Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
Men's 4 × 400 metres relayat the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Dates July 12 (semifinals) July 13 (final) Competitors 28 from 7 nations
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.[1]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
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
Heat 2
Heat 3
Final
The final was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924, and was started at 5:15 p.m.
Place
Athletes
Time
1
Commodore Cochran , William Stevenson , Oliver MacDonald , Alan Helffrich (USA )
3:16.0 WR
2
Artur Svensson , Erik Byléhn , Gustaf Wejnarth , Nils Engdahl (SWE )
3:17.0
3
Edward Toms , George Renwick , Richard Ripley , Guy Butler (GBR )
3:17.4
4
Horace Aylwin , Alan Christie , David Johnson , William Maynes (CAN )
3:22.8
5
Raymond Fritz , Gaston Féry , Francis Galtier , Barthélémy Favodon (FRA )
3:23.4
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Guido Cominotto , Luigi Facelli , Alfredo Gargiullo , Ennio Maffiolini (ITA )
3:28.0
The winning USA relay team.
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