Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 United States (USA)Vince Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans |
 Kenya (KEN)Charles Asati Munyoro Nyamau Naftali Bon Daniel Rudisha |
.svg.png){kind=small} West Germany (FRG)Helmar Müller Manfred Kinder Gerhard Hennige Martin Jellinghaus |
Final
| Place | Nation | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
Vince Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans |
2:56,1 WR |
| 2 | Kenya |
Charles Asati Munyoro Nyamau Naftali Bon Daniel Rudisha |
2:59,6 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
Helmar Müller Manfred Kinder Gerhard Hennige Martin Jellinghaus |
3:00,5 |
| 4 |  Poland |
Stanisław Grędziński Jan Balachowski Jan Werner Andrzej Badeński |
3:00,5 |
| 5 |  United Kingdom |
Martin Winbolt-Lewis Colin Campbell David Hemery John Sherwood |
3:01,2 |
| 6 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
George Simon Euric Bobb Benedict Cayenne Edwin Roberts |
3:04,5 |
| 7 |  Italy |
Sergio Ottolina Giacomo Puosi Furio Fusi Sergio Bello |
3:04,6 |
| 8 |  France |
Jean-Claude Nallet Jacques Carette Gilles Bertould Jean-Pierre Boccardo |
3:07,5 |
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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