Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
Men's 4×100 metres relay at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |
![]() The U.S. team, left-right:Paddock, Scholz, Munchison and Kirskey | |
Venue | Olympisch Stadion |
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Dates | August 21–22 |
Competitors | 52 from 13 nations |
Medalists | |
Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | |
200 m | men | |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | |
4×400 m relay | men | |
3000 m team race | men | |
3 km walk | men | |
10 km walk | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | |
Discus throw | men | |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | |
56 lb weight throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | men | |
Decathlon | men | |
Cross-country events | ||
Individual | men | |
Team | men |
The men's 4×100 metres relay event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of this event. The competition was held on Saturday, August 21, 1920 and on Sunday, August 22, 1920.
Fifty-two runners from 13 nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 42.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 8, 1912 |
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Olympic Record | 42.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 8, 1912 |
In the final the team of the United States set a new world record with 42.2 seconds.
Results
Semifinals
The semi-finals were held on Saturday, August 21, 1920.
Semifinal 1
Place | Athletes | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 43.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 44.4 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 44.6 | |
— | ![]() | DQ | |
![]() | DQ |
Semifinal 2
Place | Athletes | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 43.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 43.3 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 43.5 | |
4 | ![]() | 43.7 |
Semifinal 3
Place | Athletes | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 43.4 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 43.8 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 44.4 | |
4 | ![]() | 44.2 |
Final
The final was held on Sunday, August 22, 1920.
Place | Athletes | Time |
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1 | ![]() | 42.2 WR |
2 | ![]() | 42.5 |
3 | ![]() | 42.8 |
4 | ![]() | 43.0 |
5 | ![]() | 43.3 |
6 | ![]() | 43.6 |
References
- sports-reference.com
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2007.
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