Final time ________________________ 1. United States USA38.19s Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart 2. Soviet Union URS38.50s Alexandr Korneliuk, Vladimir Lovetski, Yuri Silov, Valeri Borzov 3. West Germany FRG38.79s Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl 4. Tchechoslovakia TCH38.82s Jaroslav Matousek, Juraj Demec, Jifi Kynos, Ludvik Bohman 5. East Germany GDR38.90s Manfred Kokot, Bernd Borth, Hans-Jorgen Bombach, Siegfried Schenke 6. Poland POL39.03s Stanislaw Wagner, Tadeusz Cuch, Jerzy Czerbniak, Zenon Nowosz 7. France FRA39.14s Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Gros, Gerard Fenouil, Bruno Cherrier 8. Italy ITA39.14s Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, Pietro Mennea
The USA were the only team to duck under 39 seconds in the heats, and
proceeded to clock 38.54, the fastest time ever at low altitude, in the
semi-finals. The team excluded Rey Robinson, with coach Stan Wright
preferring Larry Black after his fine curve running in the 200m. Six of
the teams in the final ran between 38.86 and 39.06 in the semi-finals,
with Cuba unlucky not to qualify with 39.04 in the heat won by the
USA.
In the final Black ran a fine opening leg, held by the explosive little
Kornelyuk, and Taylor and Tinker – the latter a cousin of Black –
opened up a 4m lead. The hoped for duel between Hart and Borzov was
spoilt, and Hart came home the winner with a world record-equalling
38.2. Borzov gained half a metre on Hart but was never in a position to
catch the Americans.
Semi 1 time ________________________ 1. United States USA38.54s Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart 2. West Germany FRG38.86s Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl 3. Poland POL38.90s Stanislaw Wagner, Tadeusz Cuch, Jerzy Czerbniak, Zenon Nowosz 4. Tchechoslovakia TCH39.01s Jaroslav Matousek, Juraj Demec, Jiri Kynos, Ludvik Bohman 5. Cuba CUB39.04s Jose Triana, Juan Morales, Hermes Ramirez, Pablo Montes 6. Nigeria NGR39.73s Kolawole Abdulai, Rux Bazunu, James Olakunle, Timon Oyebami 7. Ghana GHA39.99s Karikari Ohene, James Aryee Addy, Sandy Osei-Agyemang, George Kofi Daniels -. Austria AUT- Georg Regner, Axel Nepraunik, Gunther W¼rfel, Helmut Lang
Semi 2 time ________________________ 1. France FRA39.00s Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Gros, Gerard Fenouil, Bruno Cherrier 2. Soviet Union URS39.00s Alexandr Korneliuk, Vladimir Lovetski, Yuri Silov, Valeri Borzov 3. East Germany GDR39.06s Manfred Kokot, Bernd Borth, Hans-Jurgen Bombach, Siegfried Schenke 4. Italy ITA39.21s Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, Pietro Mennea 5. Finland FIN39.30s Antti Rajameki, Raimo Vilen, Erik Gustafsson, Markku Juhola 6. Great Britain GBR39.47s Leslie Piggott, Donald Halliday, David Dear, Brian Green 7. Venezuela VEN39.74s Humberto Galea, Felix Mata, Alberto Marchan, Jesus Rico 8. Congo CGO39.97s Antoine Ntsana Nkounkou, Luis Nkanza, Jean-Pierre Bassegela, Theophile Nkounkou
Heat 1 time ________________________ 1. Soviet Union URS39.15s Alexandr Korneliuk, Vladimir Lovetski, Yuri Silov, Valeri Borzov 2. West Germany FRG39.17s Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl 3. East Germany GDR39.17s Manfred Kokot, Bernd Borth, Hans-Jurgen Bombach, Siegfried Schenke 4. Austria AUT40.49s Georg Regner, Axel Nepraunik, Gunther W¼rfel, Helmut Lang 5. Puerto Rico PUR41.34s Luis Alers, Guillermo Gonzalez, Pedro Ferrer, Jorge L. Vizcarrondo 6. Saudi Arabia KSA43.35s Moh Aldosary, Mansour Farhan Algegd, Bilal Said, Saad Khalil Aldosary -. Pakistan PAK- Mohammad Younas, Norman Brinkworth, M. Seediq, Nusrat Iqbal -. Kuwait KUW- Abdulazeez Abdulkareem, Malik S. Murdhi, Mohammad S. Mobarak, Younis A. Rabee
Heat 2 time ________________________ 1. France FRA39.01s Patrick Bourbeillon, Jean-Pierre Gros, Gerard Fenouil, Bruno Cherrier 2. Tchechoslovakia TCH39.31s Jaroslav Matousek, Juraj Demec, Jiri Kynos, Ludvik Bohman 3. Nigeria NGR39.66s Rux Bazunu, James Olakunle, Timon Oyebami, Kolawole Abdulai 4. Venezuela VEN39.74s Humberto Galea, Felix Mata, Alberto Marchan, Jesus Rico 5. Ivory Coast IVC39.81s Kouakou Komenan, Meite Amadou, Ndri Kouame, Gaoussou Kone 6. Madagascar MAD40.58s Ravelomanantsoa Goman, Alfred Rabenja, Ariyamongkol Ralainasolo, Henri Rafaralahy 7. South Korea KOR41.78s Chung-Ping Lee, Wen- Ho Soo, Chin-Lung Chen, Ming-Chih Chen -. Liberia LIB- Andrew Sartee, O'Brien Thomas Howe, Dominic Saidu, Thomas Nma
Heat 3 time ________________________ 1. Poland POL39.11s Stanislaw Wagner, Tadeusz Cuch, Jerzy Czerbniak, Zenon Nowosz 2. Ghana GHA39.46s Karikari Ohene, James Aryee Addy, Sandy Osei-Agyemang, George Kofi Daniels 3. Finland FIN39.54s Antti Rajameki, Raimo Vilen, Erik Gustafsson, Markku Juhola 4. Cuba CUB39.65s Jose Triana, Juan Morales, Pablo Montes, Hermes Ramirez 5. Senegal SEN40.95s Malang Mane, Christian do Rosario, Momar N'Dao, Barka Sy 6. Thailand THA41.04s Boontud Jeanl, Surapong Ariyamongkol, Panus, Anat Ratanapol -. Jamaica JAM- Michael Fray, Donald Quarrie, Lennox Miller, Horace Levy -. Trinidad Tobago TRI- Ainsely Armstrong, Rudolph Reid, Bertram Lovell, Hasely Crawford
Heat 4 time ________________________ 1. United States USA38.96s Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart 2. Italy ITA39.29s Vincenzo Guerini, Ennio Preatoni, Luigi Benedetti, Pietro Mennea 3. Great Britain GBR39.63s Berwyn Price, Donald Halliday, David Dear, Brian Green 4. Congo CGO39.86s Antoine Ntsana Nkounkou, Luis Nkanza, Jean-Pierre Bassegela, Theophile Nkounkou 5. Bahamas BAH40.48s Danny Smith, Harrison Timothy Lockhart, Walter Edward Callander, Mike Sands 6. Tanzania TAN41.07s Obedi Mwanga, Norman Chihota, Claver Kamanya, Hamad Ndee -. Ethiopia ETH- Sisay Feleke, Solomon Belay, Kebede Bedasso, E Gabre -. Spain ESP- Jose Luis Sanchez, Manuel Carballo, Francesco Garcia, Luis Sarria
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