Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There were a total number of 29 nations competing.

U.S. team who was defending the gold medal won in Los Angeles was favored to win the event, but fumbled an exchange in a heat and was disqualified.

A French team, including three members of the bronze medal-winning team here, would claim the world record two years later.

Medalists

Viktor BryzhinVladimir KrylovVladimir MuravyovVitaliy Savin Elliot BunneyLinford ChristieMike McFarlaneJohn Regis Bruno Marie-RoseMax MorinièreGilles QuénéhervéDaniel Sangouma

Records These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World record 37.83 Sam Graddy Ron Brown Calvin Smith Carl LewisLos Angeles (USA)August 11, 1984 Olympic record 37.83 Sam Graddy Ron Brown Calvin Smith Carl LewisLos Angeles (USA)August 11, 1984

Final

Held on Saturday October 1, 1988 RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME• Viktor Bryzhin• Vladimir Krylov• Vladimir Muravyov• Vitaliy Savin 38.19• Elliot Bunney• John Regis• Mike McFarlane• Linford Christie 38.28• Bruno Marie-Rose• Daniel Sangouma• Gilles Quénéhervé• Max Morinière 38.404.• Christopher Faulknor• Gregory Meghoo• Clive Wright• John Mair 38.475.• Ezio Madonia• Sandro Floris• Pierfrancesco Pavoni• Stefano Tilli 38.546.• Fritz Heer• Christian Haas• Peter Klein• Dirk Schweisfurth 38.557.• Desai Williams• Atlee Mahorn• Cyprian Enweani• Brian Morrison 38.938.• György Bakos• Laszlo Karaffa• István Tatar• Attila Kovács 39.19

Semifinals Heat 1 RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME1.• Bruno Marie-Rose• Daniel Sangouma• Gilles Queneherve• Max Moriniere 38.492.• Elliot Bunney• John Regis• Mike McFarlane• Linford Christie 38.523.• Christopher Faulknor• Gregory Meghoo• Clive Wright• John Mair 38.754.• Fritz Heer• Christian Haas• Peter Klein• Dirk Schweisfurth 38.755.• Shinji Aoto• Kenji Yamauchi• Koji Kurihara• Susumu Takano 38.906.• Victor Edet• Olapade Adeniken• Isiaq Adeyanju• Olatunji Olobia 39.057.• Nak-Kun Sung• Duk-Sup Shim• Bock-Sup Kim• Jae-Keun Chang 39.058.• Rashid Marzouq S. M. Al-Abdulla• Faraj Marzouqs. Abdulla• Saad Muftahmubarak• Talal Mansoor 41.19

Heat 2 RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME1.• Viktor Bryzhin• Vladimir Krylov• Vladimir Muravyov• Vitaliy Savin 38.552.• Ezio Madonia• Sandro Floris• Pierfrancesco Pavoni• Stefano Tilli 38.653.• György Bakos• Laszlo Karaffa• István Tatar• Attila Kovács 38.844.• Andrew Mowatt• Atlee Mahorn• Desai Williams• Brian Morrison 38.945.• John Myles-Mills• Eric Akogyiram• Salaam Gariba• Nelson Boateng 39.466.• Elkana Nyang'au• Kennedy Ondiek• Simon Kipkemboi• Peter Wekesa 39.47—• Tao Li• Jianming Cai• Feng Li• Chen Zheng DNF—• Arnaldo Abrantes• Pedro Curvelo• Pedro Agostinho• Luis Barroso DSQ

Qualifying heats

Heat 1 RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME1.• Bruno Marie-Rose• Daniel Sangouma• Gilles Queneherve• Max Moriniere 38.872.• Victor Edet• Davison Ezinwa• Abdullahi Tetengi• Olatunji Olobia 39.153.• Ezio Madonia• Sandro Floris• Pierfrancesco Pavoni• Stefano Tilli39.204.• Seong Nak-gun• Sim Deok-seop• Kim Bok-seop• Jang Jae-geun 39.615.• Cheng Hsin-Fu• Lee Shiunn-Long• Nai Hui-Fang• Wu Chin-jing 40.406.• Moses Musonge• Joseph Ssali• John Goville• Mike Okot 41.397.• Ismail Asif Waheed• Ibrahim Manik• Abdul Razzak Aboobakur• Mohamed Hanim 44.31

Heat 2 RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME1.• Viktor Bryzhin• Vladimir Krylov• Vladimir Muravyov• Vitaliy Savin 38.822.• Fritz Heer• Christian Haas• Peter Klein• Dirk Schweisfurth39.013.• John Myles-Mills• Eric Akogyiram• Salaam Gariba• Nelson Boateng 39.134.• Tao Li• Jianming Cai• Feng Li• Chen Zheng 39.675.• Rashid Sheban Marzouk• Faraj Marzouqs. Abdulla• Saad Muftahmubarak• Talal Mansoor 40.056.• Armand Biniakounou• Hygien-Nicaise Lombocko• Henri Ndinga• Pierre Ndinga 41.26—• Joseph Diaz• Amadou M'Baye• Babacar Pouye• Ibrahima Tamba DSQ—• Mardi Lestari• Kresno Eko Pambudi• Elieser Wattebosi• Mohamed Yusuf DNF

Heat 3 RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME1.• Andrew Mowatt• Atlee Mahorn• Desai Williams• Brian Morrison 39.412.• Christopher Faulknor• Gregory Meghoo• Clive Wright• John Mair 39.533.• Kaoru Matsubara• Shinji Aoto• Koji Kurihara• Takahiro Kasahara 39.704.• Elkana Nyang'au• Kennedy Ondiek• Simon Kipkemboi• Peter Wekesa 40.305.• Supas Tiprod• Visut Watanasin• Anuwat Sermsiri• Chainarong Wangganon 40.576.• St. Clair Soleyne• Alfred Browne• Howard Lindsay• Larry Millers 41.187.• Francis Keita• Horace Dove-Edwin• Benjamin Grant• Felix Sandy 41.19—• Florencio Gascón• Enrique Talavera• Valentín Rocandio• José Javier Arqués DNF

Heat 4 RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME1.• György Bakos• László Karaffa• István Tatár• Attila Kovács 39.122.• Elliot Bunney• John Regis• Mike McFarlane• Linford Christie 39.173.• Arnaldo Abrantes• Pedro Curvelo• Pedro Agostinho• Luis Barroso 39.614.• Herman Adam• Eduardo Nava• Antonio Ruíz• Miguel Elizondo 40.315.• Fortune Ogouchi• Patrice Mahoulikponto• Dossou Vignissy• Issa Alassane-Ousséni 41.526.• Mohamed Shah Alam• Shahanuddin Choudhury• Mohamed Hossain Milzer• Mohamed Shah Jalal 41.78—• Dennis Mitchell• Albert Robinson• Calvin Smith• Lee McNeill DSQ

See also 1986 Men's European Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Stuttgart) 1987 Men's World Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Rome) 1990 Men's European Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Split) 1991 Men's World Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Tokyo)

References

External links Official Report Results