1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

Events at the
1991 IAAF World Indoor
Championships

Track events
60 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m men women
60 m hurdles men women
4×400 m relay men women
3000 m walk women
5000 m walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8 and 10 March. It was the first time that this event was contested at the World Indoor Championships.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Germany
Rico Lieder
Jens Carlowitz
Karsten Just
Thomas Schönlebe
 United States
Raymond Pierre
Charles Jenkins Jr.
Andrew Valmon
Antonio McKay
Clifton Campbell*
Willie Smith*
 Italy
Marco Vaccari
Vito Petrella
Alessandro Aimar
Andrea Nuti

* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Results

Heats

First 2 teams of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1][2]

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 1  United States Clifton Campbell, Willie Smith, Andrew Valmon, Antonio McKay 3:05.53 Q, CR
2 2  Germany Rico Lieder, Jens Carlowitz, Karsten Just, Thomas Schönlebe 3:07.39 Q
3 1  Italy Marco Vaccari, Vito Petrella, Alessandro Aimar, Andrea Nuti 3:07.55 Q, NR
4 1  Soviet Union Vyacheslav Kocheryagin, Dmitriy Golovastov, Vladimir Prosin, Valeriy Starodubtsev 3:08.05 q
5 2  Jamaica Devon Morris, Evon Clarke, Anthony Price, Howard Burnett 3:08.92 Q, NR
6 2  Australia Paul Greene, Mark Garner, Rohan Robinson, Steve Perry 3:09.30 q, AR
7 1  Spain José Antonio Gay, José Alonso, Luis Cumellas, Miguel Cuesta 3:10.92
8 2  Trinidad and Tobago Neil de Silva, Dazel Jules, Alvin Daniel, Ian Morris DQ

Final

[3][4]

Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)  Germany Rico Lieder, Jens Carlowitz, Karsten Just, Thomas Schönlebe 3:03.05 WR, CR
2nd, silver medalist(s)  United States Raymond Pierre, Charles Jenkins Jr., Andrew Valmon, Antonio McKay 3:03.24 AR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Italy Marco Vaccari, Vito Petrella, Alessandro Aimar, Andrea Nuti 3:05.51 NR
4  Australia Paul Greene, Mark Garner, Rohan Robinson, Steve Perry 3:08.49 AR
5  Soviet Union Vyacheslav Kocheryagin, Dmitriy Golovastov, Vladimir Prosin, Valeriy Starodubtsev 3:09.20
6  Jamaica Devon Morris, Lay Lynval, Evon Clarke, Howard Burnett 3:10.33

References

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