Athletics_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics_-_Men's_4x400_metre_relay
Quick Facts Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the Games of the XI Olympiad, Venue ...
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany |
| Dates | August 8 (heats), August 9 (final) |
| Competitors | from 12 nations |
| Teams | 12 |
| Winning time | 3:09.0 |
| Medalists | |
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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.[1]
Heats
The fastest two teams in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.
Heat 1
More information Rank, Country ...
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | Harold Cagle, Bob Young, Eddie O'Brien, Al Fitch | 3:13.0 |
| 2 |  Hungary | Tibor Ribényi, Zoltán Zsitva, József Vadas, József Kovács | 3:17.0 |
| 3 |  Poland | Tadeusz Śliwak, Antoni Maszewski, Kazimierz Kucharski, Klemens Biniakowski | 3:17.6 |
| 4 |  Japan | Toyoyi Aihara, Masao Ichihara, Seiken Cho, Hiroyoshi Kubota | 3:18.4 |
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Heat 2
More information Rank, Country ...
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | Freddie Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown | 3:14.4 |
| 2 |  Sweden | Sven Strömberg, Per-Olof Edfeldt, Olle Danielsson, Bertil von Wachenfeldt | 3:14.6 |
| 3 |  France | Raymond Boisset, Georges Guillez, Georges Henry, Prudent Joye | 3:15.2 |
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Heat 3
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| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | Helmut Hamann, Friedrich von Stülpnagel, Harry Voigt, Rudolf Harbig | 3:15.0 |
| 2 |  Canada | Marshall Limon, Phil Edwards, Bill Fritz, Johnny Loaring | 3:15.0 |
| 3 |  Italy | Angelo Ferrario, Marsilio Rossi, Otello Spampani, Mario Lanzi | 3:16.6 |
| 4 |  South Africa | Willie Botha, Frank Rushton, William Lindeque, Dennis Shore | 3:17.8 |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia | Heinz Lorenz, Evžen Rošický, Břetislav Krátký, Karel Kněnický | 3:22.2 |
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Final
More information Rank, Country ...
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Great Britain | Freddie Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown | 3:09.0 |
 | United States | Harold Cagle, Bob Young, Eddie O'Brien, Al Fitch | 3:11.0 |
 | Germany | Helmut Hamann, Friedrich von Stülpnagel, Harry Voigt, Rudolf Harbig | 3:11.8 |
| 4 | Canada | Marshall Limon, Phil Edwards, Bill Fritz, Johnny Loaring | 3:11.8 |
| 5 | Sweden | Sven Strömberg, Per-Olof Edfeldt, Olle Danielsson, Bertil von Wachenfeldt | 3:13.0 |
| 6 | Hungary | Tibor Ribényi, Zoltán Zsitva, József Vadas, József Kovács | 3:14.8 |
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- "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2017.