1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 4 x 400 metres relay

These are the official results of the Men's 4x400 metres
Relay race
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event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships
1993 World Championships in Athletics
The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations....

in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of eighteen participating nations, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 1993-08-22.

Final

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
	United States	• Andrew Valmon Andrew Valmon Andrew Orlando Valmon is an American former 400 meters runner.Valmon was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester Township, New Jersey. He attended college at Seton Hall University and graduated in 1987 with a degree in communications.Valmon won the silver medal at the World Indoor... • Quincy Watts Quincy Watts Quincy D. Watts is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Detroit, Michigan, Quincy Watts attended the University of Southern California where he excelled not only as an athlete but also as a wide receiver on the college football team... • Butch Reynolds Butch Reynolds Harry "Butch" Reynolds is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 meter dash. He held the world record for the event for eleven years with his personal best time of 43.29 seconds set in 1988. That year he was the silver medalist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and a... • Michael Johnson Michael Johnson (athlete) Michael Duane Johnson is a retired American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals. Johnson currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 m and 4 x 400 meters relay. He formerly held the world and Olympic record in the 200 m, and the world...	2:54.29
	Kenya	• Kennedy Ochieng Kennedy Ochieng Kennedy Ochieng is a retired Kenyan sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-External links:*... • Simon Kemboi Simon Kemboi Simon Kemboi is a retired sprinter from Kenya. He specialised in 400 metres. He is a World Championships and African Championships medalist, and competed at the Olympics.-Career:... • Abednego Matilu • Samson Kitur Samson Kitur Samson Kitur was a Kenyan athlete, and an Olympic medalist in 1992.Unlike most of his compatriots, who run in distances 800 metres and up, Kitur specialised in the 400 metres. He won the continental championship in 1991, and the next year he took the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics,...	2:59.82
	Germany	• Rico Lieder Rico Lieder Rico Lieder is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He competed for the clubs SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, LG Chemnitz and LAC Chemnitz during his active career.-Achievements:-References:... • Karsten Just Karsten Just Karsten Just is a retired East German sprinter. Just represented the sports club Berliner TSC.-Achievements:-References:... • Olaf Hense Olaf Hense Olaf Hense is a retired German hurdler.He competed at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Summer Olympics without reaching the final... • Thomas Schonlebe Thomas Schönlebe Thomas Schönlebe is a former German 400 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome...	2:59.99
4.	France	• Jean-Louis Rapnouil Jean-Louis Rapnouil Jean-Louis Rapnouil is a French athlete who specialises in the 400 meters. Rapnouil competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.- References :... • Pierre-Marie Hilaire Pierre-Marie Hilaire Pierre-Marie Hilaire is a French athlete who specializes in the 300 and 400 meters.Hilaire competed at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics .- references :... • Jacques Farraudière • Stéphane Diagana Stéphane Diagana Stéphane Diagana is a former French athlete who won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens over 400 metres hurdles. In 2002 he won the gold medal at the European Championships in Athletics in Munich in the same event. Diagana also set the European record of 47.37...	3:00.09
5.	Russia	• Dmitriy Kliger • Dmitriy Kosov • Mikhail Vdovin Mikhail Vdovin -Achievements:-External links:... • Dmitriy Golovastov	3:00.44
6.	Cuba	• Iván García Iván García Iván García Sánchez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor... • Héctor Herrera Héctor Herrera Héctor Herrera Ortiz is a retired 800 metres runner from Cuba who won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992, together with teammates Lázaro Martínez, Norberto Téllez and Roberto Hernández.... • Norberto Tellez Norberto Téllez Norberto Téllez is a retired Cuban runner.Originally a 400 metres runner who also enjoyed success in 4 x 400 metres relay, winning the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics, Téllez later converted to the 800 metres distance. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he ran in 1:42.85 and thereby improved the... • Roberto Hernandez Roberto Hernández (track athlete) Roberto Hernández Prendes is a retired Cuban sprints athlete who specialized in the 400 metres.Hernández' personal best for the 400 metres is 44.14 seconds, set in Seville, Spain in May 1990. For many years, this was the fastest time by anyone not from the USA...	3:00.46
7.	Jamaica	• Patrick O'Connor Patrick O'Connor (athlete) Patrick Earl O'Connor is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships, together with teammates Seymour Fagan, Devon Morris and Winthrop Graham.-Achievements:-References:*... • Dennis Blake Dennis Blake Dennis Anthony Blake is a retired male sprinter from Jamaica. He is a two-time Olympian, winning the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he ran in the qualifying heats.... • Danny McFarlane Danny McFarlane Danny McFarlane, OD is a Jamaican hurdler, who has won numerous international medals in individual and relay contests... • Gregory Haughton	3:01.44
8.	Bulgaria	• Stanislav Georgiev Stanislav Georgiev Stanislav Georgiev is a Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished eighth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, with teammates Tsvetoslav Stankulov, Kiril Raykov and Anton Ivanov.... • Tsvetoslav Stankulov Tsvetoslav Stankulov Tsvetoslav Stankulov is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He finished eighth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, with teammates Stanislav Georgiev, Kiril Raykov and Anton Ivanov. He also competed at the 1991 World Championships, without... • Kiril Raykov Kiril Raykov Kiril Raykov is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He finished eighth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, with teammates Stanislav Georgiev, Tsvetoslav Stankulov and Anton Ivanov. He also competed at the 1988 World Junior Championships without... • Anton Ivanov Anton Ivanov (athlete) Anton Ivanov is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He finished eighth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, with teammates Stanislav Georgiev, Tsvetoslav Stankulov and Kiril Raykov...	3:05.35

Heat 1

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	Germany	• Karsten Just Karsten Just Karsten Just is a retired East German sprinter. Just represented the sports club Berliner TSC.-Achievements:-References:... • Rico Lieder Rico Lieder Rico Lieder is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He competed for the clubs SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, LG Chemnitz and LAC Chemnitz during his active career.-Achievements:-References:... • Olaf Hense Olaf Hense Olaf Hense is a retired German hurdler.He competed at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Summer Olympics without reaching the final... • Thomas Schönlebe Thomas Schönlebe Thomas Schönlebe is a former German 400 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome...	3:01.26
2.	Bulgaria	• Stanislav Georgiev Stanislav Georgiev Stanislav Georgiev is a Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished eighth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, with teammates Tsvetoslav Stankulov, Kiril Raykov and Anton Ivanov.... • Tsvetoslav Stankulov Tsvetoslav Stankulov Tsvetoslav Stankulov is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He finished eighth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, with teammates Stanislav Georgiev, Kiril Raykov and Anton Ivanov. He also competed at the 1991 World Championships, without... • Kiril Raykov Kiril Raykov Kiril Raykov is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He finished eighth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, with teammates Stanislav Georgiev, Tsvetoslav Stankulov and Anton Ivanov. He also competed at the 1988 World Junior Championships without... • Anton Ivanov Anton Ivanov (athlete) Anton Ivanov is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He finished eighth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, with teammates Stanislav Georgiev, Tsvetoslav Stankulov and Kiril Raykov...	3:01.61 NR
3.	Jamaica	• Patrick O'Connor Patrick O'Connor (athlete) Patrick Earl O'Connor is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships, together with teammates Seymour Fagan, Devon Morris and Winthrop Graham.-Achievements:-References:*... • Dennis Blake Dennis Blake Dennis Anthony Blake is a retired male sprinter from Jamaica. He is a two-time Olympian, winning the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he ran in the qualifying heats.... • Danny McFarlane Danny McFarlane Danny McFarlane, OD is a Jamaican hurdler, who has won numerous international medals in individual and relay contests... • Gregory Haughton	3:01.70
4.	United Kingdom	• Du'aine Ladejo Du'aine Ladejo Du'aine Ladejo is an English-born athlete and television personality. In his sports career, he was best known for winning the 400 metres sprint gold medal at the 1994 European Championships and being a member of the United Kingdom and England 400 metre relay squads at the European Championships,... • Guy Bullock • Wayne McDonald • Ade Mafe Ade Mafe Adeoye "Ade" Mafe is a retired English sprinter. He was a fitness coach for West Bromwich Albion, having previously worked for Chelsea, Millwall and the Milton Keynes Dons....	3:02.15
5.	New Zealand	• Shaun Farrell Shaun Farrell Shaun Richard Farrell was a sprinter/middle distance runner who competed for New Zealand. He participated at the 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games competing in the 400m and 800m. He is the current New Zealand record holder over 400m.-Personal bests:-References:... • Nick Cowan • Darren Dale • Mark Keddell	3:05.84
6.	Thailand	• Chanond Keanchan • Sakorn Tongtip • Wirwat Poomipak • Yutthana Tonglek	3:08.60

Heat 2

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	United States	• Andrew Valmon Andrew Valmon Andrew Orlando Valmon is an American former 400 meters runner.Valmon was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester Township, New Jersey. He attended college at Seton Hall University and graduated in 1987 with a degree in communications.Valmon won the silver medal at the World Indoor... • Antonio Pettigrew Antonio Pettigrew Antonio Pettigrew was an American sprinter who specialized in the 400 meters. He was born in Macon, Georgia.... • Derek Mills Derek Mills Derek Mills was a 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. He has a career best of 44.13 in the 400m... • Michael Johnson Michael Johnson (athlete) Michael Duane Johnson is a retired American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals. Johnson currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 m and 4 x 400 meters relay. He formerly held the world and Olympic record in the 200 m, and the world...	2:58.72
2.	France	• Jacques Farraudiére • Pierre-Marie Hilaire Pierre-Marie Hilaire Pierre-Marie Hilaire is a French athlete who specializes in the 300 and 400 meters.Hilaire competed at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics .- references :... • Olivier Noirot • Jean-Louis Rapnouil Jean-Louis Rapnouil Jean-Louis Rapnouil is a French athlete who specialises in the 400 meters. Rapnouil competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.- References :...	3:01.70
3.	Japan	• Masayoshi Kan Masayoshi Kan Masayoshi Kan is a retired Japanese sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He won bronze medals in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1993 and 1995 World Indoor Championships... • Shunji Karube Shunji Karube is a retired Japanese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and occasionally the 400 metres.He teaches sports at Hosei University.-Achievements:-References:... • Yoshihiko Saito Yoshihiko Saito is a Japanese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.With a personal best time of 48.64 seconds, achieved in October 1998 in Kumamoto, he is a former Asian record holder. The Asian record currently belongs to Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily with 47.53 seconds, and the Japanese record to Dai... • Tomonari Ono	3:02.43
4.	Algeria	• Amar Hacini • Ismail Mariche • Kamel Talhaodi • Sadek Boumendil	3:03.63
5.	Mexico	• Raymundo Escalante • Juan Vallin • Josue Morales • Luis Karin Toledo	3:08.37
	Trinidad and Tobago		DNS

Heat 3

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	Kenya	• Abednego Matilu • Simon Kemboi Simon Kemboi Simon Kemboi is a retired sprinter from Kenya. He specialised in 400 metres. He is a World Championships and African Championships medalist, and competed at the Olympics.-Career:... • Samson Kitur Samson Kitur Samson Kitur was a Kenyan athlete, and an Olympic medalist in 1992.Unlike most of his compatriots, who run in distances 800 metres and up, Kitur specialised in the 400 metres. He won the continental championship in 1991, and the next year he took the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics,... • Kennedy Ochieng Kennedy Ochieng Kennedy Ochieng is a retired Kenyan sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-External links:*...	3:00.82
2.	Cuba	• Lázaro Martínez Lazaro Martínez Lázaro Martínez Despaigne is a retired Cuban sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. His personal best of 46.12 was set during the 1991 World Championships.... • Héctor Herrera Héctor Herrera Héctor Herrera Ortiz is a retired 800 metres runner from Cuba who won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992, together with teammates Lázaro Martínez, Norberto Téllez and Roberto Hernández.... • Norberto Téllez Norberto Téllez Norberto Téllez is a retired Cuban runner.Originally a 400 metres runner who also enjoyed success in 4 x 400 metres relay, winning the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics, Téllez later converted to the 800 metres distance. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he ran in 1:42.85 and thereby improved the... • Roberto Hernández	3:01.36
3.	Russia	• Dmitriy Kliger • Dmitriy Kosov • Innokentiy Zharov • Dmitriy Golovastov	3:01.51
4.	Italy	• Andrea Nuti Andrea Nuti Andrea Nuti is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.-Career:His personal best time is 45.35 seconds, achieved in July 1993 in Sestriere.... • Andrea Montanari Andrea Montanari Andrea Montanari is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He finished fourth in the 4x400 m relay at the 1990 European Championships, with teammates Vito Petrella, Roberto Ribaud and Andrea Nuti.... • Alessandro Aimar Alessandro Aimar Alessandro Aimar is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.76 seconds, achieved in July 1993 in Sestriere.-Achievements:-References:... • Marco Vaccari Marco Vaccari Marco Vaccari is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.47 seconds, achieved in June 1992 in Bologna.-Achievements:-References:...	3:01.85
5.	Nigeria	• Hassan Bosso Hassan Bosso Hassan Bosso is a retired Nigerian sprinter.Bosso finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics with teammates Emmanuel Okoli, Sunday Bada and Udeme Ekpeyong.-External links:... • Emmanuel Okoli Emmanuel Okoli Emmanuel Okoli is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. Okoli finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics with teammates Hassan Bosso, Sunday Bada and Udeme Ekpeyong.-References:... • Victor Omagbemi Victor Omagbemi Victor Omagbemi is a retired Nigerian sprinter. He won both the 100 and 200 metres at the 1992 African Championships.Ogbeide finished fourth in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships with teammates George Ogbeide, Olapade Adeniken and Davidson Ezinwa.He is married to Mary... • Sunday Bada Sunday Bada Sunday Bada is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres event.Bada won three medals at World Indoor Championships, including a gold medal in 1997....	3:02.64
	Uganda		DNS

Final

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

See also