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

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] [2]}

Results

Heats

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Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	2			38.55	Q, NR
2	2			39.34	Q
3	1			39.54	Q
4	3			39.71	Q^[6]
5	3			39.72	Q
6	2			39.81	q
7	3			39.94	q
8	1			40.10	Q
9	1			40.41
10	3			41.16
11	2			41.39
12	2			42.37
13	3		Ernest Obeng, Emmanuel Wiredu, George Enchill, E. N. Quargraine	42.58
14	1			42.82
15	2			43.71
	2		Franco Fähndrich, Urs Gisler, ?, ?		^[7]

Final

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Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
			38.42	UR, =AR
			38.73	AR
			39.07
4			39.33
5			39.90
6			39.94
7			40.74
8			42.82

Notes and References

1. Holzbach . Gerd . Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico . Leichtathletik . 25 September 1979 . 39/1979 . 1240–1245 . Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico . Bartels & Wernitz . German . 0343-5369.
2. https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/results.php?Season=1979&CID=12981106 Results at Tilastopaja
3. https://digilander.libero.it/Mennea/Stagionali/WRL/1979/4x100.htm Year list
4. http://atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Athletics-Annual-1980.pdf Year list
5. News: Estafette lukt . 29 March 2020 . . 14 September 1979 . 23 . Dutch.
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223181439/http://cdm.athle.com/upload/ssites/001059/autres_championnats/universiades_annees.pdf French results
7. News: Le 4 x 100 m suisse qualifié au temps . Sion Nouvelliste Et Feuille Davis Du Valais . September 14, 1979 . 21 . French.
8. News: Final results . 22 March 2020 . . 14 September 1979 . 17.
9. News: Final results . 22 March 2020 . . 14 September 1979 . 40.
10. Rocznik 1979, ed. PZLA, Warszawa 1981, p. 67