The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 31 January and 2 February at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Medallists + Gold Silver Bronze Greg Lewis,Laurie D'Arcy,Andrew Ratcliffe,Graham Haskell Albert Lomotey,Ohene Karikari,Kofi Okyir,George Daniels Timon Oyebami,Benedict Majekodunmi,Kola Abdulai,James Olakunle
Results Heats Qualification for final The 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 Alfred Daley, Richard Hardware, Don Quarrie, Lennox Miller 40.1 Q 2 1 Timon Oyebami, Benedict Majekodunmi, Kola Abdulai, James Olakunle 40.2 Q 3 1 Albert Lomotey, Ohene Karikari, Kofi Okyir, George Daniels 40.3 Q 4 1 Bevan Smith, Grant Anderson, Kerry Hill, Trevor Cochrane 40.5 q 5 1 Claver Kamanya, Japhet Kwimba, Norman Chihota, Salum Hassan 40.92 1 2 Greg Lewis, Laurie D'Arcy, Andrew Ratcliffe, Graham Haskell 39.7 Q 2 2 Timon Oyebami, Benedict Majekodunmi, Kola Abdulai, James Olakunle 40.1 Q 3 2 Albert Lomotey, Ohene Karikari, Kofi Okyir, George Daniels 40.3 Q 4 2 Charles Asati, John Mwebi, Paul Njoroge, Tochi Mochache 40.8 q 5 2 Eliki Nukutabu, Samuela Bulai, Samuela Yavala, Tony Moore 41.77 Note: the newspaper report mentions Nigeria and Ghana for both heats and does not mention England or Scotland
Final + Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 4 Greg Lewis, Laurie D'Arcy, Andrew Ratcliffe, Graham Haskell 39.31 GR, AR 6 Albert Lomotey, Ohene Karikari, Kofi Okyir, George Daniels 39.61 2 Timon Oyebami, Benedict Majekodunmi, Kola Abdulai, James Olakunle 39.70 4 8 Alfred Daley, Richard Hardware, Don Quarrie, Lennox Miller 39.77 5 7 Les Piggot, Don Halliday, Gus McKenzie, David Jenkins 39.80 6 1 Brian Green, Chris Monk, Derek Cole, Ian Matthews 39.97 7 3 Bevan Smith, Grant Anderson, Kerry Hill, Trevor Cochrane 40.41 8 5 Charles Asati, John Mwebi, Paul Njoroge, Tochi Mochache 40.50
References
Heats results (The Canberra Times)