The men's 4×100 metres relay

4 x 100 metres relay

The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...

event was part of the track and field athletics programme

Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920 to August 23, 1920.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...

 at the 1920 Summer Olympics

1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

. 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.

Records

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

World Record	42.3	Otto Röhr Otto Röhr Franz Hermann Otto Röhr was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Magdeburg and died in Arnsberg....   Max Herrmann Max Herrmann (athlete) Max Herrmann was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Danzig, German Empire....   Erwin Kern Erwin Kern Erwin Kern was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Ferrette and died in Schönau im Schwarzwald....   Richard Rau Richard Rau Richard Rau was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Berlin and died in Vyazma.In 1912 he finished fourth in the 200 metres competition...	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...  (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... )	July 8, 1912
Olympic Record	42.3	Otto Röhr Otto Röhr Franz Hermann Otto Röhr was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Magdeburg and died in Arnsberg....   Max Herrmann Max Herrmann (athlete) Max Herrmann was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Danzig, German Empire....   Erwin Kern Erwin Kern Erwin Kern was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Ferrette and died in Schönau im Schwarzwald....   Richard Rau Richard Rau Richard Rau was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Berlin and died in Vyazma.In 1912 he finished fourth in the 200 metres competition...	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...  (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... )	July 8, 1912

In the final the team of the United States set a new world record with 42.2 seconds.

Semifinals

The semi-finals were held on Saturday, August 21, 1920.

Semifinal 1

Place	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		43.0	Q
2		44.4	Q
3		44.6
—		DQ
		DQ

Semifinal 2

Place	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		43.0	Q
2		43.3	Q
3		43.5
4		43.7

Semifinal 3

Place	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		43.4	Q
2		43.8	Q
3		44.4
4		44.2

Final

The final was held on Sunday, August 22, 1920.

Place	Athletes	Time
1		42.2 WR
2		42.5
3		42.8
4		43.0
5		43.3
6		43.6