Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
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These are the official results of the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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United States (USA) Vince Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans | Kenya (KEN) Charles Asati Munyoro Nyamau Naftali Bon Daniel Rudisha | West Germany (FRG) Helmar Müller Manfred Kinder Gerhard Hennige Martin Jellinghaus |
Final
Place | Nation | Athletes | Time |
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1 | United States (USA) | Vince Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans | 2:56,1 WR |
2 | Kenya (KEN) | Charles Asati Munyoro Nyamau Naftali Bon Daniel Rudisha | 2:59,6 |
3 | West Germany (FRG) | Helmar Müller Manfred Kinder Gerhard Hennige Martin Jellinghaus | 3:00,5 |
4 | Poland (POL) | Stanisław Grędziński Jan Balachowski Jan Werner Andrzej Badeński | 3:00,5 |
5 | Great Britain (GBR) | Martin Winbolt-Lewis Colin Campbell David Hemery John Sherwood | 3:01,2 |
6 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | George Simon Euric Bobb Benedict Cayenne Edwin Roberts | 3:04,5 |
7 | Italy (ITA) | Sergio Ottolina Giacomo Puosi Furio Fusi Sergio Bello | 3:04,6 |
8 | France (FRA) | Jean-Claude Nallet Jacques Carette Gilles Bertould Jean-Pierre Boccardo | 3:07,5 |
Heats
Heat 1
Place | Nation | Athletes | Time |
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1 | United States | Vince Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans | 3:00.71 |
2 | Kenya | Charles Asati Munyoro Nyamau Naftali Bon Daniel Rudisha | 3:00.84 |
3 | Italy | Sergio Ottolina Giacomo Puosi Furio Fusi Sergio Bello | 3:04.93 |
4 | East Germany | Hartmut Schwabe Dieter Fromm Wolfgang Müller Michael Zerbes | 3:07.00 |
5 | Dominican Republic | Rolando Gómez José L'Oficial Radhamés Mora David Soriano | 3:19.42 |
Heat 2
Place | Nation | Athletes | Time |
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1 | Poland | Stanisław Grędziński Jan Balachowski Jan Werner Andrzej Badeński | 3:03.02 |
2 | Great Britain | Martin Winbolt-Lewis Colin Campbell Dave Hemery John Sherwood | 3:03.67 |
3 | Nigeria | Mamman Makama David Ejoke Musa Dogon Yaro Anthony Egwunyenga | 3:05.78 |
4 | Senegal | Amadou Gakou Daour M'baye Guèye Papa M'Baye N'Diaye Mamadou Sarr | 3:06.94 |
Heat 3
Place | Nation | Athletes | Time |
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1 | West Germany | Helmar Müller Gerhard Hennige Manfred Kinder Martin Jellinghaus | 3:03.90 |
2 | Trinidad and Tobago | George Simon Euric Bobb Ben Cayenne Edwin Roberts | 3:04.55 |
3 | France | Jacques Carette Gilles Bertould Jean-Pierre Boccardo Christian Nicolau | 3:04.69 |
4 | Cuba | Carlos Martínez Eddy Téllez Miguel Olivera Rodobaldo Díaz | 3:05.28 |
5 | Venezuela | Víctor Patíñez Raúl Dome Víctor Maldonado José Jacinto Hidalgo | 3:07.65 |
6 | Mexico | Melesio Piña Salvador Medina Carlos Castro Francisco Sardo | 3:08.19 |
7 | Canada | Ross MacKenzie Brian MacLaren Bill Crothers Wes Brooker | 3:09,70 |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- Results