World Athletics Championships 1993/4 × 400 m men
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| discipline | 4 × 400 m relay | ||||||||
| gender | Men | ||||||||
| Attendees | 16 relays with 69 athletes | ||||||||
| venue |
 Stuttgart
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| Competition location | Gottlieb Daimler Stadium | ||||||||
| Competition phase | August 21 (preliminary) August 22 (final) |
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The men's 4 x 400 meter relay at the World Athletics Championships in 1993 was held on August 21 and 22, 1993 in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium in Stuttgart .
World champions were the United States in the line-up of Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts (final), Harry Reynolds (final) and Michael Johnson, as well as Antonio Pettigrew and Derek Mills, who were also used in the run-up . With 2: 54.29 minutes, the team set a new world record in the final.
Second place went to Kenya ( Kennedy Ochieng , Simon Kemboi , Abednego Matilu , Samson Kitur ).
Bronze went to Germany with Rico Lieder , Karsten Just , Olaf Hense and Thomas Schönlebe .
The runners of the US relay who were only used in the preliminary stages also each received a gold medal. The record, however, was only available to the athletes who actually ran.
Records
Existing records
| World record | 2: 55.74 min |
 USA ( Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Michael Johnson , Steve Lewis ) |
OS in Barcelona , Spain | August 8, 1992 |
| World championship record | 2: 57.29 min |
USA ( Andrew Valmon , Roddie Haley , Antonio McKay , Harry Reynolds ) |
World Cup in Rome , Italy | September 6, 1987 |
Record improvement
The victorious US season improved the existing World Cup record in the final on August 22nd with Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Harry Reynolds and Michael Johnson by exactly three seconds to 2: 54.29 minutes.
With their winning time, the team also set a new world record.
Preliminary round
August 6, 1993, 5:35 p.m.
The preliminary round was carried out in three runs. The first two seasons per run - highlighted in light blue - as well as the two fastest teams - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Forward 1
August 21, 1993, 8:15 pm
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
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| 1 |
Germany
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Karsten Just Rico Lieder Olaf Hense Thomas Schönlebe |
3: 01.26 |
| 2 |
 Bulgaria
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Stanislaw Georgiev Zwetoslaw Stankulow Kiril Raykow Anton Ivanov |
3: 01.61 |
| 3 |
 Jamaica
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Patrick O'Connor Dennis Blake Danny McFarlane Gregory Haughton |
3: 01.70 |
| 4th |
 New Zealand
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Shaun Farrell Nick Cowan Darren Dale Mark Keddell |
3: 05.84 |
| 5 |
 Thailand
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Chanand Kenchan Sakron Tongtip Wirwat Poomipak Yutthana Tonglek |
3: 08.60 |
Forward 2
August 21, 1993, 8:25 pm
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
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Andrew Valmon Antonio Pettigrew (preliminary) Derek Mills (preliminary) Michael Johnson |
2: 58.72 |
| 2 |
 France
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Jacques Farraudiére Pierre-Marie Hilaire Olivier Noirot ( forerunner ) Jean-Louis Rapnouil |
3: 01.70 |
| 3 |
 Japan
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Masayoshi Kan Shunji Karube Yoshihiko Saito Tomonari Ono |
3: 02.43 |
| 4th |
 Algeria
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Amar Hecini Ismail Mariche Camel Talhaodi Sadek Boumendil |
3: 03.63 |
| 5 |
 Mexico
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Raymundo Escalante Juan Vallín Josue Morales Luis Toledo |
3: 08.37 |
| DNS |
 Trinidad and Tobago
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No naming of the squadron cast |
Forward 3
August 21, 1993, 8:35 pm
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
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| 1 |
 Kenya
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Abednego Matilu Simon Kemboi Samson Kitur Kennedy Ochieng |
3: 00.82 |
| 2 |
 Cuba
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Lázaro Martínez (preliminary) Héctor Herrera Norberto Téllez Roberto Hernández |
3: 01.36 |
| 3 |
 Russia
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Dmitri Kliger Dmitri Kosow Innokenti Zarow (lead) Dmitri Golowastow |
3: 01.51 |
| 4th |
 Italy
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Andrea Nuti Andrea Montanari Alessandro Aimar Marco Vaccari |
3: 01.85 |
| 5 |
 Nigeria
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Hassan Bosso Emmanuel Okoli Victor Omagbemi Sunday Bada |
3: 02.64 |
| DNS |
 Uganda
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No naming of the squadron cast |
final
August 22, 1993, 6:30 p.m.
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
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Andrew Valmon Quincy Watts (final) Harry Reynolds (final) Michael Johnson in the preliminaries also: Antonio Pettigrew Derek Mills |
2: 54.29 WR |
| 2 |
Kenya
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Kennedy Ochieng Simon Kemboi Abednego Matilu Samson Kitur |
2: 59.82 |
| 3 |
Germany
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Rico Lieder Karsten Just Olaf Hense Thomas Schönlebe |
2: 59.99 |
| 4th |
France
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Jean-Louis Rapnouil Pierre-Marie Hilaire Jacques Farraudiére Stéphane Diagana (final) in the preliminary run also: Olivier Noirot |
3: 00.09 |
| 5 |
Russia
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Dmitri Kliger Dmitri Kosow Michail Wdowin (final) Dmitri Golowastow in the run-up also: Innokenti Zarow |
3: 00.44 |
| 6th |
Cuba
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Iván García (final) Héctor Herrera Norberto Téllez Roberto Hernández in the run-up also: Lázaro Martínez |
3: 00.46 |
| 7th |
Jamaica
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Patrick O'Connor Dennis Blake Danny McFarlane Gregory Haughton |
3: 01.44 |
| 8th |
Bulgaria
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Stanislaw Georgiev Zwetoslaw Stankulow Kiril Raykow Anton Ivanov |
3: 05.35 |
Video
- World Record - 4X400m Men Stuttgart 1993 , video published on December 11, 2014 on youtube.com, accessed on May 10, 2020
Web links
- 4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics , accessed on May 10, 2020
- Men 4x400m Relay Athletics IV World Championship 1993 Stuttgart (GER) on todor66.com (English), accessed on May 10, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha, Men 4x400m Relay, Stuttgart 1993 (PDF 10.3 MB, p. 237), English, accessed on May 10, 2020
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 400 m men , accessed on May 11, 2020