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

Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m		women
5000 m	men
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
10 km walk		women
30 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was held on 2 and 3 February at the Mount Smart StadiuminAuckland.^[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[edit]

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[edit]

Heats[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

• Heats results