Top 10 Sprint Races - #6 - 4×400m Relay World Record in Barcelona 1992

October 5, 2007 by Jimson Lee

The World and Olympic 4×400 meter relay record was tied at 2:56.16 set in the 1968 & 1988 Olympic finals.

The 1992 USA Olympic Trials were controversial enough with the appearance of and the IAAF “tainted” rule, thus the 400m was delayed several days. He was “named” to the relay pool, but was not selected to race.

At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, achilles problems prevented him from advancing past the semi-finals.

Enter , stage left. Or third leg, that is. He was the 200m favorite (failed to advance to the finals due to food poisoning) and was selected for the 4×400m relay, even though he didn’t run the individual 400 meters at the Trials. This would set a precedence in future relay selections.

The order was even more controversial. Who should run anchor, usually reserved for the individual 400 meters Gold medalist ? ? He ended up running 2nd, with Andre Valmon leading off. MJ was 3rd, and his hand-off from Quincy was almost dropped! Plus, MJ almost tripped on the inside rail and stumbles at the 220 meter mark. ended up running anchor.

The result? 2:55.74, and new World Record without .


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One Response to “Top 10 Sprint Races - #6 - 4×400m Relay World Record in Barcelona 1992”

  1. Danny Everett - Roberto Hernandez 300m World Record | SpeedEndurance.com on June 12th, 2008 12:04 am

    […] the 1999 World Championships in his final year of Athletics. He also earned a silver medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the 4×400m relay. Here is a nice 6 minute clip from YouTube with slow motion replay of the 31.48 300 […]

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