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Athletics at the Olympics
Men's 4×100 metres relay
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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The U.S. team, left-right:Paddock, Scholz, Murchison and Kirskey
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Venue
| Olympisch Stadion
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Dates
| August 21?22
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Competitors
| 52 from 13 nations
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The
men's
4 × 100 metres relay
event was part of the
track and field athletics programme
at the
1920 Summer Olympics
. 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.
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Records
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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
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Semifinals
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The semi-finals were held on Saturday, August 21, 1920.
Semifinal 1
Place
|
Athletes
|
Time
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Qual.
|
1
|
Charley Paddock
,
Jackson Scholz
,
Loren Murchison
,
Morris Kirksey
(
USA
)
|
43.0
|
Q
|
2
|
Jean Colbach
,
Paul Hammer
,
Jean Proess
,
Alex Servais
(
LUX
)
|
44.4
|
Q
|
3
|
Felix Mendizabal
,
Diego Ordonez
,
Carlos Botin
,
Federico Reparez
(
ESP
)
|
44.6
|
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?
|
Bjarne Guldager
,
Asle Bækkedal
,
Rolf Stenersen
,
Erling Aastad
(
NOR
)
|
DSQ
|
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Vittorio Zucca
,
Giovanni Orlandi
,
Giorgio Croci
,
Mario Riccobono
(
ITA
)
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DSQ
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Semifinal 2
Place
|
Athletes
|
Time
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Qual.
|
1
|
Rene Lorain
,
Rene Tirard
,
Rene Mourlon
,
Emile Ali-Khan
(
FRA
)
|
43.0
|
Q
|
2
|
William Hill
,
Harold Abrahams
,
Denis Black
,
Victor d'Arcy
(
GBR
)
|
43.3
|
Q
|
3
|
Albert Heijnneman
,
Jan de Vries
,
Harry van Rappard
,
Cor Wezepoel
(
NED
)
|
43.5
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4
|
Max Houben
,
Julien Lehouck
,
Omer Smet
,
Paul Brochart
(
BEL
)
|
43.7
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Semifinal 3
Place
|
Athletes
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Time
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Qual.
|
1
|
Agne Holmstrom
,
William Petersson
,
Sven Malm
,
Nils Sandstrom
(
SWE
)
|
43.4
|
Q
|
2
|
Henri Thorsen
,
Fritiof Andersen
,
August Sørensen
,
Marinus Sørensen
(
DEN
)
|
43.8
|
Q
|
3
|
Jack Oosterlaak
,
Willie Bukes
,
Henry Dafel
,
Francis Irvine
(
RSA
)
|
44.4
|
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4
|
August Waibel
,
Walter Leibundgut
,
Adolf Rysler
,
Josef Imbach
(
SUI
)
|
44.2
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Final
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The final was held on Sunday, August 22, 1920.
Place
|
Athletes
|
Time
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1
|
Charley Paddock
,
Jackson Scholz
,
Loren Murchison
,
Morris Kirksey
(
USA
)
|
42.2
WR
|
2
|
Rene Lorain
,
Rene Tirard
,
Rene Mourlon
,
Emile Ali-Khan
(
FRA
)
|
42.5
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3
|
Agne Holmstrom
,
William Petersson
,
Sven Malm
,
Nils Sandstrom
(
SWE
)
|
42.8
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4
|
William Hill
,
Harold Abrahams
,
Denis Black
,
Victor d'Arcy
(
GBR
)
|
43.0
|
5
|
Henri Thorsen
,
Fritiof Andersen
,
August Sørensen
,
Marinus Sørensen
(
DEN
)
|
43.3
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6
|
Jean Colbach
,
Paul Hammer
,
Jean Proess
,
Alex Servais
(
LUX
)
|
43.6
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References
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External links
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- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957).
Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report
(in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999).
"Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich"
(in Polish)
. Retrieved
16 August
2007
.