Men's 4×400 metres relay at the Games of the VII Olympiad |
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Venue | Olympisch Stadion |
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Dates | August 22–23 |
Competitors | 24 from 6 nations |
Medalists | |
«1912 | 1924» |
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 4×400 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.
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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 |
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Olympic Record | 3:16.6 | Mel Sheppard Edward Lindberg Ted Meredith Charles Reidpath |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 15, 1912 |
The semi-finals were held on Sunday, August 22, 1920.
Semifinal 1
Place | Athletes | Time | Qual. |
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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. |
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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 |
The final was held on Monday, August 23, 1920.
Place | Athletes | Time |
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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 |
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