Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
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The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on August 6 & August 7.[1] The United States team won the final, but was initially disqualified when officials thought the pass between Barney Ewell and Lorenzo Wright had taken place outside the zone. After further review, officials saw that the pass took place inside the zone, and restored U.S. results.
| Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | August 6 (heats) August 7 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 40.6 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records
editPrior 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
editAll times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 6 August 1948 | 16:00 | Round 1 |
| Saturday, 7 August 1948 | 15:30 | Finals |
Results
editRound 1
editRound 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 States |
Harrison Dillard, Barney Ewell, Mel Patton, Lorenzo Wright | 41.1 | Q |
| 2 |  Italy |
Carlo Monti, Enrico Perucconi, Antonio Siddi, Michele Tito | 41.3 | Q |
| 3 |  Brazil |
Haroldo da Silva, Hélio da Silva, Ivan Hausen, Rosalvo Ramos | 42.4 | |
| - |  Turkey |
Kemal Aksur, Erdal Barkay, Raşit Öztaş, Ruhi Sarıalp | DSQ |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain |
Jack Archer, Jack Gregory, Ken Jones, Alastair McCorquodale | 41.4 | Q |
| 2 |  Hungary |
László Bartha, György Csányi, Béla Goldoványi, Ferenc Tima | 41.4 | Q |
| 3 |  Australia |
John Bartram, Bill Bruce, Morris Curotta, John Treloar | 41.5 | |
| 4 |  Uruguay |
Hércules Azcune, Mario Fayos, Juan López, Walter Pérez | 42.8 | |
| 5 |  Bermuda |
Hazzard Dill, Perry Johnson, Stanley Lines, Frank Mahoney | 45.4 | |
| - |  Belgium |
Fernand Bourgaux, Pol Braekman, Fernand Linssen, Isidoor Van De Wiele | DNF |
Heat 3
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
Jan Lammers, Jan Meijer, Gabe Scholten, Jo Zwaan | 41.7 | Q |
| 2 |  Canada |
Ted Haggis, Don McFarlane, James O'Brien, Don Pettie | 42.3 | Q |
| 3 |  Argentina |
Alberto Biedermann, Gerardo Bönnhoff, Carlos Isaac, Fernando Lapuente | 42.4 | |
| 4 |  Iceland |
Ásmundur Bjarnason, Haukur Clausen, Trausti Eyjólfsson, Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson | 42.9 | |
| - |  France |
Julien Lebas, Marc Litaudon, Alain Porthault, René Valmy | DNF |
Final
edit| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
Harrison Dillard, Barney Ewell, Mel Patton, Lorenzo Wright | 40.6 | |
 |
Great Britain |
Jack Archer, Jack Gregory, Ken Jones, Alastair McCorquodale | 41.3 | |
 |
Italy |
Carlo Monti, Enrico Perucconi, Antonio Siddi, Michele Tito | 41.5 | |
| 4 | Hungary |
László Bartha, György Csányi, Béla Goldoványi, Ferenc Tima | 41.6 | |
| 5 | Canada |
Ted Haggis, Don McFarlane, James O'Brien, Don Pettie | 41.9 | |
| 6 | Netherlands |
Jan Lammers, Jan Meijer, Gabe Scholten, Jo Zwaan | 41.9 |
References
edit- ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
External links
edit- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.