Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Scotland David Jenkins Allan Wells Cameron Sharp Drew McMaster	Trinidad and Tobago Edwin Noel Hasely Crawford Christopher Brathwaite Ephraim Serrette	Jamaica Errol Quarrie Colin Bradford Oliver Heywood Floyd Brown

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	Canada	Desai Williams, Hugh Fraser, Marvin Nash, Cole Doty	39.83	Q
2	1	Trinidad and Tobago	Edwin Noel, Hasely Crawford, Christopher Brathwaite, Ephraim Serrette	39.92	Q
2	2	Ghana	Albert Lomotey, Ernest Obeng, George Enchill, Ohene Karikari	39.92	Q
4	1	Scotland	David Jenkins, Allan Wells, Cameron Sharp, Drew McMaster	39.96	Q
5	2	Jamaica	Errol Quarrie, Colin Bradford, Oliver Heywood, Floyd Brown	40.03	Q
6	1	England	Brian Green, Timothy Bonsor, Leslie Hoyte, Trevor Hoyte	40.36	q
7	2	Australia	Don Wright, Paul Narracott, Maxwell Binnington, Richard Hopkins	40.61	Q
8	2	Bermuda	Calvin Dill, Dennis Trott, Gregory Simons, Kimberley Wade	40.74	q
9	2	Kenya	Alex Mutunga, John Mwebi, Peter Kipkirong, Tochi Mochache	41.17
10	1	New Zealand	Bevan Smith, Graeme French, Phillip Mills, Ross Pownall	41.40
11	1	Gambia	Banana Jarju, Bamba Njie, Bambo Fatty, Ousman N'Dure	43.17

Final

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	7	Scotland	David Jenkins, Allan Wells, Cameron Sharp, Drew McMaster	39.24	NR
	4	Trinidad and Tobago	Edwin Noel, Hasely Crawford, Christopher Brathwaite, Ephraim Serrette	39.29
	8	Jamaica	Errol Quarrie, Colin Bradford, Oliver Heywood, Floyd Brown	39.33
4	3	Canada	Desai Williams, Hugh Fraser, Marvin Nash, Cole Doty	39.60
5	1	Ghana	Albert Lomotey, Ernest Obeng, George Enchill, Ohene Karikari	39.73
6	5	England	Brian Green, Timothy Bonsor, Leslie Hoyte, Trevor Hoyte	40.05
7	6	Australia	Don Wright, Paul Narracott, Maxwell Binnington, Richard Hopkins	40.24
8	2	Bermuda	Calvin Dill, Dennis Trott, Gregory Simons, Kimberley Wade	40.33

References

• Heats results (The Canberra Times)
• Final results (The Canberra Times)
• Australian results