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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Harvey Glance, Johnny Jones, Millard Hampton, Steve Riddick  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Manfred Kokot, Jörg Pfeifer, Klaus-Dieter Kurrat, Alexander Thieme  East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aleksandr Aksinin, Nikolay Kolesnikov, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov  Soviet Union
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Medalists

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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

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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

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Final

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  • 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

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  • Held on 30 July 1976

Heat 1

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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

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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

Heats

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Heat 1

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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

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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

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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

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  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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