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.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing World and Olympic records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.World Record | 38.19 | Larry Black Robert Taylor Gerald Tinker Eddie Hart | Munich | September 10, 1972 |
Olympic Record | 38.19 | Larry Black Robert Taylor Gerald Tinker Eddie Hart | Munich | September 10, 1972 |
Results
Final
- Held on 31 July 1976
RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
• Harvey Glance • Johnny Jones • Millard Hampton • Steve Riddick | 38.33 | ||
• Manfred Kokot • Jörg Pfeifer • Klaus-Dieter Kurrat • Alexander Thieme | 38.66 | ||
• Aleksandr Aksinin • Nikolay Kolesnikov • Juris Silovs • Valeriy Borzov | 38.78 | ||
4. | • Andrzej Świerczyński • Marian Woronin • Bogdan Grzejszczak • Zenon Licznerski | 38.83 | |
5. | • Francisco Gomez • Alejandro Casanas • Hermes Ramirez • Silvio Leonard | 39.01 | |
6. | • Vincenzo Guerini • Luciano Caravani • Luigi Benedetti • Pietro Mennea | 39.08 | |
7. | • Jean-Claude Amoureux • Joseph Arame • Lucien Sainte-Rose • Dominique Chauvelot | 39.16 | |
8. | • Hugh Spooner • Marvin Nash • Albin Dukowski • Hugh Fraser | 39.47 |