Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]

Men's 4 x 100 metres relay
at the Commonwealth Games

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  Scotland
David Jenkins
Allan Wells
Cameron Sharp
Drew McMaster
  Trinidad and Tobago
Edwin Noel
Hasely Crawford
Christopher Brathwaite
Ephraim Serrette
  Jamaica
Errol Quarrie
Colin Bradford
Oliver Heywood
Floyd Brown

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 1   Canada Desai Williams, Hugh Fraser, Marvin Nash, Cole Doty 39.83 Q
2 1   Trinidad and Tobago Edwin Noel, Hasely Crawford, Christopher Brathwaite, Ephraim Serrette 39.92 Q
2 2   Ghana Albert Lomotey, Ernest Obeng, George Enchill, Ohene Karikari 39.92 Q
4 1   Scotland David Jenkins, Allan Wells, Cameron Sharp, Drew McMaster 39.96 Q
5 2   Jamaica Errol Quarrie, Colin Bradford, Oliver Heywood, Floyd Brown 40.03 Q
6 1   England Brian Green, Timothy Bonsor, Leslie Hoyte, Trevor Hoyte 40.36 q
7 2   Australia Don Wright, Paul Narracott, Maxwell Binnington, Richard Hopkins 40.61 Q
8 2   Bermuda Calvin Dill, Dennis Trott, Gregory Simons, Kimberley Wade 40.74 q
9 2   Kenya Alex Mutunga, John Mwebi, Peter Kipkirong, Tochi Mochache 41.17
10 1   New Zealand Bevan Smith, Graeme French, Phillip Mills, Ross Pownall 41.40
11 1   Gambia Banana Jarju, Bamba Njie, Bambo Fatty, Ousman N'Dure 43.17

Final

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Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
  7   Scotland David Jenkins, Allan Wells, Cameron Sharp, Drew McMaster 39.24 NR
  4   Trinidad and Tobago Edwin Noel, Hasely Crawford, Christopher Brathwaite, Ephraim Serrette 39.29
  8   Jamaica Errol Quarrie, Colin Bradford, Oliver Heywood, Floyd Brown 39.33
4 3   Canada Desai Williams, Hugh Fraser, Marvin Nash, Cole Doty 39.60
5 1   Ghana Albert Lomotey, Ernest Obeng, George Enchill, Ohene Karikari 39.73
6 5   England Brian Green, Timothy Bonsor, Leslie Hoyte, Trevor Hoyte 40.05
7 6   Australia Don Wright, Paul Narracott, Maxwell Binnington, Richard Hopkins 40.24
8 2   Bermuda Calvin Dill, Dennis Trott, Gregory Simons, Kimberley Wade 40.33

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-23.