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

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

Heats

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

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

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time
	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

References

^ "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.
^ "Official Report 1960 v.2 page 1". digital.la84.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

External links

[SR-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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