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Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

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Men's 4 x 400 metres relay
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
 Kenya
Washington Njiri
Daniel Kimaiyo
Bill Koskei
Joel Ngetich
 Jamaica
Clive Barriffe
Bertland Cameron
Colin Bradford
Floyd Brown
Seymour Newman*
 Australia
John Higham
Chum Darvall
Garry Brown
Rick Mitchell

*Athletes who competed in heats only

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 2  Canada Frank Van Doorn, Brian Saunders, Dacre Bowen, Glenn Bogue 3:06.75 Q
2 2  Kenya Washington Njiri, Daniel Kimaiyo, Bill Koskei, Joel Ngetich 3:06.82 Q
3 2  England Terry Whitehead, Alan Pascoe, Richard Ashton, Glen Cohen 3:06.88 Q
4 2  Scotland Roger Jenkins, Paul Forbes, Peter Hoffman, David Jenkins 3:06.90 q
5 1  Jamaica Clive Barriffe, Bertland Cameron, Colin Bradford, Floyd Brown, Seymour Newman[2] 3:09.17 Q
6 1  Trinidad and Tobago Joseph Coombs, Mike Solomon, Mike Paul, Roy Astor 3:09.31 Q
7 1  Australia John Higham, Chum Darvall, Garry Brown, Rick Mitchell 3:09.32 Q
8 1  Antigua and Barbuda Elroy Turner, Cuthbert Jacobs, Lester Flax, Fred Sowerby 3:11.72 q
9 1  Wales Berwyn Price, Jeff Griffiths, Michael Delaney, Steve James 3:11.89
10 1  Saint Lucia Genevieve Nestor, Heligar Calderon, John Erysthee, Linus Ambrose 3:22.96
2  Bermuda DNS

Final

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Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya Washington Njiri, Daniel Kimaiyo, Bill Koskei, Joel Ngetich 3:03.54
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Jamaica Clive Barriffe, Bertland Cameron, Colin Bradford, Floyd Brown 3:04.00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia John Higham, Chum Darvall, Garry Brown, Rick Mitchell 3:04.23
4  Canada Frank Van Doorn, Brian Saunders, Dacre Bowen, Glenn Bogue 3:05.94
5  Trinidad and Tobago Joseph Coombs, Mike Solomon, Mike Paul, Roy Astor 3:06.73
6  Scotland Roger Jenkins, Paul Forbes, Peter Hoffman, David Jenkins 3:07.73
7  Antigua and Barbuda Elroy Turner, Cuthbert Jacobs, Lester Flax, Fred Sowerby 3:10.45
 England Terry Whitehead, Alan Pascoe, Glen Cohen, Richard Ashton DQ [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. ^ Exact composition of the team unknown
  3. ^ England had originally finished first in the same time as Kenya but were disqualified for jostling with the Kenyan team on the third leg