Men 4x100m Relay Athletics XIV Olympic Games London 1948

Men 4x100m Relay Athletics XIV Olympic Games London 1948 - Saturday 07.08

Final		time	+time	L	t.a.
1. United States	USA	40.6s		3	40.7
2. Great Britain	GBR	41.3s	+0.71	4
3. Italy	ITA	41.5s	+1.01	5
4. Hungary	HUN	41.6s	+1.20	1
5. Canada	CAN	41.9s	+1.22	6
6. Netherlands	NED	41.9s	+1.27	2

world Men 4x100m Relay History

Venue: Empire Stadium, London.

Lorenzo Wright, a member of the team in the long jump who had placed sixth in his Olympic trials 100m heat, was added to the squad. After the USA (41.1), Britain (41.4) and Holland (41.7) won the heats, the final saw Ewell gain over 2m on the opposition on the first leg, and the lead built up to nearly 5m when Dillard handed over to Patton. The 200m winner took the USA home by over 7m, with Britain 3m clear of Italy. The USA were then disqualified, but on review of film of the race it could be seen that the official mistook a line in the next lane outside for the end of the USA’s passing zone, and the USA were rightfully awarded the gold.

Heats - Friday 06.08

First 2 from 3 heats progressed to Final.

Heat 1		time	+time	t.a.
1. United States	USA	41.1s		41.2
2. Italy	ITA	41.3s	+0.11
3. Brazil	BRA	42.4s
-. Turkey	TUR	DQ

Heat 2		time	t.a.
1. Great Britain	GBR	41.4s	41.4
2. Hungary	HUN	41.4s
3. Australia	AUS	41.5s
4. Uruguay	URU	42.8s
5. Bermuda	BER	45.4s
-. Belgium	BEL	DNF

Heat 3		time	t.a.
1. Netherlands	NED	41.7s
2. Canada	CAN	42.3s
3. Argentina	ARG	42.4s
4. Iceland	ISL	42.9s
-. France	FRA	DNF

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index Athletics

London 1948 index

Athletics London 1948
Men 100m	Women 100m
Men 200m	Women 200m
Men 400m
Men 800m
Men 1500m
Men 5000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon
Men 110m Hurdles	Women 80m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m Relay	Women 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay
Men High Jump	Women High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump	Women Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put	Women Shot Put
Men Discus Throw	Women Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin Throw	Women Javelin Throw
Men 10km Track Walk
Men 50km Walk

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Men Decathlon
Men 100m Decathlon
Men Long Jump Decathlon
Men Shot Put Decathlon
Men High Jump Decathlon
Men 400m Decathlon
Men 110m Hurdles Decathlon
Men Discus Throw Decathlon
Men Pole Vault Decathlon
Men Javelin Throw Decathlon
Men 1500m Decathlon

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