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 | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 30 July & 31 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 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 the 30th and the 31st of July 1976. There were a total number of 20 nations competing.[1]
Contents
1 Medalists
2 Records
3 Results
3.1 Final
3.2 Semifinals
3.2.1 Heat 1
3.2.2 Heat 2
3.3 Heats
3.3.1 Heat 1
3.3.2 Heat 2
3.3.3 Heat 3
4 References
5 External links
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 United States (USA)Harvey Glance Johnny Jones Millard Hampton Steve Riddick |  East Germany (GDR)Manfred Kokot Jörg Pfeifer Klaus-Dieter Kurrat Alexander Thieme |  Soviet Union (URS)Aleksandr Aksinin Nikolay Kolesnikov Juris Silovs Valeriy Borzov |
Records
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
Final
- 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 Swierczynski • 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
- Held on 30 July 1976
Heat 1
| 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
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Poland (POL) | • Andrzej Swierczynski • 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
Heat 1
| 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 Swierczynski • 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
| 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
| 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
^ "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
External links
- Official Report
- Results
