The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 6 September 1959.[1][2]
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Italy |
Guido De Murtas, Salvatore Giannone, Giorgio Mazza, Livio Berruti | 41.2 | Q |
| 2 | 1 |  Poland |
Bogusław Gierajewski, Janusz Ludka, Jerzy Pilaczyński, Jan Cholewa | 42.5 | Q |
| 3 | 1 |  Great Britain |
Brian Anson, Jim Railton, Archie MacDonald, Ian Taylor | 42.8 | Q |
| 4 | 1 |  Belgium |
Romain Poté, Gaston Knockaert, Julien De Decker, Jean-Pierre Barra | 43.3 | |
| 1 | 2 |  West Germany |
Rudolf Sundermann, Martin Reichert, Burkhart Quantz, Fritz Helfrich | 41.6 | Q |
| 2 | 2 |  France |
Ali Brakchi, Joël Caprice, Jean-Claude Penez, Guy Lagorce | 41.6 | Q[3] |
| 3 | 2 |  Japan |
Hiroshi Shibata, Yoshiaki Osada, Koji Sakurai, Norihiko Kubo | 42.6 | Q |
| 4 | 2 |  Greece |
Giorgos Katsibardis, Dimitrios Skourtis, Georgios Marsellos, Nikolaos Georgopoulos | 43.3 | |
| 5 | 2 |  Pakistan |
Iftikhar Shah, Mohd, Farooq, Tahir | 43.6 |
Final edit
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Italy |
Guido De Murtas, Salvatore Giannone, Giorgio Mazza, Livio Berruti | 41.0 | |
 |
West Germany |
Rudolf Sundermann, Martin Reichert, Burkhart Quantz, Fritz Helfrich | 41.0 | |
 |
France |
Ali Brakchi, Joël Caprice, Jean-Claude Penez, Guy Lagorce | 41.4 | [3] |
| 4 | Great Britain |
Brian Anson, Jim Railton, Archie MacDonald, Ian Taylor | 42.0 | |
| 5 | Poland |
Bogusław Gierajewski, Janusz Ludka, Jerzy Pilaczyński, Jan Cholewa | 42.0 | |
| 6 | Japan |
Hiroshi Shibata, Yoshiaki Osada, Koji Sakurai, Norihiko Kubo | 42.3 |
References edit
- ^ "Resultados Universiada - 1959" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). November 1959: 9–10. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Results at Tilastopaja
- ^ a b French results
- ^ García, Gerardo (7 September 1959). "Terminaron los Juegos de la Universiada" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 6. Retrieved 26 February 2021.