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1976 Olympic Games Montreal - Men's 100 m

 

 

Host City: Montréal, Canada Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final.
Date Started: July 23, 1976 Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
Date Finished: July 24, 1976 Format: Top three in each heat and next five fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.
(Competitors: 63; Countries: 40; Finalists: 8)  
    Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Montréal, Québec
Overview by IAAF   1976_olympic_stadium.jpg 
The favourites were Borzov – attempting to retain his title (the first to try this since Percy Williams) – Quarrie, Crawford and the three Americans. Only Glance and Crawford managed more than one run below 10.30 before the final, with Crawford and Quarrie trying to psyche each other out in their semi-final. In the final Glance and Crawford started fastest, then Glance was caught by Quarrie and Borzov before halfway. Quarrie edged away, but could not see Crawford (lane 1) who was half a metre clear at the 80m mark. Quarrie’s official time was 10.08, but a later re-read of the photo showed that the correct time was 10.07. Crawford, the biggest of all 100m winners at 1.90/87kg, never again ran quicker than 10.19. He won his country’s first ever gold medal and a jet airliner there was named after him.
       
Summary by Sports-reference.com      
The two top sprinters since 1972 were Jamaican Don Quarrie and American Steve Williams. Quarrie had won the 100/200 double at the 1970 and 1974 Commonwealth Games, and would win the 100 again in 1978. He was considered better at the 200, but was a top century sprinter as well. Williams spent 1973-76 amassing a series of superb times, equaling the world records in both 100 yards and 100 metres. Many experts consider him, at his best, the fastest man of the 70s, but injuries and boycotts prevented him from ever making an Olympic team. Valery Borzov was back in 1976, but was not the dominant sprinter he had been in 1972. Another finalist from 1972 who was back was Trinidad’s Hasely Crawford, who first was noticed placing third behind Quarrie at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in the 100. In the Olympic final, Borzov and American Harvey Glance took the early lead, but Quarrie caught them by 20 metres. Crawford finished quickly to nip Quarrie at the line – by 1/100th of a second. Borzov added a bronze to his 1972 gold and Glance placed fourth.
 

Records

These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.

World Record 9.95 United States Jim Hines Mexico City (MEX) October 14, 1968
Olympic Record 9.95 United States Jim Hines Mexico City (MEX) October 14, 1968
 
        Results        

In the rounds, all the major players were running times in the 10.30's to 10.40's. In the semi-finals, some times dropped to the 10.20's but nobody knew who was fully extending themselves. They took the top 4 from each semi, so Steve Riddick was left out of the final even though he had run faster than Guy Abrahams in the earlier semi. With the #1 time from the semis, Hasely Crawford was still placed in lane 1, somewhat hidden from the other top contenders in the center of the track including American champion Harvey Glance, presumed 200 metre specialist Don Quarrie and the defending champion Valeriy Borzov. From the gun, Borzov was out fast in lane 3 gaining a half a metre on Quarrie next to him in 4, with Glance another half metre behind Quarrie. As Quarrie slowly gained on Borzov, Crawford was also speeding down lane 1. Quarrie went past Borzov, but Crawford was already ahead for a narrow victory, the leaning Borzov holding off Glance. Crawford became the first gold medalist and a national hero for Trinidad and Tobago.
100 m Men     Final 24 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.06 0   Hasely Crawford Trinidad and Tobago TTO 16 Aug 50  
2 10.07 0   Don Quarrie Jamaica JAM 25 Feb 51  
3 10.14 0   Valeriy Borzov Soviet Union URS 20 Oct 49  
4 10.19 0   Harvey Glance United States USA 28 Mar 57  
5 10.25 0   Guy Abrahams Panama PAN 7 Mar 53  
6 10.27 0   Johnny Jones United States USA 4 Apr 58  
7 10.31 0   Klaus-Dieter Kurrat East Germany GDR 16 Jan 55  
8 10.35 0   Petar Petrov Bulgaria BUL 17 Feb 55  
100 m Men     Semifinal 1 24 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.24 1.1   Harvey Glance United States USA 28 Mar 57  
2 10.30 1.1   Valeriy Borzov Soviet Union URS 20 Oct 49  
3 10.30 1.1   Klaus-Dieter Kurrat East Germany GDR 16 Jan 55  
4 10.37 1.1   Guy Abrahams Panama PAN 7 Mar 53  
5 10.52 1.1   Marvin Nash Canada CAN 7 Dec 53  
6 10.52 1.1   Ainsley Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago TTO 27 Dec 52  
7 10.54 1.1   Rui da Silva Brazil BRA 15 Sep 51  
8 10.69 1.1   Marian Woronin Poland POL 13 Aug 56  
100 m Men     Semifinal 2 24 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.22 0.6   Hasely Crawford Trinidad and Tobago TTO 16 Aug 50  
2 10.26 0.6   Don Quarrie Jamaica JAM 25 Feb 51  
3 10.30 0.6   Johnny Jones United States USA 4 Apr 58  
4 10.30 0.6   Petar Petrov Bulgaria BUL 17 Feb 55  
5 10.33 0.6   Steve Riddick United States USA 18 Sep 51  
6 10.46 0.6   Amadou Meité Cote d'Ivoire CIV 28 Nov 49  
7 10.50 0.6   Aleksandr Aksinin Soviet Union URS 4 Nov 54  
8 10.50 0.6   Alexander Thieme East Germany GDR 13 Jan 54  
100 m Men     Heat 1 23 August      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.33 1.1   Don Quarrie Jamaica JAM 25 Feb 51  
2 10.36 1.1   Steve Riddick United States USA 18 Sep 51  
3 10.48 1.1   Marvin Nash Canada CAN 7 Dec 53  
4 10.55 1.1   Aleksandr Aksinin Soviet Union URS 4 Nov 54  
5 10.64 1.1   Dennis Trott Bermuda BER 20 Jul 55  
6 10.65 1.1   Anat Ratanopol Thailand THA 13 Sep 47  
7 10.81 1.1   Luciano Caravani Italy ITA 14 Apr 53  
8 12.00 1.1   Gilles Echevin France FRA 1 Sep 48  
100 m Men     Heat 2 23 August      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.35 0.2   Guy Abrahams Panama PAN 7 Mar 53  
2 10.46 0.2   Johnny Jones United States USA 4 Apr 58  
3 10.50 0.2   Alexander Thieme East Germany GDR 13 Jan 54  
4 10.53 0.2   Marian Woronin Poland POL 13 Aug 56  
5 10.59 0.2   Silvio Leonard Cuba CUB 20 Sep 55  
6 10.61 0.2   Samuel Monsels Netherlands NED 2 Aug 53  
7 10.62 0.2   Colin Bradford Jamaica JAM 30 May 55  
8 10.63 0.2   Christer Garpenborg Sweden SWE 12 May 52  
100 m Men     Heat 3 23 August      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.29 0.2   Hasely Crawford Trinidad and Tobago TTO 16 Aug 50  
2 10.39 0.2   Valeriy Borzov Soviet Union URS 20 Oct 49  
3 10.45 0.2   Amadou Meité Cote d'Ivoire CIV 28 Nov 49  
4 10.57 0.2   Rui da Silva Brazil BRA 15 Sep 51  
5 10.59 0.2   Andrzej Swierczynski Poland POL 25 Oct 52  
6 10.60 0.2   Adama Fall Senegal SEN 25 Dec 50  
7 10.80 0.2   Klaus-Dieter Bieler West Germany FRG 5 Jan 49  
  DNS 0.2   Mike Sands Bahamas BAH 1 Jul 53  
100 m Men     Heat 4 23 August      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.23 0.1   Harvey Glance United States USA 28 Mar 57  
2 10.29 0.1   Klaus-Dieter Kurrat East Germany GDR 16 Jan 55  
3 10.30 0.1   Petar Petrov Bulgaria BUL 17 Feb 55  
4 10.46 0.1   Ainsley Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago TTO 27 Dec 52  
5 10.49 0.1   Francisco Gómez Cuba CUB 7 Feb 57  
6 10.52 0.1   Zenon Licznerski Poland POL 27 Nov 54  
7 10.67 0.1   Dieter Steinmann West Germany FRG 2 Apr 50  
  DNS 0.1   Juris Silovs Soviet Union URS 30 Aug 50  
100 m Men     Heat 1 23 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.42 0   Hasely Crawford Trinidad and Tobago TTO 16 Aug 50  
2 10.64 0   Alexander Thieme East Germany GDR 13 Jan 54  
3 10.66 0   Luciano Caravani Italy ITA 14 Apr 53  
4 10.69 0   Lambert Micha Belgium BEL 15 Feb 50  
5 10.76 0   Greg Simons Bermuda BER 6 Feb 58  
6 11.28 0   Bjarni Stefánsson Iceland ISL 2 Dec 50  
100 m Men     Heat 2 23 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.43 0   Johnny Jones United States USA 4 Apr 58  
2 10.53 0   Amadou Meité Cote d'Ivoire CIV 28 Nov 49  
3 10.59 0   Ainsley Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago TTO 27 Dec 52  
4 10.70 0   Michael Sharpe Bermuda BER 15 Jun 56  
5 10.79 0   Dominique Chauvelot France FRA 18 Jun 52  
6 11.10 0   Mohamed Al-Sehly Saudi Arabia KSA 4 May 55  
7 11.17 0   Werner Bastians West Germany FRG 2 Feb 57  
8 11.52 0   Armando Padilla Nicaragua NCA 27 Aug 56  
100 m Men     Heat 3 23 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.46 0   Petar Petrov Bulgaria BUL 17 Feb 55  
2 10.60 0   Zenon Licznerski Poland POL 27 Nov 54  
3 10.61 0   Rui da Silva Brazil BRA 15 Sep 51  
4 10.64 0   Christer Garpenborg Sweden SWE 12 May 52  
5 10.75 0   Jean-Claude Amoureux France FRA 4 Mar 56  
6 11.27 0   Abdelkrim Al-Awad Kuwait KUW 22 Aug 53  
7 11.39 0   Ayoub Boraghi Iran IRI 21 Mar 48  
100 m Men     Heat 4 23 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.38 0   Don Quarrie Jamaica JAM 25 Feb 51  
2 10.40 0   Guy Abrahams Panama PAN 7 Mar 53  
3 10.59 0   Marvin Nash Canada CAN 7 Dec 53  
4 10.65 0   Mike Sands Bahamas BAH 1 Jul 53  
5 10.67 0   Dennis Trott Bermuda BER 20 Jul 55  
6 10.87 0   Peter Fitzgerald Australia AUS 27 Oct 53  
7 11.22 0   Ronald Russell United States Virgin Islands ISV 10 Jun 54  
100 m Men     Heat 5 23 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.37 0   Harvey Glance United States USA 28 Mar 57  
2 10.56 0   Marian Woronin Poland POL 13 Aug 56  
3 10.60 0   Aleksandr Aksinin Soviet Union URS 4 Nov 54  
4 10.64 0   Colin Bradford Jamaica JAM 30 May 55  
5 10.76 0   Pedro Ferrer Puerto Rico PUR 21 Apr 52  
6 10.82 0   Vasílios Papageorgopoulos Greece GRE 27 Jun 47  
7 10.87 0   Leonard Jervis Bahamas BAH 19 Apr 49  
100 m Men     Heat 6 23 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.37 0   Klaus-Dieter Kurrat East Germany GDR 16 Jan 55  
2 10.53 0   Valeriy Borzov Soviet Union URS 20 Oct 49  
3 10.68 0   Dieter Steinmann West Germany FRG 2 Apr 50  
4 10.68 0   Francisco Gómez Cuba CUB 7 Feb 57  
5 10.81 0   Barka Sy Senegal SEN 22 Jul 43  
6 10.94 0   Masahide Jinno Japan JPN 7 Aug 48  
7 11.03 0   Colin Thurton Belize BIZ 28 Apr 43  
8 11.11 0   Siegfried Regales Netherlands Antilles AHO 2 Feb 53  
100 m Men     Heat 7 23 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.43 0   Steve Riddick United States USA 18 Sep 51  
2 10.62 0   Andrzej Swierczynski Poland POL 25 Oct 52  
3 10.72 0   Adama Fall Senegal SEN 25 Dec 50  
4 10.75 0   Suchart Chairsuvaparb Thailand THA 13 Jun 51  
5 10.76 0   Roland Bombardella Luxembourg LUX 9 Jul 57  
6 10.82 0   Clive Sands Bahamas BAH 13 Oct 52  
7 11.05 0   Philippe Etienne Haiti HAI 23 Aug 49  
100 m Men     Heat 8 23 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.53 0   Gilles Echevin France FRA 1 Sep 48  
2 10.58 0   Klaus-Dieter Bieler West Germany FRG 5 Jan 49  
3 10.71 0   Anat Ratanopol Thailand THA 13 Sep 47  
4 10.72 0   Hermes Ramírez Cuba CUB 7 Jan 48  
5 10.74 0   Momar N'Dao Senegal SEN 21 Mar 49  
6 10.98 0   Ramli Ahmad Malaysia MAS 12 Oct 56  
100 m Men     Heat 9 23 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.58 0   Samuel Monsels Netherlands NED 2 Aug 53  
2 10.62 0   Silvio Leonard Cuba CUB 20 Sep 55  
3 10.70 0   Juris Silovs Soviet Union URS 30 Aug 50  
4 10.71 0   Chris Brathwaite Trinidad and Tobago TTO 12 Aug 48  
5 10.82 0   Endre Lepold Hungary HUN 21 Oct 55  
6 10.95 0   Pearson Jordan Barbados BAR 23 Oct 50  
7 11.16 0   Anthony Moore Fiji FIJ 12 Jan 54  
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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