Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 x 100 metres relay

The men's 4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...

relay event at the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...

took place on August 6 and August 7 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...

Heats

Two heats were held; the fastest three times advanced to the final round.

Heat one

Rank	Name	Time
1	Helmut Körnig Helmut Körnig Helmut Körnig was a German athlete. He was born in Glogau and died in Dortmund.Körnig won the bronze medal in the 200 metres and the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and the silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay Helmut Körnig (12 September 1905... Fritz Hendrix Friedrich Hendrix Friedrich Hendrix was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Erich Borchmeyer Erich Borchmeyer Erich Borchmeyer was a German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Borchmeyer was born in Münster. He competed for Germany in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 100 metres relay, where he won the silver medal with his team mates Helmut Körnig,... Arthur Jonath Arthur Jonath Arthur Jonath was a German athlete. He won the bronze medal in the 100 metres and the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He set a European Record in the 100 metres...	41.22
2	Takayoshi Yoshioka Chuhei Nanbu Izu Anno Itaro Nakajima	41.8
3	Don Finlay Stanley Fuller Stanley Engelhart Stanley Engelhart Stanley Eric Engelhart was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Selby.In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 200 metres event... Ernie Page Ernie Page Ernest Thomas Page is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1981 to 2003, representing the electorates of Waverley and Coogee ....	42.0
4	Angelos Lambrou Khristos Mantikas Evangelos Moiropoulos Renos Frangoudis	42.9
5	Bunoo Sutton Ronald Vernieux Mehar Chand Dhawan Dickie Carr	43.7

Heat Two

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
1	Bob Kiesel Emmett Toppino Emmett Toppino Martin Emmett Toppino was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics.... Hec Dyer Frank Wykoff Frank Wykoff Frank Clifford Wyckoff was an American athlete, triple gold medal winner in 4x100 m relay at the Olympic Games....	40.61	WR
2	Giuseppe Castelli Giuseppe Castelli Giuseppe Castelli was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for Italy in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Ruggero Maregatti, Gabriele Salviati and Edgardo Toetti.... Ruggero Maregatti Ruggero Maregatti Ruggero Maregatti was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for Italy in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Giuseppe Castelli, Gabriele Salviati and Edgardo Toetti.... Gabriele Salviati Gabriele Salviati Gabriele Salviati was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for Italy in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Giuseppe Castelli, Ruggero Maregatti and Edgardo Toetti.... Edgardo Toetti Edgardo Toetti Edgardo Toetti was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for an Italy in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Giuseppe Castelli, Ruggero Maregatti and Gabriele Salviati....	42.8
3	Percy Williams Percy Williams Percy Alfred Williams, OC was a Canadian athlete, winner of the 100 m and 200 m races at the 1928 Summer Olympics.- Biography :Williams was born in Vancouver and he died in Vancouver.... Jim Brown Harold Wright Bert Pearson Bert Pearson Madison "Bert" Pearson was a professional American football player. Pearson played eight years in the National Football League, mainly for the Chicago Bears. He was an offensive lineman. He was born in Manhattan, Kansas....	45.0

Final

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
	Bob Kiesel Emmett Toppino Emmett Toppino Martin Emmett Toppino was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics.... Hec Dyer Frank Wykoff Frank Wykoff Frank Clifford Wyckoff was an American athlete, triple gold medal winner in 4x100 m relay at the Olympic Games....	40.10	WR
	Helmut Körnig Helmut Körnig Helmut Körnig was a German athlete. He was born in Glogau and died in Dortmund.Körnig won the bronze medal in the 200 metres and the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and the silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay Helmut Körnig (12 September 1905... Fritz Hendrix Friedrich Hendrix Friedrich Hendrix was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Erich Borchmeyer Erich Borchmeyer Erich Borchmeyer was a German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Borchmeyer was born in Münster. He competed for Germany in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 100 metres relay, where he won the silver medal with his team mates Helmut Körnig,... Arthur Jonath Arthur Jonath Arthur Jonath was a German athlete. He won the bronze medal in the 100 metres and the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He set a European Record in the 100 metres...	40.9
	Giuseppe Castelli Giuseppe Castelli Giuseppe Castelli was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for Italy in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Ruggero Maregatti, Gabriele Salviati and Edgardo Toetti.... Ruggero Maregatti Ruggero Maregatti Ruggero Maregatti was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for Italy in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Giuseppe Castelli, Gabriele Salviati and Edgardo Toetti.... Gabriele Salviati Gabriele Salviati Gabriele Salviati was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for Italy in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Giuseppe Castelli, Ruggero Maregatti and Edgardo Toetti.... Edgardo Toetti Edgardo Toetti Edgardo Toetti was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for an Italy in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Giuseppe Castelli, Ruggero Maregatti and Gabriele Salviati....	41.2
4	Percy Williams Percy Williams Percy Alfred Williams, OC was a Canadian athlete, winner of the 100 m and 200 m races at the 1928 Summer Olympics.- Biography :Williams was born in Vancouver and he died in Vancouver.... Jim Brown Harold Wright Bert Pearson Bert Pearson Madison "Bert" Pearson was a professional American football player. Pearson played eight years in the National Football League, mainly for the Chicago Bears. He was an offensive lineman. He was born in Manhattan, Kansas....	41.3
5	Takayoshi Yoshioka Chuhei Nanbu Izuo Anno Itaro Nakajima	41.3
6	Don Finaly Stanley Fuller Stanley Engelhart Stanley Engelhart Stanley Eric Engelhart was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Selby.In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 200 metres event... Ernie Page Ernie Page Ernest Thomas Page is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1981 to 2003, representing the electorates of Waverley and Coogee ....	41.4

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

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