| Host City: Los Angeles, United States |
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the final. |
| Date Started: August 6, 1932 |
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| Date Finished: August 7, 1932 |
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| (Competitors: 28; Countries: 7; Finalists: 24/6) |
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Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| The result was little in doubt, particularly after the United States beat the listed world record of 3:14.2 with 3:11.8 in the heats, despite Carr jogging the last few metres. Ivan Fuqua gave the USA a head start in the final with an opening leg of 47.1, beyond the capabilities of all non- American 400m men of the time. Despite a fine leg of 46.7 by Lord Burghley, it was clear that barring accidents the USA would win with world record holder Carr on the anchor leg. Rampling made a valiant attempt to close on Carr, but suffered for it in the last third of his leg, as Carr produced the fastest split of the race (46.2), leading the USA to the first sub-3:10 clocking. |
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| Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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| In the heats the US team broke the world record with 3:11.8. Heavy favorites in the final, Ivan Fuqua put the US in the lead with 47.1, leading Germany by almost 10 metres, and the US was never challenged, breaking their world record from the heats with 3:08.2 and winning by three seconds over Great Britain. On the third leg, David, Lord Burghley did gain a bit on the Americans, and their anchor runner, Godfrey Rampling, also started to close a bit. But his early fast pace was too much for him to hold and he paid the price in the last 100 metres. Rampling was the father of actress Charlotte Rampling. |
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| 4 x 400 m |
Men |
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Final |
7 August |
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Mark |
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NOC |
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Records |
Notes |
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3.08.14 |
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Ivan Fuqua 47.1, Edgar Ablowich 47.6, Karl Warner 47.3, Bill Carr46.2 |
United States |
USA |
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3.08.2 h |
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3.11.2 |
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Crew Stoneley 48.8, Tommy Hampson 47.6, Lord Burghley 46.7, Godfrey Rampling 48.1 |
Great Britain |
GBR |
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| 3 |
3.12.8 |
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Raymond Lewis 49.5, James Ball 47.9, Phil Edwards 48.1, Alex Wilson 47.3 |
Canada |
CAN |
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| 4 |
3.14.4 |
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Jochen Büchner 48.0, Walter Nehb 48.2, Adolf Metzner 49.1, Otto Peltzer 49.1 |
Germany |
GER |
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3.14.6 |
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Itaro Nakajima 49.0, Iwao Masuda 48.8, Seikan Oki 47.7, Teiichi Nishi49.1 |
Japan |
JPN |
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| 6 |
3.17.8 |
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Giacomo Carlini, Giovanni Turba, Mario De Negri, Luigi Facelli |
Italy |
ITA |
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Round One Heat One |
6 August |
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Mark |
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Notes |
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3.11.8 |
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Ivan Fuqua , Edgar Ablowich , Karl Warner, Bill Carr |
United States |
USA |
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3.22.8 |
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Giacomo Carlini, Giovanni Turba, Mario De Negri, Luigi Facelli |
Italy |
ITA |
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| 3 |
3.25.4 |
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Jochen Büchner, Walter Nehb, Adolf Metzner, Otto Peltzer |
Germany |
GER |
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Round One Heat Two |
6 August |
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Notes |
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3.16.8 |
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Itaro Nakajima, Iwao Masuda, Seikan Oki, Teiichi Nishi |
Japan |
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3.21.8 |
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Crew Stoneley, Tommy Hampson, Lord Burghley, Godfrey Rampling |
Great Britain |
GBR |
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3.21.8 |
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Raymond Lewis, James Ball, Phil Edwards, Alex Wilson |
Canada |
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| 4 |
3.28.5 |
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Ricardo Arguello, Jesús Moraila, Manuel Álvarez, Carlos de Anda |
Mexico |
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