| Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the: Games of the——IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Henry Russell (right) crossing the finish line in the final | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 4 (heats) August 5 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 41.0 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between August 4 & August 5.
Results※
Heats※
Heat 1
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
Ralph Adams, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Buck Hester, Percy Williams | 42.2 | Q |
| 2 |  Great Britain |
Cyril Gill, Teddy Smouha, Walter Rangeley, Jack London | 43.5 | Q |
| 3 |  Italy |
Giuseppe Castelli, Franco Reyser, Edgardo Toetti, Enrico Torre | ||
| 4 |  Greece |
Vangelis Moiropoulos, Konstantinos Petridis, Angelos Lambrou, Renos Frangoudis | 44.0 | |
| 5 |  Spain |
Juan Serrahima, Diego Ordóñez, Fernando Muñagorri, Enrique de Chávarri |
Key: Q = Qualified
Heat 2
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
André Cerbonney, Gilbert Auvergne, André Dufau, André Mourlon | 41.8 | Q |
| 2 |  Germany |
Georg Lammers, Richard Corts, Hubert Houben, Helmut Körnig | Q | |
| 3 |  Belgium |
Paul Brochart, Fred Zinner, Adolphe Groscol, Willy Dujardin |
Key: Q = Qualified
Heat 3
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
Frank Wykoff, Jimmy Quinn, Charley Borah, Hank Russell | 41.2 | Q |
| 2 |  Switzerland |
Emmanuel Goldsmith, Willy Weibel, Willy Tschopp, Hans Niggl | 42.6 | Q |
| 3 |  Japan |
Iwao Aizawa, Seishichi Inuma, Shigetoshi Osawa, Chuhei Nanbu | ||
| 4 |  Turkey |
Semih Türkdoğan, Şinasi Şahingiray, Haydar Aşan, Mehmet Ali Aybar | ||
 Hungary |
Ferenc Gerő, János Paizs, István Sugár, István Raggambi | DSQ |
Key: DSQ = Disqualified, Q = Qualified
Final※
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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United States |
Frank Wykoff, Jimmy Quinn, Charley Borah, Hank Russell | 41.0 | =WR |
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Germany |
Georg Lammers, Richard Corts, Hubert Houben, Helmut Körnig | 41.2 | |
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Great Britain |
Cyril Gill, Teddy Smouha, Walter Rangeley, Jack London | 41.8 | |
| 4 | France |
André Cerbonney, Gilbert Auvergne, André Dufau, André Mourlon | 42.0 | |
| 5 | Switzerland |
Emmanuel Goldsmith, Willy Weibel, Willy Tschopp, Hans Niggl | 42.6 | |
| Canada |
Ralph Adams, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Buck Hester, Percy Williams | DSQ |
Key: DSQ = Disqualified, =WR = Equalled world record
References※
- ^ "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2017.