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Men's 4×400 metres relay
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 22–23
Competitors24 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Ainsworth-Davies, Guy Butler, Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Henry Dafel, Clarence Oldfield, Jack Oosterlaak, Bevil Rudd
 South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Géo André, Maurice Delvart, Jean Devaux, Gaston Féry
 France
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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.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

World Record 3:16.6 United States Mel Sheppard
United States Edward Lindberg
United States Ted Meredith
United States Charles Reidpath
Stockholm (SWE) July 15, 1912
Olympic Record 3:16.6 United States Mel Sheppard
United States Edward Lindberg
United States Ted Meredith
United States 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-Davies, Guy Butler (GBR) 3:40.9 Q
3  Géo André, Gaston Féry, Maurice Delvart, Jean Devaux (FRA) 3:46.6 Q

Semifinal 2

Place Athletes Time Qual.
1  Henry Dafel, Clarence Oldfield, Justus 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-Davies, Guy Butler (GBR) 3:22.2
2  Henry Dafel, Clarence Oldfield, Justus Oosterlaak, Bevil Rudd (RSA) 3:23.0
3  Géo André, Gaston Féry, Maurice Delvart, Jean 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

  • sports-reference.com
  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report. Template:Fr icon
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich". Retrieved 16 August 2007. Template:Pl icon