Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

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 Mel Sheppard Edward Lindberg Ted Meredith Charles ReidpathStockholm (SWE)July 15, 1912 Olympic record 3:16.6 Mel Sheppard Edward Lindberg Ted Meredith Charles ReidpathStockholm (SWE)July 15, 1912

Results

Semifinals

The semi-finals were held on Sunday, August 22, 1920.

Semifinal 1

Place Athletes Time Qual. 1 3:38.8 Q 2 3:40.9 Q 3 3:46.6 Q

Semifinal 2

Place Athletes Time Qual. 1 3:38.6 Q 2 3:40.7 Q 3 3:46.4 Q

Final

The final was held on Monday, August 23, 1920.

Place Athletes Time 1 3:22.2 2 3:23.0 3 3:23.5 4 3:23.6 5 3:24.3 6 3:24.9

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