Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay explained

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Eighteen nations took part in the competition.^[1]

Final classification

RANK	NATION	NAME ATHLETES	HEAT	SEMI	FINAL
			40.5	40.3	39.5
			40.7	40.3	39.8
			40.8	40.5	40.3
4.			40.9	41.1	40.3
5.			41.2	40.6	40.6
6.			40.9	41.0	40.6
-			40.6	40.8	DNQ
-			41.3	40.8	DNQ
-			40.8	41.3	DNQ
-			42.2	41.3	DNQ
-			41.5	41.5	DNQ
-			41.6	43.8	DNQ
-			41.7	DNQ	DNQ
-			42.0	DNQ	DNQ
-			44.2	DNQ	DNQ
-			44.3	DNQ	DNQ
-			47.7	DNQ	DNQ
-			DSQ	DNQ	DNQ

External links

• Official Report
• Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173807/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/ATH/mens-4-x-100-metres-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 13 August 2017 . sports-reference.com.