Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay

Men's 4×400 metres relay
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
Dates August 22–23
Competitors 24 from 6 nations
Medalists
 
 
 
«1912 1924»
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
Javelin throw men
56 lb weight throw men
Combined events
Pentathlon men
Decathlon men
Cross-country events
Individual men
Team men

The men's 4×400 metres relay event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, August 22, 1920 and on Monday, August 23, 1920.

Twenty-four runners from six nations competed.

Contents

Records

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

World Record 3:16.6 Mel Sheppard
Edward Lindberg
Ted Meredith
Charles Reidpath
Stockholm (SWE) July 15, 1912
Olympic Record 3:16.6 Mel Sheppard
Edward Lindberg
Ted Meredith
Charles Reidpath
Stockholm (SWE) July 15, 1912

Results

Semifinals

The semi-finals were held on Sunday, August 22, 1920.

Semifinal 1

Place Athletes Time Qual.
1  Jules Migeot, Omer Corteyn, Omer Smet, François Morren (BEL) 3:38.8 Q
2  Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davies, Guy Butler (GBR) 3:40.9 Q
3  Géo André, Gaston Féry, Maurice Delvart, Jean Devaux (FRA) 3:46.6 Q

Semifinal 2

Place Athletes Time Qual.
1  Henry Dafel, Clarence Oldfield, Justus Oosterlaak, Bevil Rudd (RSA) 3:38.6 Q
2  George Schiller, George Bretnall, Ted Meredith, Frank Shea (USA) 3:40.7 Q
3  Sven Krokström, Sven Malm, Eric Sundblad, Nils Engdahl (SWE) 3:46.4 Q

Final

The final was held on Monday, August 23, 1920.

Place Athletes Time
1  Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davies, Guy Butler (GBR) 3:22.2
2  Henry Dafel, Clarence Oldfield, Justus Oosterlaak, Bevil Rudd (RSA) 3:23.0
3  Géo André, Gaston Féry, Maurice Delvart, Jean Devaux (FRA) 3:23.5
4  George Schiller, George Bretnall, Ted Meredith, Frank Shea (USA) 3:23.6
5  Sven Krokström, Sven Malm, Eric Sundblad, Nils Engdahl (SWE) 3:24.3
6  Jules Migeot, Omer Corteyn, Omer Smet, François Morren (BEL) 3:24.9

References