World Athletics Championships 1995/4 × 400 m men
| 5th World Athletics Championships | |||||||||
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| discipline | 4 × 400 m relay | ||||||||
| gender | Men | ||||||||
| Attendees | 20 relays with 86 athletes | ||||||||
| venue |
 Gothenburg
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| Competition location | Ullevi Stadium | ||||||||
| Competition phase | August 12th (preliminary) August 13th (final) |
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The men's 4 x 400 meter relay at the 1995 World Athletics Championships was held on August 12 and 13, 1995 in Gothenburg's Ullevi Stadium .
The United States became world champions with the line-up of Marlon Ramsey , Derek Mills , Harry Reynolds (final) and Michael Johnson (final) as well as Kevin Lyles and Darnell Hall, who were also used in the preliminary run .
Second place went to Jamaica with Michael McDonald , Davian Clarke , Danny McFarlane and Gregory Haughton (final) as well as Dennis Blake, who was also used in the preliminary run .
Bronze went to Nigeria ( Udeme Ekpeyong , Kunle Adejuyigbe , Jude Monye , Sunday Bada ).
The runners only used in the run-up were given corresponding precious metal.
Existing records
| World record | 2: 54.29 min |
 USA ( Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Harry Reynolds , Michael Johnson ) |
World Cup in 1993 in Stuttgart , Germany | 22nd August 1993 |
| World Cup record |
The existing world championship record was not set and not improved at these world championships.
Preliminary round
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 12, 1995, 8:50 pm
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
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Marlon Ramsey Derek Mills Kevin Lyles (lead) Darnell Hall (lead) |
2: 58.23 |
| 2 |
 Jamaica
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Michael McDonald Davian Clarke Dennis Blake (forward) Danny McFarlane |
2: 58.29 |
| 3 |
 Germany
|
Uwe Jahn Karsten Just Kai Karsten Rico songs |
3: 00.25 |
| 4th |
 Japan
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Shunji Karube Yoshihiko Saito Kazuhiko Yamazaki Masayoshi Kan |
3: 01.46 |
| 5 |
 Italy
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Marco Vaccari Laurent Ottoz Alessandro Aimar Andrea Nuti |
3: 02.01 |
| 6th |
 Bahamas
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Troy McIntosh Dennis Darling Timothy Munnings Carl Oliver |
3: 02.85 |
| 7th |
 Mexico
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Alejandro Cárdenas Juan Vallín Alberto Araújo Raymundo Escalant |
3: 07.22 |
Forward 2
August 12, 1995, 9:04 p.m.
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kenya
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Samson Kitur Abednego Matilu (preliminary) Julius Chepkwony Charles Gitonga |
3: 00.81 |
| 2 |
 Cuba
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Iván García (prelude) Jorge Crusellas Omar Mena Norberto Téllez |
3: 01.82 |
| 3 |
 Australia
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Rohan Robinson Michael Joubert Mark Ladbrook Paul Greene |
3: 03.07 |
| 4th |
 Switzerland
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Laurent Clerc Kevin Widmer Alain Rohr Mathias Rusterholz |
3: 03.91 |
| 5 |
 Senegal
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Moustapha Diarra Ibrahima Wade Ibou Faye Hachim Ndiaye |
3: 05.14 |
| 6th |
 France
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Jacques Farraudière Pierre-Marie Hilaire Marc Foucan Jean-Louis Rapnouil |
3: 09.46 |
| DNF |
 Saudi Arabia
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Salah Al-Nassri Mohammed Al-Bishy Hashim Al-Sharfa Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily |
Forward 3
August 12, 1995, 9:14 p.m.
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Nigeria
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Udeme Ekpeyong Jude Monye Kunle Adejuyigbe Sunday Bada |
3: 01.09 |
| 2 |
 Great Britain
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David McKenzie Adrian Patrick Mark Hylton Mark Richardson (preliminary) |
3: 01.22 |
| 3 |
 Poland
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Piotr Rysiukiewicz Paweł Januszewski Robert Maćkowiak Tomasz Jedrusik |
3: 01.38 |
| 4th |
 South Africa
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Hermanus de Jager Arnaud Malherbe Riaan Dempers Bobang Phiri |
3: 01.51 |
| 5 |
 Zimbabwe
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Arnold Payne Savieri Ngidhi Tawanda Chiwira Ken Harnden |
3: 04.86 |
| 6th |
 New Zealand
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Callum Taylor Nick Cowan Mark Wilson Robert Hanna |
3: 06.39 |
| DNS |
 Trinidad and Tobago
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No naming of the squadron cast |
final
August 13, 1995, 6:30 p.m.
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
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Marlon Ramsey Derek Mills Harry Reynolds (final) Michael Johnson (final) in the preliminaries also: Kevin Lyles Darnell Hall |
2: 57.32 |
| 2 |
Jamaica
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Michael McDonald Davian Clarke Danny McFarlane Gregory Haughton (final) in the preliminary also: Dennis Blake |
2: 59.88 |
| 3 |
Nigeria
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Udeme Ekpeyong Kunle Adejuyigbe Jude Monye Sunday Bada |
3: 03.18 |
| 4th |
Great Britain
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David McKenzie Mark Hylton Adrian Patrick Roger Black (final) in the run-up also: Mark Richardson |
3: 03.75 |
| 5 |
Poland
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Piotr Rysiukiewicz Paweł Januszewski Robert Maćkowiak Tomasz Jedrusik |
3: 03.84 |
| 6th |
Cuba
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José Perez (final) Jorge Crusellas Omar Mena Norberto Téllez in the run-up also: Iván García |
3: 07.65 |
| DSQ |
Germany
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Uwe Jahn Karsten Just Kai Karsten Rico songs |
IAAF Rule 163.3: Crossing the rail |
| DNS |
Kenya
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Samson Kitur Julius Chepkwony Kennedy Ochieng (final) Charles Gitonga in the preliminary also: Abednego Matilu |
Video
- World Athletics Championships 1995 - 4x400m Mens Final on youtube.com, accessed May 28, 2020
Web links
- 5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics , accessed on May 18, 2020
- Men 4x400m Relay Athletics V World Championship 1995 Goteborg (SWE) on todor66.com (English), accessed on May 28, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha, Men 4x400m Relay, Gothenborg 1995, p. 238 (PDF 10.3 MB), English, accessed on May 28, 2020
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 400 m men , accessed on May 11, 2020
- ↑ IAAF competition rules, page 91 (PDF; 4364 kB), accessed on May 27, 2020