Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
Men's 4x100 metre relay at the Games of the XI Olympiad |
Venue | Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany |
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Dates | August 9 (heats, final) |
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Teams | 15 |
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Winning time | 39.8 |
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Medalists |
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The men's 4x100 metres relay event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place on August 9. The United States team of Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper and Frank Wykoff won in a world record time of 39.8. Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller, both Jewish, were originally slated to compete in the American relay team but were unexpectedly replaced by Owens and Metcalfe.
Results
Heats
The fastest two teams in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Competitors | Time | Notes |
1 | United States | Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Draper, Frank Wykoff | 40.0 | =WR |
2 | Italy | Mariani, Caldana, Ragni, Gonnelli | 41.1 | |
3 | South Africa | Eric Grimbeek, Pat Dannaher, Tom Lavery, Marthinus Theunissen |
41.7 | |
4 | Finland | Toivo Ahjopalo, Toivo Sariola, Palle Virtanen, Aki Tammisto | 42.0 | |
| Japan | Takayoshi Yoshioka, Monta Suzuki, B. Taniguchi, Masao Yazawa | | DSQ |
Heat 2
Heat 3
Final
Key: DSQ = Disqualified, WR = World record
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