| Final | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | United States |  | 2:55.99 | 5 | | | LaMont Smith 44.62s, Alvin Harrison 43.84s, Derek Mills 43.66s, Anthuan Maybank 43.87s [Jason Rouser 44.33s sf] | | 2. | Great Britain |  | 2:56.60 | 6 | | | Iwan Thomas 44.92s, Jamie Baulch 44.19s, Mark Richardson 43.62s, Roger Black 43.87s [Du’aine Ladejo 45.58s sf, Mark Hylton 45.86s ht] | | 3. | Jamaica |  | 2:59.42 | 4 | | | Mike McDonald 45.05s, Roxbert Martin 43.81s, Greg Haughton 45.87s, Davian Clarke 44.69s [Dennis Blake 44.75s sf, Garth Robinson 45.43s ht] | | 4. | Senegal |  | 3:00.64 | 3 | | | Moustapha Diarra 46.53s, Aboubakry Dia 44.94s, Hachim Ndiaye 44.70s, Ibou Faye 44.47s | | 5. | Japan |  | 3:00.76 | 7 | | | Shunji Karube 45.88s, Koji Ito 44.86s, Jun Osakada 45.08s, Shigekazu Omori 44.94s [Kenji Tabata 45.82s ht] | | 6. | Poland |  | 3:00.96 | 8 | | | Piotr Rysiukiewicz 46.03s, Tomasz Jędrusik 45.34s, Piotr Haczek 44.97s, Robert Maćkowiak 44.62s | | 7. | Bahamas |  | 3:02.71 | 2 | | | Carl Oliver 47.28s, Troy McIntosh 44.90s, Dennis Darling 45.28s, Tim Munnings 45.25s | | -. | Kenya |  | DNS | 1 | | | Samson Kitur, Samson Yego, Simon Kemboi, Julius Chepkwony |
| Semi 1 | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | Great Britain | | 3:01.36 | 6 | | | Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Du'aine Ladejo, Mark Richardson | | 2. | Senegal | | 3:01.72 | 4 | | | Moustapha Diarra, Aboubakry Dia, Hachim Ndiaye, Ibou Faye | | 3. | Kenya | | 3:01.73 | 3 | | | Samson Kitur, Samson Yego, Simon Kemboi, Julius Chepkwony | | 4. | Poland | | 3:02.29 | 5 | | | Piotr Rysiukiewicz, Tomasz Jedrusik, Robert Mackowiak, Piotr Haczek | | 5. | South Africa |  | 3:02.96 | 8 | | | Alfred Visagie, Arnaud Malherbe, Hendrik Mokganyetsi, Bobang Phiri | | 6. | Brazil |  | 3:03.46 | 7 | | | Sanderlei Parrela, Valdinei da Silva, Everson Teixeira, Eronilde de Araujo | | 7. | Australia |  | 3:04.55 | 2 | | | Mark Ladbrook, Michael Joubert, Paul Greene, Cameron Mackenzie | | 8. | Russia |  | 3:05.63 | 1 | | | Innokentiy Zharov, Mikhail Vdovin, Ruslan Mashchenko, Dmitriy Kosov |
| Semi 2 | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | United States | | 2:57.87 | 5 | | | Lamont Smith, Jason Rouser, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank | | 2. | Jamaica | | 2:58.42 | 6 | | | Michael Mcdonald, Dennis Blake, Gregory Haughton, Roxbert Martin | | 3. | Japan | | 3:01.92 | 4 | | | Shunji Karube, Jun Osakada, Shigekazu Omori, Koji Ito | | 4. | Bahamas | | 3:02.17 | 8 | | | Troy Mclntosh, Timothy Munnings, Theron Cooper, Dennis Darling | | 5. | Italy |  | 3:02.56 | 3 | | | Fabrizio Mori, Alessandro Aimar, Andrea Nuti, Ashraf Saber | | 6. | Switzerland |  | 3:05.36 | 2 | | | Laurent Clerc, Kevin Widmer, Alain Rohr, Mathias Rusterholz | | 7. | Saudi Arabia |  | 3:07.18 | 1 | | | Saleh al-Saydan, Mohammed al-Beshi, Hashim al-Sharfa, Hadi Somayli | | -. | Nigeria |  | DQ | 7 | | | Udeme Ekpeyong, Clement Chukwu, Ayuba Machem, Sunday Bada |
| Heat 1 | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | Great Britain | | 3:01.79 | 6 | | | Du'aine Ladejo, Jamie Baulch, Mark Hylton, Mark Richardson | | 2. | Poland | | 3:01.92 | 2 | | | Piotr Rysiukiewicz, Pawel Januszewski, Robert Mackowiak, Piotr Haczek | | 3. | Brazil | | 3:02.51 | 4 | | | Everson Teixeira, Valdinei da Silva, Osmar dos Santos, Sanderlei Parrela | | 4. | Australia | | 3:03.73 | 8 | | | Mark Ladbrook, Michael Joubert, Paul Greene, Cameron Mackenzie | | 5. | Saint Lucia |  | 3:10.51 | 5 | | | Dominic Johnson, Ivan Jean-Marie, Maxime Charlemagne, Max Seales | | 6. | Fiji |  | 3:10.67 | 3 | | | Soloveni Nakaunicina, Henry Semiti, Solomone Bole, I. Naikelekelevesi | | 7. | Siera Leone |  | 3:11.65 | 7 | | | Foday Sillah, Haroun Korjie, Frank Turay, Prince Amara |
| Heat 2 | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | United States | | 3:00.56 | 5 | | | Lamont Smith, Jason Rouser, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank | | 2. | Russia | | 3:04.73 | 3 | | | Innokentiy Zharov, Mikhail Vdovin, Ruslan Mashchenko, Dmitriy Kosov | | 3. | Ghana |  | 3:05.53 | 2 | | | Solomon Amegatcher, Abu Duah, Julius Sedame, Ahmed Ali | | 4. | Cuba |  | 3:05.75 | 6 | | | Omar Mena, Jorge Crusellas, Georkis Vera, Roberto Hernandez | | 5. | Qatar |  | 3:08.25 | 8 | | | Mubarak Faraj, Ali Doka, Sami al-Abdulla, Hamad al-Dosari | | 6. | Antigua Barbuda |  | 3:09.46 | 7 | | | N'kosie Barnes, Michael Terry, Mitchell Browne, Howard Lindsay | | 7. | Leshoto | | 3:15.67 | 4 | | | Isaac Seatile, Motlatsi Maseela, Makoekoe Mahanetsa, Mpho Morobe |
| Heat 3 | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | Kenya | | 3:02.52 | 7 | | | Samson Yego, Simon Kemboi, Kennedy Ochieng, Julius Chepkwony | | 2. | Senegal | | 3:02.61 | 3 | | | Moustapha Diarra, Aboubakry Dia, Hachim Ndiaye, Ibou Faye | | 3. | Nigeria | | 3:02.73 | 8 | | | Udeme Ekpeyong, Clement Chukwu, Ayuba Machem, Sunday Bada | | 4. | Switzerland | | 3:03.05 | 5 | | | Laurent Clerc, Kevin Widmer, Alain Rohr, Mathias Rusterholz | | 5. | Saint Vincent |  | 3:06.52 | 6 | | | Eswort Coombs, Thomas Dickson, Eversley Linley, Erasto Sampson | | 6. | Brit. Virgin Islands |  | 3:17.30 | 4 | | | Mario Todman, Steve Augustine, Greg Rhymer, Ralston Varlack | | 7. | Papua New Guinea |  | 3:19.92 | 2 | | | Samuel Bai, Ivan Wakit, Amos Ali, Subul Babo |
| Heat 4 | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | Jamaica | | 3:02.81 | 5 | | | Gregory Haughton, Dennis Blake, Roxbert Martin, Garth Robinson | | 2. | Italy | | 3:03.60 | 3 | | | Marco Vaccari, Alessandro Aimar, Andrea Nuti, Ashraf Saber | | 3. | South Africa | | 3:03.79 | 7 | | | Alfred Visagie, Arnaud Malherbe, Hendrik Mokganyetsi, Bobang Phiri | | 4. | Mauritius |  | 3:08.17 | 6 | | | Gilbert Hashan, Desire Pierre-Louis, Rudy Tirvengadum, Jean Milazar | | 5. | Zimbabwe |  | 3:13.35 | 2 | | | Julius Masvanise, Tawanda Chiwira, Savieri Ngidhi, Ken Harnden | | 6. | Maldives |  | 3:24.88 | 4 | | | Ahmed Shageef, Mohamed Amir, Naseer Ismail, Hussain Riyaz | | -. | Grenada |  | DQ | 8 | | | Richard Britton, Rufus Jones, Alleyne Francique, Clint Williams |
| Heat 5 | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | Japan | | 3:02.82 | 8 | | | Shunji Karube, Jun Osakada, Shigekazu Omori, Kenji Tabata | | 2. | Bahamas | | 3:04.09 | 5 | | | Troy Mclntosh, Timothy Munnings, Theron Cooper, Dennis Darling | | 3. | Saudi Arabia | | 3:04.67 | 4 | | | Mohammed al-Beshi, Hashim al-Sharfa, Saleh al-Saydan, Hadi Somayli | | 4. | Germany |  | 3:05.16 | 3 | | | Rico Lieder, Andreas Hein, Kai Karsten, Thomas Schoenlebe | | 5. | Botswana |  | 3:06.62 | 2 | | | Aggripa Matshameko, Keteng Baloseng, Rampa Mosweu, Johnson Kubisa | | -. | Gambia |  | DNF | 6 | | | Dawda Jallow, Momodou Drammeh, Lamin Drammeh, Assan John | | -. | Guyana |  | DQ | 7 | | | Andrew Harry, Roger Gill, Lancelot Gittens, Richard Jones |
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| | Venue: Centennial Olympic Stadium. | | 151 competitors from 35 nations. |
With Butch Reynolds and Michael Johnson, the United States would
have been unbeatable, but Reynolds failed to finish his 400m semi-
final, and Johnson injured himself at the end of his fabulous 200m.
After the fastest ever times for both heats (3:00.56) and semi-finals
(2:57.87), the USA were still favourites ahead of Britain and Jamaica,
but not considered invincible. Kenya had been medal contenders, but
injuries prevented them from fielding a team for the final.
For the first half of the final it was a battle between the top three
teams, with Smith giving the USA a fine start in 44.62, some 3m clear
of strong Thomas with Jamaica a further metre back. The USA still led
by 4m after Harrison maintained a 4m lead – now over Jamaica, after a
fine leg by Martin (43.81) who overtook Britain’s second man Baulch
(44.19), a Welshman like Thomas. Jamaica lost any chance when
Haughton fell while taking the baton and he did well to get up and run
45.87. Ahead of him, little (1.75/68kg) Mills ran a fine 43.62 to maintain
a 6m advantage ahead of Britain’s smooth Richardson. The individual
400m silver medallist Black made up 4m of the deficit on Maybank, and
the two teams were locked together until 80m to go, when Maybank
drew away, with both men running 43.87 on their anchor legs.
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