# Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 25 nations competing.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| United States (USA) Michael Marsh Leroy Burrell Dennis Mitchell Carl Lewis James Jett* | Nigeria (NGR) Oluyemi Kayode Chidi Imoh Olapade Adeniken Davidson Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa* | Cuba (CUB) Andrés Simón Joel Lamela Joel Isasi Jorge Aguilera |
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 37.50 | Carl Lewis Andre Cason Dennis Mitchell Leroy Burrell | Tokyo (JPN) | September 1, 1991 |
| Olympic Record | 37.83 | Sam Graddy Ron Brown Calvin Smith Carl Lewis | Los Angeles (USA) | August 11, 1984 |
The United States set a new world record in the final.

## Final

* Held on August 8, 1992
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
| | United States (USA) | • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis | 37.40 WR |
| | Nigeria (NGR) | • Oluyemi Kayode • Chidi Imoh • Olapade Adeniken • Davidson Ezinwa | 37.98 |
| | Cuba (CUB) | • Andrés Simón • Joel Lamela • Joel Isasi • Jorge Aguilera | 38.00 |
| 4. | Great Britain (GBR) | • Marcus Adam • Tony Jarrett • John Regis • Linford Christie | 38.08 |
| 5. | Unified Team (EUN) | • Pavel Galkin • Edvin Ivanov • Andrey Fedoriv • Vitaliy Savin | 38.17 |
| 6. | Japan (JPN) | • Shinji Aoto • Hisatsugu Suzuki • Satoru Inoue • Tatsuo Sugimoto | 38.77 |
| 7. | Austria (AUT) | • Christoph Pöstinger • Thomas Renner • Andreas Berger • Franz Ratzenberger | 39.30 |
| 8. | Ivory Coast (CIV) | • Frank Waota • Jean-Olivier Zirignon • Gilles Bogui • Ouattara Lagazane | 39.31 |

## Semifinals

* Heat 1
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
| 1. | United States (USA) | • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis | 38.14 |
| 2. | Cuba (CUB) | • Andrés Simón • Joel Lamela • Joel Isasi • Jorge Aguilera | 38.49 |
| 3. | Unified Team (EUN) | • Pavel Galkin • Edvin Ivanov • Andrey Fedoriv • Vitaliy Savin | 38.69 |
| 4. | Japan (JPN) | • Shinji Aoto • Hisatsugu Suzuki • Satoru Inoue • Tatsuo Sugimoto | 38.81 |
| 5. | France (FRA) | • Max Morinière • Daniel Sangouma • Gilles Quénéhervé • Bruno Marie-Rose | 39.02 |
| 6. | Ghana (GHA) | • John Myles-Mills • Eric Akogyiram • Emmanuel Tuffour • Samuel Nelson Boateng | 39.28 |
| 7. | Sierra Leone (SLE) | • Francis Keita • Denton Guy-Williams • Paul Parkinson • Sanusi Turay | 40.46 |
| — | Mexico (MEX) | • Genaro Rojas • Eduardo Nava • Raymundo Escalante • Alejandro Cárdenas | DSQ |
* Heat 2
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
| 1. | Nigeria (NGR) | • Oluyemi Kayode • Chidi Imoh • Olapade Adeniken • Davidson Ezinwa | 38.21 |
| 2. | Great Britain (GBR) | • Tony Jarrett • John Regis • Marcus Adam • Linford Christie | 38.64 |
| 3. | Austria (AUT) | • Christoph Pöstinger • Thomas Renner • Andreas Berger • Franz Ratzenberger | 39.34 |
| 4. | Ivory Coast (CIV) | • Frank Waota • Jean-Olivier Zirignon • Gilles Bogui • Ouattara Lagazane | 39.46 |
| 5. | Spain (ESP) | • Javier Arqués • Enrique Talavera • Juan Trapero • Sergio López | 39.62 |
| 6. | Thailand (THA) | • Kriengkrai Nalom • Seksarn Boonrat • Niti Piyapan • Visut Watanasin | 39.73 |
| 7. | Togo (TOG) | • Kouami Aholou • Boevi Youlou Lawson • Kokou Franck Amegnigan • Kossi Akoto | 39.84 |
| — | Canada (CAN) | • Ben Johnson • Glenroy Gilbert • Atlee Mahorn • Bruny Surin | DNF |

## Heats

First 3 teams of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Cuba (CUB) | Andrés Simón, Joel Lamela, Joel Isasi, Jorge Aguilera | 38.81 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | United States (USA) | Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, James Jett | 38.95 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Nigeria (NGR) | Osmond Ezinwa, Chidi Imoh, Olapade Adeniken, Davidson Ezinwa | 38.98 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Japan (JPN) | Shinji Aoto, Hisatsugu Suzuki, Satoru Inoue, Tatsuo Sugimoto | 39.16 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Canada (CAN) | Ben Johnson, Glenroy Gilbert, Peter Ogilvie, Bruny Surin | 39.34 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | France (FRA) | Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Gilles Quénéhervé, Bruno Marie-Rose | 39.49 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Spain (ESP) | Javier Arqués, Enrique Talavera, Juan Trapero, Sergio López | 39.60 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | Tony Jarrett, Jason John, Marcus Adam, Linford Christie | 39.73 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Mexico (MEX) | Genaro Rojas, Eduardo Nava, Raymundo Escalante, Alejandro Cárdenas | 39.77 | q |
| 10 | 1 | Togo (TOG) | Kouame Aholou, Boevi Youlou Lawson, Kokou Franck Amegnigan, Kossi Akoto | 39.77 | q |
| 11 | 3 | Austria (AUT) | Christoph Pöstinger, Thomas Renner, Andreas Berger, Franz Ratzenberger | 39.86 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Thailand (THA) | Kriengkrai Narom, Seksarn Boonrat, Niti Piyapan, Visut Watanasin | 39.91 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | Frank Waota, Jean-Olivier Zirignon, Gilles Bogui, Ouattara Lagazane | 40.02 | q |
| 14 | 2 | Unified Team (EUN) | Pavel Galkin, Edvin Ivanov, Andrey Fedoriv, Vitaliy Savin | 40.07 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Sierra Leone (SLE) | Francis Keita, Denton Guy-Williams, Paul Parkinson, Sanusi Turay | 40.11 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Ghana (GHA) | John Myles-Mills, Eric Akogyiram, Emmanuel Tuffour, Samuel Nelson Boateng | 40.11 | q |
| 17 | 2 | Senegal (SEN) | Charles-Louis Seck, Amadou Mbaye, Seynou Loum, Oumar Loum | 40.13 | |
| 18 | 2 | Portugal (POR) | Luís Cunha, Pedro Curvelo, Luís Barroso, Pedro Agostinho | 40.30 | |
| 19 | 3 | Virgin Islands (ISV) | Derry Pemberton, Neville Hodge, Mitchell Peters, Wyndell Dickinson | 40.48 | |
| 20 | 3 | The Gambia (GAM) | Dawda Jallow, Momodou Sarr, Abdulieh Janneh, Lamin Marikong | 40.98 | |
| 21 | 4 | San Marino (SMR) | Nicola Selva, Manlio Molinari, Dominique Canti, Aldo Canti | 42.08 | |
| 22 | 4 | Bangladesh (BAN) | Golam Ambia, Mehdi Hasan, Shahanuddin Choudhury, Shah Jalal | 42.18 | |
| | 1 | Belize (BIZ) | Emery Gill, Elston Shaw, Michael Joseph, John Palacio | DQ | |
| | 2 | Republic of the Congo (CGO) | Medard Makanga, Michael Dzong, Armand Biniakounou, David N'Koua | DQ | |
| | 4 | Jamaica (JAM) | Michael Green, Rudolph Mighty, Anthony Wallace, Ray Stewart | DNF | |