World Athletics Championships 1987/4 × 400 m men
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| discipline | 4 × 400 m relay | ||||||||
| gender | Men | ||||||||
| Attendees | 22 relays with 98 athletes | ||||||||
| venue |
 Rome
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| Competition location | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
| Competition phase | September 5th (preliminary / semi-finals) September 6th (final) |
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The Olympic Stadium in Rome
The men's 4 x 400 meter relay at the World Athletics Championships 1987 took place on September 5 and 6, 1987 in the Olympic Stadium in the Italian capital, Rome .
The USA became world champions with the line-up of Danny Everett , Roddie Haley (final), Antonio McKay and Harry Reynolds (final) as well as Michael Franks and Raymond Pierre, who were also used in the preliminary / semi-finals .
Second place went to Great Britain with Derek Redmond (final), Kriss Akabusi , Roger Black (final) and Philip Brown as well as Mark Thomas and Todd Bennett who were also used in the preliminary / semi-finals .
Bronze went to Cuba ( Leandro Peñalver , Agustin Pavó , Lázaro Martínez , Roberto Hernández ).
The runners only used in the run-up were given corresponding precious metal.
Records
Existing records
| World record | 2: 56.16 min |
 USA ( Vince Matthews , Ron Freeman , Larry James , Lee Evans ) |
OS 1968 in Mexico City , Mexico | 20th October 1968 |
| World championship record | 3: 00.79 min |
 Soviet Union ( Sergei Lowatschow , Aljaksandr Trashchyla , Nikolai Tschernezki , Viktor Markin ) |
1983 World Cup in Helsinki , Finland | August 14, 1983 |
Record improvements
- The existing World Cup record was improved twice at these World Championships:
- 2: 59.06 min - USA ( Danny Everett , Michael Franks , Raymond Pierre , Antonio McKay ), 2nd semifinals on September 5th
- 2: 57.29 min - USA ( Danny Everett , Roddie Haley , Antonio McKay , Harry Reynolds ), final on September 6th
- In addition, the following new records were set:
- European record: 2: 58.86 min - Great Britain ( Derek Redmond , Kriss Akabusi , Roger Black , Philip Brown ), final on September 6th
- National record: 2: 59.16 min - Cuba ( Leandro Peñalver , Agustin Pavó , Lázaro Martínez , Roberto Hernández ), final on September 6th
- Federal German record: 2: 59.96 min - Cuba ( Norbert Dobeleit , Mark Henrich , Edgar Itt , Harald Schmid ), final on September 6th
Preliminary round
September 6th
The preliminary round was carried out in three runs. The first four relays per run - highlighted in light blue - as well as the four fastest teams - highlighted in light green - qualified for the semi-finals.
Forward 1
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
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Danny Everett Michael Franks Raymond Pierre Antonio McKay |
3: 03.00 |
| 2 |
 GDR
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Mathias Schersing Michael Schimmer Jens Carlowitz Thomas Schönlebe |
3: 03.57 |
| 3 |
.svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
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Branislav Karaulić Slobodan Popović Slobodan Branković Ismail Macev |
3: 03.89 |
| 4th |
 Nigeria
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Moses Ugbisie Joseph Falaye Henry Amike Innocent Egbunike |
3: 03.90 |
| 5 |
 Canada
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Andre Smith Courtney Brown John Graham Anton Skerritt |
3: 04.08 |
| 6th |
 Spain
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Cayetano Cornet Antonio Sánchez José Alonso Ángel Heras |
3: 05.02 |
| 7th |
 Ivory Coast
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Akissi Kpidi Zongo Kuya René Djédémel Gabriel Tiacoh |
3: 05.34 |
| 8th |
 Ireland
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Kieran Finn Gerry Delaney John Barry Peter Sinclair |
3: 07.18 |
Forward 2
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kenya
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Joseph Sainah Elijah Bitok Tito Sawe John Anzrah |
3: 02.32 |
| 2 |
 Cuba
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Leandro Peñalver Agustin Pavó Lázaro Martínez Roberto Hernández |
3: 02.62 |
| 3 |
Soviet Union
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Arkady Kornilov Yevgeny Lomtjew Vladimir Prosin Alexander Kurotschkin |
3: 02.79 |
| 4th |
 Jamaica
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Mark Senior Devon Morris Winthrop Graham Bert Cameron |
3: 05.11 |
| 5 |
 Czechoslovakia
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Jindřich Roun Stanislav Navesnak Josef Kucej Lubos Balosak |
3: 05.44 |
| 6th |
.svg){kind=small} Brazil
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Washington Rodrigues Sergio Menezes Gerson Souza José Luiz |
3: 05.64 |
| 7th |
 Argentina
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Fabián Garbolini Dardo Angerami Luis Migueles José Beduino |
3: 12.96 |
Forward 3
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
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| 1 |
 Great Britain
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Mark Thomas Kriss Akabusi Todd Bennett Philip Brown |
3: 03.75 |
| 2 |
 Japan
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Koichi Konakatoni Kenji Yamauchi Hiromi Kawasumi Susumu Takano |
3: 03.86 |
| 3 |
 BR Germany
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Peter Schwelm Mark Henrich Klaus Just Edgar Itt |
3: 03.87 |
| 4th |
 Australia
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Robert Stone Gary Minihan Paul Stubbs Darren Clark |
3: 04.22 |
| 5 |
Italy
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Marcello Pantone Vito Patrella Andrea Montanari Roberto Ribaud |
3: 04.64 |
| 6th |
 France
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Aldo Canti Jean-Jacques Boussemart Patrick Barré Yann Quentrec |
3: 04.64 |
| 7th |
 Taiwan
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Lin Kuang-Liang Hsu Ruo-Ta Lee Shiunn-Long Lin Tsai-Tien |
3: 11.45 |
Semifinals
5th August 1987
In each of the two semi-finals, the first four seasons - highlighted in light blue - qualified for the final.
Semi-final run 1
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
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| 1 |
Cuba
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Leandro Peñalver Agustin Pavó Lázaro Martínez Roberto Hernández |
3: 00.99 |
| 2 |
Great Britain
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Mark Thomas Kriss Akabusi Todd Bennett Philip Brown |
3: 01.47 |
| 3 |
Soviet Union
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Arkady Kornilov Yevgeny Lomtjew Vladimir Prosin Alexander Kurotschkin |
3: 01.61 |
| 4th |
Nigeria
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Moses Ugbisie Joseph Falaye Henry Amike Innocent Egbunike |
3: 01.92 |
| 5 |
Canada
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Andre Smith Courtney Brown John Graham Anton Skerritt |
3: 02.90 |
| 6th |
France
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Aldo Canti Jean-Jacques Boussemart Patrick Barré Yann Quentrec |
3: 03.41 |
| 7th |
Japan
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Koichi Konakatoni Kenji Yamauchi Hiromi Kawasumi Susumu Takano |
3: 04.86 |
| 8th |
Spain
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Cayetano Cornet Antonio Sánchez José Alonso Ángel Heras |
3: 06.41 |
Semi-final run 2
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
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| 1 |
United States
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Danny Everett Michael Franks Raymond Pierre Antonio McKay |
2: 59.06 CR |
| 2 |
Kenya
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Joseph Sainah Elijah Bitok David Kitur (semifinals / finals) John Anzrah in the preliminary also: Tito Sawe |
3: 00.73 |
| 3 |
Jamaica
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Mark Senior Devon Morris Winthrop Graham Bert Cameron |
3: 01.08 |
| 4th |
BR Germany
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Peter Schwelm Edgar Itt Klaus Just Mark Henrich |
3: 01.18 |
| 5 |
Yugoslavia
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Branislav Karaulić Slobodan Popović Slobodan Branković Ismail Macev |
3: 03.30 |
| 6th |
Italy
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Marcello Pantone Vito Patrella Tiziano Gemelli (semifinals) Roberto Ribaud in the preliminary also: Andrea Montanari |
3: 03.91 |
| 7th |
Australia
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Robert Stone Gary Minihan Paul Stubbs Darren Clark |
3: 04.59 |
| DNF |
GDR
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Jens Carlowitz Frank Möller (semifinals) Mathias Schersing Thomas Schönlebe in the preliminary also: Michael Schimmer |
final
September 6th
Web links
- IAAF World Championships in Athletics, 2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics , accessed March 25, 2020
- Men 4x400m Relay Athletics II World Championship Rome (ITA) 1987 at todor66.com, accessed March 25, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha, Men 4x400m Relay, Rome 1987 (PDF 10.3 MB, p. 236), English, accessed on March 25, 2020
Video
- Men's 4 x 400m Relay Final at 1987 World Championships in Rome on youtube.com, accessed March 25, 2020
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 400 m , accessed on March 25, 2020