The men's 4 × 100 metres relay was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Eighteen nations took part in the competition.
Results Heats Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time (hand) Time (automatic) Notes 1 1 Ira Murchison, Leamon King, Thane Baker, Bobby Morrow 40.5 40.53 Q 2 2 Gavin Carragher, Edward McGlynn, Raymond Land, Hector Hogan 40.6 40.72 Q 3 3 Leonid Bartenev, Boris Tokarev, Yuriy Konovalov, Vladimir Sukharev 40.7 40.77 Q 4 4 Marian Foik, Janusz Jarzembowski, Edward Szmidt, Zenon Baranowski 40.9 40.97 Q 5 2 René Bonino, Constantin Lissenko, Jocelyn Delecourt, Alain David 40.8 40.99 Q 6 2 Lothar Knörzer, Leonhard Pohl, Heinz Fütterer, Manfred Germar 40.8 41.00 Q 7 3 Franco Galbiati, Giovanni Ghiselli, Luigi Gnocchi, Vincenzo Lombardo 40.9 41.07 Q 8 1 Kenneth Box, Roy Sandstrom, David Segal, Brian Shenton 41.2 41.30 Q 9 1 Muhammad Sharif Butt, Ghulam Raziq, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Khaliq 41.3 41.42 Q 10 4 Sandor Jakabfy, Geza Varasdi, György Csanyi, Béla Goldoványi 41.5 41.45 Q 11 3 João Pires Sobrinho, José Telles da Conceição, Ary de Sá, Jorge de Barros 41.6 41.70 Q 12 3 Stanley Levenson, Richard Harding, John Parrington, Joseph Foreman 41.7 41.75 13 1 Alfonso Bruno, Apolinar Solórzano, Clive Bonas, Rafael Romero 42.0 42.10 14 4 Masaji Tajima, Kanji Akagi, Akira Kiyofuji, Kyohei Ushio 42.2 42.30 Q 15 2 Vanchak Voradilok, Phaibulya Vacharabhan, Montri Srinaka, Snay Wongchaoom 44.2 44.37 16 3 Beyene Legesse, Bekele Haile, Robba Nigouse, Abebe Hailou 44.3 44.47 17 1 Edward Martins, Emmanuel Gbecy Putu, George Johnson, James Roberts 44.7 44.96 4 Titus Abimbola Erinle, Rafio Adio Oluwa, Edward Alabi Ajado, Abdul Karim Amu –
Semifinals Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time (hand) Time (automatic) Notes 1 1 Ira Murchison, Leamon King, Thane Baker, Bobby Morrow 40.3 40.34 Q 2 2 Leonid Bartenev, Boris Tokarev, Yuriy Konovalov, Vladimir Sukharev 40.3 40.36 Q 3 2 Lothar Knörzer, Leonhard Pohl, Heinz Fütterer, Manfred Germar 40.5 40.64 Q 4 2 Kenneth Box, Roy Sandstrom, David Segal, Brian Shenton 40.6 40.68 Q 5 2 Gavin Carragher, Edward McGlynn, Raymond Land, Hector Hogan 40.8 40.72 6 2 Muhammad Sharif Butt, Ghulam Raziq, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Khaliq 40.8 40.78 7 1 Marian Foik, Janusz Jarzembowski, Edward Szmidt, Zenon Baranowski 41.0 41.12 Q 8 1 Franco Galbiati, Giovanni Ghiselli, Luigi Gnocchi, Vincenzo Lombardo 41.1 41.14 Q 9 1 René Bonino, Constantin Lissenko, Jocelyn Delecourt, Alain David 41.3 41.37 10 1 Sandor Jakabfy, Geza Varasdi, György Csanyi, Béla Goldoványi 41.5 41.51 11 2 Masaji Tajima, Kanji Akagi, Akira Kiyofuji, Kyohei Ushio 41.3 41.57 12 1 João Pires Sobrinho, José Telles da Conceição, Ary de Sá, Jorge de Barros 43.8 43.87
Final Rank Nation Athletes Time (hand) Time (automatic) Notes Ira Murchison, Leamon King, Thane Baker, Bobby Morrow 39.5 39.60 Leonid Bartenev, Boris Tokarev, Yuriy Konovalov, Vladimir Sukharev 39.8 39.93 Lothar Knörzer, Leonhard Pohl, Heinz Fütterer, Manfred Germar 40.3 40.34 4 Franco Galbiati, Giovanni Ghiselli, Luigi Gnocchi, Vincenzo Lombardo 40.3 40.43 5 Kenneth Box, Roy Sandstrom, David Segal, Brian Shenton 40.6 40.74 6 Marian Foik, Janusz Jarzembowski, Edward Szmidt, Zenon Baranowski 40.6 40.75
References
External links Official Report Results