Köln 1981

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	DAVENPORT James (Jimmy) B. GERSHWIND Reed HUCKABY Phillip WILBANKS Karl	USA	4:14.95
2	GAVAZA Andrei KAMAEV Guennadi KARPOV Aleksandr SAMOCHVALOVAS Sergiejus	URS	4:24.22
3	COOPER Alan Gordon HARRIS Andrew PEARSON Simon PHILLIPS Michael	GBR	4:32.31
4	ARNOLD Robert HOWARD Nigel KIRKEENG Lee SPRAGUE Ryan	CAN	4:38.05
5	CORDEROY DU TIERS Henri FILIPPI Dominique LAMENDOLA Jerome RETIF Patrick	FRA	4:38.31
6	BLICKWEDE Gerd KLING Hans-Jürgen LüDEKE Ralf WEBER Juergen	FRG	4:42.23
7	COKART Pieter DE HEER Willem Gaert ELFERINK Bennie SOEK Aad	NED	4:46.53