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The United States team of Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper and Frank Wykoff won in a world record time of 39.8. Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller were originally slated to compete in the American relay team but were replaced by Owens and Metcalfe prior to the start of the race. There were speculations that their Jewish heritage contributed ...
Jesse Owens – Won 4 gold medals in the 100m race, the 200m race, the long jump, and the 4 × 100 m relay team. John Woodruff – Won 1 gold medal in the 800m race. Mack Robinson – Won 1 silver medal in the 200m race. Ralph Metcalfe – Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay team and 1 silver medal in the 100m race.
4 × 100 metres relay details United States (USA) Harriet Bland Annette Rogers Betty Robinson Helen Stephens: 46.9 Great Britain (GBR) Eileen Hiscock Violet Olney Audrey Brown Barbara Burke: 47.6 Canada (CAN) Dorothy Brookshaw Mildred Dolson Hilda Cameron Aileen Meagher: 47.8 High jump details: Ibolya Csák Hungary: 1.60 m Dorothy Odam Great ...
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place on August 8 and August 9. [1] The American team won with a time of 46.9 s after the German team, which had been in the lead, dropped the baton on the final leg.
The team hasn't medaled in the 4x100 relay since taking silver at the 2004 Athens Games. The team’s last gold medal was at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Canada took full advantage of Team USA ’s ...
The former Tennessee star sprinter was selected by United States track and field for the 4x100-meter relay team after barely missing qualifying in the 100 meters at trials. Coleman ran a 10.40 ...
The men's relay has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912 and the women's event has been continuously held since the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. It is the most prestigious 4×100 m relay race at elite level. The competition has two parts: a first round and an eight-team final.
At the 1932 Summer Olympics, Wykoff ran the anchor leg for the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which set a new world record of 40.0 seconds. At the 1936 Summer Olympics he again finished fourth in 100 m and again anchored the American 4 × 100 m relay team to gold with a new world record of 39.8.