Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

Men's 4 x 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
DatesAugust 6 (heats)
August 7 (final)
Teams15
Winning time40.6
Medalists
   United States
   Great Britain
   Italy
Athletics at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
10 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Decathlon men

The men's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on August 6 & August 7. The United States team easily won the final, but was initially disqualified when officials thought the pass between Barney Ewell and Lorenzo Wright had taken place outside of the zone. After further review, officials reversed the decision giving the U.S. the victory.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record
Olympic record
 United States
(Foy Draper, Ralph Metcalfe, Jesse Owens, Frank Wykoff)
39.8 Berlin, Germany 9 August 1936

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Friday, 6 August 1948 16:00Round 1
Saturday, 7 August 1948 15:30Finals

Results

Round 1

Round 1 took place on 6 August. The first two teams from each heat advanced to the final.

Heat 1

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1 United StatesHarrison Dillard, Barney Ewell, Mel Patton, Lorenzo Wright 41.1 Q
2 ItalyCarlo Monti, Enrico Perucconi, Antonio Siddi, Michele Tito 41.3 Q
3 BrazilAroldo da Silva, Hélio da Silva, Ivan Hausen, Rosalvo Ramos 42.4
- TurkeyKemal Aksur, Erdal Barkay, Raşit Öztaş, Ruhi Sarıalp DSQ

Heat 2

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1 Great BritainJack Archer, Jack Gregory, Ken Jones, Alastair McCorquodale 41.4 Q
2 HungaryLászló Bartha, György Csányi, Béla Goldoványi, Ferenc Tima 41.4 Q
3 AustraliaJohn Bartram, Bill Bruce, Morris Curotta, John Treloar 41.5
- UruguayHércules Azcune, Mario Fayos, Juan López, Walter Pérez 42.8
- BermudaHazzard Dill, Perry Johnson, Stanley Lines, Frank Mahoney 45.4
- BelgiumFernand Bourgaux, Pol Braekman, Fernand Linssen, Isidoor Van De Wiele DNF

Heat 3

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1 NetherlandsJan Lammers, Jan Meijer, Gabe Scholten, Jo Zwaan 41.7 Q
2 CanadaTed Haggis, Don McFarlane, Jim O'Brien, Don Pettie 42.3 Q
3 ArgentinaAlberto Biedermann, Gerardo Bönnhoff, Carlos Isaac, Fernando Lapuente 42.4
4 IcelandÁsmundur Bjarnason, Haukur Clausen, Trausti Eyjólfsson, Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson 42.9
- FranceJulien Lebas, Marc Litaudon, Alain Porthault, René Valmy DNF

Final

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) United StatesHarrison Dillard, Barney Ewell, Mel Patton, Lorenzo Wright 40.6
2nd, silver medalist(s) Great BritainJack Archer, Jack Gregory, Ken Jones, Alastair McCorquodale 41.3
3rd, bronze medalist(s) ItalyCarlo Monti, Enrico Perucconi, Antonio Siddi, Michele Tito 41.5
4 HungaryLászló Bartha, György Csányi, Béla Goldoványi, Ferenc Tima 41.6
5 CanadaTed Haggis, Don McFarlane, Jim O'Brien, Don Pettie 41.9
6 NetherlandsJan Lammers, Jan Meijer, Gabe Scholten, Jo Zwaan 41.9

References

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