Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the debut of the event, which along with the 4 × 100 metre relay marked the first relays of equal legs in the athletics programme (a medley relay had been held in 1908). The competition was held on Sunday, July 14, 1912, and on Monday, July 15, 1912. Twenty-eight runners from seven nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter 1 team of 4 athletes, with up to 2 reserves.[2]

Men's 4×400 metres relay
at the Games of the V Olympiad
The winning American relay team.
VenueStockholm Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 14, 1912 (semifinals)
July 15, 1912 (final)
Competitors28 from 7 nations
Medalists
Edward Lindberg
Ted Meredith
Charles Reidpath
Mel Sheppard		  United States
Pierre Failliot
Charles Lelong
Charles Poulenard
Robert Schurrer		  France
Ernest Henley
George Nicol
Cyril Seedhouse
James Soutter		  Great Britain
Athletics at the
1912 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmen
200 mmen
400 mmen
800 mmen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
110 m hurdlesmen
4×100 m relaymen
4×400 m relaymen
3000 m team racemen
10 km walkmen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
Long jumpmen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmen
Pole vaultmen
Standing long jumpmen
Standing high jumpmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmen
2-hand shot putmen
2-hand discusmen
2-hand javelinmen
Combined events
Pentathlonmen
Decathlonmen
Cross-country events
Individualmen
Teammen

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.

World Record 3:18.2 Harry Schaaf
Harry Gissing
James Rosenberger
Mel Sheppard		 New York (USA) September 4, 1911
Olympic Record – none – –

The British squad, running in the first semifinal, set the best time of the semifinal round with 3:19.0 minutes. It was bettered by the Americans in the final, as they took the gold medal and set a new world record in 3:16.6 minutes.

Results
The final: Edward Lindberg passing over the baton to Ted Meredith.

Semifinals

All semifinals were held on Sunday, July 14, 1912.

Semifinal 1

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 George Nicol, Ernest Henley, James Soutter, Cyril Seedhouse (GBR)3:19.0 ORQF
2 Mel Brock, John Howard, Thomas Gallon, John Tait (CAN)3:22.2

Semifinal 2

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath (USA)3:23.3QF
2 Hanns Braun, Max Herrmann, Heinrich Burkowitz, Erich Lehmann (GER)3:28.5

Semifinal 3

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 Charles Lelong, Robert Schurrer, Pierre Failliot, Charles Poulenard (FRA)3:22.5QF
2 Paul Zerling, John Dahlin, Eric Lindholm, Knut Stenborg (SWE)3:25.0
3. Ervin Szerelemhegyi, Ödön Bodor, István Déván, Frigyes Wiesner (HUN)3:29.4

Final

The final was held on Monday, July 15, 1912.

PlaceAthletesTime
1 Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath (USA)3:16.6 WR
2 Charles Lelong, Robert Schurrer, Pierre Failliot, Charles Poulenard (FRA)3:20.7
3 George Nicol, Ernest Henley, James Soutter, Cyril Seedhouse (GBR)3:23.2

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. Official report, p. 61.
  • Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 1 January 2007.
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