Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Medalists[edit]
*Athletes who competed in heats only
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Canada |
Frank Van Doorn, Brian Saunders, Dacre Bowen, Glenn Bogue | 3:06.75 | Q |
| 2 | 2 |  Kenya |
Washington Njiri, Daniel Kimaiyo, Bill Koskei, Joel Ngetich | 3:06.82 | Q |
| 3 | 2 |  England |
Terry Whitehead, Alan Pascoe, Richard Ashton, Glen Cohen | 3:06.88 | Q |
| 4 | 2 |  Scotland |
Roger Jenkins, Paul Forbes, Peter Hoffman, David Jenkins | 3:06.90 | q |
| 5 | 1 |  Jamaica |
Clive Barriffe, Bertland Cameron, Colin Bradford, Floyd Brown, Seymour Newman[2] | 3:09.17 | Q |
| 6 | 1 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Joseph Coombs, Mike Solomon, Mike Paul, Roy Astor | 3:09.31 | Q |
| 7 | 1 |  Australia |
John Higham, Chum Darvall, Garry Brown, Rick Mitchell | 3:09.32 | Q |
| 8 | 1 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Elroy Turner, Cuthbert Jacobs, Lester Flax, Fred Sowerby | 3:11.72 | q |
| 9 | 1 |  Wales |
Berwyn Price, Jeff Griffiths, Michael Delaney, Steve James | 3:11.89 | |
| 10 | 1 |  Saint Lucia |
Genevieve Nestor, Heligar Calderon, John Erysthee, Linus Ambrose | 3:22.96 | |
| 2 |  Bermuda |
DNS |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kenya |
Washington Njiri, Daniel Kimaiyo, Bill Koskei, Joel Ngetich | 3:03.54 | |
 |
Jamaica |
Clive Barriffe, Bertland Cameron, Colin Bradford, Floyd Brown | 3:04.00 | |
 |
Australia |
John Higham, Chum Darvall, Garry Brown, Rick Mitchell | 3:04.23 | |
| 4 | Canada |
Frank Van Doorn, Brian Saunders, Dacre Bowen, Glenn Bogue | 3:05.94 | |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Joseph Coombs, Mike Solomon, Mike Paul, Roy Astor | 3:06.73 | |
| 6 | Scotland |
Roger Jenkins, Paul Forbes, Peter Hoffman, David Jenkins | 3:07.73 | |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda |
Elroy Turner, Cuthbert Jacobs, Lester Flax, Fred Sowerby | 3:10.45 | |
| England |
Terry Whitehead, Alan Pascoe, Glen Cohen, Richard Ashton | DQ | [3] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ Exact composition of the team unknown
- ^ England had originally finished first in the same time as Kenya but were disqualified for jostling with the Kenyan team on the third leg