Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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 edit

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 edit

Heats edit

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
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 edit

Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes
    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

References edit

  1. ^ Paul Jenes (11 July 2020). "PAN-AMERICAN GAMES, Chicago, USA, 1959" (PDF). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 25 August 2020.