Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 12 and 13 September 1979.[1]

Results

Heats

[2][3][4]

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	2	Italy	Gianfranco Lazzer, Luciano Caravani, Giovanni Grazioli, Pietro Mennea	38.55	Q, NR
2	2	Ivory Coast	Patrice Ouré, Avognan Nogboum, Amadou Meïté, Georges Kablan Degnan	39.34	Q
3	1	Congo	Antoine Ntsana, Louis Nkanza, Théophile Nkounkou, Jean-Pierre Bassegela	39.54	Q
4	3	France	Jean Gracia, Pierrick Thessard, Gabriel Brothier, Pascal Barré	39.71	Q[5]
5	3	Poland		39.72	Q
6	2	Nigeria	Joshua Kio, Dele Udo, Hammed Adio, Kayode Elegbede	39.81	q
7	3	Japan		39.94	q
8	1	Brazil		40.10	Q
9	1	Hungary	Béla Bakosi, Dessal, László Szalma, István Nagy	40.41
10	3	Madagascar		41.16
11	2	Mexico		41.39
12	2	Gambia		42.37
13	3	Ghana		42.58
14	1	United States	Mike Roberson, Harvey Glance, Mel Lattany, Fred Taylor	42.82
15	2	Guatemala		43.71
	2	Switzerland	Franco Fähndrich, Urs Gisler, ?, ?	DNF	[6]

Final

[7][8][9]

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	Italy	Gianfranco Lazzer, Luciano Caravani, Giovanni Grazioli, Pietro Mennea	38.42	UR, =AR
	Ivory Coast	Patrice Ouré, Amadou Meïté, Avognan Nogboum, Georges Kablan Degnan	38.73	AR
	France	Jean Gracia, Pierrick Thessard, Gabriel Brothier, Pascal Barré	39.07
4	Poland	Jan Alończyk, Leszek Dunecki, Kazimierz Grubecki, Jerzy Brunner	39.33	[2]
5	Nigeria	Joshua Kio, Hammed Adio, Dele Udo, Kayode Elegbede	39.90
6	Japan	Kawashima, Eiji Natori, Junichi Usui, Yasuhiro Harada	39.94
7	Congo	Antoine Ntsana, Louis Nkanza, Théophile Nkounkou, Pauletto	40.74
8	Brazil	Milton de Castro, Geraldo José Pegado, Nelson dos Santos, Altevir de Araújo	42.82

References

1. Holzbach, Gerd (25 September 1979). "Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico" [Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico]. Leichtathletik (in German). Bartels & Wernitz. 39/1979: 1240–1245. ISSN 0343-5369.
2. Year list
3. Year list
4. "Estafette lukt" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 14 September 1979. p. 23. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
5. French results
6. "Le 4 x 100 m suisse qualifié au temps" (in French). Sion Nouvelliste Et Feuille Davis Du Valais. September 14, 1979. p. 21.
7. "Final results". El Paso Times. 14 September 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
8. "Final results". Hartford Courant. 14 September 1979. p. 40. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
9. Rocznik 1979, ed. PZLA, Warszawa 1981, p. 67