Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on July 30–31.
In the final, Michael Blackwood of Jamaica was in the leading position when coming into the final stretch. He, however, dropped his baton when being overtaken by Matthew Elias from Wales and ultimately finished the race in fourth without a baton, which isn't allowed. England and Wales fought it out to the finishing line with England coming narrowly on top.
Medalists
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat plus the next 2 fastest qualified for the final.| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Mark Hylton, Cori Henry, Jared Deacon, Sean Baldock | 3:04.01 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Timothy Benjamin, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Matthew Elias | 3:04.18 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Marcus la Grange, Jopie van Oudtshoorn, Leigh Julius, Arnaud Malherbe | 3:04.31 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Australia | Patrick Dwyer, Paul Pearce, Kris McCarthy, Clinton Hill | 3:04.39 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Davian Clarke, Danny McFarlane, Pete Coley, Brandon Simpson | 3:04.56 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | Timothy Munnings, Troy McIntosh, Carl Oliver, Chris Brown | 3:04.73 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | Rohan Kumara, Ranga Wimalawansa, Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara, Sugath Thilakaratne | 3:07.46 | Q | |
| 8 | 1 | Musa Audu, Bola Gee Lawal, Tony Ogbeta, Fidelis Gadzama | 3:07.93 | q | |
| 9 | 1 | Simon Pierre, Julian Raeburn, Sherridan Kirk, Damian Barry | 3:08.66 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Johnson Kubisa, Lulu Basinyi, Otukile Lekote, Oganeditse Moseki | 3:09.04 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Chris Lloyd, Clive Baron, Nabi Wallace, Micha Charles | 3:16.81 | ||
| 2 | Sahr Thomas, Sockleh Sesay, Dauda Manasary, John Fuller | ||||
| 2 | Jeffrey Masvanhise, Tawanda Chiwira, Lewis Banda, Talkmore Nyongani |