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

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

Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates9 September & 10 September
Competitors128 from 27 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetskiy, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl  West Germany
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Heats

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

Heat one

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

Heat two

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

Heat three

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

Heat four

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

Semifinals

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

Heat one

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

Heat two

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

Final

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

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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