The men's 4 x 100 metres relay event was part of the track and field athletics programme

Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:657 athletes from 40 nations competed. Ten nations competed in athletics for the first time...

 at the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

. 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.

Sixty runners from 15 nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record	42.2	Charlie Paddock Charlie Paddock Charles "Charlie" William Paddock was an American athlete and twofold Olympic champion.After serving in World War I as a lieutenant of field artillery in the U.S. Marines, Paddock - a native of Gainesville, Texas - studied at the University of Southern California...   Jackson Scholz Jackson Scholz Jackson Volney Scholz was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the sprint. In the 1920s, he became the first person to appear in an Olympic sprint final in three different Olympic Games...   Loren Murchison Loren Murchison Loren C. Murchison was an American athlete, double gold medal winner in 4x100 m relay at the Olympic Games....   Morris Kirksey Morris Kirksey Morris Marshall Kirksey was an American track and field athlete and rugby union footballer who won two gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics...	Antwerp (BEL Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... )	August 22, 1920
Olympic Record	42.2	Charlie Paddock Charlie Paddock Charles "Charlie" William Paddock was an American athlete and twofold Olympic champion.After serving in World War I as a lieutenant of field artillery in the U.S. Marines, Paddock - a native of Gainesville, Texas - studied at the University of Southern California...   Jackson Scholz Jackson Scholz Jackson Volney Scholz was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the sprint. In the 1920s, he became the first person to appear in an Olympic sprint final in three different Olympic Games...   Loren Murchison Loren Murchison Loren C. Murchison was an American athlete, double gold medal winner in 4x100 m relay at the Olympic Games....   Morris Kirksey Morris Kirksey Morris Marshall Kirksey was an American track and field athlete and rugby union footballer who won two gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics...	Antwerp (BEL Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... )	August 22, 1920

In the first heat the team of the Great Britain set a new world record with 42.0 seconds. This record was equalized in the third heat by the team of the Netherlands. In the sixth heat the American team bettered the world record with a time of 41.2 seconds. On the next day they improved their own record to 41.0 seconds.

Round 1

The heats were held on Saturday, July 12, 1924. The top two in each heat qualified for the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Place	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		42.0	Q WR
2		46.1	Q

Heat 2

Place	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		42.8	Q
2		43.0	Q
3		44.2

Heat 3

Place	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		42.0	Q =WR
2		42.6	Q
3		42.6

Heat 4

Place	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		42.2	Q
2		42.8	Q
3		44.0

Heat 5

Place	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		43.8	Q
2		44.0	Q

Heat 6

Place	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		41.2	Q WR
2		44.5	Q

Semifinals

The semfinals were held on Sunday, July 13, 1924. The top three in each heat qualified for the final.

Semifinal 1

Place	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		41.0	Q WR
2		42.2	Q
3		43.3
4		45.2

Semifinal 2

Place	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		41.8	Q
2		42.4	Q
3		42.9
4		43.8

Semifinal 3

Place	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		42.2	Q
2		42.5	Q
3		43.0
4		43.6

Final

The final was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.

Place	Athletes	Time
1		41.0 =WR
2		41.2
3		41.8
4		42.0
5		42.2
—		DSQ