Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
These are the official results of the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 25 nations competing.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 37.50 |  Carl Lewis Andre Cason Dennis Mitchell Leroy Burrell | Tokyo | September 1, 1991 |
| Olympic Record | 37.83 | Sam Graddy Ron Brown Calvin Smith Carl Lewis | Los Angeles | August 11, 1984 |
The United States set a new world record in the final.
Final
- Held on August 8, 1992
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
| • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis | 37.40 WR | ||
| • Oluyemi Kayode • Chidi Imoh • Olapade Adeniken • Davidson Ezinwa | 37.98 | ||
| • Andrés Simón • Joel Lamela • Joel Isasi • Jorge Aguilera | 38.00 | ||
| 4. | • Marcus Adam • Tony Jarrett • John Regis • Linford Christie | 38.08 | |
| 5. | • Pavel Galkin • Edvin Ivanov • Andrey Fedoriv • Vitaliy Savin | 38.17 | |
| 6. | • Shinji Aoto • Hisatsugu Suzuki • Satoru Inoue • Tatsuo Sugimoto | 38.77 | |
| 7. | • Christoph Pöstinger • Thomas Renner • Andreas Berger • Franz Ratzenberger | 39.30 | |
| 8. | • Frank Waota • Jean-Olivier Zirignon • Gilles Bogui • Ouattara Lagazane | 39.31 |
Semifinals
- Heat 1
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
| 1. | • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Dennis Mitchell • Carl Lewis | 38.14 | |
| 2. | • Andrés Simón • Joel Lamela • Joel Isasi • Jorge Aguilera | 38.49 | |
| 3. | • Pavel Galkin • Edvin Ivanov • Andrey Fedoriv • Vitaliy Savin | 38.69 | |
| 4. | • Shinji Aoto • Hisatsugu Suzuki • Satoru Inoue • Tatsuo Sugimoto | 38.81 | |
| 5. | • Max Morinière • Daniel Sangouma • Gilles Quénéhervé • Bruno Marie-Rose | 39.02 | |
| 6. | • John Myles-Mills • Eric Akogyiram • Emmanuel Tuffour • Samuel Nelson Boateng | 39.28 | |
| 7. | • Francis Keita • Denton Guy-Williams • Paul Parkinson • Sanusi Turay | 40.46 | |
| — | • Genaro Rojas • Eduardo Nava • Raymundo Escalante • Alejandro Cárdenas | DSQ |
- Heat 2
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
| 1. | • Oluyemi Kayode • Chidi Imoh • Olapade Adeniken • Davidson Ezinwa | 38.21 | |
| 2. | • Tony Jarrett • John Regis • Marcus Adam • Linford Christie | 38.64 | |
| 3. | • Christoph Pöstinger • Thomas Renner • Andreas Berger • Franz Ratzenberger | 39.34 | |
| 4. | • Frank Waota • Jean-Olivier Zirignon • Gilles Bogui • Ouattara Lagazane | 39.46 | |
| 5. | • Javier Arqués • Enrique Talavera • Juan Trapero • Sergio López | 39.62 | |
| 6. | • Kriengkrai Nalom • Seksarn Boonrat • Niti Piyapan • Visut Watanasin | 39.73 | |
| 7. | • Kouami Aholou • Boevi Youlou Lawson • Kokou Franck Amegnigan • Kossi Akoto | 39.84 | |
| — | • Ben Johnson • Glenroy Gilbert • Atlee Mahorn • Bruny Surin | DNF |
Heats
First 3 teams of each heat and the next 4 fastest qualified for the final.| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Andrés Simón, Joel Lamela, Joel Isasi, Jorge Aguilera | 38.81 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, James Jett | 38.95 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | Osmond Ezinwa, Chidi Imoh, Olapade Adeniken, Davidson Ezinwa | 38.98 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Shinji Aoto, Hisatsugu Suzuki, Satoru Inoue, Tatsuo Sugimoto | 39.16 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Ben Johnson, Glenroy Gilbert, Peter Ogilvie, Bruny Surin | 39.34 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Gilles Quénéhervé, Bruno Marie-Rose | 39.49 | Q | |
| 7 | 4 | Javier Arqués, Enrique Talavera, Juan Trapero, Sergio López | 39.60 | Q | |
| 8 | 3 | Tony Jarrett, Jason John, Marcus Adam, Linford Christie | 39.73 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | Genaro Rojas, Eduardo Nava, Raymundo Escalante, Alejandro Cárdenas | 39.77 | q | |
| 10 | 1 | Kouame Aholou, Boevi Youlou Lawson, Kokou Franck Amegnigan, Kossi Akoto | 39.77 | q | |
| 11 | 3 | Christoph Pöstinger, Thomas Renner, Andreas Berger, Franz Ratzenberger | 39.86 | Q | |
| 12 | 4 | Kriengkrai Narom, Seksarn Boonrat, Niti Piyapan, Visut Watanasin | 39.91 | Q | |
| 13 | 1 | Frank Waota, Jean-Olivier Zirignon, Gilles Bogui, Ouattara Lagazane | 40.02 | q | |
| 14 | 2 | Pavel Galkin, Edvin Ivanov, Andrey Fedoriv, Vitaliy Savin | 40.07 | Q | |
| 15 | 2 | Francis Keita, Denton Guy-Williams, Paul Parkinson, Sanusi Turay | 40.11 | Q | |
| 16 | 3 | John Myles-Mills, Eric Akogyiram, Emmanuel Tuffour, Samuel Nelson Boateng | 40.11 | q | |
| 17 | 2 | Charles-Louis Seck, Amadou Mbaye, Seynou Loum, Oumar Loum | 40.13 | ||
| 18 | 2 | Luís Cunha, Pedro Curvelo, Luís Barroso, Pedro Agostinho | 40.30 | ||
| 19 | 3 | Derry Pemberton, Neville Hodge, Mitchell Peters, Wendell Dickerson | 40.48 | ||
| 20 | 3 | Dawda Jallow, Momodou Sarr, Abdulieh Janneh, Lamin Marikong | 40.98 | ||
| 21 | 4 | Nicola Selva, Manlio Molinari, Dominique Canti, Aldo Canti | 42.08 | ||
| 22 | 4 | Golam Ambia, Mehdi Hasan, Shahanuddin Choudhury, Shah Jalal | 42.18 | ||
| 1 | Emery Gill, Elston Shaw, Michael Joseph, John Palacio | ||||
| 2 | Medard Makanga, Michael Dzong, Armand Biniakounou, David N'Koua | ||||
| 4 | Michael Green, Rudolph Mighty, Anthony Wallace, Ray Stewart |