Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
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| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 The British team, left-right: Butler, Ainsworth-Davis, Lindsay, Griffiths | |
| Venue | Olympisch Stadion |
| Dates | August 22–23, 1920 |
| Competitors | 24 from 6 nations |
| Medalists | |
| 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.[1]
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-Davis, Guy Butler (GBR) |
3:40.9 | Q |
| 3 |  Géo André, Gaston Féry, Maurice Delvart, André Devaux (FRA) |
3:46.6 | Q |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athletes | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Henry Dafel, Clarence Oldfield, Jack 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-Davis, Guy Butler (GBR) |
3:22.2 |
| 2 | Henry Dafel, Clarence Oldfield, Jack Oosterlaak, Bevil Rudd (RSA) |
3:23.0 |
| 3 | Géo André, Gaston Féry, Maurice Delvart, André 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
- ^ "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
External links
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2007.
