Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay was the longer of the two men's relays on the Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Munich. It was held on 9 September and 10 September 1972.[1]

Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates9 September & 10 September
Competitors from 21 nations
Medalists
Charles Asati
Munyoro Nyamau
Robert Ouko
Julius Sang
 Kenya
Martin Reynolds
Alan Pascoe
Dave Hemery
David Jenkins
 Great Britain
Gilles Bertould
Daniel Velasques
Francis Kerbiriou
Jacques Carette
 France

The United States were heavily favoured in this event. After the 400 metres final, the IOC banned gold and silver medalists Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett from the remainder of the Olympics after they staged a protest on the podium, talking to each other and failing to stand at attention during the medal ceremony, while John Smith had pulled a hamstring as he was leading 80 metres into the final and had been ruled unfit to run. This left the Americans unable to field a team, so they were forced to scratch, leaving no clear favourite.[2]

Results

Top two in each heat (blue) and the next two fastest (green) advanced to the finals.

Heat one

RankNamesNationalityTime
1Martin Reynolds, Alan Pascoe, Dave Hemery, David Jenkins Great Britain3:01.26
2Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang Kenya3:01.27
3Erik Carlgren, Anders Faager, Kenth Öhman, Ulf Rönner Sweden3:03.05
4Ian Gordon, Brian MacLaren, Craig Blackman, Tony Powell Canada3:04.22
5Miro Kocuvan, Laszlo Ubori, Jozo Alebić, Milorad Čikić Yugoslavia3:05.70
6Omar Ghizlat, Omar Chokhmane, Salah Fettouh, Mohamed Bouboud Morocco3:05.92
7Fernando Silva, Alberto Matos, José Carvalho, Fernando Mamede Portugal3:10.00
Maurice Peoples, Tommy Turner, Lee Evans, John Smith United StatesDNS

Heat two

RankNamesNationalityTime
1Bernd Herrmann, Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske, Hermann Köhler, Karl Honz West Germany3:03.27
2Arthur Cooper, Pat Marshall, Charles Joseph, Trevor James Trinidad and Tobago3:03.48
3Musa Dogon Yaro, Bruce Ijirighwo, Mamman Makama, Robert Ojo Nigeria3:04.31
4Tegegne Bezabeh, Shoangizaw Worku, Ketema Benti, Mulugetta Tadesse Ethiopia3:08.59
5Daniele Giovanardi, Giacomo Puosi, Lorenzo Cellerino, Sergio Bello Italy3:09.7
6Hamad Ndee, Obedi Mwanga, Omari Abdallah, Claver Kamanya Tanzania3:10.1
7Omar Ba, Abou Mamadou Sow, Samba Dièye, Jean-Pierre Mango Senegal3:11.2
8Mohamed Musa Gadou, Dafallah Sultan Farah, Ibrahim Saad Abdel Galil, Angelo Hussein Sudan3:14.5

Heat three

RankNamesNationalityTime
1Jan Werner, Jan Balachowski, Zbigniew Jaremski, Andrzej Badeński Poland3:02.52
2Stig Lönnqvist, Ari Salin, Ossi Karttunen, Markku Kukkoaho Finland3:02.97
3Gilles Bertould, Daniel Velasques, Francis Kerbiriou, Jacques Carette France3:03.13
4Leighton Priestley, Kim Rowe, Trevor Campbell, Alfred Daley Jamaica3:03.83
5Raúl Dome, Félix Pérez, José Jacinto Hidalgo, Eric Phillips Venezuela3:06.99
6Tambusamy Krishnan, Sinnayah Sabapathy, Mohamed Hassan bin Osman, Baba Singhe Peyadesa Malaysia3:13.51
Mohamad Younas, Norman Brinkworth, M. Seediq, Iqbal Nusrat PakistanDNS

Final

RankNamesNationalityTime
Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang Kenya2:59.83
Martin Reynolds, Alan Pascoe, Dave Hemery, David Jenkins Great Britain3:00.46
Gilles Bertould, Daniel Velasques, Francis Kerbiriou, Jacques Carette France3:00.65
4Bernd Herrmann, Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske, Hermann Köhler, Karl Honz West Germany3:00.88
5Jan Werner, Jan Balachowski, Zbigniew Jaremski, Andrzej Badeński Poland3:01.05
6Stig Lönnqvist, Ari Salin, Ossi Karttunen, Markku Kukkoaho Finland3:01.12
7Erik Carlgren, Anders Faager, Kenth Öhman, Ulf Rönner Sweden3:02.57
8Arthur Cooper, Pat Marshall, Charles Joseph, Edwin Roberts Trinidad and Tobago3:03.58

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. Sports Reference. "Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
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