| | Event type
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men
| Date | 19 – 20 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México |
| Participants | 76 from 19 countries |
The high-altitude allowed the sprint teams to work on the world record. In the first round Jamaica equaled the world record with 38.6, and in the semis they ran 38.3 to better the mark. The Cubans led the final for the first three legs, with 100 metre champion Jim Hines getting the baton for the anchor 1½ metres behind Cuba’s Enrique Figuerola. But Hines scorched the track, pulling away to win by almost two metres in a world record 38.2 (38.24).
| Pos | Number | Competitors | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | United States |  USA | 38.8 (2 h1) | 38.6 (2 h2) | 38.2 (1) | Gold | ||
| 275 | Charlie Greene | – | – | – | |||||
| 295 | Mel Pender | – | – | – | |||||
| 306 | Ronnie Ray Smith | – | – | – | |||||
| 279 | Jim Hines | – | – | – | |||||
| 259 | John Carlos DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 297 | Larry Questad DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 2 | – | Cuba |  CUB | 38.7 (1 h1) | 38.6 (1 h2) | 38.3 (2) | Silver | ||
| 210 | Hermes Ramírez | – | – | – | |||||
| 208 | Juan Morales | – | – | – | |||||
| 207 | Pablo Montes | – | – | – | |||||
| 202 | Enrique Figuerola | – | – | – | |||||
| 199 | Bárbaro Bandomo DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 201 | Félix Eugellés DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 3 | – | France |  FRA | 39.0 (2 h2) | 38.8 (3 h2) | 38.4 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 360 | Gérard Fenouil | – | – | – | |||||
| 355 | Jocelyn Delecour | – | – | – | |||||
| 365 | Claude Piquemal | – | – | – | |||||
| 344 | Roger Bambuck | – | – | – | |||||
| 348 | Patrick Bourbeillon DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 364 | Jack Pani DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 4 | – | Jamaica |  JAM | 38.6 (1 h2) | 38.3 (1 h1) | 38.4 (4) | |||
| 539 | Errol Stewart | – | – | – | |||||
| 533 | Mike Fray | – | – | – | |||||
| 532 | Clifton Forbes | – | – | – | |||||
| 536 | Lennox Miller | – | – | – | |||||
| 535 | Pablo McNeil DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 538 | Don Quarrie DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 5 | – | East Germany |  GDR | 38.9 (1 h3) | 38.7 (2 h1) | 38.6 (5) | |||
| 64 | Heinz Erbstößer | – | – | – | |||||
| 84 | Hartmut Schelter | – | – | – | |||||
| 70 | Peter Haase | – | – | – | |||||
| 63 | Harald Eggers | – | – | – | |||||
| 60 | Hermann Burde DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 67 | Günter Gollos DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 6 | – | West Germany |  FRG | 39.1 (3 h2) | 38.9 (3 h1) | 38.7 (6) | |||
| 43 | Karl-Peter Schmidtke | – | – | – | |||||
| 30 | Gert Metz | – | – | – | |||||
| 56 | Gerhard Wucherer | – | – | – | |||||
| 9 | Jochen Eigenherr | – | – | – | |||||
| 18 | Jobst Hirscht DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 23 | Manfred Knickenberg DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 7 | – | Italy |  ITA | 41.5 (5 h3) | 39.4 (4 h2) | 39.2 (7) | |||
| 514 | Sergio Ottolina | – | – | – | |||||
| 517 | Ennio Preatoni | – | – | – | |||||
| 521 | Angelo Sguazzero | – | – | – | |||||
| 497 | Livio Berruti | – | – | – | |||||
| 510 | Ito Giani DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 511 | Carlo Laverda DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 8 | – | Poland |  POL | 40.2 (3 h3) | 38.9 (4 h1) | 39.2 (8) | |||
| 674 | Wiesław Maniak | – | – | – | |||||
| 678 | Edward Romanowski | – | – | – | |||||
| 676 | Zenon Nowosz | – | – | – | |||||
| 666 | Marian Dudziak | – | – | – | |||||
| 671 | Adam Kaczor DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | – | Great Britain |  GBR | 39.3 (4 h2) | 39.4 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 423 | Joe Speake | – | – | – | |||||
| 410 | Ron Jones | – | – | – | |||||
| 386 | Ralph Banthorpe | – | – | – | |||||
| 411 | Barrie Kelly | – | – | – | |||||
| 419 | Les Piggot DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 424 | Dick Steane DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | – | Ghana |  GHA | 39.8 (6 h1) | 39.9 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 381 | Edward Owusu | – | – | – | |||||
| 375 | Mike Ahey | – | – | – | |||||
| 382 | William Quaye | – | – | – | |||||
| 374 | James Addy | – | – | – | |||||
| 376 | Stanley Allotey DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 379 | Sam Bugri DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | – | Trinidad and Tobago |  TTO | 38.9 (3 h1) | 39.5 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 774 | Raymond Fabien | – | – | – | |||||
| 777 | Winston Short | – | – | – | |||||
| 771 | Carl Archer | – | – | – | |||||
| 776 | Edwin Roberts | – | – | – | |||||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | – | Côte d'Ivoire |  CIV | 39.6 (5 h2) | 39.6 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 192 | Kouakou Atta | – | – | – | |||||
| 191 | Kouami N'Dri | – | – | – | |||||
| 188 | Boy Akba Diby | – | – | – | |||||
| 190 | Gaoussou Koné | – | – | – | |||||
| 189 | Tai Doué DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 196 | Firmin Zokou DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | – | Malaysia |  MAS | 40.6 (4 h3) | 40.8 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 588 | Mani Jegathesan | – | – | – | |||||
| 594 | Tambusamy Krishnan | – | – | – | |||||
| 592 | Rajalingam Gunaratnam | – | – | – | |||||
| 587 | Ooi Hock Lim | – | – | – | |||||
| AC h2 r2/3 | – | The Bahamas |  BAH | 39.4 (4 h1) | – (DQ h2) | – | |||
| 131 | Jerry Wisdom | – | – | – | |||||
| 129 | Tom Robinson | – | – | – | |||||
| 128 | Bernie Nottage | – | – | – | |||||
| 126 | Kevin Johnson | – | – | – | |||||
| 125 | Simeon Brennan DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| AC h2 r2/3 | – | Nigeria |  NGR | 39.4 (5 h1) | – (DQ h2) | – | |||
| 645 | Timon Oyebami | – | – | – | |||||
| 643 | Robert Ojo | – | – | – | |||||
| 641 | Benedict Majekodunmi | – | – | – | |||||
| 634 | Kola Abdulai | – | – | – | |||||
| 639 | David Ejoke DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 644 | Sebastien Okojie DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| AC h2 r2/3 | – | Soviet Union |  URS | 39.0 (2 h3) | – (DQ h2) | – | |||
| 808 | Aleksey Khlopotnov | – | – | – | |||||
| 827 | Yevgeny Sinyayev | – | – | – | |||||
| 807 | Nikolay Ivanov | – | – | – | |||||
| 823 | Vladislav Sapeya | – | – | – | |||||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | – | Japan |  JPN | 40.0 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 541 | Naoki Abe | – | – | – | |||||
| 559 | Hiroomi Yamada | – | – | – | |||||
| 550 | Shinji Ogura | – | – | – | |||||
| 542 | Hideo Iijima | – | – | – | |||||
| 546 | Yukito Muraki DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 560 | Kiyoo Yui DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 7 h1 r1/3 | – | Dominican Republic |  DOM | 41.4 (7 h1) | – | – | |||
| 701 | Luis Soriano | – | – | – | |||||
| 702 | Alberto Torres | – | – | – | |||||
| 695 | Rafael Domínguez | – | – | – | |||||
| 703 | Porfirio Veras | – | – | – | |||||
| 696 | Rolando Gómez DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 7 h2 r1/3 | – | Mexico |  MEX | 40.0 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 602 | Félix Bécquer | – | – | – | |||||
| 614 | Enrique Labadie | – | – | – | |||||
| 609 | Galdino Flores | – | – | – | |||||
| 612 | Miguel Ángel González | – | – | – | |||||
| 606 | Jesús Castilla DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 623 | Carmelo Reyes DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| – | Puerto Rico |  PUR | – | – | – | ||||
| 689 | Arnaldo Bristol DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 690 | Juan Franceschi DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 691 | Kike Montalvo DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 694 | Jorge Vizcarrondo DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| – | Taiwan |  TPE | – | – | – | ||||
| 761 | Chen Chuan-Show DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 762 | Chen Ming-Chi DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 764 | Kun Min-Mu DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 765 | Su Po-Tai DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 766 | Su Wen-Ho DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 767 | Wu Ah-Min DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| – | Switzerland |  SUI | – | – | – | ||||
| 744 | Edy Hubacher DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 746 | Werner Kuhn DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 752 | Daniel Riedo DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 757 | Hansruedi Wiedmer DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| – | Venezuela |  VEN | – | – | – | ||||
| 841 | Horacio Esteves DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 842 | Arquímedes Herrera DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 845 | Lloyd Murad DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 846 | Víctor Patíñez DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 847 | Manuel Planchart DNS | – | – | – | |||||
| 848 | Héctor Thomas DNS | – | – | – |
Round One
| Date | 19 October 1968 — 11:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top five in each heat and next fastest advanced to the semi-finals. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Cuba | CUB | 38.7 | 38.76 | ||
| Lead-Off | 210 | Hermes Ramírez | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 208 | Juan Morales | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 207 | Pablo Montes | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 202 | Enrique Figuerola | – | – | |||
| 2 | – | United States | USA | 38.8 | 38.86 | ||
| Lead-Off | 275 | Charlie Greene | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 295 | Mel Pender | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 306 | Ronnie Ray Smith | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 279 | Jim Hines | – | – | |||
| 3 | – | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 38.9 | 38.97 | ||
| Lead-Off | 774 | Raymond Fabien | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 777 | Winston Short | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 771 | Carl Archer | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 776 | Edwin Roberts | – | – | |||
| 4 | – | The Bahamas | BAH | 39.4 | 39.45 | ||
| Lead-Off | 131 | Jerry Wisdom | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 129 | Tom Robinson | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 128 | Bernie Nottage | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 126 | Kevin Johnson | – | – | |||
| 5 | – | Nigeria | NGR | 39.4 | 39.47 | ||
| Lead-Off | 645 | Timon Oyebami | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 643 | Robert Ojo | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 641 | Benedict Majekodunmi | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 634 | Kola Abdulai | – | – | |||
| 6 | – | Ghana | GHA | 39.8 | 39.87 | ||
| Lead-Off | 381 | Edward Owusu | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 375 | Mike Ahey | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 382 | William Quaye | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 374 | James Addy | – | – | |||
| 7 | – | Dominican Republic | DOM | 41.4 | 41.48 | ||
| Lead-Off | 701 | Luis Soriano | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 702 | Alberto Torres | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 695 | Rafael Domínguez | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 703 | Porfirio Veras | – | – |
Heat #2
| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Jamaica | JAM | 38.6 | 38.65 | ||
| Lead-Off | 539 | Errol Stewart | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 533 | Mike Fray | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 532 | Clifton Forbes | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 536 | Lennox Miller | – | – | |||
| 2 | – | France | FRA | 39.0 | 39.03 | ||
| Lead-Off | 360 | Gérard Fenouil | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 355 | Jocelyn Delecour | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 365 | Claude Piquemal | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 344 | Roger Bambuck | – | – | |||
| 3 | – | West Germany | FRG | 39.1 | 39.16 | ||
| Lead-Off | 43 | Karl-Peter Schmidtke | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 30 | Gert Metz | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 56 | Gerhard Wucherer | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 9 | Jochen Eigenherr | – | – | |||
| 4 | – | Great Britain | GBR | 39.3 | 39.33 | ||
| Lead-Off | 423 | Joe Speake | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 410 | Ron Jones | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 386 | Ralph Banthorpe | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 411 | Barrie Kelly | – | – | |||
| 5 | – | Côte d'Ivoire | CIV | 39.6 | 39.68 | ||
| Lead-Off | 192 | Kouakou Atta | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 191 | Kouami N'Dri | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 188 | Boy Akba Diby | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 190 | Gaoussou Koné | – | – | |||
| 6 | – | Japan | JPN | 40.0 | 40.02 | ||
| Lead-Off | 541 | Naoki Abe | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 559 | Hiroomi Yamada | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 550 | Shinji Ogura | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 542 | Hideo Iijima | – | – | |||
| 7 | – | Mexico | MEX | 40.0 | 40.09 | ||
| Lead-Off | 602 | Félix Bécquer | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 614 | Enrique Labadie | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 609 | Galdino Flores | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 612 | Miguel Ángel González | – | – |
Heat #3
| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | East Germany | GDR | 38.9 | 38.93 | ||
| Lead-Off | 64 | Heinz Erbstößer | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 84 | Hartmut Schelter | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 70 | Peter Haase | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 63 | Harald Eggers | – | – | |||
| 2 | – | Soviet Union | URS | 39.0 | 39.03 | ||
| Lead-Off | 808 | Aleksey Khlopotnov | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 827 | Yevgeny Sinyayev | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 807 | Nikolay Ivanov | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 823 | Vladislav Sapeya | – | – | |||
| 3 | – | Poland | POL | 40.2 | 40.27 | ||
| Lead-Off | 674 | Wiesław Maniak | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 678 | Edward Romanowski | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 676 | Zenon Nowosz | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 666 | Marian Dudziak | – | – | |||
| 4 | – | Malaysia | MAS | 40.6 | 40.69 | ||
| Lead-Off | 588 | Mani Jegathesan | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 594 | Tambusamy Krishnan | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 592 | Rajalingam Gunaratnam | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 587 | Ooi Hock Lim | – | – | |||
| 5 | – | Italy | ITA | 41.5 | 41.59 | ||
| Lead-Off | 514 | Sergio Ottolina | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 517 | Ennio Preatoni | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 521 | Angelo Sguazzero | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 497 | Livio Berruti | – | – |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 19 October 1968 — 16:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top four in each heat advanced to the final. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Jamaica | JAM | 38.3 | 38.39 | ||
| Lead-Off | 539 | Errol Stewart | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 533 | Mike Fray | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 532 | Clifton Forbes | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 536 | Lennox Miller | – | – | |||
| 2 | – | East Germany | GDR | 38.7 | 38.72 | ||
| Lead-Off | 64 | Heinz Erbstößer | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 84 | Hartmut Schelter | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 70 | Peter Haase | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 63 | Harald Eggers | – | – | |||
| 3 | – | West Germany | FRG | 38.9 | 38.93 | ||
| Lead-Off | 43 | Karl-Peter Schmidtke | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 30 | Gert Metz | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 56 | Gerhard Wucherer | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 9 | Jochen Eigenherr | – | – | |||
| 4 | – | Poland | POL | 38.9 | 38.99 | ||
| Lead-Off | 674 | Wiesław Maniak | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 678 | Edward Romanowski | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 676 | Zenon Nowosz | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 666 | Marian Dudziak | – | – | |||
| 5 | – | Great Britain | GBR | 39.4 | 39.46 | ||
| Lead-Off | 423 | Joe Speake | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 410 | Ron Jones | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 386 | Ralph Banthorpe | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 411 | Barrie Kelly | – | – | |||
| 6 | – | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 39.5 | 39.52 | ||
| Lead-Off | 774 | Raymond Fabien | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 777 | Winston Short | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 771 | Carl Archer | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 776 | Edwin Roberts | – | – | |||
| 7 | – | Côte d'Ivoire | CIV | 39.6 | 39.69 | ||
| Lead-Off | 192 | Kouakou Atta | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 191 | Kouami N'Dri | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 188 | Boy Akba Diby | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 190 | Gaoussou Koné | – | – | |||
| 8 | – | Malaysia | MAS | 40.8 | 40.89 | ||
| Lead-Off | 588 | Mani Jegathesan | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 594 | Tambusamy Krishnan | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 592 | Rajalingam Gunaratnam | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 587 | Ooi Hock Lim | – | – |
Heat #2
| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Cuba | CUB | 38.6 | 38.64 | ||
| Lead-Off | 210 | Hermes Ramírez | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 208 | Juan Morales | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 207 | Pablo Montes | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 202 | Enrique Figuerola | – | – | |||
| 2 | – | United States | USA | 38.6 | 38.69 | ||
| Lead-Off | 275 | Charlie Greene | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 295 | Mel Pender | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 306 | Ronnie Ray Smith | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 279 | Jim Hines | – | – | |||
| 3 | – | France | FRA | 38.8 | 38.83 | ||
| Lead-Off | 360 | Gérard Fenouil | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 355 | Jocelyn Delecour | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 365 | Claude Piquemal | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 344 | Roger Bambuck | – | – | |||
| 4 | – | Italy | ITA | 39.4 | 39.46 | ||
| Lead-Off | 514 | Sergio Ottolina | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 517 | Ennio Preatoni | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 521 | Angelo Sguazzero | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 497 | Livio Berruti | – | – | |||
| 5 | – | Ghana | GHA | 39.9 | 39.96 | ||
| Lead-Off | 381 | Edward Owusu | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 375 | Mike Ahey | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 382 | William Quaye | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 374 | James Addy | – | – | |||
| – | Soviet Union | URS | – | – | |||
| Lead-Off | 808 | Aleksey Khlopotnov | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 827 | Yevgeny Sinyayev | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 807 | Nikolay Ivanov | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 823 | Vladislav Sapeya | – | – | |||
| – | Nigeria | NGR | – | – | |||
| Lead-Off | 645 | Timon Oyebami | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 643 | Robert Ojo | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 641 | Benedict Majekodunmi | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 634 | Kola Abdulai | – | – | |||
| – | The Bahamas | BAH | – | – | |||
| Lead-Off | 131 | Jerry Wisdom | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | 129 | Tom Robinson | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | 128 | Bernie Nottage | – | – | |||
| Anchor | 126 | Kevin Johnson | – | – |
Final
| Date | 20 October 1968 — 16:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | USA | 38.2 | 38.24 | ||
| Lead-Off | Charlie Greene | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | Mel Pender | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | Ronnie Ray Smith | – | – | |||
| Anchor | Jim Hines | – | – | |||
| 2 | Cuba | CUB | 38.3 | 38.40 | ||
| Lead-Off | Hermes Ramírez | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | Juan Morales | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | Pablo Montes | – | – | |||
| Anchor | Enrique Figuerola | – | – | |||
| 3 | France | FRA | 38.4 | 38.43 | ||
| Lead-Off | Gérard Fenouil | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | Jocelyn Delecour | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | Claude Piquemal | – | – | |||
| Anchor | Roger Bambuck | – | – | |||
| 4 | Jamaica | JAM | 38.4 | 38.47 | ||
| Lead-Off | Errol Stewart | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | Mike Fray | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | Clifton Forbes | – | – | |||
| Anchor | Lennox Miller | – | – | |||
| 5 | East Germany | GDR | 38.6 | 38.66 | ||
| Lead-Off | Heinz Erbstößer | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | Hartmut Schelter | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | Peter Haase | – | – | |||
| Anchor | Harald Eggers | – | – | |||
| 6 | West Germany | FRG | 38.7 | 38.76 | ||
| Lead-Off | Karl-Peter Schmidtke | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | Gert Metz | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | Gerhard Wucherer | – | – | |||
| Anchor | Jochen Eigenherr | – | – | |||
| 7 | Italy | ITA | 39.2 | 39.22 | ||
| Lead-Off | Sergio Ottolina | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | Ennio Preatoni | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | Angelo Sguazzero | – | – | |||
| Anchor | Livio Berruti | – | – | |||
| 8 | Poland | POL | 39.2 | 39.22 | ||
| Lead-Off | Wiesław Maniak | – | – | |||
| 2nd Leg | Edward Romanowski | – | – | |||
| 3rd Leg | Zenon Nowosz | – | – | |||
| Anchor | Marian Dudziak | – | – |