Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
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| Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 30 July & 31 July |
| Competitors | from 20 nations |
| Medalists | |
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| Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The event was held on the 30th and the 31st of July 1976. There were a total number of 20 nations competing.
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Medalists
Records
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 38.19 |  Larry Black Robert Taylor Gerald Tinker Eddie Hart |
Munich (FRG) | September 10, 1972 |
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| Olympic Record | 38.19 | Larry Black Robert Taylor Gerald Tinker Eddie Hart |
Munich (FRG) | September 10, 1972 |
Results
Final
- Held on 31 July 1976
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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 United States (USA) |
• Harvey Glance • Johnny Jones • Millard Hampton • Steve Riddick |
38.33 |
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 East Germany (GDR) |
• Manfred Kokot • Jörg Pfeifer • Klaus-Dieter Kurrat • Alexander Thieme |
38.66 |
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 Soviet Union (URS) |
• Aleksandr Aksinin • Nikolay Kolesnikov • Juris Silovs • Valeriy Borzov |
38.78 |
| 4. |  Poland (POL) |
• Andrzej Swierczynski • Marian Woronin • Bogdan Grzejszczak • Zenon Licznerski |
38.83 |
| 5. |  Cuba (CUB) |
• Francisco Gomez • Alejandro Casanas • Hermes Ramirez • Silvio Leonard |
39.01 |
| 6. |  Italy (ITA) |
• Vincenzo Guerini • Luciano Caravani • Luigi Benedetti • Pietro Mennea |
39.08 |
| 7. |  France (FRA) |
• Jean-Claude Amoureux • Joseph Arame • Lucien Sainte-Rose • Dominique Chauvelot |
39.16 |
| 8. |  Canada (CAN) |
• Hugh Spooner • Marvin Nash • Albin Dukowski • Hugh Fraser |
39.47 |
Semifinals
- Held on 30 July 1976
Heat 1
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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| 1. | United States (USA) |
• Harvey Glance • Johnny Jones • Millard Hampton • Steve Riddick |
38.51 |
| 2. | Cuba (CUB) |
• Francisco Gomez • Alejandro Casanas • Hermes Ramirez • Silvio Leonard |
39.25 |
| 3. | East Germany (GDR) |
• Manfred Kokot • Jörg Pfeifer • Klaus-Dieter Kurrat • Alexander Thieme |
39.43 |
| 4. | Canada (CAN) |
• Hugh Spooner • Marvin Nash • Albin Dukowski • Hugh Fraser |
39.46 |
| 5. | Bermuda Bermuda (BER) | • Michael Sharpe • Dennis Trott • Calvin Dill • Gregory Simons |
39.78 |
| 6. |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
• Anthony Husbands • Chris Brathwaite • Charles Joseph • Francis Adams |
39.88 |
| 7. |  Ivory Coast (CIV) |
• Kraarsene Konan • Degnan Kablan • Gastom Kouadio • Meite Amadou |
40.64 |
| 8. |  Thailand (THA) |
• Anat Ratanapol • Suchart Jairsuraparp • Somsakdi Boontud • Sayan Paratanavong |
40.68 |
Heat 2
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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| 1. | Poland (POL) |
• Andrzej Swierczynski • Marian Woronin • Bogdan Grzejszczak • Zenon Licznerski |
39.09 |
| 2. | France (FRA) |
• Jean-Claude Amoureux • Joseph Arame • Lucien Sainte-Rose • Dominique Chauvelot |
39.33 |
| 3. | Soviet Union (URS) |
• Aleksandr Aksinin • Nikolay Kolesnikov • Juris Silovs • Valeriy Borzov |
39.36 |
| 4. | Italy (ITA) |
• Vincenzo Guerini • Luciano Caravani • Luigi Benedetti • Pietro Mennea |
39.39 |
| 5. |  West Germany (FRG) |
• Klaus Ehl • Klaus-Dieter Bieler • Dieter Steinmann • Reinhard Borchert |
39.58 |
| 6. |  Senegal (SEN) |
• Christian Dorosario • Momar Ndao • Barka Sy • Adama Fall |
40.37 |
| 7. |  Bahamas (BAH) |
• Danny Smith • Walter Callendah • Clive Sands • Leonard Jervis |
40.53 |
| — | Spain Spain (ESP) | • Jose Luis Sanchez Paraiso • Luis Sarria • Francisco Garcia Lopez • Javier Martinez |
DQ |
Heats
Heat 1
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
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| 1. | United States (USA) |
• Harvey Glance • Johnny Jones • Millard Hampton • Steve Riddick |
38.76 |
| 2. | Italy (ITA) |
• Vincenzo Guerini • Luciano Caravani • Luigi Benedetti • Pietro Mennea |
39.35 |
| 3. | Poland (POL) |
• Andrzej Swierczynski • Marian Woronin • Bogdan Grzejszczak • Zenon Licznerski |
39.41 |
| 4. | Bermuda Bermuda (BER) | • Michael Sharpe • Dennis Trott • Calvin Dill • Gregory Simons |
39.90 |
| 5. | Spain Spain (ESP) | • Jose Luis Sanchez Paraiso • Luis Sarria • Francisco Garcia Lopez • Javier Martinez |
39.93 |
| 6. | Ivory Coast (CIV) |
• Kraarsene Konan • Degnan Kablan • Gastom Kouadio • Meite Amadou |
40.23 |
| 7. |  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) |
• Calvin Greenaway • Paul Richards • Everton Cornelius • Elroy Turner |
41.84 |
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