Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 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.[1]

Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueStade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DatesJuly 12 (quarterfinals)
July 13 (semifinals and final)
Competitors60 from 15 nations
Medalists
Clarke, Hussey, LeConey, Murchison
 United States
Abrahams, Nichol, Rangeley, Royle
 Great Britain
van den Berge, Boot, Broos, de Vries
 Netherlands

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 Charley Paddock
Jackson Scholz
Loren Murchison
Morris Kirksey
Antwerp (BEL) August 22, 1920
Olympic Record 42.2 Charley Paddock
Jackson Scholz
Loren Murchison
Morris Kirksey
Antwerp (BEL) 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.

Results

Round 1

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

Heat 1

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 Harold Abrahams, Wilfred Nichol, Walter Rangeley, Lancelot Royle (GBR)42.0Q WR
2 Argyris Karagiannis, Konstantinos Pantelidis, Alexandros Papafingos, Ioannis Talianos (GRE)46.1Q

Heat 2

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 Lawrence Beets, George Dustan, Howard Kinsman, Christiaan Steyn (RSA)42.8Q
2 Larry Armstrong, Cyril Coaffee, George Hester, Anthony Vince (CAN)43.0Q
3 José María Larrabeiti, Juan Junquera, Félix Mendizábal, Diego Ordóñez (ESP)44.2

Heat 3

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 Jaap Boot, Harry Broos, Jan de Vries, Rinus van den Berge (NED)42.0Q =WR
2 Ferenc Gerő, Lajos Kurunczy, László Muskát, Gusztáv Rózsahegyi (HUN)42.6Q
3 Väinö Eskola, Reijo Halme, Lauri Härö, Anton Husgafval (FIN)42.6

Heat 4

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 Karl Borner, Heinz Hemmi, Josef Imbach, Victor Moriaud (SUI)42.2Q
2 Ernesto Bonacina, Giovanni Frangipane, Pietro Pastorino, Enrico Torre (ITA)42.8Q
3 Otto Diesch, Félix Escobar, Guillermo Newberry, Camilo Rivas (ARG)44.0

Heat 5

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 Kurt Branting, Nils Engdahl, Thor Österdahl, Curt Wiberg (SWE)43.8Q
2 Kaj Jensen, Poul Schiang, Henri Thorsen, Mogens Truelsen (DEN)44.0Q

Heat 6

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 Louis Clarke, Frank Hussey, Alfred LeConey, Loren Murchison (USA)41.2Q WR
2 Maurice Degrelle, Albert Heise, André Mourlon, René Mourlon (FRA)44.5Q

Semifinals

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

Semifinal 1

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 Louis Clarke, Frank Hussey, Alfred LeConey, Loren Murchison (USA)41.0Q WR
2 Karl Borner, Heinz Hemmi, Josef Imbach, Victor Moriaud (SUI)42.2Q
3 Larry Armstrong, Cyril Coaffee, George Hester, Anthony Vince (CAN)43.3
4 Argyris Karagiannis, Konstantinos Pantelidis, Alexandros Papafingos, Ioannis Talianos (GRE)45.2

Semifinal 2

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 Harold Abrahams, Wilfred Nichol, Walter Rangeley, Lancelot Royle (GBR)41.8Q
2 Ferenc Gerő, Lajos Kurunczy, László Muskát, Gusztáv Rózsahegyi (HUN)42.4Q
3 Ernesto Bonacina, Giovanni Frangipane, Pietro Pastorino, Enrico Torre (ITA)42.9
4 Kaj Jensen, Poul Schiang, Henri Thorsen, Mogens Truelsen (DEN)43.8

Semifinal 3

PlaceAthletesTimeQual.
1 Jaap Boot, Harry Broos, Jan de Vries, Rinus van den Berge (NED)42.2Q
2 Maurice Degrelle, Albert Heise, André Mourlon, René Mourlon (FRA)42.5Q
3 Kurt Branting, Nils Engdahl, Thor Österdahl, Curt Wiberg (SWE)43.0
4 Lawrence Beets, George Dustan, Howard Kinsman, Christiaan Steyn (RSA)43.6

Final

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

PlaceAthletesTime
1 Frank Hussey, Louis Clarke, Alfred LeConey, Loren Murchison (USA)41.0 =WR
2 Harold Abrahams, Wilfred Nichol, Walter Rangeley, Lancelot Royle (GBR)41.2
3 Jaap Boot, Harry Broos, Jan de Vries, Rinus van den Berge (NED)41.8
4 Ferenc Gerő, Lajos Kurunczy, László Muskát, Gusztáv Rózsahegyi (HUN)42.0
5 Maurice Degrelle, Albert Heise, André Mourlon, René Mourlon (FRA)42.2
 Karl Borner, Heinz Hemmi, Josef Imbach, Victor Moriaud (SUI)DSQ

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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