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
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 21–22
Competitors52 from 13 nations
Medalists
 
 
 
Athletics at the
1920 Summer Olympics
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
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56 lb weight throw men
Combined events
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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 Germany Otto Röhr
Germany Max Herrmann
Germany Erwin Kern
Germany Richard Rau
Stockholm (SWE) July 8, 1912
Olympic Record 42.3 Germany Otto Röhr
Germany Max Herrmann
Germany Erwin Kern
Germany Richard Rau
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.
1  Charley Paddock, Jackson Scholz, Loren Murchison, Morris Kirksey (USA) 43.0 Q
2  Jean Colbach, Paul Hammer, Jean Proess, Alex Servais (LUX) 44.4 Q
3  Félix Mendizábal, Diego Ordóñez, Carlos Botín, Federico Reparez (ESP) 44.6
 Bjarne Guldager, Asle Bækkedal, Rolf Stenersen, Erling Aastad (NOR) DQ
 Vittorio Zucca, Giovanni Orlandi, Giorgio Croci, Mario Riccobono (ITA) DQ

Semifinal 2

Place Athletes Time Qual.
1  René Lorain, René Tirard, René Mourlon, Émile Ali-Khan (FRA) 43.0 Q
2  William Hill, Harold Abrahams, Denis Black, Victor d'Arcy (GBR) 43.3 Q
3  Albert Heijnneman, Jan de Vries, Harry van Rappard, Cor Wezepoel (NED) 43.5
4  Max Houben, Julien Lehouck, Omer Smet, Paul Brochart (BEL) 43.7

Semifinal 3

Place Athletes Time Qual.
1  Agne Holmström, William Petersson, Sven Malm, Nils Sandström (SWE) 43.4 Q
2  Henri Thorsen, Fritiof Andersen, August Sørensen, Marinus Sørensen (DEN) 43.8 Q
3  Jack Oosterlaak, Willie Bukes, Henry Dafel, Frank Irvine (RSA) 44.4
4  August Waibel, Walter Leibundgut, Adolf Rysler, Josef Imbach (SUI) 44.2

Final

The final was held on Sunday, August 22, 1920.

Place Athletes Time
1  Charley Paddock, Jackson Scholz, Loren Murchison, Morris Kirksey (USA) 42.2 WR
2  René Lorain, René Tirard, René Mourlon, Émile Ali-Khan (FRA) 42.5
3  Agne Holmström, William Petersson, Sven Malm, Nils Sandström (SWE) 42.8
4  William Hill, Harold Abrahams, Denis Black, Victor d'Arcy (GBR) 43.0
5  Henri Thorsen, Fritiof Andersen, August Sørensen, Marinus Sørensen (DEN) 43.3
6  Jean Colbach, Paul Hammer, Jean Proess, Alex Servais (LUX) 43.6

References

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