Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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]

Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates30 July & 31 July
Competitors from 20 nations
Medalists
Harvey Glance, Johnny Jones, Millard Hampton, Steve Riddick  United States
Manfred Kokot, Jörg Pfeifer, Klaus-Dieter Kurrat, Alexander Thieme  East Germany
Aleksandr Aksinin, Nikolay Kolesnikov, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov  Soviet Union

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 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
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 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

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 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
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

  1. "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.
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