Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
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The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 2 September.[1][2]
Medallists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
United States Hayes Jones Robert Poynter William Woodhouse Ray Norton | Venezuela Emilio Romero Lloyd Murad Clive Bonas Rafael Romero | British West Indies Dennis Johnson Clifton Bertrand Wilton Jackson Mike Agostini |
Results
Heats
Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | United States | Hayes Jones, Robert Poynter, William Woodhouse, Ray Norton | 40.1 | Q |
2 | 1 | Venezuela | Emilio Romero, Lloyd Murad, Clive Bonas, Rafael Romero | 41.1 | Q |
3 | 1 | Brazil | Affonso da Silva, Paulo da Fonseca, Jorge de Barros, José da Conceição | 41.3 | Q |
4 | 1 | Cuba | Lázaro Betancourt, Evaristo Iglesias, Emigdio Torres, Enrique Figuerola | 42.5 | |
5 | 1 | Dominican Republic | Alberto Torres, Domingo García, Salvador Rivas, Lionel James | 43.1 | |
1 | 2 | British West Indies | Dennis Johnson, Clifton Bertrand, Wilton Jackson, Mike Agostini | 42.1 | Q |
2 | 2 | Canada | Lynn Eves, George Short, Gordon Thorlaksson, Harry Jerome | 42.1 | Q |
3 | 2 | Puerto Rico | Manuel Rivera, Iván Rodríguez, Ramón Vega, Rubén Díaz | 43.0 | Q |
2 | Ecuador | DNS |
Final
Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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United States | Hayes Jones, Robert Poynter, William Woodhouse, Ray Norton | 40.4 | ||
Venezuela | Emilio Romero, Lloyd Murad, Clive Bonas, Rafael Romero | 41.1 | ||
British West Indies | Dennis Johnson, Clifton Bertrand, Wilton Jackson, Mike Agostini | 41.1 | ||
4 | Brazil | Affonso da Silva, Paulo da Fonseca, Jorge de Barros, José da Conceição | 41.6 | |
5 | Puerto Rico | Manuel Rivera, Iván Rodríguez, Ramón Vega, Rubén Díaz | 41.7 | |
6 | Canada | Lynn Eves, George Short, Gordon Thorlaksson, Harry Jerome | 41.9 |