Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 × 400 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
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  West Germany | Hans-Peter Ferner, Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Bernd Herrmann, Harald Schmid | 3:03.64 | Q |
| 2 | 1 |  United States | Fred Taylor, Leslie Kerr, Ronnie Harris, Walter McCoy | 3:04.12 | Q |
| 3 | 1 |  Netherlands | Hugo Pont, Koen Gijsbers, Marcel Klarenbeek, Harry Schulting | 3:04.37 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 1 |  Italy | Alfonso Di Guida, Flavio Borghi, Stefano Malinverni, Roberto Tozzi | 3:07.27 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | Ángel Cruz, Jenaro Iritia, Benjamín González, Isidoro Hornillos | 3:08.76 | q[4] |
| 6 | 1 |  Switzerland | Rolf Gisler, Peter Haas, Franco Fähndrich, Thomas Wild | 3:09.38 | q[5] |
| 7 | 2 |  Brazil | 3:10.58 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 |  Jamaica | 3:13.57 | Q[5] | |
| 9 | 2 |  Mexico | 3:16.39 | ||
| 10 | 2 |  Togo | 3:18.51 | ||
| 11 | 1 |  Guatemala | 3:19.90 | ||
| 12 | 2 |  Honduras | 3:37.13 |
Final
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | United States | Fred Taylor, Leslie Kerr, Ronnie Harris, Walter McCoy | 3:00.98 | |
 | Netherlands | Hugo Pont, Koen Gijsbers, Marcel Klarenbeek, Harry Schulting | 3:03.18 | NR |
 | Italy | Stefano Malinverni, Alfonso Di Guida, Flavio Borghi, Roberto Tozzi | 3:03.80 | NR |
| 4 | Spain | Ángel Cruz, José Casabona, Benjamín González, Isidoro Hornillos | 3:04.22 | NR[2] |
| 5 | Switzerland | Rolf Gisler, Franco Fähndrich, Peter Haas, Thomas Wild | 3:04.90 | [2] |
| 6 | Brazil | Geraldo Pegado, Agberto Guimarães, Altevir de Araújo, Milton de Castro | 3:05.61 | [9] |
| 7 | Jamaica | Karl Smith, Davis, Michael Feurtado, Floyd Brown | 3:12.04 | |
| West Germany | DNS |
References
- 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.
- Year list
- "Estafette lukt" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 14 September 1979. p. 23. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- Spanish toplist
- "Le 4 x 100 m suisse qualifié au temps" (in French). Sion Nouvelliste Et Feuille Davis Du Valais. September 14, 1979. p. 21.
- "Final results". El Paso Times. 14 September 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Final results". Hartford Courant. 14 September 1979. p. 40. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- Rocznik 1979, ed. PZLA, Warszawa 1981, p. 68
- 1979 toplist
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