The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the third appearance of this event. The competition was held on Saturday, July 12, 1924, and on Sunday, July 13, 1924.
As for all other events the track was 500 metres in circumference. Twenty-eight runners from seven nations competed.
Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 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
In the final, the United States team set a new world record with 3:16.0.
Results
Round 1
The heats were held on Saturday, July 12, 1924, and started at 4 p.m. The top two in each heat qualified for the semi-finals which means that only one team (Finland) was eliminated.
Heat 1
Place Athletes Time Qual. 1 3:30.0 Q 2 3:37.5 Q
Heat 2
Place Athletes Time Qual. 1 3:22.0 Q 2 3:30.0 Q 3 3:32.2
Heat 3
Place Athletes Time Qual. 1 3:27.0 Q 2 3:34.5 Q
Final
The final was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924, and was started at 5:15 p.m.
Place Athletes Time 1 3:16.0 WR 2 3:17.0 3 3:17.4 4 3:22.8 5 3:23.4 — 3:28.0
References
External links Olympic Report