Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
| Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 30 July & 31 July |
| Competitors | from 20 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
These are the official results of the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The event was held on 30 and 31 July 1976. There were a total number of 20 nations competing.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Records
[edit]These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 38.19 |  Larry Black Robert Taylor Gerald Tinker Eddie Hart
|
Munich (FRG) | September 10, 1972 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 38.19 | Larry Black Robert Taylor Gerald Tinker Eddie Hart
|
Munich (FRG) | September 10, 1972 |
Results
[edit]Final
[edit]- Held on 31 July 1976
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 United States (USA)
|
• Harvey Glance • Johnny Jones • Millard Hampton • Steve Riddick |
38.33 |
|
 East Germany (GDR)
|
• Manfred Kokot • Jörg Pfeifer • Klaus-Dieter Kurrat • Alexander Thieme |
38.66 |
|
 Soviet Union (URS)
|
• Aleksandr Aksinin • Nikolay Kolesnikov • Juris Silovs • Valeriy Borzov |
38.78 |
| 4. |  Poland (POL)
|
• Andrzej Świerczyński • Marian Woronin • Bogdan Grzejszczak • Zenon Licznerski |
38.83 |
| 5. |  Cuba (CUB)
|
• Francisco Gomez • Alejandro Casanas • Hermes Ramirez • Silvio Leonard |
39.01 |
| 6. |  Italy (ITA)
|
• Vincenzo Guerini • Luciano Caravani • Luigi Benedetti • Pietro Mennea |
39.08 |
| 7. |  France (FRA)
|
• Jean-Claude Amoureux • Joseph Arame • Lucien Sainte-Rose • Dominique Chauvelot |
39.16 |
| 8. |  Canada (CAN)
|
• Hugh Spooner • Marvin Nash • Albin Dukowski • Hugh Fraser |
39.47 |
Semifinals
[edit]- Held on 30 July 1976
Heat 1
[edit]| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States (USA)
|
• Harvey Glance • Johnny Jones • Millard Hampton • Steve Riddick |
38.51 |
| 2. | Cuba (CUB)
|
• Francisco Gomez • Alejandro Casanas • Hermes Ramirez • Silvio Leonard |
39.25 |
| 3. | East Germany (GDR)
|
• Manfred Kokot • Jörg Pfeifer • Klaus-Dieter Kurrat • Alexander Thieme |
39.43 |
| 4. | Canada (CAN)
|
• Hugh Spooner • Marvin Nash • Albin Dukowski • Hugh Fraser |
39.46 |
| 5. |  Bermuda (BER)
|
• Michael Sharpe • Dennis Trott • Calvin Dill • Gregory Simons |
39.78 |
| 6. |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
|
• Anthony Husbands • Chris Brathwaite • Charles Joseph • Francis Adams |
39.88 |
| 7. |  Ivory Coast (CIV)
|
• Kraarsene Konan • Georges Kablan Degnan • Gastom Kouadio • Meite Amadou |
40.64 |
| 8. |  Thailand (THA)
|
• Anat Ratanapol • Suchart Jairsuraparp • Somsakdi Boontud • Sayan Paratanavong |
40.68 |
Heat 2
[edit]| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Poland (POL)
|
• Andrzej Świerczyński • Marian Woronin • Bogdan Grzejszczak • Zenon Licznerski |
39.09 |
| 2. | France (FRA)
|
• Jean-Claude Amoureux • Joseph Arame • Lucien Sainte-Rose • Dominique Chauvelot |
39.33 |
| 3. | Soviet Union (URS)
|
• Aleksandr Aksinin • Nikolay Kolesnikov • Juris Silovs • Valeriy Borzov |
39.36 |
| 4. | Italy (ITA)
|
• Vincenzo Guerini • Luciano Caravani • Luigi Benedetti • Pietro Mennea |
39.39 |
| 5. |  West Germany (FRG)
|
• Klaus Ehl • Klaus-Dieter Bieler • Dieter Steinmann • Reinhard Borchert |
39.58 |
| 6. |  Senegal (SEN)
|
• Christian Dorosario • Momar Ndao • Barka Sy • Adama Fall |
40.37 |
| 7. |  Bahamas (BAH)
|
• Danny Smith • Walter Callander • Clive Sands • Leonard Jervis |
40.53 |
| — |  Spain (ESP)
|
• José Luis Sánchez Paraíso • Luis Sarría • Francisco Garcia Lopez • Javier Martinez |
DQ |
Heats
[edit]Heat 1
[edit]| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States (USA)
|
• Harvey Glance • Johnny Jones • Millard Hampton • Steve Riddick |
38.76 |
| 2. | Italy (ITA)
|
• Vincenzo Guerini • Luciano Caravani • Luigi Benedetti • Pietro Mennea |
39.35 |
| 3. | Poland (POL)
|
• Andrzej Świerczyński • Marian Woronin • Bogdan Grzejszczak • Zenon Licznerski |
39.41 |
| 4. | Bermuda (BER)
|
• Michael Sharpe • Dennis Trott • Calvin Dill • Gregory Simons |
39.90 |
| 5. | Spain (ESP)
|
• José Luis Sánchez Paraíso • Luis Sarría • Francisco Garcia Lopez • Javier Martínez |
39.93 |
| 6. | Ivory Coast (CIV)
|
• Arsène Kra Konan • Georges Kablan Degnan • Gastom Kouadio • Meite Amadou |
40.23 |
| 7. |  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)
|
• Calvin Greenaway • Paul Richards • Everton Cornelius • Elroy Turner |
41.84 |
Heat 2
[edit]| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | East Germany (GDR)
|
• Manfred Kokot • Jörg Pfeifer • Klaus-Dieter Kurrat • Alexander Thieme |
39.42 |
| 2. | West Germany (FRG)
|
• Klaus Ehl • Klaus Bieler • Dieter Steinmann • Reinhard Borchert |
39.63 |
| 3. | Soviet Union (URS)
|
• Aleksandr Aksinin • Nikolay Kolesnikov • Juris Silovs • Valeriy Borzov |
39.98 |
| 4. | Senegal (SEN)
|
• Christian Dorosario • Momar N'Dao • Barka Sy • Adama Fall |
40.40 |
| 5. | Thailand (THA)
|
• Anat Ratanapol • Suchart Chairsuvaparb • Somsak Boontud • Sayan Paratanavong |
40.53 |
| 6. |  Kuwait (KUW)
|
• Abdul Aziz Abdul Kareem • Abdul Kareem Al-Awad • Ibrahim Al-Rabeeah • Abdul Latif Abbas |
41.61 |
| 7. |  Saudi Arabia (KSA)
|
• Mohamed Al-Sehly • Mohamed Ali Al-Malky • Salem Khalifa • Hamed Ali |
42.00 |
Heat 3
[edit]| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cuba (CUB)
|
• Francisco Gómez • Alejandro Casañas • Hermes Ramírez • Silvio Leonard |
39.54 |
| 2. | France (FRA)
|
• Jean-Claude Amoureux • Joseph Arame • Lucien Sainte-Rose • Dominique Chauvelot |
39.71 |
| 3. | Canada (CAN)
|
• Hugh Spooner • Marvin Nash • Al Dukowski • Hugh Fraser |
39.72 |
| 4. | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
|
• Anthony Husbands • Chris Brathwaite • Charles Joseph • Frank Adams |
40.08 |
| 5. | Bahamas (BAH)
|
• Danny Smith • Walter Callander • Clive Sands • Leonard Jervis |
40.47 |
| 5. |  Barbados (BAR)
|
• Rawle Clarke • Hamil Grimes • Pearson Jordan • Pearson Trotman |
41.15 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
