1956 Summer Olympics Men's 4 x 100 metre relay

1. USA            39.54
2. USSR           39.67
3. Germany        40.34

4. Italy          40.42
5. Poland         41.23
6. Great Britain  41.39


USSR actually led the second and third legs of the relay, but Bobby Morrow's outstanding anchor leg brought home the gold for the US. The US team was Ira Murchison, Bobby Morrow, Leamon King, and Thane Baker.