Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 20–21 October 1964 |
| Competitors | 80 from 20 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
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
| Place | Nation | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Henry Carr Ollan Cassell Mike Larrabee Ulis Williams | 3:05.3 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Grigory Sverbetov Victor Bychkov Vasily Anisimov Vadim Arkhipchuk | 3:07.4 |
| 3 |  | Germain Nelzy Michel Hiblot Bernard Martin Jean Pierre Boccardo | 3:07.5 |
| 4 |  | Makhan Singh Amrit Pal Ajmer Singh Milkha Singh | 3:08.8 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Toru Honda Hirotada Hayase Yoshihiro Amano Masami Yoshida | 3:12.3 |
| 6 |  | Daour M'baye Guèye Daniel Thiaw Mamadou N'Diaye Papa M'Baye N'Diaye | 3:12.5 |
| — |  | Unknown | Did not start |
First round, heat 2
| Place | Nation | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Edwin Skinner Kent Bernard Edwin Roberts Wendell Mottley | 3:05.0 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Marian Filipiuk Ireneusz Kluczek Stanislaw Swatowski Andrzej Badeński | 3:07.2 |
| 3 |  | Bruno Bianchi Salvatore Morale Roberto Frinolli Sergio Bello | 3:07.6 |
| 4 |  | Peter Vassella Gary Knoke Gary Eddy Ken Roche | 3:08.2 |
| — |  | Unknown | Did not start |
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First round, heat 3
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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.
| Place | Nation | Athletes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Ollan Cassell Mike Larrabee Ulis Williams Henry Carr | 3:00.7 WR |
| 2 |  | Tim Graham Adrian Metcalfe John Cooper Robbie Brightwell | 3:01.6 |
| 3 | | Edwin Skinner Kent Bernard Edwin Roberts Wendell Mottley | 3:01.7 |
| 4 |  | Laurie Khan Malcolm Spence Melville Spence George E. Kerr | 3:02.3 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Jorg Juttner Hans-Ulrich Schulz Johannes Schmitt Manfred Kinder | 3:04.3 |
| 6 | | Marian Filipiuk Ireneusz Kluczek Stanislaw Swatowski Andrzej Badeński | 3:05.3 |
| 7 | | Grigory Sverbetov Victor Bychkov Vasily Anisimov Vadim Arkhipchuk | 3:05.9 |
| 8 | | Michel Hiblot Bernard Martin Germain Nelzy Jean Pierre Boccardo | 3:07.4 |
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.