Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x400 metre relay
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The men's 4 x 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.
In the final, the United States team set a new world record with 3:16.0.
The top two in each heat qualified for the semi-finals which means that only one team (Finland) was eliminated.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
4 x 400 metres relay
The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...
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.
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 SheppardMel Sheppard Melvin Whinfield "Peerless Mel" Sheppard was an American athlete, member of the Irish American Athletic Club and winner of four gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics... Edward LindbergEdward Lindberg Edward "Ed" Ferdinand Jacob Lindberg was an American Olympic athlete, winner of the gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics.... Ted MeredithTed Meredith James Edwin "Ted" Meredith was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania and died in Camden, New Jersey, aged 65... Charles ReidpathCharles Reidpath Charles Decker Reidpath was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics, who later went on to have an outstanding military career.-Biography:... |
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 15, 1912 |
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| Olympic Record | 3:16.6 | Mel Sheppard Mel Sheppard Melvin Whinfield "Peerless Mel" Sheppard was an American athlete, member of the Irish American Athletic Club and winner of four gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics... Edward LindbergEdward Lindberg Edward "Ed" Ferdinand Jacob Lindberg was an American Olympic athlete, winner of the gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics.... Ted MeredithTed Meredith James Edwin "Ted" Meredith was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania and died in Camden, New Jersey, aged 65... Charles ReidpathCharles Reidpath Charles Decker Reidpath was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics, who later went on to have an outstanding military career.-Biography:... |
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 15, 1912 |
In the final, the United States team set a new world record with 3:16.0.
Round 1
The heats were held on Saturday, July 12, 1924 and started at 4 p.m.12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...
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.12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...
| 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 |