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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
Paddock, Scholz, Munchison, Kirskey 1920.jpg
The U.S. team, left-right:Paddock, Scholz, Munchison and Kirskey
Venue Olympisch Stadion
Dates August 21–22
Competitors 52 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Morris Kirksey, Loren Murchison, Charley Paddock, Jackson Scholz
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Émile Ali-Khan, René Lorain, René Mourlon, René Tirard
 France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Agne Holmström, Sven Malm, William Petersson, Nils Sandström
 Sweden
← 1912
1924 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Morris Kirksey, Loren Murchison, Charley Paddock, Jackson Scholz
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Émile Ali-Khan, René Lorain, René Mourlon, René Tirard
 France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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.


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