Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay explained

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] [2]}

Results

Heats

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Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	2			3:03.64	Q
2	1			3:04.12	Q
3	1			3:04.37	Q, NR
4	1			3:07.27	Q
5	1			3:08.76	q^[5]
6	1			3:09.38	q^[6]
7	2			3:10.58	Q
8	2			3:13.57	Q
9	2			3:16.39
10	2			3:18.51
11	1			3:19.90
12	2			3:37.13

Final

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Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
			3:00.98
			3:03.18	NR
			3:03.80	NR
4			3:04.22	NR
5			3:04.90
6			3:05.61	^[10]
7			3:12.04

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/1979/4x400.htm Year list
4. News: Estafette lukt . 29 March 2020 . . 14 September 1979 . 23 . Dutch.
5. https://www.rfea.es/ranking/altt/alltimeESP_2017.pdf Spanish toplist
6. News: Le 4 x 100 m suisse qualifié au temps . Sion Nouvelliste Et Feuille Davis Du Valais . September 14, 1979 . 21 . French.
7. News: Final results . 22 March 2020 . . 14 September 1979 . 17.
8. News: Final results . 22 March 2020 . . 14 September 1979 . 40.
9. Rocznik 1979, ed. PZLA, Warszawa 1981, p. 68
10. http://atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Athletics-Annual-1980.pdf 1979 toplist