Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 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 × 400 metres relay races at the 1984 Summer Olympics was contested as part of the athletics program.[1]
Summary
The final saw
Phil Brown another step back for Britain. With Egbunike training at an American university Azusa Pacific, he was quite familiar to the spectators. Down the backstretch, Egbunike gained on Mitchell, moving on to his outside shoulder to pounce coming off the final turn. Behind Egbunike, Brown was staying in close contact still on the inside. Then, as Egbunike attacked, Brown went to the outside making it three abreast with 70 meters to go. Mitchell couldn't keep up, but Egbunike and Brown ran stride for stride for 50 meters. In the final 20 meters, Brown gained a slight advantage and crossed the line ahead for the silver medal. Nigeria's consolation was the African continental record.[4]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
 Walter McCoy* *
Willie Smith |
 Great Britain (GBR)Kriss Akabusi Todd Bennett Garry Cook Phil Brown |
 Moses Ugbusien
Sunday Uti |
Note: * mark athletes who ran in the heats only
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 minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 2:56.16 | Lee Evans
|
Mexico City (MEX) | October 20, 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 2:56.16 | Lee Evans
|
Mexico City (MEX) | October 20, 1968 |
Results
Final
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
United States (USA)
|
Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay | 2:57.91 | |
|
Great Britain (GBR)
|
Kriss Akabusi, Garry Cook, Todd Bennett, Phil Brown | 2:59.13 | |
|
Nigeria (NGR)
|
Moses Ugbusien, Rotimi Peters, Innocent Egbunike
|
2:59.32 | |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS)
|
Bruce Frayne, Darren Clark, Gary Minihan, Rick Mitchell | 2:59.70 | NR |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA)
|
Roberto Tozzi, Ernesto Nocco, Roberto Ribaud, Pietro Mennea | 3:01.44 | |
| 6 |  Barbados (BAR)
|
Richard Louis, David Peltier, Clyde Edwards, Elvis Forde | 3:01.60 | NR |
| 7 |  Uganda (UGA)
|
John Goville, Moses Kyeswa, Peter Rwamuhanda, Mike Okot | 3:02.09 | NR |
| 8 |  Canada (CAN)
|
Tim Béthune
|
3:02.82 |
Semi-final
Heat 1
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA)
|
Walter McCoy, Willie Smith, Antonio McKay
|
3:00.19 | Q |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR)
|
Kriss Akabusi, Garry Cook, Todd Bennett, Phil Brown | 3:02.98 | Q |
| 3 | Canada (CAN)
|
Tim Béthune
|
3:03:93 | Q |
| 4 | Uganda (UGA)
|
John Goville, Moses Kyeswa, Peter Rwamuhanda, Mike Okot | 3:04.02 | Q |
| 5 |  West Germany (FRG)
|
Martin Weppler, Uwe Schmitt, Jörg Vaihinger, Erwin Skamrahl | 3:04.69 | |
| 6 |  Ivory Coast (CIV)
|
René Djédjémel Mélédjé, Gabriel Tiacoh
|
3:04.87 | |
| 7 |  Sweden (SWE)
|
Erik Josjö, Christer Gullstrand, Thomas Nyberg
|
3:09.40 | |
| 8 |  Japan (JPN)
|
Susumu Takano, Shigenori Omori, Ryoichi Yoshida, Hiroki Fuwa | 3:10.73 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria (NGR)
|
Moses Ugbusien, Rotimi Peters, Innocent Egbunike
|
3:02.22 | Q |
| 2 | Australia (AUS)
|
Peter Van Miltenburg, Gary Minihan, Bruce Frayne, Darren Clark | 3:03:79 | Q |
| 3 | Italy (ITA)
|
Roberto Tozzi, Ernesto Nocco, Roberto Ribaud, Donato Sabia | 3:03:87 | Q |
| 4 | Barbados (BAR)
|
Richard Louis, David Peltier, Clyde Edwards, Elvis Forde | 3:03:89 | Q |
| 5 |  Brazil (BRA)
|
Gerson A. Souza
|
3:03:99 | |
| 6 |  Jamaica (JAM)
|
Steve Griffiths, Mark Senior, Karl Smith, Devon Morris | 3:04.24 | |
| 7 |  Kenya (KEN)
|
John Anzrah, Elijah Sogomo, Jason Opicho, David Kitur | 3:04.74 |
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (AUS)
|
Peter Van Miltenburg, Gary Minihan, Bruce Frayne, Rick Mitchell | 3:03:72 | Q |
| 2 | Canada (CAN)
|
Tim Béthune
|
3:04.47 | Q |
| 3 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
|
Anton Skerritt, Michael Puckerin, Derek Archer, Michael Paul | 3:06.81 | q |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE)
|
Erik Josjö, Christer Gullstrand, Thomas Nyberg
|
3:07.32 | q |
| 5 | Japan (JPN)
|
Shigenori Omori, Ryoichi Yoshida, Hiroki Fuwa, Susumu Takano | 3:08.16 | q |
| 6 |  Mozambique (MOZ)
|
Leonardo Loforte, Pedro Gonçalvo, André Titos, Henrique Ferreira | 3:08.95 | NR |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE)
|
Rashid Al-Jirbi, Ibrahim Khamis, Mubarak Ismail Amber, Ibrahim Aziz | 3:19.90 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR)
|
( Phil Brown )
|
3:06.10 | Q |
| 2 | Italy (ITA)
|
(Roberto Ribaud, Ernesto Nocco, Mauro Zuliani, Donato Sabia) | 3:06.28 | Q |
| 3 | Uganda (UGA)
|
(John Goville, Moses Kyeswa, Peter Rwamuhanda, Mike Okot) | 3:06.65 | q |
| 4 |  France (FRA)
|
(Yann Quentrec, Didier Dubois, Jacques Fellice, Aldo Canti) | 3:08.33 | |
| 5 |  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)
|
(Alfred Browne, Larry Miller, Howard Lindsay, Dale Jones) | 3:10.95 | |
| 6 |  British Virgin Islands (IVB)
|
(Guy Hill, Jerry Molyneaux, Dean Greenaway, Lindel Hodge) | 3:11.89 | |
| 7 |  Cameroon (CMR)
|
( Barnabe Messomo, Mama Moluh )
|
3:16.00 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados (BAR)
|
Clyde Edwards, Elvis Forde
|
3:03:31 | Q |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG)
|
Martin Weppler, Uwe Schmitt, Thomas Giessing, Erwin Skamrahl | 3:03:33 | Q |
| 3 | Ivory Coast (CIV)
|
René Djédjémel Mélédjé, Gabriel Tiacoh
|
3:03:50 | q NR |
| 4 | Jamaica (JAM)
|
Steve Griffiths, Mark Senior, Dennis Wallace, Devon Morris | 3:03:85 | q |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA)
|
( Gerson A. Souza )
|
3:05.08 | q |
Heat 4
| Rank | Team | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA)
|
( Walter McCoy )
|
3:01.44 | Q |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN)
|
(John Anzrah, Simon Kitur, Jason Opicho, Elijah Sogomo) | 3:06.07 | Q |
| 3 | Nigeria (NGR)
|
( Moses Ugbusien, Rotimi Peters, Innocent Egbunike )
|
3:06.34 | q |
| 4 |  Spain (ESP)
|
( Angel Heras )
|
3:08.79 | |
| 5 |  Oman (OMA)
|
( Mohamed Amer Al-Malky )
|
3:15.87 |
See also
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Mens X Metres Relay at Sports Reference
- ^ "Todd Bennett, Olympic 400m silver medallist in 1984, dies aged 51".
- ^ "Nigeria's 1st RELAY Medal – Men's 4 × 400 m Bronze @ LA '84 Olympics!". 14 May 2014.