Competitors from 15 nations Winning time 40.6 | Teams 15 | |
Dates August 6 (heats)
August 7 (final) | ||
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.
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Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Round 1
Round 1 took place on 6 August. The first two teams from each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
References
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA