Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
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| Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
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[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
 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[edit]
| Place | Nation | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
Heat 1[edit]
| Place | Nation | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| Place | Nation | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| Place | Nation | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
- ^ "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.