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 | ||||||||||||
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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
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- Held on 30 July 1976
Heat 1
RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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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 |
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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
Heat 1
RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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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
RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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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 |
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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. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- Results