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4 × 100 metres Relay, Men

Date21 – 22 August 1920
StatusOlympic
LocationOlympisch Stadion, Antwerpen
Participants52 from 13 countries

The Americans were expected to win easily. They did win and set a world record in the process, but the French team ran quite well and was fairly close behind at the finish.

PosNumberCompetitorsNOCR1Final
1United States👁 Image
USA
43.0 (1 h1)42.2 (1)Gold
Charley PaddockJackson ScholzLoren MurchisonMorris Kirksey
2France👁 Image
FRA
43.0 (1 h2)42.6est / at 3 metres (2)Silver
René LorainRené TirardRené MourlonÉmile Ali KhanLouis Renart (DNS)Robert Caste (DNS)Raymond Jamois (DNS)Jean-René Seurin (DNS)
3Sweden👁 Image
SWE
43.4 (1 h3)42.9est / at 2 metres (3)Bronze
Agne HolmströmWilliam PeterssonSven MalmNils Sandström
4Great Britain👁 Image
GBR
44.0est / at 8 metres (2 h2)43.0est / at 1 metre (4)
William HillHarold AbrahamsDenis BlackVic d'Arcy
5Denmark👁 Image
DEN
43.8est / at 3 metres (2 h3)43.5est / at 4 metres (5)
Henri ThorsenFritiof Normann AndersenAugust SørensenMarinus Sørensen
6Luxembourg👁 Image
LUX
44.4est / at 12 metres (2 h1)44.7est / at 10 metres (6)
Jean ColbachPaul HammerJean ProessAlex Servais
3 h1 r1/2Spain👁 Image
ESP
44.6est / at 2 metres (3 h1)
Félix MendizábalDiego OrdóñezCarlos BotínFederico ReparazJaime Camps (DNS)
3 h2 r1/2Netherlands👁 Image
NED
44.1est / at 1 metre (3 h2)
Albert HeijnnemanJan de VriesHarry, Ridder van RappardCor Wezepoel
3 h3 r1/2South Africa👁 Image
RSA
44.2est / at 3 metres (3 h3)
Jack OosterlaakWillie BukesHenry DafelBevil Rudd
4 h2 r1/2Belgium👁 Image
BEL
47.0est / at 25 metres (4 h2)
Max HoubenJulien LehouckOmer SmetPaul Brochart
4 h3 r1/2Switzerland👁 Image
SUI
45.0 (4 h3)
August WaibelWalter LeibundgutAdolf RyslerJosef Imbach
AC h1 r1/2Italy👁 Image
ITA
[43.6est / at 2 metres] (DQ h1)
Vittorio ZuccaGiambattista OrlandiGiorgio CrociMario Riccoboni
AC h1 r1/2Norway👁 Image
NOR
[44.0est / at 9 metres] (DQ h1)
Bjarne GuldagerErling AastadAsle BækkedalRolf Stenersen
Czechoslovakia👁 Image
TCH
– (DNS h2)

Round One

Date21 August 1920 — 14:30
FormatTop two teams in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat #1

PosNumberCompetitorsNOCTime (Hand)
1United States👁 Image
USA
43.0
Lead-Off216Charley Paddock
2nd Leg233Jackson Scholz
3rd Leg202Loren Murchison
Anchor188Morris Kirksey
2Luxembourg👁 Image
LUX
44.4est / at 12 metres
Lead-Off523Jean Colbach
2nd Leg524Paul Hammer
3rd Leg527Jean Proess
Anchor528Alex Servais
3Spain👁 Image
ESP
44.6est / at 2 metres
Lead-Off122Félix Mendizábal
2nd Leg124Diego Ordóñez
3rd Leg113Carlos Botín
Anchor127Federico Reparaz
Italy👁 Image
ITA
[43.6est / at 2 metres]
Lead-Off504Vittorio Zucca
2nd Leg490Giambattista Orlandi
3rd Leg473Giorgio Croci
Anchor495Mario Riccoboni
Norway👁 Image
NOR
[44.0est / at 9 metres]
Lead-Off535Bjarne Guldager
2nd Leg531Erling Aastad
3rd Leg533Asle Bækkedal
Anchor545Rolf Stenersen

Heat #2

PosNumberCompetitorsNOCTime (Hand)
1France👁 Image
FRA
43.0
Lead-Off293Émile Ali Khan
2nd Leg370René Tirard
3rd Leg348René Lorain
Anchor349René Mourlon
2Great Britain👁 Image
GBR
44.0est / at 8 metres
Lead-Off399William Hill
2nd Leg375Harold Abrahams
3rd Leg379Denis Black
Anchor387Vic d'Arcy
3Netherlands👁 Image
NED
44.1est / at 1 metre
Lead-Off444Albert Heijnneman
2nd Leg441Jan de Vries
3rd Leg456Harry, Ridder van Rappard
Anchor459Cor Wezepoel
4Belgium👁 Image
BEL
47.0est / at 25 metres
Lead-Off28Max Houben
2nd Leg33Julien Lehouck
3rd Leg52Omer Smet
Anchor9Paul Brochart
Czechoslovakia👁 Image
TCH

Heat #3

PosNumberCompetitorsNOCTime (Hand)
1Sweden👁 Image
SWE
43.4
Lead-Off586Agne Holmström
2nd Leg616William Petersson
3rd Leg610Sven Malm
Anchor620Nils Sandström
2Denmark👁 Image
DEN
43.8est / at 3 metres
Lead-Off110Henri Thorsen
2nd Leg89Fritiof Normann Andersen
3rd Leg107August Sørensen
Anchor109Marinus Sørensen
3South Africa👁 Image
RSA
44.2est / at 3 metres
Lead-Off559Jack Oosterlaak
2nd Leg550Willie Bukes
3rd Leg551Henry Dafel
Anchor555Bevil Rudd
4Switzerland👁 Image
SUI
45.0
Lead-Off647August Waibel
2nd Leg641Walter Leibundgut
3rd Leg646Adolf Rysler
Anchor640Josef Imbach

Final Round

Date22 August 1920 — 14:45
PosNumberCompetitorsNOCTime (Hand)
1United States👁 Image
USA
42.2
Lead-Off216Charley Paddock
2nd Leg233Jackson Scholz
3rd Leg202Loren Murchison
Anchor188Morris Kirksey
2France👁 Image
FRA
42.6est / at 3 metres
Lead-Off348René Lorain
2nd Leg370René Tirard
3rd Leg349René Mourlon
Anchor293Émile Ali Khan
3Sweden👁 Image
SWE
42.9est / at 2 metres
Lead-Off586Agne Holmström
2nd Leg616William Petersson
3rd Leg610Sven Malm
Anchor620Nils Sandström
4Great Britain👁 Image
GBR
43.0est / at 1 metre
Lead-Off399William Hill
2nd Leg375Harold Abrahams
3rd Leg379Denis Black
Anchor387Vic d'Arcy
5Denmark👁 Image
DEN
43.5est / at 4 metres
Lead-Off110Henri Thorsen
2nd Leg89Fritiof Normann Andersen
3rd Leg107August Sørensen
Anchor109Marinus Sørensen
6Luxembourg👁 Image
LUX
44.7est / at 10 metres
Lead-Off523Jean Colbach
2nd Leg524Paul Hammer
3rd Leg527Jean Proess
Anchor528Alex Servais