Men's 4 × 100 Metres Relay World Record Progression

	Men's 4 × 100 Metres Relay World Record Progression The first world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay for men (athletics) was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912. To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 35 world records in the event. The following table shows the world record progression in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay, as ratified by the IAAF. "y" denotes time for 4 x 110 yards (402.34 m), ratified as a record for this event. Records 1912-1976 Records since 1977 Key to tables: From 1975 onwards, the IAAF (now World Athletics) accepted separate automatically electronically timed records for events up to 400 metres. Starting January 1, 1977, the IAAF required fully automatic timing Fully automatic time (abbreviated FAT) is a form of race timing in which the clock is automatically activated by the starting device, and the finish time is either automatically recorded, or timed by analysis of a photo finish. The system is c ... to the hundredth of a seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	World Record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizations collates and publishes notable records of many. One of them is the World Records Union that is the unique world records register organization recognized by the Council of the Notariats of the European Union. Terminology In the United States, the form World's Record was formerly more common. The term The World's Best was also briefly in use. The latter term is still used in athletics events, including track and field and road running to describe good and bad performances that are not recognized as an official world record: either because it is not an event where the IAAF tracks the record (e.g. the 150 m run or individual events in a decathlon), or because it does not fulfill other rigorous criteria of an otherwise qualifying event (e. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charley Paddock Charles William Paddock (August 11, 1900 – July 21, 1943) was an American athlete and two time Olympic champion. Biography Paddock was born in Gainesville, Texas to Charles H. and Lulu (Robinson) Paddock. His family moved to Pasadena, California when he was a child. After serving in World War I as a lieutenant of field artillery in the U.S. Marines, Paddock studied at the University of Southern California. There he became a member of the track and field team, and excelled in the sprint events. He won the 100 and 200 m in the first major sporting event after the war, the 1919 Inter-Allied Games, in which soldiers of the Allied nations competed against each other. Paddock was the first person named "The fastest man alive". In 1920, Paddock represented his country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. In Belgium, he had his greatest successes, winning the 100 m final, while placing second in the 200 m event. With the American 4 × 100 m relay team, Paddock won a third Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Frank Hussey Francis Valentine Joseph Hussey (February 14, 1905 – December 26, 1974) was an American sprint runner who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Frank Hussey, a schoolboy sensation from New York City's Stuyvesant High School, ran the third leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team in Paris Olympics, which won the gold medal in a new world record of 41.0.Frank Hussey trackfield.brinkster.net After returning from Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rinus Van Den Berge Marinus ("Rinus") van den Berge (12 March 1900 in Rotterdam – 23 October 1972) was a Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 100 metres relay, where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Jan de Vries, Jacob Boot Jacob "Jaap" Boot (1 March 1903 in Wormerveer – 14 June 1986 in Dordrecht) was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and the long jump. He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in t ... and Harry Broos. References External linksExtensive biography 1900 births 1972 deaths Dutch male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Athletes from Rotterdam Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jan De Vries (athlete) Jan Cornelis ("Jan") de Vries (2 March 1896 in Zwolle – 19 April 1939 in The Hague) was a Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. De Vries competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 100 metres relay, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Jacob Boot, Harry Broos, and Marinus van den Berge Marinus ("Rinus") van den Berge (12 March 1900 in Rotterdam – 23 October 1972) was a Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 10 .... References 1896 births 1939 deaths Dutch male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Zwolle Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Harry Broos Henricus Adrianus "Harry" Broos (25 May 1898 – 16 July 1954) was a Dutch sprinter, who competed in the 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m events at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay in 1924 and failed to reach the finals on all other occasions. Broos won 12 Dutch national titles, at 100 m, 200 m and 400 m as well as one at the long jump.Harry Broos, een veelzijdig atleet - RHC Eindhoven Football career Besides running, between 1922 and 1925 Broos played 23 football matches for PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jaap Boot Jacob "Jaap" Boot (1 March 1903 in Wormerveer – 14 June 1986 in Dordrecht) was a Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and the long jump. He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Jan de Vries, Harry Broos and Marinus van den Berge Marinus ("Rinus") van den Berge (12 March 1900 in Rotterdam – 23 October 1972) was a Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for the Netherlands in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 10 .... He also took part in the long jump event, but was eliminated in the series. Boot was a Dutch national champion in the long jump in 1923, 1924, 1932 and 1933. References External linksdatabaseolympics.com 1903 births 1986 deaths Dutch male long jumpers Dutch male sprinters Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Wilfred Nichol Wilfred Paulin Nichol (29 May 1901 – 8 February 1955) was an English sprinter who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the relay, together with Harold Abrahams, Walter Rangeley and Lancelot Royle, but failed to reach the finals of the individual 100 m and 200 m events. Nichol placed second-third in the 100 yd and 220 yd events at the Amateur Athletic Association of England (AAA) championships of 1923–24. In the 1923 100 yd final he was second to Eric Liddell Eric Henry Liddell (; 16 January 1902 – 21 February 1945) was a Scottish sprinter, rugby player and Christian missionary. Born in Qing China to Scottish missionary parents, he attended boarding school near London, spending time when p ..., who set a new British record at 9.7 seconds. In 1926 Nichol became the first Honorary Secretary on the formation of Nottinghamshire AAA. References 1901 births 1955 deaths British male sprinters English male sprinters Athletes (tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lancelot Royle Sir Lancelot Carrington Royle, (31 May 1898 – 19 June 1978) was a British Olympian and businessman. Royle was an Olympic athlete (Paris 1924), chairman and CEO of Allied Suppliers Ltd., Home and Colonial Stores Ltd., Lipton Ltd., NAAFI and one of Britain's leading 20th century retail businessmen. Education Lancelot Royle was the son of Rev. Vernon Royle, the famous test cricketer, and grew up at Stanmore Park, north of London. He was educated at Harrow School and RMA Woolwich. Early career Royle left Harrow in 1916 and was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery and shipped out to France to fight in the First World War. He was to remain on European theatre until the Armistice in 1918. At the end of the war, Royle remained in the army, and was encouraged to develop his sporting prowess. He was a highly talented sprinter, competing regularly with the likes of Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell for honours. He was British Army sprint Champion in 1920 and 1921, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Walter Rangeley Walter Rangeley (14 December 1903 – 16 March 1982) was an English athlete who competed mainly in the sprints. He was born in Salford and died in Glyndŵr. Rangeley competed for Great Britain in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4×100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Harold Abrahams, Wilfred Nichol and Lancelot Royle. In the 100 metres event he was eliminated in the quarter-finals. At the following Games in 1928 held in Amsterdam Rangeley won a silver medal in the 200 metres. He also joined with a new relay team consisting of teammates Cyril Gill, Edward Smouha and Jack London which won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metres competition. In the 100 metres event he was eliminated in the quarter-finals again. After not participating in the 1932 Games his final Olympic appearance was in 1936 when he was a member of the British relay team which was eliminated in the first round of the 4×100 metre relay contest. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Harold Abrahams Harold Maurice Abrahams (15 December 1899 – 14 January 1978) was an English track and field athlete. He was Olympic champion in 1924 in the 100 metres sprint, a feat depicted in the 1981 film ''Chariots of Fire''. Biography Early life Abrahams's father, Isaac, was a Jewish immigrant from Polish Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire since the Partitions of Poland. He worked as a financier, and settled in Bedford with his Welsh Jewish wife, Esther Isaacs. Harold was born in Bedford in 1899. His eldest brother was the physician Sir Adolphe Abrahams (1883 – 1967), the founder of British sport medicine. His middle brother was another British Olympic athlete, long jumper Sir Sidney Abrahams (1885 – 1957). Abrahams attended Bedford School, Repton School and then Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, from 1919 to 1923. Before attending university, Abrahams served as a lieutenant in the British Army. He afterwards trained as a lawyer. At Cambridge, he was a member of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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