Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 37 nations competing.[1] Canada won the gold medal with the United States claiming the silver and Brazil taking the bronze.[2]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  Canada (CAN)
Robert Esmie
Glenroy Gilbert
Bruny Surin
Donovan Bailey
Carlton Chambers*
  United States (USA)
Jon Drummond
Tim Harden
Michael Marsh
Dennis Mitchell
Tim Montgomery*
  Brazil (BRA)
Arnaldo da Silva
Robson da Silva
Édson Ribeiro
André da Silva

* Athletes who participated in the heats and or semi final (but not the final) and received medals.

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified to the semifinals.

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 3   United States Jon Drummond, Tim Harden, Tim Montgomery, Dennis Mitchell 38.58 Q
2 2   Canada Carlton Chambers, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey 38.68 Q
3 2   Germany Michael Huke, Marc Blume, Andreas Ruth, Florian Schwarthoff 38.77 Q
4 1   Ukraine Kostyantyn Rurak, Serhiy Osovych, Oleh Kramarenko, Vladyslav Dolohodin 38.90 Q
5 5   Australia Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Rod Mapstone 38.93 Q
6 1   Brazil Arnaldo da Silva, Robson da Silva, Édson Ribeiro, André da Silva 38.97 Q
7 2   Sierra Leone Pierre Lisk, Tom Ganda, Josephus Thomas, Sanusi Turay 38.98 q
8 5   France Hermann Lomba, Régis Groisard, Pascal Theophile, Needy Guims 39.00 Q
9 3   Sweden Peter Karlsson, Torbjörn Mårtensson, Lars Hedner, Patrik Strenius 39.02 Q
10 5   Cuba Joel Isasi, Joel Lamela, Iván García, Luis Alberto Pérez 39.14 q
11 4   Jamaica Percival Spencer, Michael Green, Leon Gordon, Raymond Stewart 39.21 Q
12 4   Spain Frutos Feo, Venancio José, Jordi Mayoral, Francisco Navarro 39.35 Q
13 3   Bahamas Renward Wells, Joseph Styles, Iram Lewis, Andrew Tynes 39.38 q
14 4   Ivory Coast Frank Waota, Ahmed Douhou, Éric Pacôme N'Dri, Ibrahim Meité 39.43 q
15 1   Ghana Aziz Zakari, Christian Nsiah, Albert Agyemang, Emmanuel Tuffour 39.47 q
15 1   Nigeria Deji Aliu, Osmond Ezinwa, Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa 39.47 q
17 4   Togo Téko Folligan, Boevi Lawson, Justin Ayassou, Kossi Akoto 39.56
18 5   Austria Martin Schützenauer, Martin Lachkovics, Thomas Griesser, Christoph Pöstinger 39.80
18 3   Thailand Sayan Namwong, Worasit Vechaphut, Kongdech Natenee, Ekkachai Janthana 39.80
20 1   Cameroon Alfred Moussambani, Benjamin Sirimou, Issa-Aimé Nthépé, Claude Toukéné-Guébogo 39.81
21 4   Gabon Patrick Mocci Raoumbé, Antoine Boussombo, Charles Tayot, Eric Ebang 39.97
22 5   Cyprus Loucas Spyrou, Anninos Marcoullides, Prodromos Katsantonis, Yiannis Zisimides 40.06
23 2   Saint Kitts and Nevis Ricardo Liddie, Bertram Haynes, Kim Collins, Alain Maxime Isaiah 40.12
24 5   Liberia Kouty Mawenh, Sayon Cooper, Eddie Neufville, Robert Dennis 40.18
25 3   Fiji Solomone Bole, Jone Delai, Henry Rogo, Soloveni Nakaunicina 40.23
26 1   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Erasto Sampson, Joel Mascoll, Eswort Coombs, Kahlil Cato 40.54
27 4   Benin Arcadius Fanou, Pascal Dangbo, Issa Alassane Ousseni, Eric Agueh 40.79
28 1   Mauritius Arnaud Casquette, Dominique Méyépa, Bruno Potanah, Barnabe Jolicoeur 40.92
29 5   British Virgin Islands Ralston Varlack, Keita Cline, Willys Todman, Mario Todman 41.26
30 4   The Gambia Momodou Sarr, Dawda Jallow, Cherno Sowe, Pa Modou Gai 41.80
31 1   Laos Poutavanh Phengthalangsy, Thongdy Amnouayphone, Sisomphone Vongpharkdy, Souliyasak Ketkeolatsami 44.14
32 2   Equatorial Guinea Ponciano Mbomio, Casimiro Nze, Bonifacio Edu, Gus Envela, Jr. 45.63
3   Great Britain Tony Jarrett, Darren Braithwaite, Darren Campbell, Owusu Dako DNF
2   Papua New Guinea Allan Akia, Peter Pulu, Amos Ali, Subul Babo DNF
4   Italy Giovanni Puggioni, Ezio Madonia, Angelo Cipolloni, Sandro Floris DNF
5   Greece Alexandros Yenovelis, Thomas Sbokos, George Panayiotopoulos, Alexandros Alexopoulos DQ
2   Japan Koji Ito, Hiroyasu Tsuchie, Satoru Inoue, Nobuharu Asahara DQ
2   New Zealand Chris Donaldson, Mark Keddell, Augustine Nketia, Matthew Coad DNS
3   Qatar DNS

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly to the final.

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 2   United States Jon Drummond, Tim Harden, Tim Montgomery, Dennis Mitchell 38.06 Q
2 1   Canada Carlton Chambers, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey 38.36 Q
3 1   Brazil Arnaldo da Silva, Robson da Silva, Édson Ribeiro, André da Silva 38.42 Q
4 2   Cuba Joel Isasi, Joel Lamela, Iván García, Luis Alberto Pérez 38.55 Q
5 1   Ukraine Kostyantyn Rurak, Serhiy Osovych, Oleh Kramarenko, Vladyslav Dolohodin 38.56 Q
6 1   Ghana Aziz Zakari, Eric Nkansah, Albert Agyemang, Emmanuel Tuffour 38.62 Q
7 2   Sweden Peter Karlsson, Torbjörn Mårtensson, Lars Hedner, Patrik Strenius 38.63 Q
8 2   France Hermann Lomba, Régis Groisard, Pascal Theophile, Needy Guims 38.82 Q
9 1   Sierra Leone Pierre Lisk, Tom Ganda, Josephus Thomas, Sanusi Turay 38.91
10 1   Spain Frutos Feo, Venancio José, Jordi Mayoral, Francisco Navarro 38.91
11 1   Ivory Coast Frank Waota, Ahmed Douhou, Éric Pacôme N'Dri, Ibrahim Meité 38.99
1   Germany Michael Huke, Marc Blume, Holger Blume, Florian Schwarthoff DNF
2   Nigeria Deji Aliu, Osmond Ezinwa, Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa DNF
2   Australia Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Rod Mapstone DQ
2   Bahamas Renward Wells, Dwight Ferguson, Iram Lewis, Andrew Tynes DQ
2   Jamaica Leon Gordon, Michael Green, Percival Spencer, Raymond Stewart DQ

Final

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Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
  6   Canada Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey 37.69
  4   United States Jon Drummond, Tim Harden, Michael Marsh, Dennis Mitchell 38.05
  3   Brazil Arnaldo da Silva, Robson da Silva, Édson Ribeiro, André da Silva 38.41
4 7   Ukraine Kostyantyn Rurak, Serhiy Osovych, Oleh Kramarenko, Vladyslav Dolohodin 38.55
5 2   Sweden Peter Karlsson, Torbjörn Mårtensson, Lars Hedner, Patrik Strenius 38.67
6 5   Cuba Andrés Simón, Joel Lamela, Joel Isasi, Luis Alberto Pérez 39.39
8   France Hermann Lomba, Régis Groisard, Pascal Theophile, Needy Guims DNF
1   Ghana Aziz Zakari, Christian Nsiah, Albert Agyemang, Emmanuel Tuffour DNS

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Official Report 1960 v.2 page 1". digital.la84.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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