| Date | 26 July 1952 |
|---|---|
| Location | Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
| Pos | Lane | Competitors | NOC | Time (Hand) | Time (Automatic) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Great Britain |  GBR | 41.2 | 41.43 | |||
| Lead-Off | 166 | McDonald Bailey | – | – | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 167 | Willie Jack | – | – | ||||
| 3rd Leg | – | Jack Gregory | – | – | ||||
| Anchor | 169 | Brian Shenton | – | – | ||||
| 2 | 5 | Italy |  ITA | 41.5 | 41.73 | |||
| Lead-Off | 240 | Carlo Vittori | – | – | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 246 | Antonio Siddi | – | – | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 245 | Giorgio Sobrero | – | – | ||||
| Anchor | 242 | Franco Leccese | – | – | ||||
| 3 | 2 | Cuba |  CUB | 41.9 | 42.14 | |||
| Lead-Off | 400 | Evelio Planas | – | – | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 401 | Samuel Andersón | – | – | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 399 | Ángel García | – | – | ||||
| Anchor | 397 | Rafael Fortún | – | – | ||||
| 4 | 4 | Gold Coast |  GHA | 42.1 | 42.27 | |||
| Lead-Off | 389 | George Acquaah | – | – | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 388 | Gabriel Laryea | – | – | ||||
| 3rd Leg | – | John Owusu | – | – | ||||
| Anchor | – | Augustus Lawson | – | – | ||||
| 5 | 1 | Australia |  AUS | 42.3 | 42.38 | |||
| Lead-Off | 17 | Morris Curotta | – | – | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 20 | Edwin Carr, Jr. | – | – | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 19 | Ray Weinberg | – | – | ||||
| Anchor | 26 | Ken Doubleday | – | – | ||||
| 6 | 3 | Thailand |  THA | 44.5 | 44.81 | |||
| Lead-Off | 885 | Adul Wanasatith | – | – | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 887 | Arun Sankosik | – | – | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 891 | Pongummart Ummarttayakul | – | – | ||||
| Anchor | 886 | Boonterm Pakpuang | – | – |
