The men's 4 × 100 metres relay was held on 9 and 10 September 1972.
Heats The top four teams in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat one Rank Names Nationality Time 1 Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetskiy, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov 39.15 2 Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl 39.17 3 Manfred Kokot, Bernd Borth, Hans-Jürgen Bombach, Siegfried Schenke 39.17 4 Georg Regner, Axel Nepraunik, Gert Nöster, Helmut Lang 40.49 5 Luis Alers, Guillermo González, Pedro Ferrer, Jorge Vizcarrondo 41.34 6 Mohamed Jaman Al-Dosari, Mansour Al-Juaid, Bilal Said Al-Azma, Said Khalil Al-Dosari 43.35 - Muhammad Younis, Norman Brinkworth, Muhammad Siddiq, Nusrat Iqbal Sahi DNS - Abdulazeez Abdulkareem, Malik Murdhi, Mohamed Mubarak, Younis Abdallah Rabee DNS
Heat two Rank Names Nationality Time 1 Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Grès, Gérard Fenouil, René Metz 39.01 2 Jaroslav Matoušek, Juraj Demeč, Jiří Kynos, Luděk Bohman 39.31 3 Rex Bazunu, James Olakunle, Benedict Majekodunmi, Kola Abdulai 39.66 4 Humberto Galea, Félix Mata, Alberto Marchán, Jesús Rico 39.74 5 Kouakou Komenan, Amadou Meïté, Kouami N’Dri, Gaoussou Koné 39.81 6 Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa, Alfred Rabenja, André Ralainasolo, Henri Rafaralahy 40.58 7 Lee Chung-ping, Su Wen-ho, Chen Chin-long, Chen Ming-chi 41.78 - Andrew Sartee, Thomas O'Brien Howe, Dominic Saidu, Thomas N'Ma or Nma DNS
Heat three Rank Names Nationality Time 1 Stanisław Wagner, Tadeusz Cuch, Jerzy Czerbniak, Zenon Nowosz 39.11 2 Ohene Karikari, James Addy, Sandy Osei-Agyemang, George Daniels 39.46 3 Antti Rajamäki, Raimo Vilén, Erik Gustafsson, Markku Juhola 39.54 4 José Triana, Juan Morales, Hermes Ramírez, Pablo Montes 39.65 5 Malang Mané, Christian Dorosario, Momar N’Dao, Barka Sy 40.95 6 Somsakdi Boontud, Surapong Ariyamongkol, Panus Ariyamongkol, Anat Ratanapol 41.04 - Michael Fray, Donald Quarrie, Lennox Miller, Horace Levy DNS - Ainsely Armstrong, Rudolph Reid, Bertram Lovell, Hasely Crawford DNS
Heat four Rank Names Nationality Time 1 Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart 38.96 2 Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, Pietro Mennea 39.29 3 Berwyn Price, Don Halliday, Dave Dear, Brian Green 39.63 4 Antoine Nkounkou, Louis Nkanza, Jean-Pierre Bassegela, Théophile Nkounkou 39.86 5 Danny Smith, Harry Lockhart, Walter Callander, Mike Sands 40.48 6 Obedi Mwanga, Norman Chihota, Claver Kamanya, Hamad Ndee 41.07 - Sisaye Feleke, Solomon Belay, Kebede Bedasso, Egzi-Gebre-Gebre DNF - José Luis Sánchez Paraíso, Manuel Carballo, Francisco García, Luis Sarría DNF
Semifinals The top four teams in each of the two heats advanced to the final.
Heat one Rank Names Nationality Time 1 Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart 38.54 2 Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl 38.86 3 Stanisław Wagner, Tadeusz Cuch, Jerzy Czerbniak, Zenon Nowosz 38.90 4 Jaroslav Matoušek, Juraj Demeč, Jiří Kynos, Luděk Bohman 39.01 5 José Triana, Juan Morales, Hermes Ramírez, Pablo Montes 39.04 6 Kola Abdulai, Rex Bazunu, James Olakunle, Timon Oyebami 39.73 7 Ohene Karikari, James Addy, Sandy Osei-Agyemang, George Daniels 39.99 - Georg Regner, Axel Nepraunik, Günther Würfel, Helmut Lang DQ
Heat two Rank Names Nationality Time 1 Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Grès, Gérard Fenouil, Bruno Cherrier 39.00 2 Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetsky, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov 39.00 3 Manfred Kokot, Bernd Borth, Hans-Jürgen Bombach, Siegfried Schenke 39.06 4 Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, Pietro Mennea 39.21 5 Antti Rajamäki, Raimo Vilén, Erik Gustafsson, Markku Juhola 39.30 6 Les Piggot, Don Halliday, Dave Dear, Brian Green 39.47 7 Humberto Galea, Félix Mata, Alberto Marchán, Jesús Rico 39.74 8 Antoine Nkounkou, Louis Nkanza, Jean-Pierre Bassegela, Théophile Nkounkou 39.97
Final Rank Names Nationality Time Notes Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart 38.19 WR Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetsky, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov 38.50 Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl 38.79 4 Jaroslav Matoušek, Juraj Demeč, Jiří Kynos, Luděk Bohman 38.82 5 Manfred Kokot, Bernd Borth, Hans-Jürgen Bombach, Siegfried Schenke 38.90 6 Stanisław Wagner, Tadeusz Cuch, Jerzy Czerbniak, Zenon Nowosz 39.03 7 Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Grès, Gérard Fenouil, Bruno Cherrier 39.14 8 Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, Pietro Mennea 39.14
References
External links Official report