4 x 400 metres Relay, Men
| Date | 20 – 21 October 1964 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Kokuritsu Kyogijo, Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| Participants | 68 from 17 countries |
The US was led by the gold medalists from the 200 and 400, Henry Carr and Mike Larrabee. Carr had not run the 400 at the Olympics, but was considered the equal of any one-lapper and was chosen to run the anchor leg. With Tim Graham running the opener for Britain, they led by one metre after the first lap. Britain’s Adrian Metcalfe then powered away and led Larrabee by five metres on the backstretch. But that was it, as Larrabee stormed to a 44.8 split, distancing Metcalfe by five metres. Ulis Williams maintained the lead for the US on the third leg, but the race was still close when Carr received the baton. He then ran 44.5 for the anchor to win easily, a time that only he had bettered in a relay split for the US – in 1963, when he ran 44.3 at the Pan American Games.
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HUNRound One (20 October 1964 — 15:00)
Top two in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Pos | Nr | Team | NOC | Time (H) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | United States |  USA | 3:05.3 | |||||||||
| Henry Carr • Ollan Cassell • Mike Larrabee • Ulis Williams | |||||||||||||
| 2 | – | Soviet Union |  URS | 3:07.4 | |||||||||
| Grigory Sverbetov • Viktor Bychkov • Vasily Anisimov • Vadim Arkhipchuk | |||||||||||||
| 3 | – | France |  FRA | 3:07.5 | |||||||||
| Germain Nelzy • Michel Hiblot • Bernard Martin • Jean-Pierre Boccardo | |||||||||||||
| 4 | – | India |  IND | 3:08.8 | |||||||||
| Makhan Singh • Amrit Pal • Ajmer Singh • Milkha Singh | |||||||||||||
| 5 | – | Japan |  JPN | 3:12.3 | |||||||||
| Toru Honda • Hirotada Hayase • Yoshihiro Amano • Masami Yoshida | |||||||||||||
| 6 | – | Senegal |  SEN | 3:12.5 | |||||||||
| Daour M'baye Guèye • Daniel Thiaw • Mamadou N'Diaye • Papa M'Baye N'Diaye | |||||||||||||
Heat Two
| Pos | Nr | Team | NOC | Time (H) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Trinidad and Tobago |  TTO | 3:05.0 | |||||||||
| Edwin Skinner • Kent Bernard • Edwin Roberts • Wendell Mottley | |||||||||||||
| 2 | – | Poland |  POL | 3:07.2 | |||||||||
| Marian Filipiuk • Ireneusz Kluczek • Stanisław Swatowski • Andrzej Badeński | |||||||||||||
| 3 | – | Italy |  ITA | 3:07.6 | |||||||||
| Bruno Bianchi • Salvatore Morale • Roberto Frinolli • Sergio Bello | |||||||||||||
| 4 | – | Australia |  AUS | 3:08.2 | |||||||||
| Peter Vassella • Gary Knoke • Gary Eddy • Ken Roche | |||||||||||||
Heat Three
| Pos | Nr | Team | NOC | Time (H) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Great Britain |  GBR | 3:04.7 | |||||||||
| Tim Graham • Adrian Metcalfe • John Cooper • Robbie Brightwell | |||||||||||||
| 2 | – | Unified Team of Germany |  GER | 3:04.9 | |||||||||
| Jörg Jüttner • Hans-Ulrich Schulz • Johannes Schmitt • Manfred Kinder | |||||||||||||
| 3 | – | Jamaica |  JAM | 3:05.3 | |||||||||
| Laurie Khan • Mal Spence • Mel Spence • George Kerr | |||||||||||||
| 4 | – | Switzerland |  SUI | 3:09.3 | |||||||||
| Jean-Louis Descloux • Hans-Jürg Bosshard • Marius Theiler • Peter Laeng | |||||||||||||
| 5 | – | Ghana |  GHA | 3:10.4 | |||||||||
| James Addy • Brobbey Mensah • Sam Bugri • Ebenezer Quartey | |||||||||||||
| 6 | – | Malaysia |  MAS | 3:17.6 | |||||||||
| Karu Selvaratnam • Kuda Ditta • Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman • Victor Asirvatham | |||||||||||||
| 7 | – | Thailand |  THA | 3:18.4 | |||||||||
| Somsak Thongsuk • Nipon Pensuvapap • Adisorn Vitsudhamakul • Manut Bumrungphuk | |||||||||||||
Final (21 October 1964 — 14:50)
| Pos | Nr | Team | NOC | Time (H) | Split (Pos) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | United States | USA | 3:00.7 | ||||
| 708 | Ollan Cassell | 46.0 | 46.0 (=2) | |||||
| 709 | Mike Larrabee | 44.8 | 1:30.8 (1) | |||||
| 710 | Ulis Williams | 45.4 | 2:16.2 (1) | |||||
| 705 | Henry Carr | 44.5 | 3:00.7 (1) | |||||
| 2 | – | Great Britain | GBR | 3:01.6 | ||||
| 154 | Tim Graham | 45.9 | 45.9 (1) | |||||
| 155 | Adrian Metcalfe | 45.5 | 1:31.4 (3) | |||||
| 170 | John Cooper | 45.4 | 2:16.8 (4) | |||||
| 153 | Robbie Brightwell | 44.8 | 3:01.6 (2) | |||||
| 3 | – | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 3:01.7 | ||||
| 614 | Edwin Skinner | 46.0 | 46.0 (=2) | |||||
| 612 | Kent Bernard | 45.3 | 1:31.3 (2) | |||||
| 609 | Edwin Roberts | 45.4 | 2:16.7 (=2) | |||||
| 613 | Wendell Mottley | 45.0 | 3:01.7 (3) | |||||
| 4 | – | Jamaica | JAM | 3:02.3 | ||||
| 376 | Laurie Khan | 46.1 | 46.1 (4) | |||||
| 382 | Mal Spence | 45.4 | 1:31.5 (4) | |||||
| 381 | Mel Spence | 45.2 | 2:16.7 (=2) | |||||
| 375 | George Kerr | 45.6 | 3:02.3 (4) | |||||
| 5 | – | Unified Team of Germany | GER | 3:04.3 | ||||
| 199 | Jörg Jüttner | 47.1 | 47.1 (=6) | |||||
| 228 | Hans-Ulrich Schulz | 45.7 | 1:32.8 (5) | |||||
| 201 | Johannes Schmitt | 45.9 | 2:18.7 (5) | |||||
| 204 | Manfred Kinder | 45.6 | 3:04.3 (5) | |||||
| 6 | – | Poland | POL | 3:05.3 | ||||
| 503 | Marian Filipiuk | 47.5 | 47.5 (8) | |||||
| 498 | Ireneusz Kluczek | 46.0 | 1:33.5 (=7) | |||||
| 497 | Stanisław Swatowski | 46.3 | 2:19.8 (7) | |||||
| 495 | Andrzej Badeński | 45.5 | 3:05.3 (6) | |||||
| 7 | – | Soviet Union | URS | 3:05.9 | ||||
| 645 | Grigory Sverbetov | 46.8 | 46.8 (5) | |||||
| 644 | Viktor Bychkov | 46.3 | 1:33.1 (6) | |||||
| 658 | Vasily Anisimov | 46.5 | 2:19.6 (6) | |||||
| 643 | Vadim Arkhipchuk | 46.3 | 3:05.9 (7) | |||||
| 8 | – | France | FRA | 3:07.4 | ||||
| 135 | Michel Hiblot | 47.1 | 47.1 (=6) | |||||
| 137 | Bernard Martin | 46.4 | 1:33.5 (=7) | |||||
| 138 | Germain Nelzy | 47.1 | 2:20.6 (8) | |||||
| 121 | Jean-Pierre Boccardo | 46.8 | 3:07.4 (8) |