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

Venue

Dates

August 21–22

Competitors

52 from 13 nations

Medalists

01 !		Morris Kirksey, Loren Murchison, Charley Paddock, Jackson Scholz United States
02 !		Émile Ali-Khan, René Lorain, René Mourlon, René Tirard France
03 !		Agne Holmström, Sven Malm, William Petersson, Nils Sandström Sweden

01 !		Morris Kirksey, Loren Murchison, Charley Paddock, Jackson Scholz United States
02 !		Émile Ali-Khan, René Lorain, René Mourlon, René Tirard France
03 !		Agne Holmström, Sven Malm, William Petersson, Nils Sandström Sweden

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.

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

In the final the team of the United States set a new world record with 42.2 seconds.

The semi-finals were held on Saturday, August 21, 1920.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Semifinal 3

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