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

Men's 4 x 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Dates August 6 (heats)
August 7 (final)
Teams 15
Winning time 40.6
Medalists
  Barney Ewell
Lorenzo Wright
Harrison Dillard
Mel Patton		   United States
  Alastair McCorquodale
John Gregory
Ken Jones
John Archer		   Great Britain
  Michele Tito
Enrico Perucconi
Carlo Monti
Antonio Siddi		   Italy
«1936 1952»
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.

Contents

Results

Heats

Final

Rank Country Time (hand) Notes
United States 40.6
Great Britain 41.3
Italy 41.5
4 Hungary 41.6
5 Canada 41.9
6 Netherlands 41.9

References

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