Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay
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The Men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

as part of the athletics programme
Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
The athletics competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held in New Delhi, India between 6 and 14 October. The track and field events took place between 6–12 October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium while the marathon contests were held on a street course running through the city on 14...

 was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday 11 October and Tuesday 12 October 2010.

Records

World Record 2:54.29 Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

22 August 1993
Games Record 2:59.03 Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia
1998

Heat 1

Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes
5 Vincent Koskei, Vincent Kiilo, Mark Muttai, Anderson Mutegi 3:03.66 Q
6 Nick Leavey
Nick Leavey
Nick Leavey is a British sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...

, David Hughes, Richard Yates, Graham Hedman
Graham Hedman
Graham Hedman is a British sprinter. At the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, he won the silver medal in the 4x400 m relay along with Robert Tobin, Rhys Williams and Timothy Benjamin, in a time of 3:01.63.-Personal bests:100 m 10.64 sec 200 m 21.02 400 m 45.84 400 L 45.0...

3:05.34 Q
8 Isaac Makwala
Isaac Makwala
Isaac Makwala is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:...

, Gakologelwang Masheto, Tiroyaone Masake, Sakarea Kamberuka
3:05.40 Q
7 Kunhu Puthanpurakkal, Bibin Mathew, Premananad Jayakumar, Mortaja Shake 3:06.30 q
4 Dale Garland
Dale Garland
Dale Garland is a Guernsey born British athlete, educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey. He competed in the 400m hurdles at the 2007 World Athletics Championships and attended the 2008 Summer Olympics as part of the 4x400m relay squad, but did not run in the competition.-Commonwealth Games:* 2002...

, Tom Druce, Hywel Robinson, Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey
Matthew Bailey is a television presenter, model, actor, and former MTV Europe presenter of French and Filipino descent.-Biography:...

3:14.51
2 Jean Vieillesse, Jean Degrace, Jean Augustin, Jean Milazar 3:15.78
3 Arnold Sorina, Moses Kamut
Moses Kamut
Moses Kamut is a ni-Vanuatu sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres.He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. In Beijing he finished 7th in his heat with a time of 10.81 seconds.His personal best 100...

, David Benjimin, Tony Ialu
3:20.79

Heat 2

Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes
3 La'Sean Pickstock, Andretti Bain
Andretti Bain
Andretti Bain is a Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He was born in NassauBain finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, together with teammates Chris Brown, Timothy Munnings and Dennis Darling.He was the NCAA Indoor Champion at 400m in 2008...

, Jamal Moss, Ramon Miller
Ramon Miller
Ramon Miller is a Bahamian sprinter. He was part of the Bahamas' silver-medal winning team in the men's 4x400m relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, after running in the heats....

3:05.44 Q
7 Kevin Moore, Ben Offereins
Ben Offereins
Ben Offereins is an Australian athlete. Born in Sydney, Australia, his family moved to Perth in 1987. He has been running from a young age, starting out in little athletics and has progressed through to the senior ranks....

, Brendan Cole, Sean Wroe
Sean Wroe
Sean Wroe is an Australian sprinter. His personal best in the men's 400 metres is 45.17 ....

3:06.01 Q
6 Rhys Williams
Rhys Williams (athlete)
Rhys Williams , is a Welsh professional athlete, specializing in the 400 m hurdles.-Early life:Williams was born in Bridgend, the son of former Welsh international rugby union player J.J. Williams. Rhys studied at Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari from September 1995 until June 2002...

, Joe Thomas, Chris Gowell, Gareth Warburton
Gareth Warburton
Gareth Warburton is a Welsh middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-References:...

3:06.31 Q
2 Oral Thompson, Josef Robertson, Ricardo Cunningham, Adrian Findlay 3:06.30 q
5 Prasanna Amarasekara, Uditha Wickramasinghe, Nalin Karunarathna, K. Kankanamlage 3:08.77
4 Thomas Vandy, Amara Kamara, Ibrahim Turay, Bockarie Sesay 3:23.68
5 DNS

Final

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes
6 Joel Milburn
Joel Milburn
Joel Milburn is an Australian athlete whose specialist distance is 400 metres.He was selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he made the semi-finals of the individual 400 metre competition and was hoping to help Australia repeat its 4 x 400 metre medal winning performance from the...

, Kevin Moore, Brendan Cole, Sean Wroe
Sean Wroe
Sean Wroe is an Australian sprinter. His personal best in the men's 400 metres is 45.17 ....

3:03.30
7 Vincent Koskei, Vincent Kiilo, Anderson Mutegi, Mark Muttai 3:03.84
4 Conrad Williams
Conrad Williams (athlete)
Conrad Williams is a British 400m athlete.-Personal bests:-Reference:...

, Nick Leavey
Nick Leavey
Nick Leavey is a British sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...

, Richard Yates, Robert Tobin
Robert Tobin
Robert "Rob" John Tobin is an English sprinter. He currently has a PB in the 400 m of 45.01 seconds.-Personal life:...

3:03.84
4 5 La'Sean Pickstock, Michael Mathieu
Michael Mathieu
Michael Mathieu is a Bahamian sprinter specializing in 200m and 400m. He was part of The Bahamas silver-medal winning team in the men's 4x400m relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics running second leg and recording a 44.0 split. He was also apart of the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka 4x400...

, Jamal Moss, Ramon Miller
Ramon Miller
Ramon Miller is a Bahamian sprinter. He was part of the Bahamas' silver-medal winning team in the men's 4x400m relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, after running in the heats....

3:04.35
5 9 Sakarea Kamberuka, Gakologelwang Masheto, Isaac Makwala
Isaac Makwala
Isaac Makwala is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:...

, Obakeng Ngwingwa
3:04.65
6 8 Rhys Williams
Rhys Williams (athlete)
Rhys Williams , is a Welsh professional athlete, specializing in the 400 m hurdles.-Early life:Williams was born in Bridgend, the son of former Welsh international rugby union player J.J. Williams. Rhys studied at Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari from September 1995 until June 2002...

, Joe Thomas, Chris Gowell, Gareth Warburton
Gareth Warburton
Gareth Warburton is a Welsh middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-References:...

3:06.91
7 2 Kunhu Puthanpurakkal, Bibin Mathew, Mortaja Shake, Bineesh Baby 3:07.60
3 Oral Thompson, Lansford Spence
Lansford Spence
Lansford Spence is a Jamaican sprinter. Together with Sanjay Ayre, Brandon Simpson and Davian Clarke he won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He also competed in the individual contest, but was knocked out in the semi final. In 2006 the relay team...

, Josef Robertson, Ricardo Cunningham
DSQ

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