Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

Men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Dates	September 7 (heats and semifinals) September 8 (final)
Medalists
01 ! Jack Yerman Earl Young Glenn Davis Otis Davis  United States 02 ! Joachim Reske Manfred Kinder Jo Kaiser Carl Kaufmann  United Team of Germany 03 ! Malcolm Spence Jim Wedderburn Keith Gardner George Kerr  British West Indies
← 1956 1964 →

01 !		Jack Yerman Earl Young Glenn Davis Otis Davis  United States
02 !		Joachim Reske Manfred Kinder Jo Kaiser Carl Kaufmann  United Team of Germany
03 !		Malcolm Spence Jim Wedderburn Keith Gardner George Kerr  British West Indies

The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between September 7 and September 8.

The fastest three teams in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.

Heat one

Heat two

Heat three

Heat four

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

Heat one

Heat two

Key: WR = world record; DNF = did not finish