Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
Appearance
Men's 4×100 metres relay at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||
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![]() The U.S. team, left-right:Paddock, Scholz, Murchison and Kirskey | |||
Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||
Dates | August 21–22 | ||
Competitors | 52 from 13 nations | ||
Medalists | |||
Morris Kirksey, Loren Murchison, Charley Paddock, Jackson Scholz![]() | |||
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Émile Ali-Khan, René Lorain, René Mourlon, René Tirard![]() | ||
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Agne Holmström, Sven Malm, William Petersson, Nils Sandström![]() |
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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.[1]
Records
[edit]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
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]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 | |
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DSQ | |
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DSQ |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
External links
[edit]- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2007.