Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay explained

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. There were fifteen nations competing.^[1]

Final classification

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	HEAT	FINAL
			3:10.6	3:04.7
		Graham Gipson Kevan Gosper Leon Gregory David Lean John Goodman	3:10.4	3:06.0
			3:08.8	3:07.1
4.			3:09.8	3:08.2
5.			3:10.6	3:10.2
6.			3:11.0	DSQ
-			3:10.6	DNQ
-			3:11.2	DNQ
-			3:11.4	DNQ
-			3:10.6	DNQ
-			3:13.8	DNQ
-			3:13.8	DNQ
-			3:17.6	DNQ
-			3:27.4	DNQ
-			3:30.0	DNQ

External links

• Official Report
• Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174945/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/ATH/mens-4-x-400-metres-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 30 August 2017 . sports-reference.com.