Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between August 4 & August 5.[1]

Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Henry Russell (right) crossing the finish line in the final
VenueOlympic Stadium
DatesAugust 4 (heats)
August 5 (final)
Competitors from 13 nations
Teams13
Winning time41.0
Medalists
Frank Wykoff
James Quinn
Charles Borah
Henry Russell
 United States
Georg Lammers
Richard Corts
Hubert Houben
Helmut Körnig
 Germany
Cyril Gill
Edward Smouha
Walter Rangeley
Jack London
 Great Britain

Results

Heats

Heat 1

RankCountryAthletesTimeNotes
1 CanadaRalph Adams, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Buck Hester, Percy Williams42.2Q
2 Great BritainCyril Gill, Teddy Smouha, Walter Rangeley, Jack London43.5Q
3 ItalyGiuseppe Castelli, Franco Reyser, Edgardo Toetti, Enrico Torre
4 GreeceVangelis Moiropoulos, Konstantinos Petridis, Angelos Lambrou, Renos Frangoudis44.0
5 SpainJuan Serrahima, Diego Ordóñez, Fernando Muñagorri, Enrique de Chávarri

Key: Q = Qualified

Heat 2

RankCountryAthletesTimeNotes
1 FranceAndré Cerbonney, Gilbert Auvergne, André Dufau, André Mourlon41.8Q
2 GermanyGeorg Lammers, Richard Corts, Hubert Houben, Helmut KörnigQ
3 BelgiumPaul Brochart, Fred Zinner, Adolphe Groscol, Willy Dujardin

Key: Q = Qualified

Heat 3

RankCountryAthletesTimeNotes
1 United StatesFrank Wykoff, Jimmy Quinn, Charley Borah, Hank Russell41.2Q
2 SwitzerlandEmmanuel Goldsmith, Willy Weibel, Willy Tschopp, Hans Niggl42.6Q
3 JapanIwao Aizawa, Seishichi Inuma, Shigetoshi Osawa, Chuhei Nanbu
4 TurkeySemih Türkdoğan, Şinasi Şahingiray, Haydar Aşan, Mehmet Ali Aybar
 HungaryFerenc Gerő, János Paizs, István Sugár, István RaggambiDSQ

Key: DSQ = Disqualified, Q = Qualified

Final

RankCountryAthletesTimeNotes
 United StatesFrank Wykoff, Jimmy Quinn, Charley Borah, Hank Russell41.0=WR
 GermanyGeorg Lammers, Richard Corts, Hubert Houben, Helmut Körnig41.2
 Great BritainCyril Gill, Teddy Smouha, Walter Rangeley, Jack London41.8
4 FranceAndré Cerbonney, Gilbert Auvergne, André Dufau, André Mourlon42.0
5 SwitzerlandEmmanuel Goldsmith, Willy Weibel, Willy Tschopp, Hans Niggl42.6
 CanadaRalph Adams, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Buck Hester, Percy WilliamsDSQ

Key: DSQ = Disqualified, =WR = Equalled world record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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