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

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Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates30 July & 31 July
Competitors from 20 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Harvey Glance, Johnny Jones, Millard Hampton, Steve Riddick Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Manfred Kokot, Jörg Pfeifer, Klaus-Dieter Kurrat, Alexander Thieme Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Aleksandr Aksinin, Nikolay Kolesnikov, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1972
1980  

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

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Harvey Glance
Johnny Jones
Millard Hampton
Steve Riddick
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Manfred Kokot
Jörg Pfeifer
Klaus-Dieter Kurrat
Alexander Thieme
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  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 Record38.19 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Black
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Gerald Tinker
Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Hart
Munich (FRG)September 10, 1972
Olympic Record38.19 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Black
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Gerald Tinker
Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Hart
Munich (FRG)September 10, 1972

Results

Final

RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME
Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Harvey Glance
Johnny Jones
Millard Hampton
Steve Riddick
38.33
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)Manfred Kokot
Jörg Pfeifer
Klaus-Dieter Kurrat
Alexander Thieme
38.66
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)Aleksandr Aksinin
Nikolay Kolesnikov
Juris Silovs
Valeriy Borzov
38.78
4.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)Andrzej Świerczyński
Marian Woronin
Bogdan Grzejszczak
Zenon Licznerski
38.83
5.Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba  (CUB)Francisco Gomez
Alejandro Casanas
Hermes Ramirez
Silvio Leonard
39.01
6.Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)Vincenzo Guerini
Luciano Caravani
Luigi Benedetti
Pietro Mennea
39.08
7.Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)Jean-Claude Amoureux
Joseph Arame
Lucien Sainte-Rose
Dominique Chauvelot
39.16
8.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)Hugh Spooner
Marvin Nash
Albin Dukowski
Hugh Fraser
39.47

Semifinals

Heat 1

RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Harvey Glance
Johnny Jones
Millard Hampton
Steve Riddick
38.51
2.Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba  (CUB)Francisco Gomez
Alejandro Casanas
Hermes Ramirez
Silvio Leonard
39.25
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)Manfred Kokot
Jörg Pfeifer
Klaus-Dieter Kurrat
Alexander Thieme
39.43
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)Hugh Spooner
Marvin Nash
Albin Dukowski
Hugh Fraser
39.46
5.Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda  (BER)Michael Sharpe
Dennis Trott
Calvin Dill
Gregory Simons
39.78
6.Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)Anthony Husbands
Chris Brathwaite
Charles Joseph
Francis Adams
39.88
7.Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)Kraarsene Konan
Georges Kablan Degnan
Gastom Kouadio
Meite Amadou
40.64
8.Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)Anat Ratanapol
Suchart Jairsuraparp
Somsakdi Boontud
Sayan Paratanavong
40.68

Heat 2

RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME
1.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)Andrzej Świerczyński
Marian Woronin
Bogdan Grzejszczak
Zenon Licznerski
39.09
2.Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)Jean-Claude Amoureux
Joseph Arame
Lucien Sainte-Rose
Dominique Chauvelot
39.33
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)Aleksandr Aksinin
Nikolay Kolesnikov
Juris Silovs
Valeriy Borzov
39.36
4.Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)Vincenzo Guerini
Luciano Caravani
Luigi Benedetti
Pietro Mennea
39.39
5.Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)Klaus Ehl
Klaus-Dieter Bieler
Dieter Steinmann
Reinhard Borchert
39.58
6.Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)• Christian Dorosario
Momar Ndao
Barka Sy
Adama Fall
40.37
7.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)Danny Smith
Walter Callander
Clive Sands
Leonard Jervis
40.53
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain  (ESP)José Luis Sánchez Paraíso
Luis Sarría
Francisco Garcia Lopez
Javier Martinez
DQ

Heats

Heat 1

RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Harvey Glance
Johnny Jones
Millard Hampton
Steve Riddick
38.76
2.Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)Vincenzo Guerini
Luciano Caravani
Luigi Benedetti
Pietro Mennea
39.35
3.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)Andrzej Świerczyński
Marian Woronin
Bogdan Grzejszczak
Zenon Licznerski
39.41
4.Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda  (BER)Michael Sharpe
Dennis Trott
Calvin Dill
Gregory Simons
39.90
5.Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain  (ESP)José Luis Sánchez Paraíso
Luis Sarría
Francisco Garcia Lopez
Javier Martínez
39.93
6.Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)Arsène Kra Konan
Georges Kablan Degnan
Gastom Kouadio
Meite Amadou
40.23
7.Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda  (ANT)Calvin Greenaway
Paul Richards
Everton Cornelius
Elroy Turner
41.84

Heat 2

RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)Manfred Kokot
Jörg Pfeifer
Klaus-Dieter Kurrat
Alexander Thieme
39.42
2.Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)Klaus Ehl
Klaus Bieler
Dieter Steinmann
Reinhard Borchert
39.63
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)Aleksandr Aksinin
Nikolay Kolesnikov
Juris Silovs
Valeriy Borzov
39.98
4.Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)• Christian Dorosario
Momar N'Dao
Barka Sy
Adama Fall
40.40
5.Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)Anat Ratanapol
Suchart Chairsuvaparb
Somsak Boontud
Sayan Paratanavong
40.53
6.Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg  Kuwait  (KUW)Abdul Aziz Abdul Kareem
Abdul Kareem Al-Awad
Ibrahim Al-Rabeeah
Abdul Latif Abbas
41.61
7.Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)Mohamed Al-Sehly
Mohamed Ali Al-Malky
Salem Khalifa
Hamed Ali
42.00

Heat 3

RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME
1.Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba  (CUB)Francisco Gómez
Alejandro Casañas
Hermes Ramírez
Silvio Leonard
39.54
2.Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)Jean-Claude Amoureux
Joseph Arame
Lucien Sainte-Rose
Dominique Chauvelot
39.71
3.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)Hugh Spooner
Marvin Nash
Al Dukowski
Hugh Fraser
39.72
4.Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)Anthony Husbands
Chris Brathwaite
Charles Joseph
Frank Adams
40.08
5.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)Danny Smith
Walter Callander
Clive Sands
Leonard Jervis
40.47
5.Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados  (BAR)Rawle Clarke
Hamil Grimes
Pearson Jordan
Pearson Trotman
41.15

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