The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 25 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the 4 × 110 yards relay.

Medallists + Gold Silver BronzeErrol Stewart,Lennox Miller,Carl Lawson,Don QuarrieMichael Ahey,James Addy,Edward Owusu,George DanielsIan Green,Martin Reynolds,Dave Dear,Brian Green

Results Heats Qualification for final The first 4 teams in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final. + Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time scope=col Notes 1 1 Wendell Mottley, Carl Archer, Hasely Crawford, Edwin Roberts 40.3 Q 2 1 Ian Green, Martin Reynolds, Dave Dear, Brian Green 40.5 Q 3 1 Timon Oyebami, Robert Ojo, Benedict Majekodunmi, Kolawole Abdulai 40.9 Q 4 1 Mike Bull, Gerard Carson, Joe Chivers, John Kilpatrick 41.2 Q 5 1 Calvin Greenaway, Cuthbert Jacobs, Fred Sowerby, Patrick Francis 42.8 1 Greg Lewis, Phil May, Gary Eddy, Peter Norman 1 Bernard Nottage, Gerald Wisdom, Kevin Johnson, Tom Robinson 1 2 Errol Stewart, Lennox Miller, Carl Lawson, Don Quarrie 40.0 Q 2 2 Michael Ahey, James Addy, Edward Owusu, George Daniels 40.1 Q 3 2 Terry Davies, Lynn Davies, John Williams, Howard Davies 40.5 Q 4 2 Ian Turnbull, Les Piggot, Stuart Bell, Don Halliday 40.5 Q 2 Brian Donnelly, George Neeland, Rich McDonald, Rick Cuttell 2 Ghulam Qadir, Iqbal Shinwari, John Permal, Muhammad Mohddin 2 Dodou Joof, Percy Coker, Pierre Jallow, Sheikh Tidiane Faye

Final + Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes Errol Stewart, Lennox Miller, Carl Lawson, Don Quarrie 39.46 GR Michael Ahey, James Addy, Edward Owusu, George Daniels 39.82 Brian Green, Dave Dear, Ian Green, Martin Reynolds 40.05 4 Ian Turnbull, Les Piggot, Stuart Bell, Don Halliday 40.0 5 Terry Davies, Lynn Davies, John Williams, Howard Davies 40.2 6 Wendell Mottley, Carl Archer, Hasely Crawford, Edwin Roberts 40.3 7 Timon Oyebami, Robert Ojo, Benedict Majekodunmi, Kolawole Abdulai 40.9 8 Mike Bull, Gerard Carson, Joe Chivers, John Kilpatrick 41.1

References

Heats & Final results (The Sydney Morning Herald) (p10)