Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

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The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on July 30–31.

In the final, Michael Blackwood of Jamaica was in the leading position when coming into the final stretch. He, however, dropped his baton when being overtaken by Matthew Elias from Wales and ultimately finished the race in fourth without a baton, which isn't allowed. England and Wales fought it out to the finishing line with England coming narrowly on top.[1][2]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Silver Bronze
 England
Jared Deacon
Sean Baldock
Chris Rawlinson
Daniel Caines
Mark Hylton*
Cori Henry*
 Wales
Timothy Benjamin
Iwan Thomas
Jamie Baulch
Matthew Elias
 Bahamas
Chris Brown
Troy McIntosh
Dominic Demeritte
Timothy Munnings
Carl Oliver*

* Athletes who competed in heats only and received medals.

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

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 2  England Mark Hylton, Cori Henry, Jared Deacon, Sean Baldock 3:04.01 Q
2 2  Wales Timothy Benjamin, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Matthew Elias 3:04.18 Q
3 2  South Africa Marcus la Grange, Jopie van Oudtshoorn, Leigh Julius, Arnaud Malherbe 3:04.31 Q
4 2  Australia Patrick Dwyer, Paul Pearce, Kris McCarthy, Clinton Hill 3:04.39 q
5 1  Jamaica Davian Clarke, Danny McFarlane, Pete Coley, Brandon Simpson 3:04.56 Q
6 1  Bahamas Timothy Munnings, Troy McIntosh, Carl Oliver, Chris Brown 3:04.73 Q
7 1  Sri Lanka Rohan Kumara, Ranga Wimalawansa, Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara, Sugath Thilakaratne 3:07.46 Q
8 1  Nigeria Musa Audu, Bola Gee Lawal, Tony Ogbeta, Fidelis Gadzama 3:07.93 q
9 1  Trinidad and Tobago Simon Pierre, Julian Raeburn, Sherridan Kirk, Damian Barry 3:08.66
10 1  Botswana Johnson Kubisa, Lulu Basinyi, Otukile Lekote, Oganeditse Moseki 3:09.04
11 2  Dominica Chris Lloyd, Clive Baron, Nabi Wallace, Micha Charles 3:16.81
2  Sierra Leone Sahr Thomas, Sockleh Sesay, Dauda Manasary, John Fuller DQ
2  Zimbabwe Jeffrey Masvanhise, Tawanda Chiwira, Lewis Banda, Talkmore Nyongani DQ

Final[edit]

Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England Jared Deacon, Sean Baldock, Chris Rawlinson, Daniel Caines 3:00.40
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Wales Timothy Benjamin, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Matthew Elias 3:00.41 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Bahamas Chris Brown, Troy McIntosh, Dominic Demeritte, Timothy Munnings 3:01.35
4  South Africa Marcus la Grange, Jopie van Oudtshoorn, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Arnaud Malherbe 3:01.83
5  Australia Tim Williams, Paul Pearce, Patrick Dwyer, Clinton Hill 3:02.22
6  Nigeria Tony Ogbeta, Bola Gee Lawal, Musa Audu, Fidelis Gadzama 3:11.16
 Sri Lanka Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara, Ranga Wimalawansa, Rohan Kumara, Sugath Thilakaratne DQ
 Jamaica Sanjay Ayre, Brandon Simpson, Danny McFarlane, Michael Blackwood DNF

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