| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the Games of the X Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
| Dates | August 6 and August 7, 1932 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| Sprint hurdles (110m/80w) | men | women |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeple | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1932 Summer Olympics took place on August 6 and August 7 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. [1]
Two heats were held; the fastest three times advanced to the final round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Fuqua Ed Ablowich Karl Warner Bill Carr | 3:11.8 | WR, Q | |
| 2 | Giacomo Carlini Giovanni Turba Mario De Negri Luigi Facelli | 3:22.8 | Q | |
| 3 | Joachim Büchner Walter Nehb Adolf Metzner Otto Peltzer | 3:25.4 | Q | |
Heat Two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itaro Nakajima Iwao Masuda Seikan Oki Teiichi Nishi | 3:16.8 | Q | |
| 2 | Crew Stoneley Tommy Hampson Lord Burghley Godfrey Rampling | 3:21.8 | Q | |
| 3 | Ray Lewis Jimmy Ball Phil Edwards Alex Wilson | 3:21.8 | Q | |
| 4 | Ricardo Arguello Jesús Moraila Manuel Álvarez Carlos de Anda | 3:28.5 | ||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Fuqua Ed Ablowich Karl Warner Bill Carr | 3:08.14 | WR | ||
| Crew Stoneley Tommy Hampson Lord Burghley Godfrey Rampling | 3:11.2 | |||
| Ray Lewis Jimmy Ball Phil Edwards Alex Wilson | 3:12.8 | |||
| 4 | Joachim Büchner Walter Nehb Adolf Metzner Otto Peltzer | 3:14.4 | ||
| 5 | Itaro Nakajima Iwao Masuda Seikan Oki Teiichi Nishi | 3:14.6 | ||
| 6 | Giacomo Carlini Giovanni Turba Mario De Negri Luigi Facelli | 3:17.8 | ||
Key: WR = world record