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4 × 100 metres Relay, Men

Date	30 – 31 July 1976
Status	Olympic
Location	Stade olympique, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec
Participants	80 from 20 countries

For the first time since 1928 and only the second time in Olympic history, no American had won a medal in the 100 metres. And for possibly the only time ever, the US was not favored in this event, with the Soviet Union, led by 1972 100/200 champion Valery Borzov, and East Germany thought to have the better of them. But in the first semi-final, the US team won easily over Cuba and the GDR despite Millard Hampton having forgotten his spikes and having to borrow a pair two sizes too big to run. Unusually for an American relay squad, in the final they produced crisp passes and won quite easily.

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	–	United States	USA	38.76 (1 h1)	38.51 (1 h1)	38.33 (1)	Gold
		Harvey Glance • Johnny Jones • Millard Hampton • Steve Riddick • Ed Preston (DNS) • Willie Smith (DNS)
2	–	East Germany	GDR	39.42 (1 h2)	39.43 (3 h1)	38.66 (2)	Silver
		Manfred Kokot • Jörg Pfeifer • Klaus-Dieter Kurrat • Alexander Thieme • Thomas Munkelt (DNS) • Eberhard Weise (DNS)
3	–	Soviet Union	URS	39.98 (3 h2)	39.36 (3 h2)	38.78 (3)	Bronze
		Aleksandr Aksinin • Nikolay Kolesnikov • Juris Silovs • Valery Borzov • Viktor Myasnikov (DNS) • Valery Podluzhny (DNS)
4	–	Poland	POL	39.41 (3 h1)	39.09 (1 h2)	38.83 (4)
		Andrzej Świerczyński • Marian Woronin • Bogdan Grzejszczak • Zenon Licznerski • Ryszard Malcherczyk (DNS) • Zenon Nowosz (DNS)
5	–	Cuba	CUB	39.54 (1 h3)	39.25 (2 h1)	39.01 (5)
		Francisco Gómez • Alejandro Casañas • Hermes Ramírez • Silvio Leonard • Osvaldo Lara (DNS) • Pablo Montes (DNS)
6	–	Italy	ITA	39.35 (2 h1)	39.39 (4 h2)	39.08 (6)
		Vincenzo Guerini • Luciano Caravani • Luigi Benedetti • Pietro Mennea • Pietro Farina (DNS) • Vittorino Milanesio (DNS)
7	–	France	FRA	39.71 (2 h3)	39.33 (2 h2)	39.16 (7)
		Jean-Claude Amoureux • Joseph Arame • Lucien Sainte-Rose • Dominique Chauvelot • Gilles Échevin (DNS) • Jean Mayer (DNS)
8	–	Canada	CAN	39.72 (3 h3)	39.46 (4 h1)	39.47 (8)
		Hugh Spooner • Marvin Nash • Al Dukowski • Hugh Fraser • Dan Biocchi (DNS) • Bob Martin (DNS)
5 h1 r2/3	–	Bermuda	BER	39.90 (4 h1)	39.78 (5 h1)	–
		Mike Sharpe • Dennis Trott • Calvin Dill • Gregory Simons • Renelda Swan (DNS)
5 h2 r2/3	–	West Germany	FRG	39.63 (2 h2)	39.58 (5 h2)	–
		Klaus Ehl • Klaus Bieler • Dieter Steinmann • Reinhard Borchert • Werner Bastians (DNS) • Friedhelm Heckel (DNS)
6 h1 r2/3	–	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	40.08 (4 h3)	39.88 (6 h1)	–
		Anthony Husbands • Chris Brathwaite • Charles Joseph • Frank Adams • Ainsley Armstrong (DNS) • Hasely Crawford (DNS)
6 h2 r2/3	–	Senegal	SEN	40.40 (4 h2)	40.37 (6 h2)	–
		Christian Dorosario • Momar N'Dao • Barka Sy • Adama Fall • Jean-Pierre Mango (DNS) • Adrien N'Diaye (DNS)
7 h1 r2/3	–	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	40.23 (6 h1)	40.64 (7 h1)	–
		Arsène Kra Konan • Georges Kablan Degnan • Gaston Kouadio • Amadou Méité
7 h2 r2/3	–	The Bahamas	BAH	40.47 (5 h3)	40.53 (7 h2)	–
		Danny Smith • Walter Callander • Clive Sands • Leonard Jervis • Phil Robins (DNS) • Mike Sands (DNS)
8 h1 r2/3	–	Thailand	THA	40.53 (5 h2)	40.68 (8 h1)	–
		Anat Ratanapol • Suchart Chairsuvaparb • Somsak Boontud • Sayan Paratanavong • Kanoksakdi Chatasanond (DNS)
AC h2 r2/3	–	Spain	ESP	39.93 (5 h1)	– (DQ h2)	–
		José Luis Sánchez • Luis Sarría • Francisco García • Javier Martínez • Ángel de las Heras (DNS)
6 h2 r1/3	–	Kuwait	KUW	41.61 (6 h2)	–	–
		Abdul Aziz Abdul Kareem • Abdul Kareem Al-Awad • Ibrahim Al-Rabeeah • Abdul Latif Abbas • Saleh Faraj (DNS)
6 h3 r1/3	–	Barbados	BAR	41.15 (6 h3)	–	–
		Rawle Clarke • Hamil Grimes • Pearson Jordan • Pearson Trotman • Victor Gooding (DNS) • Harcourt Wason (DNS)
7 h1 r1/3	–	Antigua and Barbuda	ANT	41.84 (7 h1)	–	–
		Calvin Greenaway • Paul Richards • Everton Cornelius • Elroy Turner • Cuthbert Jacobs (DNS) • Fred Sowerby (DNS)
7 h2 r1/3	–	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	KSA	42.00 (7 h2)	–	–
		Mohamed Al-Sehly • Mohamed Ali Al-Malky • Salem Khalifa • Hamed Al-Bishi • Abdullah Al-Sahabi (DNS) • Youssef Idrisi (DNS)
DNS	–	Australia	AUS	–	–	–
		Max Binnington • Chris Commons • Peter Fitzgerald • Peter Grant • Rick Mitchell • Warren Parr
DNS	–	Central African Republic	CAF	–	–	–
		Timothee Gbangandimbo • Jean Mbaya • René Mberinguerer • Gaston Zene
DNS	–	Congo	CGO	–	–	–
		Jean-Pierre Basségéla • Louis Nkanza • Théophile Nkounkou • Antoine Nkounkou • Alphonse Yanghat
DNS	–	The Gambia	GAM	–	–	–
		Bambo Fatty • Cheikh Tidiane Faye • Pierre Jallow • Bakary Jarjue • Sheriff Mboge
DNS	–	Ghana	GHA	–	–	–
		Peter Amateifio • George Daniels • Ohene Karikari • Albert Lomotey • Sandy Osei-Agyemang • Dan Philips
DNS	–	Guyana	GUY	–	–	–
		John Beckles • Dennis Collison • James Gilkes • Clifton Schultz • Aubrey Wilson
DNS	–	Kenya	KEN	–	–	–
		Charles Asati • Tochi Mochache • Tariq Mughal • Alex Mutunga • John Mwebi • Paul Njoroge
DNS	–	Nigeria	NGR	–	–	–
		Kola Abdulai • Fedelis Abigide • Moses Adebanji • Rex Bazunu • Ed Ofili • Maxson Olomu
DNS	–	Chinese Taipei	TPE	–	–	–
		Chen Chin-Long • Chen Ming-Chi • Tai Suh-Jun • Tang Kuang-Chia • Wang Jung-Hua • Yang Kuo-Hua
DNS	–	Uganda	UGA	–	–	–
		William Dralu • Cyril Etoori • Fidelis Ndyabagye • Lameck Otim
DNS	–	Burkina Faso	BUR	–	–	–
		Adoua Bagoundo • Kondia Ouoba • Guidagnan Passaogo • Amidou Sere

Round One

Date	30 July 1976 — 10:45
Format	Top five in each heat and next fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	United States	USA	38.76	Q
2	Italy	ITA	39.35	Q
3	Poland	POL	39.41	Q
4	East Germany	GDR	39.42	Q
5	Cuba	CUB	39.54	Q
6	West Germany	FRG	39.63	Q
7	France	FRA	39.71	Q
8	Canada	CAN	39.72	Q
9	Bermuda	BER	39.90	Q
10	Spain	ESP	39.93	Q
11	Soviet Union	URS	39.98	Q
12	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	40.08	Q
13	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	40.23	q
14	Senegal	SEN	40.40	Q
15	The Bahamas	BAH	40.47	Q
16	Thailand	THA	40.53	Q
17	Barbados	BAR	41.15
18	Kuwait	KUW	41.61
19	Antigua and Barbuda	ANT	41.84
20	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	KSA	42.00

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	–	United States	USA	38.76	Q
Lead-Off	929	Harvey Glance		–
2nd Leg	936	Johnny Jones		–
3rd Leg	931	Millard Hampton		–
Anchor	951	Steve Riddick		–
2	–	Italy	ITA	39.35	Q
Lead-Off	554	Vincenzo Guerini		–
2nd Leg	542	Luciano Caravani		–
3rd Leg	535	Luigi Benedetti		–
Anchor	557	Pietro Mennea		–
3	–	Poland	POL	39.41	Q
Lead-Off	737	Andrzej Świerczyński		–
2nd Leg	745	Marian Woronin		–
3rd Leg	711	Bogdan Grzejszczak		–
Anchor	721	Zenon Licznerski		–
4	–	Bermuda	BER	39.90	Q
Lead-Off	106	Mike Sharpe		–
2nd Leg	110	Dennis Trott		–
3rd Leg	104	Calvin Dill		–
Anchor	107	Gregory Simons		–
5	–	Spain	ESP	39.93	Q
Lead-Off	255	José Luis Sánchez		–
2nd Leg	253	Javier Martínez		–
3rd Leg	248	Francisco García		–
Anchor	256	Luis Sarría		–
6	–	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	40.23	q
Lead-Off	991	Arsène Kra Konan		–
2nd Leg	191	Georges Kablan Degnan		–
3rd Leg	990	Gaston Kouadio		–
Anchor	989	Amadou Méité		–
7	–	Antigua and Barbuda	ANT	41.84
Lead-Off	11	Calvin Greenaway		–
2nd Leg	15	Paul Richards		–
3rd Leg	10	Everton Cornelius		–
Anchor	17	Elroy Turner		–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	–	East Germany	GDR	39.42	Q
Lead-Off	390	Manfred Kokot		–
2nd Leg	395	Jörg Pfeifer		–
3rd Leg	391	Klaus-Dieter Kurrat		–
Anchor	406	Alexander Thieme		–
2	–	West Germany	FRG	39.63	Q
Lead-Off	415	Klaus Ehl		–
2nd Leg	412	Klaus Bieler		–
3rd Leg	441	Dieter Steinmann		–
Anchor	414	Reinhard Borchert		–
3	–	Soviet Union	URS	39.98	Q
Lead-Off	871	Aleksandr Aksinin		–
2nd Leg	886	Nikolay Kolesnikov		–
3rd Leg	904	Juris Silovs		–
Anchor	877	Valery Borzov		–
4	–	Senegal	SEN	40.40	Q
Lead-Off	790	Christian Dorosario		–
2nd Leg	794	Momar N'Dao		–
3rd Leg	797	Barka Sy		–
Anchor	791	Adama Fall		–
5	–	Thailand	THA	40.53	Q
Lead-Off	837	Anat Ratanapol		–
2nd Leg	834	Suchart Chairsuvaparb		–
3rd Leg	833	Somsak Boontud		–
Anchor	836	Sayan Paratanavong		–
6	–	Kuwait	KUW	41.61
Lead-Off	621	Abdul Aziz Abdul Kareem		–
2nd Leg	622	Abdul Kareem Al-Awad		–
3rd Leg	623	Ibrahim Al-Rabeeah		–
Anchor	620	Abdul Latif Abbas		–
7	–	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	KSA	42.00
Lead-Off	44	Mohamed Al-Sehly		–
2nd Leg	27	Mohamed Ali Al-Malky		–
3rd Leg	40	Salem Khalifa		–
Anchor	34	Hamed Al-Bishi		–

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	–	Cuba	CUB	39.54	Q
Lead-Off	212	Francisco Gómez		–
2nd Leg	208	Alejandro Casañas		–
3rd Leg	230	Hermes Ramírez		–
Anchor	220	Silvio Leonard		–
2	–	France	FRA	39.71	Q
Lead-Off	305	Jean-Claude Amoureux		–
2nd Leg	306	Joseph Arame		–
3rd Leg	338	Lucien Sainte-Rose		–
Anchor	311	Dominique Chauvelot		–
3	–	Canada	CAN	39.72	Q
Lead-Off	175	Hugh Spooner		–
2nd Leg	164	Marvin Nash		–
3rd Leg	149	Al Dukowski		–
Anchor	153	Hugh Fraser		–
4	–	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	40.08	Q
Lead-Off	847	Anthony Husbands		–
2nd Leg	844	Chris Brathwaite		–
3rd Leg	848	Charles Joseph		–
Anchor	842	Frank Adams		–
5	–	The Bahamas	BAH	40.47	Q
Lead-Off	77	Danny Smith		–
2nd Leg	71	Walter Callander		–
3rd Leg	75	Clive Sands		–
Anchor	72	Leonard Jervis		–
6	–	Barbados	BAR	41.15
Lead-Off	78	Rawle Clarke		–
2nd Leg	81	Hamil Grimes		–
3rd Leg	82	Pearson Jordan		–
Anchor	83	Pearson Trotman		–

Semi-Finals

Date	30 July 1976 — 15:00
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	United States	USA	38.51	Q
2	Poland	POL	39.09	Q
3	Cuba	CUB	39.25	Q
4	France	FRA	39.33	Q
5	Soviet Union	URS	39.36	Q
6	Italy	ITA	39.39	Q
7	East Germany	GDR	39.43	Q
8	Canada	CAN	39.46	Q
9	West Germany	FRG	39.58
10	Bermuda	BER	39.78
11	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	39.88
12	Senegal	SEN	40.37
13	The Bahamas	BAH	40.53
14	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	40.64
15	Thailand	THA	40.68
DQ	Spain	ESP	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	–	United States	USA	38.51	Q
Lead-Off	929	Harvey Glance		–
2nd Leg	936	Johnny Jones		–
3rd Leg	931	Millard Hampton		–
Anchor	951	Steve Riddick		–
2	–	Cuba	CUB	39.25	Q
Lead-Off	212	Francisco Gómez		–
2nd Leg	208	Alejandro Casañas		–
3rd Leg	230	Hermes Ramírez		–
Anchor	220	Silvio Leonard		–
3	–	East Germany	GDR	39.43	Q
Lead-Off	390	Manfred Kokot		–
2nd Leg	395	Jörg Pfeifer		–
3rd Leg	391	Klaus-Dieter Kurrat		–
Anchor	406	Alexander Thieme		–
4	–	Canada	CAN	39.46	Q
Lead-Off	175	Hugh Spooner		–
2nd Leg	164	Marvin Nash		–
3rd Leg	149	Al Dukowski		–
Anchor	153	Hugh Fraser		–
5	–	Bermuda	BER	39.78
Lead-Off	106	Mike Sharpe		–
2nd Leg	110	Dennis Trott		–
3rd Leg	104	Calvin Dill		–
Anchor	107	Gregory Simons		–
6	–	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	39.88
Lead-Off	847	Anthony Husbands		–
2nd Leg	844	Chris Brathwaite		–
3rd Leg	848	Charles Joseph		–
Anchor	842	Frank Adams		–
7	–	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	40.64
Lead-Off	991	Arsène Kra Konan		–
2nd Leg	191	Georges Kablan Degnan		–
3rd Leg	990	Gaston Kouadio		–
Anchor	989	Amadou Méité		–
8	–	Thailand	THA	40.68
Lead-Off	837	Anat Ratanapol		–
2nd Leg	834	Suchart Chairsuvaparb		–
3rd Leg	833	Somsak Boontud		–
Anchor	836	Sayan Paratanavong		–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	–	Poland	POL	39.09	Q
Lead-Off	737	Andrzej Świerczyński		–
2nd Leg	745	Marian Woronin		–
3rd Leg	711	Bogdan Grzejszczak		–
Anchor	721	Zenon Licznerski		–
2	–	France	FRA	39.33	Q
Lead-Off	305	Jean-Claude Amoureux		–
2nd Leg	306	Joseph Arame		–
3rd Leg	338	Lucien Sainte-Rose		–
Anchor	311	Dominique Chauvelot		–
3	–	Soviet Union	URS	39.36	Q
Lead-Off	871	Aleksandr Aksinin		–
2nd Leg	886	Nikolay Kolesnikov		–
3rd Leg	904	Juris Silovs		–
Anchor	877	Valery Borzov		–
4	–	Italy	ITA	39.39	Q
Lead-Off	554	Vincenzo Guerini		–
2nd Leg	542	Luciano Caravani		–
3rd Leg	535	Luigi Benedetti		–
Anchor	557	Pietro Mennea		–
5	–	West Germany	FRG	39.58
Lead-Off	415	Klaus Ehl		–
2nd Leg	412	Klaus Bieler		–
3rd Leg	441	Dieter Steinmann		–
Anchor	414	Reinhard Borchert		–
6	–	Senegal	SEN	40.37
Lead-Off	790	Christian Dorosario		–
2nd Leg	794	Momar N'Dao		–
3rd Leg	797	Barka Sy		–
Anchor	791	Adama Fall		–
7	–	The Bahamas	BAH	40.53
Lead-Off	77	Danny Smith		–
2nd Leg	71	Walter Callander		–
3rd Leg	75	Clive Sands		–
Anchor	72	Leonard Jervis		–
DQ	–	Spain	ESP	–
Lead-Off	255	José Luis Sánchez		–
2nd Leg	256	Luis Sarría		–
3rd Leg	248	Francisco García		–
Anchor	253	Javier Martínez		–

Final Round

Date	31 July 1976 — 18:45

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	–	United States	USA	38.33
Lead-Off	929	Harvey Glance		–
2nd Leg	936	Johnny Jones		–
3rd Leg	931	Millard Hampton		–
Anchor	951	Steve Riddick		–
2	–	East Germany	GDR	38.66
Lead-Off	390	Manfred Kokot		–
2nd Leg	395	Jörg Pfeifer		–
3rd Leg	391	Klaus-Dieter Kurrat		–
Anchor	406	Alexander Thieme		–
3	–	Soviet Union	URS	38.78
Lead-Off	871	Aleksandr Aksinin		–
2nd Leg	886	Nikolay Kolesnikov		–
3rd Leg	904	Juris Silovs		–
Anchor	877	Valery Borzov		–
4	–	Poland	POL	38.83
Lead-Off	737	Andrzej Świerczyński		–
2nd Leg	745	Marian Woronin		–
3rd Leg	711	Bogdan Grzejszczak		–
Anchor	721	Zenon Licznerski		–
5	–	Cuba	CUB	39.01
Lead-Off	212	Francisco Gómez		–
2nd Leg	208	Alejandro Casañas		–
3rd Leg	230	Hermes Ramírez		–
Anchor	220	Silvio Leonard		–
6	–	Italy	ITA	39.08
Lead-Off	554	Vincenzo Guerini		–
2nd Leg	542	Luciano Caravani		–
3rd Leg	535	Luigi Benedetti		–
Anchor	557	Pietro Mennea		–
7	–	France	FRA	39.16
Lead-Off	305	Jean-Claude Amoureux		–
2nd Leg	306	Joseph Arame		–
3rd Leg	338	Lucien Sainte-Rose		–
Anchor	311	Dominique Chauvelot		–
8	–	Canada	CAN	39.47
Lead-Off	175	Hugh Spooner		–
2nd Leg	164	Marvin Nash		–
3rd Leg	149	Al Dukowski		–
Anchor	153	Hugh Fraser		–