The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on 6 and 7 August. The United States team won the final with a time of 3:10.4.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World recordOlympic record(Ed Ablowich, Bill Carr, Ivan Fuqua, Karl Warner)3:08.2Los Angeles, United States7 August 1932
Schedule All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Date Time RoundFriday 6 August 1948 17:30Round 1Saturday 7 August 1948 16:50Final
Results Round 1 The first two teams in each heat qualified for the Final.
Heat 1 Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Arthur Harnden, Mal Whitfield 3:12.6 Q 2 Ottavio Missoni, Luigi Paterlini, Gianni Rocca, Antonio Siddi 3:14.0 Q 3 Leslie Lewis, Martin Pike, Derek Pugh, Bill Roberts 3:14.2 4 Oskar Hardmeier, Walter Keller, Max Trepp, Karl Volkmer 3:23.0 - Charles Denroche, Paul Dolan, Reggie Myles, Jimmy Reardon DSQ
Heat 2 Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden, Arthur Wint 3:14.0 Q 2 Robert Chef d'Hôtel, Jean Kerebel, Jacques Lunis, Francis Schewetta 3:17.0 Q 3 Bill LaRochelle, Ernie McCullough, Bob McFarlane, Don McFarlane 3:19.0 4 Gustavo Ehlers, Sergio Guzmán, Jaime Hitelman, Carlos Silva 3:23.8 5 Doğan Acarbay, Seydi Dinçtürk, Kemal Horulu, Rıza Maksut İşman 3:35.0
Heat 3 Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 Runar Holmberg, Bebbe Storskrubb, Tauno Suvanto, Olavi Talja 3:20.6 Q 2 Folke Alnevik, Rune Larsson, Kurt Lundquist, Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt 3:21.0 Q 3 Hermelindo Alberti, Guillermo Avalos, Guillermo Evans, Antonio Pocovi 3:21.2 4 Jerko Bulić, Aleksandar Ćosić, Marko Račič, Zvonko Sabolović 3:25.4 5 Vasilios Mavroidis, Stefanos Petrakis, Lazaros Petropoulakis, Stylianos Stratakos 3:33.0
Final
Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Arthur Harnden, Mal Whitfield 3:10.4 Robert Chef d'Hôtel, Jean Kerebel, Jacques Lunis, Francis Schewetta 3:14.8 Folke Alnevik, Rune Larsson, Kurt Lundquist, Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt 3:16.0 4 Runar Holmberg, Bebbe Storskrubb, Tauno Suvanto, Olavi Talja 3:24.8 Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden, Arthur Wint DNF Ottavio Missoni, Luigi Paterlini, Gianni Rocca, Antonio Siddi DNF
Key: DNF = Did not finish
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