The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place on August 8 and 9.[1]
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the Games of the XI Olympiad |
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| Venue | Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany |
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| Dates | August 8, 1936 (heats), August 9, 1936 (final) |
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| Competitors | from 12 nations |
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| Teams | 12 |
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| Winning time | 3:09.0 |
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The fastest two teams in each of the three heats advanced to the final round.
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
| 1 |  United States | Harold Cagle, Bob Young, Eddie O'Brien, Al Fitch | 3:13.0 |
| 2 |  Hungary | Tibor Ribényi, Zoltán Zsitva, József Vadas, József Kovács | 3:17.0 |
| 3 |  Poland | Tadeusz Śliwak, Antoni Maszewski, Kazimierz Kucharski, Klemens Biniakowski | 3:17.6 |
| 4 |  Japan | Toyoyi Aihara, Masao Ichihara, Seiken Cho, Hiroyoshi Kubota | 3:18.4 |
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| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
| 1 |  Germany | Helmut Hamann, Friedrich von Stülpnagel, Harry Voigt, Rudolf Harbig | 3:15.0 |
| 2 |  Canada | Marshall Limon, Phil Edwards, Bill Fritz, Johnny Loaring | 3:15.0 |
| 3 |  Italy | Angelo Ferrario, Marsilio Rossi, Otello Spampani, Mario Lanzi | 3:16.6 |
| 4 |  South Africa | Willie Botha, Frank Rushton, William Lindeque, Dennis Shore | 3:17.8 |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia | Heinz Lorenz, Evžen Rošický, Břetislav Krátký, Karel Kněnický | 3:22.2 |
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| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
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 |  Great Britain | Freddie Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown | 3:09.0 |
 | United States | Harold Cagle, Bob Young, Eddie O'Brien, Al Fitch | 3:11.0 |
 | Germany | Helmut Hamann, Friedrich von Stülpnagel, Harry Voigt, Rudolf Harbig | 3:11.8 |
| 4 | Canada | Marshall Limon, Phil Edwards, Bill Fritz, Johnny Loaring | 3:11.8 |
| 5 |  Sweden | Sven Strömberg, Per-Olof Edfeldt, Olle Danielsson, Bertil von Wachenfeldt | 3:13.0 |
| 6 | Hungary | Tibor Ribényi, Zoltán Zsitva, József Vadas, József Kovács | 3:14.8 |
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