Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
| Dates | July 12 (semifinals) July 13 (final) |
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| Competitors | 28 from 7 nations | |||||||||
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Cochran, Helffrich, MacDonald, Stevenson United States
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Byléhn, Engdahl, Svensson, Wejnarth Sweden
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Butler, Renwick, Ripley, Toms Great Britain
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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.
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.
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
The final was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924 and was started at 5:15 p.m.
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