Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
10 km walk		women
20 km walk	men
50 km walk	men
Field events
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
Wheelchair races
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These are the official results of the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 37 nations competing.^[1] Canada won the gold medal with the United States claiming the silver and Brazil taking the bronze.^[2]

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Canada (CAN) Robert Esmie Glenroy Gilbert Bruny Surin Donovan Bailey Carlton Chambers*	United States (USA) Jon Drummond Tim Harden Michael Marsh Dennis Mitchell Tim Montgomery*	Brazil (BRA) Arnaldo da Silva Robson da Silva Édson Ribeiro André da Silva

* Athletes who participated in the heats and or semi final (but not the final) and received medals.

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified to the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	3	United States	Jon Drummond, Tim Harden, Tim Montgomery, Dennis Mitchell	38.58	Q
2	2	Canada	Carlton Chambers, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey	38.68	Q
3	2	Germany	Michael Huke, Marc Blume, Andreas Ruth, Florian Schwarthoff	38.77	Q
4	1	Ukraine	Kostyantyn Rurak, Serhiy Osovych, Oleh Kramarenko, Vladyslav Dolohodin	38.90	Q
5	5	Australia	Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Rod Mapstone	38.93	Q
6	1	Brazil	Arnaldo da Silva, Robson da Silva, Édson Ribeiro, André da Silva	38.97	Q
7	2	Sierra Leone	Pierre Lisk, Tom Ganda, Josephus Thomas, Sanusi Turay	38.98	q
8	5	France	Hermann Lomba, Régis Groisard, Pascal Theophile, Needy Guims	39.00	Q
9	3	Sweden	Peter Karlsson, Torbjörn Mårtensson, Lars Hedner, Patrik Strenius	39.02	Q
10	5	Cuba	Joel Isasi, Joel Lamela, Iván García, Luis Alberto Pérez	39.14	q
11	4	Jamaica	Percival Spencer, Michael Green, Leon Gordon, Raymond Stewart	39.21	Q
12	4	Spain	Frutos Feo, Venancio José, Jordi Mayoral, Francisco Navarro	39.35	Q
13	3	Bahamas	Renward Wells, Joseph Styles, Iram Lewis, Andrew Tynes	39.38	q
14	4	Ivory Coast	Frank Waota, Ahmed Douhou, Éric Pacôme N'Dri, Ibrahim Meité	39.43	q
15	1	Ghana	Aziz Zakari, Christian Nsiah, Albert Agyemang, Emmanuel Tuffour	39.47	q
15	1	Nigeria	Deji Aliu, Osmond Ezinwa, Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa	39.47	q
17	4	Togo	Téko Folligan, Boevi Lawson, Justin Ayassou, Kossi Akoto	39.56
18	5	Austria	Martin Schützenauer, Martin Lachkovics, Thomas Griesser, Christoph Pöstinger	39.80
18	3	Thailand	Sayan Namwong, Worasit Vechaphut, Kongdech Natenee, Ekkachai Janthana	39.80
20	1	Cameroon	Alfred Moussambani, Benjamin Sirimou, Issa-Aimé Nthépé, Claude Toukéné-Guébogo	39.81
21	4	Gabon	Patrick Mocci Raoumbé, Antoine Boussombo, Charles Tayot, Eric Ebang	39.97
22	5	Cyprus	Loucas Spyrou, Anninos Marcoullides, Prodromos Katsantonis, Yiannis Zisimides	40.06
23	2	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Ricardo Liddie, Bertram Haynes, Kim Collins, Alain Maxime Isaiah	40.12
24	5	Liberia	Kouty Mawenh, Sayon Cooper, Eddie Neufville, Robert Dennis	40.18
25	3	Fiji	Solomone Bole, Jone Delai, Henry Rogo, Soloveni Nakaunicina	40.23
26	1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Erasto Sampson, Joel Mascoll, Eswort Coombs, Kahlil Cato	40.54
27	4	Benin	Arcadius Fanou, Pascal Dangbo, Issa Alassane Ousseni, Eric Agueh	40.79
28	1	Mauritius	Arnaud Casquette, Dominique Méyépa, Bruno Potanah, Barnabe Jolicoeur	40.92
29	5	British Virgin Islands	Ralston Varlack, Keita Cline, Willys Todman, Mario Todman	41.26
30	4	The Gambia	Momodou Sarr, Dawda Jallow, Cherno Sowe, Pa Modou Gai	41.80
31	1	Laos	Poutavanh Phengthalangsy, Thongdy Amnouayphone, Sisomphone Vongpharkdy, Souliyasak Ketkeolatsami	44.14
32	2	Equatorial Guinea	Ponciano Mbomio, Casimiro Nze, Bonifacio Edu, Gus Envela, Jr.	45.63
	3	Great Britain	Tony Jarrett, Darren Braithwaite, Darren Campbell, Owusu Dako	DNF
	2	Papua New Guinea	Allan Akia, Peter Pulu, Amos Ali, Subul Babo	DNF
	4	Italy	Giovanni Puggioni, Ezio Madonia, Angelo Cipolloni, Sandro Floris	DNF
	5	Greece	Alexandros Yenovelis, Thomas Sbokos, George Panayiotopoulos, Alexandros Alexopoulos	DQ
	2	Japan	Koji Ito, Hiroyasu Tsuchie, Satoru Inoue, Nobuharu Asahara	DQ
	2	New Zealand	Chris Donaldson, Mark Keddell, Augustine Nketia, Matthew Coad	DNS
	3	Qatar		DNS

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly to the final.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	2	United States	Jon Drummond, Tim Harden, Tim Montgomery, Dennis Mitchell	38.06	Q
2	1	Canada	Carlton Chambers, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey	38.36	Q
3	1	Brazil	Arnaldo da Silva, Robson da Silva, Édson Ribeiro, André da Silva	38.42	Q
4	2	Cuba	Joel Isasi, Joel Lamela, Iván García, Luis Alberto Pérez	38.55	Q
5	1	Ukraine	Kostyantyn Rurak, Serhiy Osovych, Oleh Kramarenko, Vladyslav Dolohodin	38.56	Q
6	1	Ghana	Aziz Zakari, Eric Nkansah, Albert Agyemang, Emmanuel Tuffour	38.62	Q
7	2	Sweden	Peter Karlsson, Torbjörn Mårtensson, Lars Hedner, Patrik Strenius	38.63	Q
8	2	France	Hermann Lomba, Régis Groisard, Pascal Theophile, Needy Guims	38.82	Q
9	1	Sierra Leone	Pierre Lisk, Tom Ganda, Josephus Thomas, Sanusi Turay	38.91
10	1	Spain	Frutos Feo, Venancio José, Jordi Mayoral, Francisco Navarro	38.91
11	1	Ivory Coast	Frank Waota, Ahmed Douhou, Éric Pacôme N'Dri, Ibrahim Meité	38.99
	1	Germany	Michael Huke, Marc Blume, Holger Blume, Florian Schwarthoff	DNF
	2	Nigeria	Deji Aliu, Osmond Ezinwa, Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa	DNF
	2	Australia	Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Steve Brimacombe, Rod Mapstone	DQ
	2	Bahamas	Renward Wells, Dwight Ferguson, Iram Lewis, Andrew Tynes	DQ
	2	Jamaica	Leon Gordon, Michael Green, Percival Spencer, Raymond Stewart	DQ

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	6	Canada	Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey	37.69
	4	United States	Jon Drummond, Tim Harden, Michael Marsh, Dennis Mitchell	38.05
	3	Brazil	Arnaldo da Silva, Robson da Silva, Édson Ribeiro, André da Silva	38.41
4	7	Ukraine	Kostyantyn Rurak, Serhiy Osovych, Oleh Kramarenko, Vladyslav Dolohodin	38.55
5	2	Sweden	Peter Karlsson, Torbjörn Mårtensson, Lars Hedner, Patrik Strenius	38.67
6	5	Cuba	Andrés Simón, Joel Lamela, Joel Isasi, Luis Alberto Pérez	39.39
	8	France	Hermann Lomba, Régis Groisard, Pascal Theophile, Needy Guims	DNF
	1	Ghana	Aziz Zakari, Christian Nsiah, Albert Agyemang, Emmanuel Tuffour	DNS

• Women's 4 × 100 m Relay

• Official Report
• Results