The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 26 and July 27. The United States team won the final.[1]
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
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Dates | July 26 (heats) July 27 (semifinals, final) |
Competitors | from 22 nations |
Teams | 22 |
Winning time | 40.1 |
Medalists | |
Results
Heats
The first round was held on July 26. The three fastest teams from each heat qualified to the semifinals.
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Heat 1
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | Harrison Dillard, Lindy Remigino, Dean Smith, Andy Stanfield | 40.3 | |
2 | ![]() | Étienne Bally, René Bonino, Yves Camus, Alain Porthault | 40.8 | |
3 | ![]() | Zygmunt Buhl, Emil Kiszka, Zdobysław Stawczyk, Dominik Sucheński | 41.8 | |
4 | ![]() | Issi Baran, Voitto Hellstén, Pauli Tavisalo, Adolf Turakainen | 42.0 | |
5 | ![]() | Gordon Crosby, Robert Hutchinson, Don McFarlane, Walter Sutton | 42.6 | |
6 | ![]() | Fernando Casimiro, Eugénio Eleuterio, Rui Maia, Tomás Paquete | 42.8 | |
7 | ![]() | Fawzi Chaaban, Youssef Ali Omar, Emad El-Din Shafei, Fouad Yazgi | 42.9 |
Heat 2
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | McDonald Bailey, Jack Gregory, William Jack, Brian Shenton | 41.2 | |
2 | ![]() | Franco Leccese, Antonio Siddi, Giorgio Sobrero, Carlo Vittori | 41.5 | |
3 | ![]() | Samuel Anderson, Rafael Fortún, Angel García, Evelio Planas | 41.9 | |
4 | ![]() | George Acquaah, Gabriel Lareya, Augustus Lawson, John Owusu | 42.1 | |
5 | ![]() | Edwin Carr, Jr., Morris Curotta, Ken Doubleday, Ray Weinberg | 42.3 | |
6 | ![]() | Pongamat Amatayakul, Boonterm Pakpuang, Aroon Sakosik, Adul Wanasatith | 44.5 |
Heat 3
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | György Csányi, Béla Goldoványi, Géza Varasdi, László Zarándi | 41.0 | |
2 | ![]() | František Brož, Jiří David, Miroslav Horčic, Zdeněk Pospíšil | 41.5 | |
3 | ![]() | Mariano Acosta, Enrique Beckles, Gerardo Bönnhoff, Romeo Galán | 41.5 | |
4 | ![]() | Franz Happernagel, Josef Heinen, Peter Kraus, Werner Zandt | 41.5 | |
5 | ![]() | Willy Eichenberger, Ernst Mühlethaler, Willy Schneider, Hans Wehrli | 41.6 |
Heat 4
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Levan Kalyayev, Levan Sanadze, Vladimir Sukharev, Boris Tokarev | 41.3 | |
2 | ![]() | Muslim Arogundade, Titus Erinle, Karim Olowu, Rafiu Oluwa | 42.4 | |
3 | ![]() | Muhammad Aslam, Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Shariff Butt, Muhammad Fazil | 42.8 | |
4 | ![]() | Ásmundur Bjarnason, Hörður Haraldsson, Pétur Sigurðsson, Ingi Þorsteinsson | DSQ |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on July 27. The three fastest teams from each heat advanced to the final
Heat 1
Rank | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 40.4 | |
2 | ![]() | 40.7 | |
3 | ![]() | 41.0 | |
4 | ![]() | 41.4 | |
5 | ![]() | 41.8 | |
6 | ![]() | 42.0 |
Heat 2
Rank | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 40.9 | |
2 | ![]() | 40.9 | |
3 | ![]() | 41.3 | |
4 | ![]() | 41.5 | |
5 | ![]() | 41.9 |
Final
Rank | Country | Time (hand) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | 40.1 | |
![]() | ![]() | 40.3 | |
![]() | ![]() | 40.5 | |
4 | ![]() | 40.6 | |
5 | ![]() | 40.9 | |
6 | ![]() | 41.2 |
References
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