Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Dates	9 September & 10 September
Competitors	from 27 nations
Medalists
01 ! Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart  United States 02 ! Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetskiy, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov  Soviet Union 03 ! Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl  West Germany
← 1968 1976 →

01 !		Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart	United States
02 !		Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetskiy, Juris Silovs, Valeriy Borzov	Soviet Union
03 !		Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, Klaus Ehl	West Germany

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay was held on 9 September and 10 September 1972.

The top four teams in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round. Heat one

Heat two

Heat three

Heat four

The top four teams in each of the two heats advanced to the final.

Heat one

Heat two