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 Record38.19 Larry Black
Robert Taylor
Gerald Tinker
Eddie Hart
Munich September 10, 1972
Olympic Record38.19 Larry Black
Robert Taylor
Gerald Tinker
Eddie Hart
Munich September 10, 1972

Results

Final

RANKNATIONATHLETESTIME
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

Semifinals

Heat 2

Heats

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3