Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
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Venue |
Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany
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Dates |
August 8 (heats), August 9 (final) |
Competitors |
from 12 nations |
Teams |
12 |
Winning time |
3:09.0 |
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The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place between August 8 and August 9.
Results
Heats
The fastest two teams in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.
Heat 1
Rank |
Country |
Athletes |
Time
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1 |
United States
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Harold Cagle, Bob Young, Eddie O'Brien, Al Fitch
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3:13.0
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2 |
Hungary
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Tibor Ribényi, Zoltán Zsitva, József Vadas, József Kovács
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3:17.0
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3 |
Poland
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Tadeusz Śliwak, Antoni Maszewski, Kazimierz Kucharski, Klemens Biniakowski
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3:17.6
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4 |
Japan
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Toyoyi Aihara, Masao Ichihara, Seiken Cho, Hiroyoshi Kubota
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3:18.4
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Heat 2
Heat 3
Rank |
Country |
Athletes |
Time
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1 |
Germany
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Helmut Hamann, Friedrich von Stülpnagel, Harry Voigt, Rudolf Harbig
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3:15.0
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2 |
Canada
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Marshall Limon, Phil Edwards, Bill Fritz, Johnny Loaring
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3:15.0
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3 |
Italy
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Angelo Ferrario, Marsilio Rossi, Otello Spampani, Mario Lanzi
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3:16.6
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4 |
South Africa
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Willie Botha, Frank Rushton, William Lindeque, Dennis Shore
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3:17.8
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5 |
Czechoslovakia
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Heinz Lorenz, Evžen Rošický, Břetislav Krátký, Karel Kněnický
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3:22.2
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Final
Rank |
Country |
Athletes |
Time
|
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Great Britain
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Freddie Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown
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3:09.0
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United States
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Harold Cagle, Bob Young, Eddie O'Brien, Al Fitch
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3:11.0
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Germany
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Helmut Hamann, Friedrich von Stülpnagel, Harry Voigt, Rudolf Harbig
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3:11.8
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4 |
Canada
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Marshall Limon, Phil Edwards, Bill Fritz, Johnny Loaring
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3:11.8
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5 |
Sweden
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Sven Strömberg, Per-Olof Edfeldt, Olle Danielsson, Bertil von Wachenfeldt
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3:13.0
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6 |
Hungary
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Tibor Ribényi, Zoltán Zsitva, József Vadas, József Kovács
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3:14.8
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