Men 4x100m Relay Athletics XI Olympic Games Berlin, Germany 1936 - -- August - Gold Medal:
Finaltime
Final 15.15hTimeAth.1Ath.2Ath.3Ath.4
1. United States39.8sJesse OwensRalph MetcalfeDraperFrank Wykoff
2. Italy41.1sMarianiCaldanaRagniGonnelli
3. Germany41.2sLeichumBorchmeyerGillmeisterHornberger
4. Argentina42.2sLavenasSandeHofmeisterBeswick
5. Canada42.7sRichardsonHumberOrrMcPhee
-. HollandDNFBoersmavan BeverenBergerOsendarp

world Men 4x100m Relay History

Venue: Olympiastadion, Charlottenburg, Berlin. Capp.: 100,000.
-- competitors from -- nations.
Semifinals
Heats
Originally, the US squad was to be composed of the men who placed third to sixth in the US Trials (Wykoff, Draper, Sam Stoller and Marty Glickman). When Owens and Metcalfe replaced Stoller and Glickman, a furor was caused as this was thought to be a move to appease the German’s anti-semitic qualities. However, as the xenophobic Nazis hated blacks as much as Jews, this seems a tenuous argument at best. More likely, the US wanted the fastest squad possible. Their heat time seemed to bear out the team selection, equalling the world record of 40.0, more than a second ahead of Italy – the next quickest team. In the final, Owens got the US off to a storming start, gaining 5m on the field, and each US member extended the lead, the reward being the first ever sub-40 second clocking. Italy won the battle for second place ahead of Germany, though Osendarp carried Holland across the line in third place, only to lose the bronze medal for dropping the baton 25m from the finish.

Semifinals

Heats

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