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Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

Men's 4x100 metre relay
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Venue Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany
Dates August 9 (heats, final)
Competitors  from 15 nations
Teams 15
Winning time 39.8
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Jesse Owens
Ralph Metcalfe
Foy Draper
Frank Wykoff
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Orazio Mariani
Gianni Caldana
Elio Ragni
Tullio Gonnelli
 Italy
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Wilhelm Leichum
Erich Borchmeyer
Erwin Gillmeister
Gerd Hornberger
 Germany
1932
1948
1st, gold medalist(s) Jesse Owens
Ralph Metcalfe
Foy Draper
Frank Wykoff
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Orazio Mariani
Gianni Caldana
Elio Ragni
Tullio Gonnelli
 Italy
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Wilhelm Leichum
Erich Borchmeyer
Erwin Gillmeister
Gerd Hornberger
 Germany

The men's 4x100 metres relay event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place on August 9. The United States team of Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper and Frank Wykoff won in a world record time of 39.8. Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller, both Jewish, were originally slated to compete in the American relay team but were unexpectedly replaced by Owens and Metcalfe.

The fastest two teams in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.

Key: DSQ = Disqualified, WR = World record


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