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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Venue(s): University Olympic Stadium, Ciudad de México
Date Started: October 19, 1968
Date Finished: October 19, 1968
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final.
| Gold: | United States |
| Silver: | Cuba |
| Bronze: | France |
| Rank | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | JAM | 38.3 | 38.39 | QU/WR |
| 2 | East Germany | GDR | 38.7 | 38.72 | QU |
| 3 | West Germany | FRG | 38.9 | 38.93 | QU |
| 4 | Poland | POL | 38.9 | 38.99 | QU |
| 5 | Great Britain | GBR | 39.4 | 39.46 | |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 39.5 | 39.52 | |
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | CIV | 39.6 | 39.69 | |
| 8 | Malaysia | MAS | 40.8 | 40.89 |