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

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
United States (USA) Michael Marsh Leroy Burrell Dennis Mitchell Carl Lewis James Jett*	Nigeria (NGR) Oluyemi Kayode Chidi Imoh Olapade Adeniken Davidson Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa*	Cuba (CUB) 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
	United States (USA)	• Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis	37.40 WR
	Nigeria (NGR)	• Oluyemi Kayode • Chidi Imoh • Olapade Adeniken • Davidson Ezinwa	37.98
	Cuba (CUB)	• Andrés Simón • Joel Lamela • Joel Isasi • Jorge Aguilera	38.00
4.	Great Britain (GBR)	• Marcus Adam • Tony Jarrett • John Regis • Linford Christie	38.08
5.	Unified Team (EUN)	• Pavel Galkin • Edvin Ivanov • Andrey Fedoriv • Vitaliy Savin	38.17
6.	Japan (JPN)	• Shinji Aoto • Hisatsugu Suzuki • Satoru Inoue • Tatsuo Sugimoto	38.77
7.	Austria (AUT)	• Christoph Pöstinger • Thomas Renner • Andreas Berger • Franz Ratzenberger	39.30
8.	Ivory Coast (CIV)	• Frank Waota • Jean-Olivier Zirignon • Gilles Bogui • Ouattara Lagazane	39.31

Semifinals

• Heat 1

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	United States (USA)	• Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis	38.14
2.	Cuba (CUB)	• Andrés Simón • Joel Lamela • Joel Isasi • Jorge Aguilera	38.49
3.	Unified Team (EUN)	• Pavel Galkin • Edvin Ivanov • Andrey Fedoriv • Vitaliy Savin	38.69
4.	Japan (JPN)	• Shinji Aoto • Hisatsugu Suzuki • Satoru Inoue • Tatsuo Sugimoto	38.81
5.	France (FRA)	• Max Morinière • Daniel Sangouma • Gilles Quénéhervé • Bruno Marie-Rose	39.02
6.	Ghana (GHA)	• Samuel Nelson Boateng	39.28
7.	Sierra Leone (SLE)	• Paul Parkinson • Sanusi Turay	40.46
—	Mexico (MEX)	• Genaro Rojas • Eduardo Nava • Raymundo Escalante • Alejandro Cárdenas	DSQ

• Heat 2

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	Nigeria (NGR)	• Oluyemi Kayode • Chidi Imoh • Olapade Adeniken • Davidson Ezinwa	38.21
2.	Great Britain (GBR)	• Tony Jarrett • John Regis • Marcus Adam • Linford Christie	38.64
3.	Austria (AUT)	• Christoph Pöstinger • Thomas Renner • Andreas Berger • Franz Ratzenberger	39.34
4.	Ivory Coast (CIV)	• Frank Waota • Jean-Olivier Zirignon • Gilles Bogui • Ouattara Lagazane	39.46
5.	Spain (ESP)	• Sergio López	39.62
6.	Thailand (THA)	• Seksarn Boonrat • Niti Piyapan • Visut Watanasin	39.73
7.	Togo (TOG)	• Kokou Franck Amegnigan • Kossi Akoto	39.84
—	Canada (CAN)	• Ben Johnson • Glenroy Gilbert • Atlee Mahorn • Bruny Surin	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	Cuba (CUB)	Andrés Simón, Joel Lamela, Joel Isasi, Jorge Aguilera	38.81	Q
2	1	United States (USA)	Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, James Jett	38.95	Q
3	4	Nigeria (NGR)	Osmond Ezinwa, Chidi Imoh, Olapade Adeniken, Davidson Ezinwa	38.98	Q
4	1	Japan (JPN)	Shinji Aoto, Hisatsugu Suzuki, Satoru Inoue, Tatsuo Sugimoto	39.16	Q
5	3	Canada (CAN)	Ben Johnson, Glenroy Gilbert, Peter Ogilvie, Bruny Surin	39.34	Q
6	2	France (FRA)	Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Gilles Quénéhervé, Bruno Marie-Rose	39.49	Q
7	4	Spain (ESP)	Sergio López	39.60	Q
8	3	Great Britain (GBR)	Tony Jarrett, Jason John, Marcus Adam, Linford Christie	39.73	Q
9	1	Mexico (MEX)	Genaro Rojas, Eduardo Nava, Raymundo Escalante, Alejandro Cárdenas	39.77	q
10	1	Togo (TOG)	Kokou Franck Amegnigan, Kossi Akoto	39.77	q
11	3	Austria (AUT)	Christoph Pöstinger, Thomas Renner, Andreas Berger, Franz Ratzenberger	39.86	Q
12	4	Thailand (THA)	Seksarn Boonrat, Niti Piyapan, Visut Watanasin	39.91	Q
13	1	Ivory Coast (CIV)	Frank Waota, Jean-Olivier Zirignon, Gilles Bogui, Ouattara Lagazane	40.02	q
14	2	Unified Team (EUN)	Pavel Galkin, Edvin Ivanov, Andrey Fedoriv, Vitaliy Savin	40.07	Q
15	2	Sierra Leone (SLE)	Francis Keita, Denton Guy-Williams, Paul Parkinson, Sanusi Turay	40.11	Q
16	3	Ghana (GHA)	Samuel Nelson Boateng	40.11	q
17	2	Senegal (SEN)	Amadou Mbaye, Seynou Loum, Oumar Loum	40.13
18	2	Portugal (POR)	Luís Cunha, Pedro Curvelo, Luís Barroso, Pedro Agostinho	40.30
19	3	Virgin Islands (ISV)	Derry Pemberton, Neville Hodge, Mitchell Peters, Wyndell Dickinson	40.48
20	3	The Gambia (GAM)	Dawda Jallow, Momodou Sarr, Abdulieh Janneh, Lamin Marikong	40.98
21	4	San Marino (SMR)	Nicola Selva, Manlio Molinari, Dominique Canti, Aldo Canti	42.08
22	4	Bangladesh (BAN)	Shah Jalal	42.18
	1	Belize (BIZ)	Michael Joseph, John Palacio	DQ
	2	Republic of the Congo (CGO)	David N'Koua	DQ
	4	Jamaica (JAM)	Michael Green, Rudolph Mighty, Anthony Wallace, Ray Stewart	DNF

See also