Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

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

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was held on 2 and 3 February at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.[1] In the heats of the race some of the biggest medal favourites, England, Australia, and Trinidad and Tobago were disqualified for a change outside the takeover zone. All three teams protested the decision but to no avail.[2] In their absence, Kenya took gold followed by Scotland and Jamaica.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Kenya Samson Kitur Stephen Mwanzia David Kitur Simeon Kipkemboi	Scotland Mark Davidson Tom McKean David Strang Brian Whittle Duncan Mathieson*	Jamaica Clive Wright Devon Morris Trevor Graham Howard Burnett John Mair*

* Athletes who competed in heats only and received medals.

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	Kenya	Samson Kitur, Stephen Mwanzia, David Kitur, Simeon Kipkemboi	3:03.55	Q
2	1	Jamaica	John Mair	3:05.26	Q
3	2	New Zealand		3:08.18	Q
4	1	Canada	Mike McLean, Steve O'Brien, Paul Osland, Anton Skerritt	3:08.69	Q
5	1	Scotland	Duncan Mathieson, Brian Whittle	3:10.89	Q
6	2	Pakistan	Bashir Ahmad, Muhammad Fayyaz, Bahre Karam, Muhammad Sadaqat	3:12.95	Q
7	1	Seychelles	Giovanny Fanny, Percy Larame, Philip Sinon, Joseph Adam	3:18.57	q
	2	Australia	Leigh Miller, Mark Garner, Robert Stone, Robert Ballard	DQ
	2	England	Kriss Akabusi, Lawrence Lynch, Todd Bennett, Roger Black	DQ
	2	Trinidad and Tobago	Alvin Daniel, Eugene Matthews, Neil de Silva, Patrick Delice	DQ

Final

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	Kenya	Samson Kitur, Stephen Mwanzia, David Kitur, Simeon Kipkemboi	3:02.48	GR
	Scotland	Mark Davidson, Tom McKean, David Strang, Brian Whittle	3:04.68
	Jamaica	Clive Wright, Devon Morris, Trevor Graham, Howard Burnett	3:04.96
4	New Zealand	Darren Dale, Andrew Collins, Anthony Green, Dale McClunie	3:06.23
5	Canada	Mike McLean, Steve O'Brien, Paul Osland, Anton Skerritt	3:06.73
6	Pakistan	Bashir Ahmad, Muhammad Fayyaz, Bahre Karam, Muhammad Sadaqat	3:11.90
7	Seychelles	Giovanny Fanny, Percy Larame, Philip Sinon, Joseph Adam	3:18.22

References

1. "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
2. "The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on February 3, 1990 · Page 33".

• Heats results