Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates9 September & 10 September
Competitors128 from 27 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetskiy, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
  1968
1976  

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay was held on 9 and 10 September 1972. [1]

Heats

The top four teams in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.

Heat one

RankNamesNationalityTime
1 Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetskiy, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 39.15
2 Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 39.17
3 Manfred Kokot, Bernd Borth, Hans-Jürgen Bombach, Siegfried Schenke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 39.17
4 Georg Regner, Axel Nepraunik, Gert Nöster, Helmut Lang Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 40.49
5 Luis Alers, Guillermo González, Pedro Ferrer, Jorge Vizcarrondo Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 41.34
6 Mohamed Jaman Al-Dosari, Mansour Al-Juaid, Bilal Said Al-Azma, Said Khalil Al-Dosari Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg  Saudi Arabia 43.35
- Muhammad Younis, Norman Brinkworth, Muhammad Siddiq, Nusrat Iqbal Sahi Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan DNS
- Abdulazeez Abdulkareem, Malik Murdhi, Mohamed Mubarak, Younis Abdallah Rabee Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg  Kuwait DNS

Heat two

RankNamesNationalityTime
1 Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Grès, Gérard Fenouil, René Metz Flag of France.svg  France 39.01
2 Jaroslav Matoušek, Juraj Demeč, Jiří Kynos, Luděk Bohman Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 39.31
3 Rex Bazunu, James Olakunle, Benedict Majekodunmi, Kola Abdulai Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 39.66
4 Humberto Galea, Félix Mata, Alberto Marchán, Jesús Rico Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 39.74
5 Kouakou Komenan, Amadou Meïté, Kouami N’Dri, Gaoussou Koné Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 39.81
6 Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa, Alfred Rabenja, André Ralainasolo, Henri Rafaralahy Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 40.58
7 Lee Chung-ping, Su Wen-ho, Chen Chin-long, Chen Ming-chi Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 41.78
- Andrew Sartee, Thomas O'Brien Howe, Dominic Saidu, Thomas Nma Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia DNS

Heat three

RankNamesNationalityTime
1 Stanisław Wagner, Tadeusz Cuch, Jerzy Czerbniak, Zenon Nowosz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 39.11
2 Ohene Karikari, James Addy, Sandy Osei-Agyemang, George Daniels Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 39.46
3 Antti Rajamäki, Raimo Vilén, Erik Gustafsson, Markku Juhola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 39.54
4 José Triana, Juan Morales, Hermes Ramírez, Pablo Montes Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 39.65
5 Malang Mané, Christian Dorosario, Momar N’Dao, Barka Sy Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 40.95
6 Somsakdi Boontud, Surapong Ariyamongkol, Panus Ariyamongkol, Anat Ratanapol Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 41.04
- Michael Fray, Donald Quarrie, Lennox Miller, Horace Levy Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNS
- Ainsely Armstrong, Rudolph Reid, Bertram Lovell, Hasely Crawford Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago DNS

Heat four

RankNamesNationalityTime
1 Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart Flag of the United States.svg  United States 38.96
2 Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 39.29
3 Berwyn Price, Don Halliday, Dave Dear, Brian Green Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 39.63
4 Antoine Nkounkou, Louis Nkanza, Jean-Pierre Bassegela, Théophile Nkounkou Flag of the People's Republic of Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 39.86
5 Danny Smith, Harry Lockhart, Walter Callander, Mike Sands Flag of the Bahamas (1964-1973).svg  Bahamas 40.48
6 Obedi Mwanga, Norman Chihota, Claver Kamanya, Hamad Ndee Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 41.07
- Sisaye Feleke, Solomon Belay, Kebede Bedasso, Egzi-Gebre-Gebre Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1974).svg  Ethiopia DNF
- José Luis Sánchez Paraíso, Manuel Carballo, Francisco García, Luis Sarría Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain DNF

Semifinals

The top four teams in each of the two heats advanced to the final.

Heat one

RankNamesNationalityTime
1 Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart Flag of the United States.svg  United States 38.54
2 Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 38.86
3 Stanisław Wagner, Tadeusz Cuch, Jerzy Czerbniak, Zenon Nowosz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 38.90
4 Jaroslav Matoušek, Juraj Demeč, Jiří Kynos, Luděk Bohman Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 39.01
5 José Triana, Juan Morales, Hermes Ramírez, Pablo Montes Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 39.04
6 Kola Abdulai, Rex Bazunu, James Olakunle, Timon Oyebami Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 39.73
7 Ohene Karikari, James Addy, Sandy Osei-Agyemang, George Daniels Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 39.99
- Georg Regner, Axel Nepraunik, Günther Würfel, Helmut Lang Flag of Austria.svg  Austria DQ

Heat two

RankNamesNationalityTime
1 Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Grès, Gérard Fenouil, Bruno Cherrier Flag of France.svg  France 39.00
2 Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetsky, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 39.00
3 Manfred Kokot, Bernd Borth, Hans-Jürgen Bombach, Siegfried Schenke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 39.06
4 Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 39.21
5 Antti Rajamäki, Raimo Vilén, Erik Gustafsson, Markku Juhola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 39.30
6 Les Piggot, Don Halliday, Dave Dear, Brian Green Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 39.47
7 Humberto Galea, Félix Mata, Alberto Marchán, Jesús Rico Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 39.74
8 Antoine Nkounkou, Louis Nkanza, Jean-Pierre Bassegela, Théophile Nkounkou Flag of the People's Republic of Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 39.97

Final

RankNamesNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart Flag of the United States.svg  United States 38.19 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetsky, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 38.50
Bronze medal icon.svg Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 38.79
4 Jaroslav Matoušek, Juraj Demeč, Jiří Kynos, Luděk Bohman Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 38.82
5 Manfred Kokot, Bernd Borth, Hans-Jürgen Bombach, Siegfried Schenke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 38.90
6 Stanisław Wagner, Tadeusz Cuch, Jerzy Czerbniak, Zenon Nowosz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 39.03
7 Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Grès, Gérard Fenouil, Bruno Cherrier Flag of France.svg  France 39.14
8 Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, Pietro Mennea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 39.14

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