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.[1][2]
athletics, 2002, commonwealth, games, metres, relay, metres, relay, event, 2002, commonwealth, games, held, july, final, michael, blackwood, jamaica, leading, position, when, coming, into, final, stretch, however, dropped, baton, when, being, overtaken, matthe. 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 1 2 Contents 1 Medalists 2 Results 2 1 Heats 2 2 Final 3 ReferencesMedalists editGold Silver Bronze nbsp EnglandJared DeaconSean BaldockChris RawlinsonDaniel CainesMark Hylton Cori Henry nbsp WalesTimothy BenjaminIwan ThomasJamie BaulchMatthew Elias nbsp BahamasChris BrownTroy McIntoshDominic DemeritteTimothy MunningsCarl Oliver Athletes who competed in heats only and received medals Results editHeats edit Qualification First 3 teams of each heat Q plus the next 2 fastest q qualified for the final Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes1 2 nbsp England Mark Hylton Cori Henry Jared Deacon Sean Baldock 3 04 01 Q2 2 nbsp Wales Timothy Benjamin Iwan Thomas Jamie Baulch Matthew Elias 3 04 18 Q3 2 nbsp South Africa Marcus la Grange Jopie van Oudtshoorn Leigh Julius Arnaud Malherbe 3 04 31 Q4 2 nbsp Australia Patrick Dwyer Paul Pearce Kris McCarthy Clinton Hill 3 04 39 q5 1 nbsp Jamaica Davian Clarke Danny McFarlane Pete Coley Brandon Simpson 3 04 56 Q6 1 nbsp Bahamas Timothy Munnings Troy McIntosh Carl Oliver Chris Brown 3 04 73 Q7 1 nbsp Sri Lanka Rohan Kumara Ranga Wimalawansa Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara Sugath Thilakaratne 3 07 46 Q8 1 nbsp Nigeria Musa Audu Bola Gee Lawal Tony Ogbeta Fidelis Gadzama 3 07 93 q9 1 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago Simon Pierre Julian Raeburn Sherridan Kirk Damian Barry 3 08 6610 1 nbsp Botswana Johnson Kubisa Lulu Basinyi Otukile Lekote Oganeditse Moseki 3 09 0411 2 nbsp Dominica Chris Lloyd Clive Baron Nabi Wallace Micha Charles 3 16 812 nbsp Sierra Leone Sahr Thomas Sockleh Sesay Dauda Manasary John Fuller DQ2 nbsp Zimbabwe Jeffrey Masvanhise Tawanda Chiwira Lewis Banda Talkmore Nyongani DQFinal edit Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes nbsp nbsp England Jared Deacon Sean Baldock Chris Rawlinson Daniel Caines 3 00 40 nbsp nbsp Wales Timothy Benjamin Iwan Thomas Jamie Baulch Matthew Elias 3 00 41 NR nbsp nbsp Bahamas Chris Brown Troy McIntosh Dominic Demeritte Timothy Munnings 3 01 354 nbsp South Africa Marcus la Grange Jopie van Oudtshoorn Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Arnaud Malherbe 3 01 835 nbsp Australia Tim Williams Paul Pearce Patrick Dwyer Clinton Hill 3 02 226 nbsp Nigeria Tony Ogbeta Bola Gee Lawal Musa Audu Fidelis Gadzama 3 11 16 nbsp Sri Lanka Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara Ranga Wimalawansa Rohan Kumara Sugath Thilakaratne DQ nbsp Jamaica Sanjay Ayre Brandon Simpson Danny McFarlane Michael Blackwood DNFReferences editOfficial results Results at BBC England complete relay double Video of the last metres of the race Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Men 27s 4 400 metres relay amp oldid 1215761956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
