About: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

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The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 26 & July 27. The Jamaican team won the final, with the medalists breaking the 20-year-old world record. Herb McKenley's third leg of 44.6, credited with pulling Jamaica into contention from 10 metres back, is considered one of the greatest relay legs in history, and on the last leg, George Rhoden, the 400 metres champion and Mal Whitfield the 800 metres champion, ran virtually shoulder to shoulder, but Rhoden was able to keep the lead, and beat Whitfield by a yard.

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  • Die 4-mal-400-Meter-Staffel der Männer bei den Olympischen Spielen 1952 in Helsinki wurde am 26. und 27. Juli 1952 im Olympiastadion in Helsinki ausgetragen. Achtzehn Staffeln mit 72 Athleten nahmen teil. Die Goldmedaille gewann die jamaikanische Staffel mit Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley und George Rhoden in neuer Weltrekordzeit.Den zweiten Platz erreichte die US-amerikanische Mannschaft (Ollie Matson, Gene Cole, Charles Moore, Mal Whitfield).Bronze ging an die BR Deutschland in der Besetzung Günther Steines, Hans Geister, Heinz Ulzheimer und Karl-Friedrich Haas. (de)
  • The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 26 & July 27. The Jamaican team won the final, with the medalists breaking the 20-year-old world record. Herb McKenley's third leg of 44.6, credited with pulling Jamaica into contention from 10 metres back, is considered one of the greatest relay legs in history, and on the last leg, George Rhoden, the 400 metres champion and Mal Whitfield the 800 metres champion, ran virtually shoulder to shoulder, but Rhoden was able to keep the lead, and beat Whitfield by a yard. (en)
  • La competizione della staffetta 4×400 metri maschile di atletica leggera ai Giochi della XV Olimpiade si è disputata nei giorni 26 e 27 luglio 1952 allo Stadio olimpico di Helsinki. (it)
  • L'épreuve du relais 4 × 400 mètres masculin aux Jeux olympiques de 1952 s'est déroulée les 26 et 27 juillet 1952 au Stade olympique d'Helsinki, en Finlande. Elle est remportée par l'équipe de Jamaïque (George Rhoden, Herb McKenley, Arthur Wint et Leslie Laing). (fr)
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  • Die 4-mal-400-Meter-Staffel der Männer bei den Olympischen Spielen 1952 in Helsinki wurde am 26. und 27. Juli 1952 im Olympiastadion in Helsinki ausgetragen. Achtzehn Staffeln mit 72 Athleten nahmen teil. Die Goldmedaille gewann die jamaikanische Staffel mit Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley und George Rhoden in neuer Weltrekordzeit.Den zweiten Platz erreichte die US-amerikanische Mannschaft (Ollie Matson, Gene Cole, Charles Moore, Mal Whitfield).Bronze ging an die BR Deutschland in der Besetzung Günther Steines, Hans Geister, Heinz Ulzheimer und Karl-Friedrich Haas. (de)
  • The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 26 & July 27. The Jamaican team won the final, with the medalists breaking the 20-year-old world record. Herb McKenley's third leg of 44.6, credited with pulling Jamaica into contention from 10 metres back, is considered one of the greatest relay legs in history, and on the last leg, George Rhoden, the 400 metres champion and Mal Whitfield the 800 metres champion, ran virtually shoulder to shoulder, but Rhoden was able to keep the lead, and beat Whitfield by a yard. (en)
  • La competizione della staffetta 4×400 metri maschile di atletica leggera ai Giochi della XV Olimpiade si è disputata nei giorni 26 e 27 luglio 1952 allo Stadio olimpico di Helsinki. (it)
  • L'épreuve du relais 4 × 400 mètres masculin aux Jeux olympiques de 1952 s'est déroulée les 26 et 27 juillet 1952 au Stade olympique d'Helsinki, en Finlande. Elle est remportée par l'équipe de Jamaïque (George Rhoden, Herb McKenley, Arthur Wint et Leslie Laing). (fr)
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  • Olympische Sommerspiele 1952/Leichtathletik – 4 × 400 m (Männer) (de)
  • Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay (en)
  • Relais 4 × 400 mètres masculin aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1952 (fr)
  • Atletica leggera ai Giochi della XV Olimpiade - Staffetta 4×400 metri (it)
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