Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 x 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	Olympisch Stadion
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
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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.