Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
| Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
The 4 × 100 metres relay races at the 1984 Summer Olympics was contested as part of the athletics program.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
 United States (USA)Ron Brown Sam Graddy Carl Lewis Calvin Smith |
 Norman Edwards *
|
 Canada (CAN)Sterling Hinds Ben Johnson Tony Sharpe Desai Williams |
Abbreviations
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 37.86 |  Carl Lewis Calvin Smith Willie Gault Emmit King
|
Helsinki (FIN) | August 10, 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 38.19 | Eddie Hart
|
Munich (FRG) | September 10, 1972 |
The United States set a new world record in the final.
Results
Final
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
United States (USA)
|
Sam Graddy, Ron Brown, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis | 37.83 | WR |
|
Jamaica (JAM)
|
Albert Lawrence, Greg Meghoo, Don Quarrie, Ray Stewart | 38.62 | |
|
Canada (CAN)
|
Ben Johnson, Tony Sharpe, Desai Williams, Sterling Hinds | 38.70 | |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA)
|
Antonio Ullo, Giovanni Bongiorni, Stefano Tilli, Pietro Mennea | 38.87 | |
| 5 |  West Germany (FRG)
|
Jürgen Koffler, Peter Klein, Jürgen Evers, Ralf Lübke | 38.99 | |
| 6 |  France (FRA)
|
Antoine Richard, Jean-Jacques Boussemart, Marc Gasparoni, Bruno Marie-Rose | 39.10 | |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR)
|
Daley Thompson, Donovan Reid, Mike McFarlane, Allan Wells | 39.13 | |
| 8 |  Brazil (BRA)
|
Paulo Correia
|
39.40 |
Semi-final
Heat 1
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA)
|
Sam Graddy, Ron Brown, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis | 38.44 | |
| 2 | Italy (ITA)
|
Antonio Ullo, Giovanni Bongiorni, Stefano Tilli, Pietro Mennea | 39.32 | |
| 3 | Canada (CAN)
|
Ben Johnson, Tony Sharpe, Desai Williams, Sterling Hinds | 39.39 | |
| 4 | Brazil (BRA)
|
Paulo Correia
|
39.52 | |
| 5 |  Ghana (GHA)
|
Philip Attipoe, Makarios Djan, Collins Mensah, Rex Brobby | 40.19 | |
| 6 |  Indonesia (INA)
|
Johannes Kardiono, Purnomo, Christian Nenepath, Ernawan Witarsa | 40.37 | |
| 7 |  Senegal (SEN)
|
40.63 | ||
| 8 |  Thailand (THA)
|
Vichan Choocherd, Rangsam Intharachai, Prasit Boonprasert, Sumet Promna | 40.83 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM)
|
Ray Stewart
|
38.67 | |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR)
|
Daley Thompson, Donovan Reid, Mike McFarlane, Allan Wells | 38.67 | |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG)
|
Jürgen Koffler, Peter Klein, Jürgen Evers, Ralf Lübke | 38.70 | |
| 4 | France (FRA)
|
Antoine Richard, Jean-Jacques Boussemart, Marc Gasparoni, Bruno Marie-Rose | 38.91 | |
| 5 |  Nigeria (NGR)
|
Eseme Ikpoto, Samson Oyeledun, Chidi Imoh
|
38.98 | |
| 6 |  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)
|
Anthony Henry, Lester Benjamin, Alfred Browne, Larry Miller | 40.14 | |
| 7 |  Barbados (BAR)
|
40.18 | ||
| 8 |  Qatar (QAT)
|
Jamal Al-Abdulla, Talal Mansour
|
40.43 |
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA)
|
Sam Graddy, Ron Brown, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis | 38.89 | |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG)
|
Christian Zirkelbach, Peter Klein, Jürgen Evers, Ralf Lübke | 39.04 | |
| 3 | France (FRA)
|
Antoine Richard, Jean-Jacques Boussemart, Marc Gasparoni, Bruno Marie-Rose | 40.04 | |
| 4 | Senegal (SEN)
|
Mamadou Sène, Hamidou Diawara, Saliou Seck, Charles-Louis Seck | 40.15 | |
| 5 | Thailand (THA)
|
Vichan Choocherd, Rangsam Intharachai, Prasit Boonprasert, Sumet Promna | 40.58 | |
| 6 | Qatar (QAT)
|
Jamal Al-Abdulla, Talal Mansour
|
40.60 | |
| 7 |  The Gambia (GAM)
|
Omar Fye
|
40.73 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (CAN)
|
Ben Johnson, Tony Sharpe, Desai Williams, Sterling Hinds | 39.20 | |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA)
|
Paulo Correia
|
39.27 | |
| 3 | Italy (ITA)
|
Antonio Ullo, Giovanni Bongiorni, Stefano Tilli, Pietro Mennea | 39.87 | |
| 4 | Nigeria (NGR)
|
Eseme Ikpoto, Lawrence Adegbeingbe, Chidi Imoh
|
39.94 | |
| 5 | Ghana (GHA)
|
Philip Attipoe, Makarios Djan, Collins Mensah, Rex Brobby | 40.20 | |
| 6 |  Sierra Leone (SLE)
|
David Peter Sawyerr, Felix Sandy, Ivan Benjamin
|
40.77 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM)
|
38.93 | ||
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR)
|
Daley Thompson, Donovan Reid, Mike McFarlane, Allan Wells | 39.00 | |
| 3 | Indonesia (INA)
|
Johannes Kardiono, Mohamed Purnomo, Christian Nenepath, Ernawan Witarsa | 40.43 | |
| 4 | Barbados (BAR)
|
Clyde Edwards, Anthony Jones
|
40.47 | |
| 5 | Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)
|
Anthony Henry, Lester Benjamin, Alfred Browne, Larry Miller | 40.70 | |
| 6 |  Republic of the Congo (CGO)
|
Jean-Didace Bemou
|
40.74 | |
| 7 |  Liberia (LBR)
|
Wallace Obey, Hassan Tall, Oliver Daniels, Augustus Moulton | 42.05 |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2017.