1997 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 4 x 100 metres relay
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The 4 x 100 metres relay
at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics
was held at the Olympic Stadium
on August 9 and August 10.
} (Brian Lewis, Tim Montgomery
, Dennis Mitchell
, Maurice Greene
) DNF
} (Donovan Powell
, Dennis Mowatt, Garth Robinson
, Cawley Elston) DNS
} DNS
} (Eric Pacome N'Dri
, Jean-Olivier Zirignon
, Ahmed Douhou
, Ibrahim Meité
) DQ
} DNS
} (Alexandros Yenovelis, Thomas Sbokos, Georgios Panagiotopoulos, Aggelos Pavlakakis) DNF
} (Aleksey Chikhachov, Serhiy Osovych, Igor Strakh, Vladyslav Dolohodin) DNF
} (Emmanuel Bangué, Frédéric Krantz, Olivier Théophile, Stéphane Cali) DQ
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
was held at the Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Athens)
The Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" , is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is named after the first modern Olympic marathon race winner in 1896, Spiros Louis.-History:...
on August 9 and August 10.
Medals
 CanadaRobert Esmie Robert Esmie Robert Esmie is a Canadian athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.... Glenroy Gilbert Glenroy Gilbert Glenroy John Gilbert is a Canadian former athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.... Bruny Surin Bruny Surin Bruny Surin is a Canadian athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.-Career:... Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games. He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m... |
 NigeriaOsmond Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria. Together with Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu and Davidson Ezinwa he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics.... Olapade Adeniken Olapade Adeniken Olapade Adeniken is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres,and is the father of Michael Adeniken.... Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds... Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria.He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay... |
 United KingdomDarren Braithwaite Darren Braithwaite Darren Braithwaite is a retired British sprinter.Braithwaite was a member of the British team which set a world indoor record for the rarely contested 4 x 200 metres relay on 3 March 1991 in Glasgow... Darren Campbell Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell MBE is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay... Douglas Walker Douglas Walker Douglas Walker , commonly known as Dougie Walker, is a former Scottish sprinter.Educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, in 1998 he became European champion in both 200 metres and 4x100m relay. With 31.56s he is the European record holder in 300 metres, although this distance is rarely run... Julian Golding Julian Golding Julian Emmanuel Golding is an English sprinter.Julian Golding was born in Harlesden North West London. He enjoyed playing all sports before taking up athletics seriously in 1991... |
Heats
All times shown are in seconds.Heat 1
Ghana (Abu DuahAbu DuahAbu Duah is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.Duah finished fifth in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Eric Nkansah, Aziz Zakari and Emmanuel Tuffour...
, Eric NkansahEric NkansahEric Nkansah Appiah is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He is one of the current national record holders in 4 x 100 m relay with 38,12 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Championships in Athens where the Ghanaian team finished fifth in the final.Participating in the 2004 Summer...
, Aziz ZakariAziz ZakariAziz Zakari is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres. He was born in Accra, Ghana.Participating in the 2000 Summer Olympics, he made it to the final of the 100 metres, but failed to finish after becoming injured at about the 35m mark.Also participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he...
, Emmanuel TuffourEmmanuel TuffourEmmanuel Tuffour is a retired Ghanaian sprinter. His best performance in a global event was a seventh place at the 1993 World Championships, but at the 1992 Olympics he failed to qualify for the final by 0.01 second...
) 38.41 Q (NR)
Sweden (Patrik Lövgren, Torbjörn Mårtensson, Torbjörn Eriksson, Peter Karlsson) 39.04 Q (SB)
Ukraine (Aleksey Chikhachov, Serhiy Osovych, Oleh Kramarenko, Vladyslav Dolohodin) 39.32 Q (SB)
Mexico (Carlos Villaseñor, Alejandro Banda, Jaime de Jesus Lopez, Juan Pedro ToledoJuan Pedro ToledoJuan Pedro Toledo Domínguez is a sprint athlete from Mexico. He twice won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...
) 39.93
} (Brian Lewis, Tim Montgomery
Tim Montgomery
Timothy Montgomery is a former American athlete. In 2005, he was stripped of his records – including a now void 100m world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002 – after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs...
, Dennis Mitchell
Dennis Mitchell
Dennis Allen Mitchell is a former American college and international track and field athlete, whose team won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meters relay race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.- Athletic career :...
, Maurice Greene
Maurice Greene (athlete)
Maurice Greene is a retired American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion...
) DNF
} (Donovan Powell
Donovan Powell
Donovan Powell is a former sprinter who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres events. He is the brother of Asafa Powell, a former 100 m world record holder....
, Dennis Mowatt, Garth Robinson
Garth Robinson
Garth B. Robinson is a retired male track and field athlete from Jamaica. Robinson won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-01-26....
, Cawley Elston) DNS
} DNS
Heat 2
Brazil (Vicente de LimaVicente de LimaVicente Lenílson de Lima is a Brazilian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and the 4×100 metres relay.De Lima represented Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
, Claudinei da SilvaClaudinei da SilvaClaudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team....
, Robson da SilvaRobson da SilvaRobson Caetano da Silva is the most successful Brazilian sprinter to date. He participated in four consecutive Olympic Summer Games and won the bronze medal over 200 metres in the 1988 Seoul Olympics as well as in the 4×100 m relay in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.Possibly Da Silva's greatest...
, Édson Luciano Ribeiro) 38.31 Q (AR)- Canada (Carlton ChambersCarlton ChambersCarlton Chambers is a retired sprint athlete from Canada, and a winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He only ran in the preliminary heats, the final race was won by Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, and Donovan Bailey...
, Glenroy GilbertGlenroy GilbertGlenroy John Gilbert is a Canadian former athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics....
, Bruny SurinBruny SurinBruny Surin is a Canadian athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.-Career:...
, Donovan BaileyDonovan BaileyDonovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games. He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m...
) 38.36 Q (SB) 
Japan (Satoru Inoue, Koji ItoKoji Itois a retired Japanese track and field sprinter. He is a former Asian record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and still holds the indoor record as well as the 4×400 metres relay record....
, Hiroyasu TsuchieHiroyasu Tsuchieis a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:...
, Nobuharu AsaharaNobuharu Asaharais a Japanese former athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and long jump. He won the 100 m at the Japanese national championship on five occasions in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and he took part in the Olympics four times in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008...
) 38.44 Q (AR)- Nigeria (Osmond EzinwaOsmond EzinwaOsmond Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria. Together with Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu and Davidson Ezinwa he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics....
, Olapade AdenikenOlapade AdenikenOlapade Adeniken is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres,and is the father of Michael Adeniken....
, Francis ObikweluFrancis ObikweluFrancis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...
, Davidson EzinwaDavidson EzinwaDavidson Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria.He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay...
) 38.46 q 
Portugal (Paulo Neves, Mário Barbosa, Paulo Figueiredo, Carlos CaladoCarlos CaladoCarlos Nuno Tavares Calado is an athlete from Portugal and S.L. Benfica, who specialises in the long jump....
) 39.37 (SB)
Slovenia (Marko Štor, Urban Acman, Tomaz Božic, Gregor Breznik) 39.62 (NR)
New Zealand (Augustine Nketia, Chris DonaldsonChris DonaldsonChris Donaldson is a New Zealand sprinter who represented New Zealand at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the son of film director Roger Donaldson. He also competed at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games...
, Paul GibbonsPaul GibbonsPaul Kendall Gibbons is a retired pole vaulter from New Zealand. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the qualifying round with no official mark. Gibbons set his personal best in 1992 and equalled it in 1997.-Personal bests:-References:**...
, Donald MacDonald) 39.66
Liberia (Kouty Mawenh, Sayon CooperSayon CooperSayon Cooper is a retired Liberian sprinter. He is a graduate of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas where he earned the 1997 NCAA Division II championship in both the 100 m and 200 m dashes...
, Robert M. Dennis, Edward Neufville) 39.90 (NR)
Heat 3
- United Kingdom (Darren CampbellDarren CampbellDarren Andrew Campbell MBE is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay...
, Marlon DevonishMarlon DevonishMarlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent...
, Darren BraithwaiteDarren BraithwaiteDarren Braithwaite is a retired British sprinter.Braithwaite was a member of the British team which set a world indoor record for the rarely contested 4 x 200 metres relay on 3 March 1991 in Glasgow...
, Julian GoldingJulian GoldingJulian Emmanuel Golding is an English sprinter.Julian Golding was born in Harlesden North West London. He enjoyed playing all sports before taking up athletics seriously in 1991...
) 38.47 Q (SB) 
Early Modern France (Emmanuel BanguéEmmanuel BanguéEmmanuel Bangué is a French long jumper, best known for finishing fourth at the 1996 Olympic Games. His personal best is 8.25 metres, achieved in September 1996 in Tomblaine.-Achievements:-External links:...
, Frédéric KrantzFrédéric KrantzFrédéric Krantz is a French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.At the 1998 European Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Thierry Lubin, Christophe Cheval and Needy Guims...
, Olivier Théophile, Stéphane Cali) 38.80 Q (SB)
Spain (Frutos FeoFrutos FeoFrutos Feo Pérez is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Venancio José, Jordi Mayoral and Carlos Berlanga.His personal best time is 10.22 seconds, achieved in July 1996 in...
, Venancio JoséVenancio JoséVenancio José Murcía is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.He finished seventh in 4x100 m relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Frutos Feo, Jordi Mayoral and Carlos Berlanga.His personal best 100 metres time is 10.17 seconds, achieved in...
, Jordi MayoralJordi MayoralJordi Antônio Mayoral Rodríguez is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished seventh in 4x100 m relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Frutos Feo, Venancio José and Carlos Berlanga.His personal best time is 20.63 seconds, achieved in July 1995...
, Francisco Javier Navarro) 38.87 Q
Poland (Marcin Krzywański, Dariusz Adamczyk, Piotr BalcerzakPiotr BalcerzakPiotr Balcerzak is a former Polish sprint athlete. He achieved the most success with the Polish 4 x 100 meters relay.He is married to another Polish sprinter, Joanna Niełacna.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outdoor...
, Ryszard PilarczykRyszard PilarczykRyszard Pilarczyk is a former Polish athlete specializing in sprinting events.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outoors*100m 10.26 *200m 20.69 Indoors*60m 6.59...
) 39.00 q (SB)
The Bahamas (Renward WellsRenward WellsRenward Ricardo Wells is a retired Bahamian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He competed at the Carifta Games in 1986 in Guadeloupe where he won a Bronze metal in the 400 meters...
, Andrew TynesAndrew TynesAndrew Tynes is a retired Bahamian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won gold medals at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships, and a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.His personal best time was 20.22 seconds,...
, Dennis DarlingDennis DarlingDennis Darling is a Bahamian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He is currently track and field Assistant Coach at Texas Christian University....
, Joseph Styles) 39.09 q (NR)
Republic of Ireland (Kevin Cogley, Gary RyanGary RyanGary Ryan is a former Irish sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. On retirement he worked for the Irish athletics association as Director of Coaching before leaving in January, 2009 for a position with the National University of Ireland, Galway.Ryan won the bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres...
, Tom Comyns, Neil Ryan) 39.46 (NR)
Cameroon (Alfred MoussambaniAlfred MoussambaniAlfred Émile Moussambani is a Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.Together with Serge Mbegomo, Claude Toukene and Joseph Batangdon he finished seventh in the 4 x 100 m relay final at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....
, Issa-Aimé NthépéIssa-Aimé NthépéIssa-Aimé Nthépé is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Cameroon in 1999....
, Serge BengonoSerge BengonoSerge Bengono is a Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the World Championships in 2001 and 2003 without reaching the final....
, Claude Toukene) 39.73
} (Eric Pacome N'Dri
Eric Pacome N'Dri
Éric Pacôme N'Dri is an Ivorian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus securing qualification to the second round. He then achieved eighth place in his second round heat, thus failing to secure...
, Jean-Olivier Zirignon
Jean-Olivier Zirignon
Jean-Olivier Zirignon is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, together with teammates Ouattara Lagazane, Frank Waota and Ibrahim Meité.On the individual level, Zirignon won a silver medal at the...
, Ahmed Douhou
Ahmed Douhou
Ahmed Douhou is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Côte d'Ivoire in 2002....
, Ibrahim Meité
Ibrahim Meité
Ibrahim Meité is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.Meité finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, together with teammates Ouattara Lagazane, Jean-Olivier Zirignon and Frank Waota.Participating in the 2000 Summer Olympics, he...
) DQ
Heat 4
Cuba (Alfredo García-BaróAlfredo García-BaróAlfredo García-Baró is a Cuban sprinter specializing in the 100 metres.He finished fourth with the Cuban 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 1997 and 1999 World Championships. 2000 Olympic relay bronze medalists Iván García and Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda were part of the team on both...
, Misael OrtízMisael OrtízMisael Ortiz in Pinar del Rio, is a Cuban sprinter specializing in the 200 metres.He finished fourth with the Cuban 4 x 100 metres relay team, which consisted of Alfredo García-Baró, Ortíz, Iván García and Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda, at the 1997 World Championships...
, Iván GarcíaIván GarcíaIván 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...
, Luis Alberto Pérez-RiondaLuis Alberto Pérez-RiondaLuis Alberto Pérez-Rionda is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. His personal best of 10.18 was set in 1997.-References:*...
) 38.64 Q (SB)
Greece (Alexandros YenovelisAlexandros YenovelisAlexandros Yenovelis is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He competed in relay at the 1996 Olympic Games and the World Championships in 1993, 1995 and 1997, and in the individual distance at the 1993 and 1995 World Indoor Championships, without reaching the final.His...
, Thomas SbokosThomas SbokosThomas Sbokos is a Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade and finished fourth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships...
, Georgios PanagiotopoulosGeorgios PanagiotopoulosGeorgios Panagiotopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships finished seventh at the 1994 European Championships, won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and finished fifth at the 1997 World...
, Aggelos Pavlakakis) 38.74 Q (NR)
Italy (Andrea Amici, Giovanni PuggioniGiovanni PuggioniGiovanni Puggioni is an Italian retired sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.Puggioni was born in Sassari, Sardinia. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.44 seconds, achieved at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1995...
, Carlo Occhiena, Sandro FlorisSandro FlorisSandro Floris is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.His personal best 200 metres time was 20.68 seconds, achieved in June 1996 in Rome. His personal best 100 metres time was 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1994 in Nuoro.-Achievements:-References:...
) 38.97 Q
Qatar (Jassim Abbas, Sultan Mohamed Al-Sheib, Sulaiman Jama Yusuf, Saad Al-Kuwari) 39.05 q (NR)
Hungary (Viktor KovácsViktor KovácsViktor Kovács is a Hungarian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres.He finished seventh with the Hungarian 4 x 100 metres relay team, which consisted of Kovács, Gábor Dobos, Roland Németh and Zsolt Szeglet, at the 1999 World Championships.His personal best time over 100 m is 10.31 seconds,...
, Miklós Gyulai, Szabolcs Alexa, Gábor DobosGábor DobosGábor Dobos is a Hungarian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished fifth in the 60 metres at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham. His personal best time over 100 m is 10.17 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Budapest...
) 39.38 (SB)
Australia (Ryan Witnish, Damien MarshDamien MarshDamien Marsh is a former Australian 100 metre and 200 metre sprint champion.A native of Goondiwindi, Queensland, Marsh finest moment as a sprinter was winning the 1995 IAAF Grand Prix Final in Monaco in a time of 10.13, defeating a field of the world's top sprinters. This bettered his own...
, Steve BrimacombeSteve BrimacombeSteve Brimacombe is an Australian athletics coach and former runner.Under the tutelage of renowned Scottish coach Jim Bradley , Brimacombe won the 1991 Stawell Gift. A fortnight after winning the Australian 200m title, Brimacombe finished 2nd in the 1994 Stawell Gift off scratch...
, Rod Mapstone) 39.39 (SB)
} DNS
Heat 1
- Ghana (Abu Duah, Eric Nkansah, Aziz Zakari, Emmanuel Tuffour) 38.12 Q (NR)
- United Kingdom (Dwain ChambersDwain ChambersDwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second...
, Darren Campbell, Darren Braithwaite, Julian Golding) 38.25 Q (SB) - Spain (Frutos Feo, Venancio José, Jordi Mayoral, Carlos BerlangaCarlos Berlanga (athlete)Carlos Berlanga is a retired Spanish sprinter, who specialized in the 100 metres.Berlanga finished seventh in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Frutos Feo, Venancio José and Jordi Mayoral...
) 38.60 Q (NR) - Early Modern France (Emmanuel Bangué, Frédéric Krantz, Olivier Théophile, Stéphane Cali) 38.71 Q (SB)
- Italy (Andrea Amici, Giovanni Puggioni, Carlo Occhiena, Sandro Floris) 38.77
- Poland (Marcin Krzywański, Dariusz Adamczyk, Piotr Balcerzak, Ryszard Pilarczyk) 38.79 (SB)
- Qatar (Jassim Abbas, Sultan Mohamed Al-Sheib, Sulaiman Jama Yusuf, Saad Al-Kuwari) 39.53
} (Alexandros Yenovelis, Thomas Sbokos, Georgios Panagiotopoulos, Aggelos Pavlakakis) DNF
Heat 2
- Nigeria (Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa) 37.94 Q (WL)
- Cuba (Alfredo García-Baró, Misael Ortíz, Iván García, Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda) 38.06 Q (SB)
- Canada (Robert EsmieRobert EsmieRobert Esmie is a Canadian athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics....
, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey) 38.15 Q (SB) - Brazil (Vicente de Lima, Claudinei da Silva, Robson da Silva, Édson Luciano Ribeiro) 38.17 Q (AR)
- Japan (Satoru Inoue, Koji Ito, Hiroyasu Tsuchie, Nobuharu Asahara) 38.89 (AR)
- Sweden (Patrik Lövgren, Torbjörn Mårtensson, Torbjörn Eriksson, Peter Karlsson) 39.04 (SB)
- The Bahamas (Renward Wells, Andrew Tynes, Dennis Darling, Joseph Styles) 39.12
} (Aleksey Chikhachov, Serhiy Osovych, Igor Strakh, Vladyslav Dolohodin) DNF
Final
- Canada (Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey) 37.86 (WL)
- Nigeria (Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken, Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa) 38.07
- United Kingdom (Darren Braithwaite, Darren Campbell, Douglas WalkerDouglas WalkerDouglas Walker , commonly known as Dougie Walker, is a former Scottish sprinter.Educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, in 1998 he became European champion in both 200 metres and 4x100m relay. With 31.56s he is the European record holder in 300 metres, although this distance is rarely run...
, Julian Golding) 38.14 (SB) - Cuba (Alfredo García-Baró, Misael Ortíz, Iván García, Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda) 38.15
- Ghana (Abu Duah, Eric Nkansah, Aziz Zakari, Emmanuel Tuffour) 38.26
- Brazil (Vicente de Lima, Claudinei da Silva, Robson da Silva, Édson Luciano Ribeiro) 38.48
- Spain (Frutos Feo, Venancio José, Jordi Mayoral, Carlos Berlanga) 38.72
} (Emmanuel Bangué, Frédéric Krantz, Olivier Théophile, Stéphane Cali) DQ