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Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

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Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates13 April (heats)
14 April (final)
Nations13
Winning time3:01.78
Medalists
gold medal    Botswana
silver medal    Bahamas
bronze medal    Jamaica
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The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 13 and 14 April 2018.[1]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record  United States
(Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson)
2:54.29 Stuttgart, Germany 22 August 1993
Games record  Jamaica
(Michael McDonald, Roxbert Martin, Greg Haughton, Davian Clarke)
2:59.03 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 21 September 1998

Schedule

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The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Friday 13 April 2018 12:05 First round
Saturday 14 April 2018 17:07 Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

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First round

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The first round consisted of two heats. The three fastest teams per heat (plus two fastest losers) advanced to the final.[3][4][5]

Heat 1
Rank Nation Athletes Result Notes Qual.
1  Botswana Leaname Maotoanong
Baboloki Thebe
Onkabetse Nkobolo
Isaac Makwala
3:05.71 SB Q
2  Kenya Collins Omae Gichana
Mike Mokamba Nyang'au
Peter Mwai Ndichu
Boniface Ontuga Mweresa
3:13.52 Q
3  Fiji Samuela Railoa
Aaron Powell
Kameli Sauduadua
Petero Veitaqomaki
3:19.19 Q
 England Matthew Hudson-Smith
Dwayne Cowan
Rabah Yousif
Jack Green
DNF Note
 Nigeria Orukpe Eraiyokan
Samson Nathaniel
Salihu Isah
Chidi Okezie
DQ R 163.3a
 Mozambique DNS
Heat 2
Rank Nation Athletes Result Notes Qual.
1  Jamaica Peter Matthews
Demish Gaye
Jamari Rose
Javon Francis
3:03.97 Q
2  India Jeevan Karekoppa Suresh
Jacob Amoj
Mohammad Anas Yahiya
Arokia Rajiv
3:04.05 Q
3  Bahamas O'Jay Ferguson
Alonzo Russell
Michael Mathieu
Ramon Miller
3:04.62 Q
4  Trinidad and Tobago Renny Quow
Deon Lendore
Lalonde Gordon
Machel Cedenio
3:05.84 q
5  Turks and Caicos Islands Angelo Garland
Ifeanyi Otuonye
Devante Gardiner
Frantzley Benjamin
3:13.70 NR q
 Australia Murray Goodwin
Daniel Mowen
Joshua Ralph
Steven Solomon
DQ R 170.20
 Papua New Guinea DNS

Final

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The medals were determined in the final.[2]

Rank Nation Athletes Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Botswana Leaname Maotoanong
Baboloki Thebe
Onkabetse Nkobolo
Isaac Makwala
3:01.78 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Bahamas O'Jay Ferguson
Teray Smith
Stephen Newbold
Alonzo Russell
3:01.92 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Jamaica Jermaine Gayle
Demish Gaye
Jamari Rose
Javon Francis
3:01.97 SB
4  Trinidad and Tobago Deon Lendore
Jereem Richards
Renny Quow
Machel Cedenio
3:02.85
5  Fiji Samuela Railoa
Aaron Powell
Kameli Sauduadua
Petero Veitaqomaki
3:15.10 SB
6  Turks and Caicos Islands Angelo Garland
Ifeanyi Otuonye
Frantzley Benjamin
Devante Gardiner
3:16.39
 India Dharun Ayyasamy
Jacob Amoj
Mohammad Anas Yahiya
Arokia Rajiv
DNF Note
 Kenya Collins Omae Gichana
Boniface Ontuga Mweresa
Aron Kipchumba Koech
Nicholas Kiplagat Bett
DQ R 170.20

References

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  1. ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's 4 × 400 metres relay". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Athletics | Men's 4 × 400m Relay - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ^ Athletics | Men's 4 × 400m Relay - Round 1 Results Summary (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 118. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ Athletics | Men's 4 × 400m Relay - Round 1 Heat 1/2 (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ Athletics | Men's 4 × 400m Relay - Round 1 Heat 2/2 (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.