Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay was held on 9 and 10 September 1972.[1]

Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates9 September & 10 September
Competitors from 27 nations
Medalists
Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart  United States
Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetskiy, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov  Soviet Union
Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl  West Germany

Heats

The top four teams in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round. Heat one

RankNamesNationalityTime
1Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetskiy, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov Soviet Union39.15
2Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl West Germany39.17
3Manfred Kokot, Bernd Borth, Hans-Jürgen Bombach, Siegfried Schenke East Germany39.17
4Georg Regner, Axel Nepraunik, Gert Nöster, Helmut Lang Austria40.49
5Luis Alers, Guillermo González, Pedro Ferrer, Jorge Vizcarrondo Puerto Rico41.34
6Mohamed Jaman Al-Dosari, Mansour Al-Juaid, Bilal Said Al-Azma, Said Khalil Al-Dosari Saudi Arabia43.35
-Muhammad Younis, Norman Brinkworth, Muhammad Siddiq, Nusrat Iqbal Sahi PakistanDNS
-Abdulazeez Abdulkareem, Malik Murdhi, Mohamed Mubarak, Younis Abdallah Rabee KuwaitDNS

Heat two

RankNamesNationalityTime
1Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Grès, Gérard Fenouil, René Metz France39.01
2Jaroslav Matoušek, Juraj Demeč, Jiří Kynos, Luděk Bohman Czechoslovakia39.31
3Rex Bazunu, James Olakunle, Benedict Majekodunmi, Kola Abdulai Nigeria39.66
4Humberto Galea, Félix Mata, Alberto Marchán, Jesús Rico Venezuela39.74
5Kouakou Komenan, Amadou Meïté, Kouami N’Dri, Gaoussou Koné Ivory Coast39.81
6Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa, Alfred Rabenja, André Ralainasolo, Henri Rafaralahy Madagascar40.58
7Lee Chung-ping, Su Wen-ho, Chen Chin-long, Chen Ming-chi Republic of China41.78
-Andrew Sartee, Thomas O’Brien Howe, Dominic Saidu, Thomas Nma LiberiaDNS

Heat three

RankNamesNationalityTime
1Stanisław Wagner, Tadeusz Cuch, Jerzy Czerbniak, Zenon Nowosz Poland39.11
2Ohene Karikari, James Addy, Sandy Osei-Agyemang, George Daniels Ghana39.46
3Antti Rajamäki, Raimo Vilén, Erik Gustafsson, Markku Juhola Finland39.54
4José Triana, Juan Morales, Hermes Ramírez, Pablo Montes Cuba39.65
5Malang Mané, Christian Dorosario, Momar N’Dao, Barka Sy Senegal40.95
6Somsakdi Boontud, Surapong Ariyamongkol, Panus Ariyamongkol, Anat Ratanapol Thailand41.04
-Michael Fray, Donald Quarrie, Lennox Miller, Horace Levy JamaicaDNS
-Ainsely Armstrong, Rudolph Reid, Bertram Lovell, Hasely Crawford Trinidad and TobagoDNS

Heat four

RankNamesNationalityTime
1Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart United States38.96
2Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, Pietro Mennea Italy39.29
3Berwyn Price, Don Halliday, Dave Dear, Brian Green Great Britain39.63
4Antoine Nkounkou, Louis Nkanza, Jean-Pierre Bassegela, Théophile Nkounkou Republic of the Congo39.86
5Danny Smith, Harry Lockhart, Walter Callander, Mike Sands Bahamas40.48
6Obedi Mwanga, Norman Chihota, Claver Kamanya, Hamad Ndee Tanzania41.07
-Sisaye Feleke, Solomon Belay, Kebede Bedasso, Egzi-Gebre-Gebre EthiopiaDNF
-José Luis Sánchez Paraíso, Manuel Carballo, Francisco García, Luis Sarría SpainDNF

Semifinals

The top four teams in each of the two heats advanced to the final.

Heat one

RankNamesNationalityTime
1Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart United States38.54
2Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl West Germany38.86
3Stanisław Wagner, Tadeusz Cuch, Jerzy Czerbniak, Zenon Nowosz Poland38.90
4Jaroslav Matoušek, Juraj Demeč, Jiří Kynos, Luděk Bohman Czechoslovakia39.01
5José Triana, Juan Morales, Hermes Ramírez, Pablo Montes Cuba39.04
6Kola Abdulai, Rex Bazunu, James Olakunle, Timon Oyebami Nigeria39.73
7Ohene Karikari, James Addy, Sandy Osei-Agyemang, George Daniels Ghana39.99
-Georg Regner, Axel Nepraunik, Günther Würfel, Helmut Lang AustriaDQ

Heat two

RankNamesNationalityTime
1Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Grès, Gérard Fenouil, Bruno Cherrier France39.00
2Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetsky, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov Soviet Union39.00
3Manfred Kokot, Bernd Borth, Hans-Jürgen Bombach, Siegfried Schenke East Germany39.06
4Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, Pietro Mennea Italy39.21
5Antti Rajamäki, Raimo Vilén, Erik Gustafsson, Markku Juhola Finland39.30
6Les Piggot, Don Halliday, Dave Dear, Brian Green Great Britain39.47
7Humberto Galea, Félix Mata, Alberto Marchán, Jesús Rico Venezuela39.74
8Antoine Nkounkou, Louis Nkanza, Jean-Pierre Bassegela, Théophile Nkounkou Republic of the Congo39.97

Final

RankNamesNationalityTimeNotes
Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart United States38.19WR
Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetsky, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov Soviet Union38.50
Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl West Germany38.79
4Jaroslav Matoušek, Juraj Demeč, Jiří Kynos, Luděk Bohman Czechoslovakia38.82
5Manfred Kokot, Bernd Borth, Hans-Jürgen Bombach, Siegfried Schenke East Germany38.90
6Stanisław Wagner, Tadeusz Cuch, Jerzy Czerbniak, Zenon Nowosz Poland39.03
7Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Grès, Gérard Fenouil, Bruno Cherrier France39.14
8Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, Pietro Mennea Italy39.14

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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