Athletics at the 1970 Summer Universiade – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1970 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale in Turin on 5 and 6 September 1970.[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 1970 Summer Universiade
World record	United States	38.2	Mexico City, Mexico	20 October 1968
Universiade record	Italy	39.8	Tokyo, Japan	1967

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	United States		40.5	Q
2	1	Italy		40.7	Q
3	1	Ivory Coast		41.0
4	1	Australia	Mal Baird, Alan Bradshaw, David Stokes, Lawrie Walkley	41.1	[2]
5	1	Madagascar		41.7
1	2	West Germany	Günther Nickel, Klaus-Dieter Bieler, Günther Rudolph, Joachim Eigenherr	39.9	Q[3]
2	2	Cuba		40.1	Q
3	2	France	Jacques Broux, Patrick Bourbeillon, Charles Ducasse, Jean-Pierre Carette	40.2	q[4]
4	2	Spain	Marigil, Aguadé, José Luis Sánchez Paraíso, Juan Carlos Jones	41.4	[5]
5	2	Nigeria		41.9
6	2	Kuwait		45.8
1	3	Poland	Stanisław Wagner, Gerard Gramse, Jan Werner, Zenon Nowosz	39.7	Q, UR[3]
2	3	Soviet Union		40.2	Q
3	3	Great Britain		40.2	q
4	3	Japan		41.1
5	3	Austria		41.6
6	3	Portugal		42.2

Final

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	Poland	Stanisław Wagner, Jan Werner, Gerard Gramse, Zenon Nowosz	39.2	UR
	Cuba	Bárbaro Bandomo, Juan Morales, Pablo Montes, José Triana	39.2
	Soviet Union	Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladislav Sapeya, Boris Izmestyev, Valentin Maslakov	39.4	[3]
4	France	Jacques Broux, Patrick Bourbeillon, Charles Ducasse, Jean-Pierre Carette	39.7	[4]
5	West Germany	Günther Nickel, Klaus-Dieter Bieler, Günther Rudolph, Joachim Eigenherr	39.7	[3]
6	Great Britain	Ian Green, Martin Reynolds, John Williams, Ralph Banthorpe	40.0
7	Italy	Francesco Zandano, Ennio Preatoni, Franco Ossola, Pasqualino Abeti	40.0	[6]
8	United States		40.2

References

1. Gros, Mario / Tomasone & C. (1972). Universiade Torino '70. p. 76.
2. Australian results
3. ATFS Annual 1971. 1971.
4. "French participation at the Universiades" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
5. García, Gerardo (6 September 1970). "Areta, sexto en triple. rozo el record de España" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 20. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
6. "Azzaro medaglia d'argento, Arese crolla" (in Italian). La Stampa. 7 September 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 19 November 2020.