Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay explained

Event:	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
Games:	1936 Summer
Venue:	Olympiastadion Berlin, Germany
Dates:	August 8 (heats), August 9 (final)
Teams:	12
Nations:	12
Win Value:	3:09.0
Gold:	Freddie Wolff Godfrey Rampling Bill Roberts Godfrey Brown
Goldnoc:	GBR
Silver:	Harold Cagle Robert Young Edward O'Brien Alfred Fitch
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Helmut Hamann Friedrich Von Stülpnagel Harry Voigt Rudolf Harbig
Bronzenoc:	GER
Prev:	1932
Next:	1948

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place between August 8 and August 9.^[1]

Results

Heats

The fastest two teams in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.

Heat 1

Rank	Country	Athletes	Time
1			3:13.0
2			3:17.0
3			3:17.6
4			3:18.4

Heat 2

Rank	Country	Athletes	Time
1			3:14.4
2			3:14.6
3			3:15.2

Heat 3

Rank	Country	Athletes	Time
1			3:15.0
2			3:15.0
3			3:16.6
4			3:17.8
5			3:22.2

Final

Rank	Country	Athletes	Time
			3:09.0
			3:11.0
			3:11.8
4			3:11.8
5			3:13.0
6			3:14.8

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173956/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/ATH/mens-4-x-400-metres-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 29 August 2017 . sports-reference.com.