Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay was the shorter 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. 21 teams, for a total of 85 athletes, from 21 nations competed, with 1 team of 4 not starting in the first round. The first round and the semifinals were held on 20 October with the final on 21 October.[1]

Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates20–21 October 1964
Competitors85 from 21 nations
Medalists
Paul Drayton
Gerry Ashworth
Richard Stebbins
Bob Hayes		  United States
Andrzej Zielinski
Wieslaw Maniak
Marian Foik
Marian Dudziak		  Poland
Paul Genevay
Bernard Laidebeur
Claude Piquemal
Jocelyn Delecour		  France
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Athletics at the
1964 Summer Olympics
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3000 m
steeplechase		men
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4×400 m relaymen
Road events
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The traditionally strong American team was weakened by the injuries to Mel Pender and Trent Jackson. The defending champions United Team of Germany (with no returning members) failed to get out of the semi-finals.

The final began with Andrzej Zielinski out fast, making up the stagger on American substitute Paul Drayton on his outside. The Poles exchanged smoothly and their 4th place runner from the finals Wieslaw Maniak held a foot advantage on (plus the stagger) on Gerry Ashworth. Inside of them, France and Jamaica were making strong showings. Claude Piquemal put France into the lead through the turn with Jamaica, USSR and Poland all ahead when substitute Richard Stebbins handed off to Bob Hayes 3 meters behind France's Jocelyn Delecour. But Hayes was running in another gear, tearing down the track, making up the gap halfway down the straightaway then pulling away to a clear American victory and new world record. 3 meters behind Hayes, Poland's Marian Dudziak was able to out lean Delecour for silver. The United States' Bob Hayes ran the final 100m of the relay in a record 8.60 seconds. This remains the fastest anchor leg of all time.[2][3][4][1]

Delecour famously said to Drayton before the relay final that, "You can't win, all you have is Bob Hayes." Drayton was able to reply afterwards, "That's all we need."

Results

First round

The top four teams in each of the 3 heats as well as the four fastest remaining team advanced.

First round, heat 1
PlaceNationAthletesTime
1 ItalyLivio Berruti, Ennio Preatoni, Sergio Ottolina, Pasquale Giannattasio39.7 seconds
2 PolandAndrzej Zielinski, Wieslaw Jan Maniak, Marian Foik, Marian Dudziak39.9 seconds
3 Great BritainPeter Radford, Ronald Jones, Menzies Campbell, Lynn Davies40.1 seconds
4 HungaryHuba Rozsnyai, Csaba Csutoras, Laszlo Mihalyfi, Gyula Rabai40.3 seconds
5 NigeriaSydney Asiodu, Folu Erinle, James Omagbemi, Abdul Amu40.4 seconds
6 MalaysiaMazlan Hamzah, John Daukom, Canagasabai Kunalan, Mani Jegathesan41.4 seconds
— IraqJasim Karim Kuraishi, Samir Vincent, Khalid Tawfik Lazim, Khudher ZaladaDid not finish

First round, heat 2
PlaceNationAthletesTime
1 United StatesPaul Drayton, Gerry Ashworth, Richard Stebbins, Bob Hayes39.8 seconds
2 VenezuelaArquímedes Herrera, Lloyd Murad, Rafael Romero, Hortensio Fucil40.1 seconds
3 United Team of GermanyHeinz Erbstosser, Rainer Berger, Peter Wallach, Volker Löffler40.2 seconds
4 SenegalMalang Mané, Bassirou Doumbia, Malick Diop, Alioune Sow40.5 seconds
5 IndiaAnthony Coutinho, Makhan Singh, Kenneth Powell, Rajasekaran Pichaya40.6 seconds
6 JapanIijima Hideo, Kamata Masaru, Kiyoshi Asai, Yojiro Muro41.0 seconds
7 ThailandTaweesit Arjtaweekul, Suthi Manyakass, Maitri Vilaikit, Chalit Kanitasut41.8 seconds

First round, heat 3
PlaceNationAthletesTime
1 FrancePaul Genevay, Bernard Laidebeur, Claude Piquemal, Jocelyn Delecour39.8 seconds
2 JamaicaPablo McNeil, Patrick Robinson, Lynn Headley, Dennis Johnson40.1 seconds
3 Soviet UnionEdvin Ozolin, Boris Zubov, Gusman Kosanov, Boris Savchuk40.1 seconds
4 AustraliaBob Lay, Eric Bigby, William Earle, Gary Holdsworth40.6 seconds
5 GhanaMichael Okantey, Michael Ahey, Ebenezer Addy, Stanley Fabian Allotey40.8 seconds
6 UgandaAggrey Awori, Erasmus Amukun, James Odongo Oduka, Amos Omolo41.4 seconds
7 PhilippinesArnulfo Valles, Miguel Ebreo, Claro Pellosis, Rogelio Onofre41.7 seconds

Semifinals

The top four teams in each of the two semifinals advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Okorafor took Amu's place for Nigeria.

The American team tied the old Olympic record at 39.5 seconds.

PlaceNationAthletesTime
1 United StatesPaul Drayton, Gerry Ashworth, Richard Stebbins, Bob Hayes39.5 seconds =OR
2 FrancePaul Genevay, Bernard Laidebeur, Claude Piquemal, Jocelyn Delecour39.7 seconds
3 JamaicaPablo McNeil, Patrick Robinson, Lynn Headley, Dennis Johnson39.6 seconds
4 Great BritainPeter Radford, Ronald Jones, Menzies Campbell, Lynn Davies40.1 seconds
5 AustraliaRobert William Lay, Eric James Bigby, William Joseph Earle, Gary Alfred Holdsworth40.1 seconds
6 NigeriaSydney Asiodu, Folu Erinle, James Omagbemi, Lawrence Okoroafor40.1 seconds
7 HungaryHuba Rozsnyai, Csaba Csutoras, Laszlo Mihalyfi, Gyula Rabai40.3 seconds
8 GhanaMichael Okantey, Michael Ahey, Ebenezer Addy, Stanley Fabian Allotey40.7 seconds

Semifinal 2
PlaceNationAthletesTime
1 ItalyLivio Berruti, Ennio Preatoni, Sergio Ottolina, Pasquale Giannattasio39.6 seconds
2 PolandAndrzej Zielinski, Wieslaw Maniak, Marian Foik, Marian Dudziak39.6 seconds
3 VenezuelaArquimedes Herrera, Lloyd Murad, Rafael Romero, Hortensio Herrera Fucil39.6 seconds
4 Soviet UnionEdvin Ozolin, Boris Zubov, Gusman Kosanov, Boris Savchuk39.7 seconds
5 United Team of GermanyHeinz Erbstosser, Rainer Berger, Peter Wallach, Volker Loffler40.1 seconds
6 SenegalMalang Mane, Bassirou Doumya, Malick Diop, Alioune Sow40.2 seconds
7 IndiaAnthony Francis Coutinho, Makhan Singh, Kenneth Lawrence Powell, Rajasekaran Pichaya40.5 seconds
8 JapanIijima Hideo, Kamata Masaru, Asai Kiyoshi, Muro Yojiro40.6 seconds

Final

Venezuela and Italy tied the old Olympic record. The United States, Poland, France, Jamaica, and the Soviet Union all broke it, with the U.S. also breaking the world record. The United States' Bob Hayes ran the final 100m of the relay in a record setting 8.60 seconds, passing three teams and bringing the U.S. from 4th to 1st place. This remains the fastest anchor leg of all time.

PlaceLaneNationAthletesTime
17 United StatesPaul Drayton, Gerry Ashworth, Richard Stebbins, Bob Hayes39.0 seconds WR
26 PolandAndrzej Zielinski, Wieslaw Maniak, Marian Foik, Marian Dudziak39.3 seconds
32 FrancePaul Genevay, Bernard Laidebeur, Claude Piquemal, Jocelyn Delecour39.3 seconds
44 JamaicaPablo McNeil, Patrick Robinson, Lynn Headley, Dennis Johnson39.4 seconds
58 Soviet UnionEdvin Ozolin, Boris Zubov, Gusman Kosanov, Boris Savchuk39.4 seconds
65 VenezuelaArquimedes Herrera, Lloyd Murad, Rafael Romero, Hortensio Herrera Fucil39.5 seconds
73 ItalyLivio Berruti, Ennio Preatoni, Sergio Ottolina, Pasquale Giannattasio39.5 seconds
81 Great BritainPeter Radford, Ronald Jones, Menzies Campbell, Lynn Davies39.6 seconds

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. "Bob Hayes: A two-sport legend with speed to thrill". Fox News. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  3. "Bob Hayes". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  4. "Hayes deserves better place in history". ESPN. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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