Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

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Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates20–21 October 1964
Competitors80 from 20 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ollan Cassell
Mike Larrabee
Ulis Williams
Henry Carr
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Tim Graham
Adrian Metcalfe
John Cooper
Robbie Brightwell
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Edwin Skinner
Kent Bernard
Edwin Roberts
Wendell Mottley
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
  1960
1968  

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay was the longer of the two men's relays on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 20 October and 21 October 1964. 20 teams, for a total of 80 athletes, from 20 nations entered, with 3 teams of 4 not starting in the first round. The first round was held on 20 October with the final on 21 October. [1]

The final of the 4 × 400 relay was the last event on the athletics schedule to begin, though the marathon was still in progress when the 4 × 400 finished.

Results

First round

The top two teams in each of the 3 heats as well as the two fastest remaining teams advanced.

First round, heat 1

PlaceNationAthletesTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Henry Carr
Ollan Cassell
Mike Larrabee
Ulis Williams
3:05.3
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Hryhoriy Sverbetov
Viktor Bychkov
Vasyl Anisimov
Vadym Arkhypchuk
3:07.4
3Flag of France.svg  France Germain Nelzy
Michel Hiblot
Bernard Martin
Jean Pierre Boccardo
3:07.5
4Flag of India.svg  India Makhan Singh
Amrit Pal
Ajmer Singh
Milkha Singh
3:08.8
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Toru Honda
Hirotada Hayase
Yoshihiro Amano
Masami Yoshida
3:12.3
6Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Daour M'baye Guèye
Daniel Thiaw
Mamadou N'Diaye
Papa M'Baye N'Diaye
3:12.5
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda UnknownDid not start

First round, heat 2

PlaceNationAthletesTime
1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Edwin Skinner
Kent Bernard
Edwin Roberts
Wendell Mottley
3:05.0
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Marian Filipiuk
Ireneusz Kluczek
Stanisław Swatowski
Andrzej Badeński
3:07.2
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bruno Bianchi
Salvatore Morale
Roberto Frinolli
Sergio Bello
3:07.6
4Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Peter Vassella
Gary Knoke
Gary Eddy
Ken Roche
3:08.2
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary UnknownDid not start
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Iraq UnknownDid not start

First round, heat 3

PlaceNationAthletesTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Tim Graham
Adrian Metcalfe
John Cooper
Robbie Brightwell
3:04.7
2Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany Jörg Jüttner
Hans-Ullrich Schulz
Johannes Schmitt
Manfred Kinder
3:04.9
3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Laurie Khan
Malcolm Spence
Mel Spence
George E. Kerr
3:05.3
4Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Jean-Louis Descloux
Hansjörg Bosshard
Marius Theiler
Peter Laeng
3:09.3
5Flag of Ghana (1964-1966).svg  Ghana James Addy
Brobbey Mensah
Samuel Zanya Bugri
Ebenezer Quartey
3:10.4
6Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Karu Selvaratnam
Kuda Ditta
Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman
Victor Asirvatham
3:17.6
7Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Somsakdi Tongsuke
Nipon Pensuvapap
Adisorn Vitsudhamakul
Manun Bumroonspruek
3:18.4

Final

Carr moved from initial position to anchor for the United States team as they set a new world record, followed closely by Great Britain and Northern Ireland as well as Trinidad and Tobago. All three teams were under the old world record time.

France also shuffled their lineup, moving Nelzy to third from first.

PlaceNationAthletesTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Ollan Cassell
Mike Larrabee
Ulis Williams
Henry Carr
3:00.7 WR
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Tim Graham
Adrian Metcalfe
John Cooper
Robbie Brightwell
3:01.6
3Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Edwin Skinner
Kent Bernard
Edwin Roberts
Wendell Mottley
3:01.7
4Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Laurie Khan
Malcolm Spence
Melville Spence
George E. Kerr
3:02.3
5Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany Jörg Jüttner
Hans-Ullrich Schulz
Johannes Schmitt
Manfred Kinder
3:04.3
6Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Marian Filipiuk
Ireneusz Kluczek
Stanisław Swatowski
Andrzej Badeński
3:05.3
7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Hryhoriy Sverbetov
Viktor Bychkov
Vasyl Anisimov
Vadym Arkhypchuk
3:05.9
8Flag of France.svg  France Michel Hiblot
Bernard Martin
Germain Nelzy
Jean Pierre Boccardo
3:07.4

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2017.