwyk |
* Athletes who competed in heats only and received medals.
Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 38.62 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 38.62 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 39.09 | Q, NR | |||
| 4 | 2 | 39.28 | q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 39.56 | Q, SB | |||
| 6 | 1 | 39.70 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 39.71 | q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 39.80 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 40.16 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 40.31 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 40.34 | SB | |||
| 12 | 2 | 40.40 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 41.58 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 41.85 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 43.67 |
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.20 | GR | ||||
| 38.46 | |||||
| 38.69 | |||||
| 4 | 38.73 | ||||
| 5 | 39.29 | ||||
| 6 | 39.79 | ||||
| 7 | 42.70 | ||||