"The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place on August 9. The United States team of Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper and Frank Wykoff won in a world record time of 39.8. Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller were originally slated to compete in the American relay team but were replaced by Owens and Metcalfe prior to the start of the race. There were speculations that their Jewish heritage contributed to the decision "not to embarrass the German hosts"; however, given that African-Americans were also heavily disliked by the Nazis, Glickman and Stoller's replacement with black American athletes Owens and Metcalfe does not support this theory. Others just say that Owens and Metcalfe were in a better physical condition, and that was the main reason behind the replacement."
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Results:
1. United States Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, Frank Wykoff 39.8 WR
2. Italy Orazio Mariani, Gianni Caldana, Elio Ragni, Tullio Gonnelli 41.1
3. Germany Wilhelm Leichum, Erich Borchmeyer, Erwin Gillmeister, Gerd Hornberger 41.2
4. Argentina Juan Lavenás, Antonio Sande, Carlos Hofmeister, Tomás Beswick 42.2
5. Canada Sam Richardson, Bruce Humber, Lee Orr, Howard McPhee 42.7
Netherlands Tjeerd Boersma, Wil van Beveren, Chris Berger, Tinus Osendarp DSQ

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