The men's
4 × 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individu ...
event was part of the
track and field athletics programme at the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
. 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.
Records
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.
Results
Semifinals
The semi-finals were held on Saturday, August 21, 1920.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Semifinal 3
Final
The final was held on Sunday, August 22, 1920.
References
External links
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Relay 4x100 metre
Relay foot races at the Olympics