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4 x 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	Nr	Team	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) • Robert 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 Ali • 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 (30 July 1976 — 10:45)

Top five in each heat and next fastest advanced to the semi-final.

Heat One

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	Time (A)
1	–	United States	USA	38.76	Q
		Harvey Glance • Johnny Jones • Millard Hampton • Steve Riddick
2	–	Italy	ITA	39.35	Q
		Vincenzo Guerini • Luciano Caravani • Luigi Benedetti • Pietro Mennea
3	–	Poland	POL	39.41	Q
		Andrzej Świerczyński • Marian Woronin • Bogdan Grzejszczak • Zenon Licznerski
4	–	Bermuda	BER	39.90	Q
		Mike Sharpe • Dennis Trott • Calvin Dill • Gregory Simons
5	–	Spain	ESP	39.93	Q
		José Luis Sánchez • Javier Martínez • Francisco García • Luis Sarría
6	–	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	40.23	q
		Arsène Kra Konan • Georges Kablan Degnan • Gaston Kouadio • Amadou Méité
7	–	Antigua and Barbuda	ANT	41.84
		Calvin Greenaway • Paul Richards • Everton Cornelius • Elroy Turner

Heat Two

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	Time (A)
1	–	East Germany	GDR	39.42	Q
		Manfred Kokot • Jörg Pfeifer • Klaus-Dieter Kurrat • Alexander Thieme
2	–	West Germany	FRG	39.63	Q
		Klaus Ehl • Klaus Bieler • Dieter Steinmann • Reinhard Borchert
3	–	Soviet Union	URS	39.98	Q
		Aleksandr Aksinin • Nikolay Kolesnikov • Juris Silovs • Valery Borzov
4	–	Senegal	SEN	40.40	Q
		Christian Dorosario • Momar N'Dao • Barka Sy • Adama Fall
5	–	Thailand	THA	40.53	Q
		Anat Ratanapol • Suchart Chairsuvaparb • Somsak Boontud • Sayan Paratanavong
6	–	Kuwait	KUW	41.61
		Abdul Aziz Abdul Kareem • Abdul Kareem Al-Awad • Ibrahim Al-Rabeeah • Abdul Latif Abbas
7	–	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	KSA	42.00
		Mohamed Al-Sehly • Mohamed Ali Al-Malky • Salem Khalifa • Hamed Ali

Heat Three

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	Time (A)
1	–	Cuba	CUB	39.54	Q
		Francisco Gómez • Alejandro Casañas • Hermes Ramírez • Silvio Leonard
2	–	France	FRA	39.71	Q
		Jean-Claude Amoureux • Joseph Arame • Lucien Sainte-Rose • Dominique Chauvelot
3	–	Canada	CAN	39.72	Q
		Hugh Spooner • Marvin Nash • Al Dukowski • Hugh Fraser
4	–	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	40.08	Q
		Anthony Husbands • Chris Brathwaite • Charles Joseph • Frank Adams
5	–	The Bahamas	BAH	40.47	Q
		Danny Smith • Walter Callander • Clive Sands • Leonard Jervis
6	–	Barbados	BAR	41.15
		Rawle Clarke • Hamil Grimes • Pearson Jordan • Pearson Trotman

Semi-Finals (30 July 1976 — 15:00)

Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat One

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	Time (A)
1	–	United States	USA	38.51	Q
		Harvey Glance • Johnny Jones • Millard Hampton • Steve Riddick
2	–	Cuba	CUB	39.25	Q
		Francisco Gómez • Alejandro Casañas • Hermes Ramírez • Silvio Leonard
3	–	East Germany	GDR	39.43	Q
		Manfred Kokot • Jörg Pfeifer • Klaus-Dieter Kurrat • Alexander Thieme
4	–	Canada	CAN	39.46	Q
		Hugh Spooner • Marvin Nash • Al Dukowski • Hugh Fraser
5	–	Bermuda	BER	39.78
		Mike Sharpe • Dennis Trott • Calvin Dill • Gregory Simons
6	–	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	39.88
		Anthony Husbands • Chris Brathwaite • Charles Joseph • Frank Adams
7	–	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	40.64
		Arsène Kra Konan • Georges Kablan Degnan • Gaston Kouadio • Amadou Méité
8	–	Thailand	THA	40.68
		Anat Ratanapol • Suchart Chairsuvaparb • Somsak Boontud • Sayan Paratanavong

Heat Two

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	Time (A)
1	–	Poland	POL	39.09	Q
		Andrzej Świerczyński • Marian Woronin • Bogdan Grzejszczak • Zenon Licznerski
2	–	France	FRA	39.33	Q
		Jean-Claude Amoureux • Joseph Arame • Lucien Sainte-Rose • Dominique Chauvelot
3	–	Soviet Union	URS	39.36	Q
		Aleksandr Aksinin • Nikolay Kolesnikov • Juris Silovs • Valery Borzov
4	–	Italy	ITA	39.39	Q
		Vincenzo Guerini • Luciano Caravani • Luigi Benedetti • Pietro Mennea
5	–	West Germany	FRG	39.58
		Klaus Ehl • Klaus Bieler • Dieter Steinmann • Reinhard Borchert
6	–	Senegal	SEN	40.37
		Christian Dorosario • Momar N'Dao • Barka Sy • Adama Fall
7	–	The Bahamas	BAH	40.53
		Danny Smith • Walter Callander • Clive Sands • Leonard Jervis
DQ	–	Spain	ESP	–
		José Luis Sánchez • Luis Sarría • Francisco García • Javier Martínez

Final (31 July 1976 — 18:45)

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	Time (A)
1	–	United States	USA	38.33
		Harvey Glance • Johnny Jones • Millard Hampton • Steve Riddick
2	–	East Germany	GDR	38.66
		Manfred Kokot • Jörg Pfeifer • Klaus-Dieter Kurrat • Alexander Thieme
3	–	Soviet Union	URS	38.78
		Aleksandr Aksinin • Nikolay Kolesnikov • Juris Silovs • Valery Borzov
4	–	Poland	POL	38.83
		Andrzej Świerczyński • Marian Woronin • Bogdan Grzejszczak • Zenon Licznerski
5	–	Cuba	CUB	39.01
		Francisco Gómez • Alejandro Casañas • Hermes Ramírez • Silvio Leonard
6	–	Italy	ITA	39.08
		Vincenzo Guerini • Luciano Caravani • Luigi Benedetti • Pietro Mennea
7	–	France	FRA	39.16
		Jean-Claude Amoureux • Joseph Arame • Lucien Sainte-Rose • Dominique Chauvelot
8	–	Canada	CAN	39.47
		Hugh Spooner • Marvin Nash • Al Dukowski • Hugh Fraser