Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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]

Men's 4×100 metres relay
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
The U.S. team, left-right:Paddock, Scholz, Murchison and Kirskey
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 21–22
Competitors52 from 13 nations
Medalists
Morris Kirksey, Loren Murchison, Charley Paddock, Jackson Scholz
 United States
Émile Ali-Khan, René Lorain, René Mourlon, René Tirard
 France
Agne Holmström, Sven Malm, William Petersson, Nils Sandström
 Sweden
Official Video
Athletics at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmen
200 mmen
400 mmen
800 mmen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m steeplechasemen
4×100 m relaymen
4×400 m relaymen
3000 m team racemen
3 km walkmen
10 km walkmen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
Long jumpmen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmen
56 lb weight throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonmen
Decathlonmen
Cross-country events
Individualmen
Teammen

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

World Record 42.3 Otto Röhr
Max Herrmann
Erwin Kern
Richard Rau		 Stockholm (SWE) July 8, 1912
Olympic Record 42.3 Otto Röhr
Max Herrmann
Erwin Kern
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

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 Charley Paddock, Jackson Scholz, Loren Murchison, Morris Kirksey (USA)43.0Q
2 Jean Colbach, Paul Hammer, Jean Proess, Alex Servais (LUX)44.4Q
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

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 René Lorain, René Tirard, René Mourlon, Émile Ali-Khan (FRA)43.0Q
2 William Hill, Harold Abrahams, Denis Black, Victor d'Arcy (GBR)43.3Q
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

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 Agne Holmström, William Petersson, Sven Malm, Nils Sandström (SWE)43.4Q
2 Henri Thorsen, Fritiof Andersen, August Sørensen, Marinus Sørensen (DEN)43.8Q
3 Jack Oosterlaak, Willie Bukes, Henry Dafel, Francis 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.

PlaceAthletesTime
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
  1. "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.
  • 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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