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4 × 100 metres Relay, Men

Date	12 – 13 July 1924
Status	Olympic
Location	Stade Yves-de-Manoir, Colombes
Participants	60 from 15 countries
Olympic Record	42.2 WR / Charley Paddock • Jackson Scholz • Loren Murchison • Morris Kirksey USA / 22 August 1920 / Details

The world record took a beating in the rounds, with Great Britain running 42.0 in the first heat, which was equaled by the Netherlands in the second heat. The USA team ran 41.2 in the sixth heat, and broke that in the semi-finals with 41.0. In the final, Harold Abrahams, the 100 metre champion, led off for Britain, but he opened only a small lead over the USA’s Frank Hussey. The race was close until the final pass but Britain had difficulty with that, allowing Al LeConey to pull away to a US victory by slightly over a metre, equaling their world record from the semis.

Pos	Competitors	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	United States	USA	41.2 (1 h6)	41.0 (1 h1)	41.0 (1)	Gold
	Frank Hussey • Pinky Clarke • Loren Murchison • Al LeConey • Fred Lovejoy (DNS) • Chet Bowman (DNS) • George Hill (DNS) • Jackson Scholz (DNS)
2	Great Britain	GBR	42.0 (1 h1)	41.8 (1 h2)	41.2 (2)	Silver
	Harold Abrahams • Walter Rangeley • Lance Royle • Wilfred Nichol • Dan Crowley (DNS) • Frank Norris (DNS) • Eric Harrison (DNS) • Tom Matthewman (DNS)
3	Netherlands	NED	42.0 (1 h3)	42.2 (1 h3)	41.8 (3)	Bronze
	Jaap Boot • Harry Broos • Jan de Vries • Rinus van den Berge • Frits Lamp (DNS) • Johannes van Kampen (DNS)
4	Hungary	HUN	42.6 (2 h3)	42.5 (2 h2)	42.0 (4)
	Ferenc Gerő • Lajos Kurunczy • László Muskát • Gusztáv Rózsahegyi • E. Balazs (DNS) • Károly Ottovay (DNS) • Mór Gerő (DNS) • Elemér Somfay (DNS)
5	France	FRA	44.5 (2 h6)	42.5 (2 h3)	42.2 (5)
	Maurice Degrelle • Albert Heise • André Mourlon • René Mourlon • Armand Crestois (DNS) • Maurice Rousseaux (DNS) • André Cerbonney (DNS)
AC r3/3	Switzerland	SUI	42.2 (1 h4)	42.2 (2 h1)	– (DQ)
	Karl Borner • Heinz Hemmi • Josef Imbach • Victor Moriaud
3 h1 r2/3	Canada	CAN	43.0 (2 h2)	at 10 metres (3 h1)	–
	Larry Armstrong • Cyril Coaffee • Buck Hester • Anthony Vince • John McKechenneay (DNS)
3 h2 r2/3	Italy	ITA	42.8 (2 h4)	at 1 metre (3 h2)	–
	Ernesto Bonacina • Giovanni Frangipane • Pietro Pastorino • Enrico Torre • Enrico Grimoldi (DNS) • Carlo Mereu (DNS) • Ruggero Maregatti (DNS) • Vittorio Zucca (DNS)
3 h3 r2/3	Sweden	SWE	43.8 (1 h5)	at 1 metre (3 h3)	–
	Kurt Branting • Nils Engdahl • Thor Österdahl • Curt Wiberg • Sten Pettersson (DNS) • Knut Russell (DNS)
4 h1 r2/3	Greece	GRE	46.1 (2 h1)	at 20 metres (4 h1)	–
	Argyris Karagiannis • Konstantinos Pantelidis • Alexandros Papafingos • Ioannis Talianos • G. Zervinis (DNS) • Stelios Benardis (DNS) • Antonios Karyofyllis (DNS) • Georgios Zacharopoulos (DNS)
4 h2 r2/3	Denmark	DEN	44.0 (2 h5)	at 5 metres (4 h2)	–
	Kai Jensen • Poul Schiang • Henri Thorsen • Mogens Truelsen
4 h3 r2/3	South Africa	RSA	42.8 (1 h2)	at 2 metres (4 h3)	–
	Toby Betts • George Dustan • Howard Kinsman • Christiaan Steyn
3 h2 r1/3	Spain	ESP	at 10 metres (3 h2)	–	–
	Diego Ordóñez • José María Larrabeiti • Félix Mendizábal • Juan Junquera
3 h3 r1/3	Finland	FIN	– (3 h3)	–	–
	Väinö Eskola • Reijo Halme • Lauri Härö • Anton Husgafvel • Hirsch Drisin (DNS) • Eero Lehtonen (DNS) • Erkka Wilén (DNS) • Erik Åström (DNS)
3 h4 r1/3	Argentina	ARG	at 5 metres (3 h4)	–	–
	Otto Diesch • Félix Escobar • Guillermo Newbery • Camilo Rivas • Augusto de Negri (DNS) • Miguel Ángel Enrico (DNS)
DNS	Austria	AUT	–	–	–
	Fritz Bürger • Viktor Jandl • Rudolf Rauch • Fritz Schedl • Ferdinand Kaindl
DNS	Belgium	BEL	–	–	–
	Joseph Aelbrecht • R. Fraeys • Paul Janssens • Paul Brochart • Eugène Langenraedt • Eugène Moedbeck • Fred Zinner • Henri Cockuyt
DNS	British India	IND	–	–	–
	James Hall • Will Hildreth • Cheruvari Lakshmanan • Terence Pitt
DNS	Latvia	LAT	–	–	–
	Lotārs Ramiņš • Artūrs Gedvillo • Gvido Jekals • Johans Oja • Oto Seviško
DNS	Mexico	MEX	–	–	–
	José Martínez • Mariano Aguilar • Herminio Ahumada • Francisco Contreras • Carlos Garcés
DNS	Poland	POL	–	–	–
	Władysław Dobrowolski • Stanisław Sośnicki • Aleksander Szenajch • Zygmunt Weiss
DNS	Czechoslovakia	TCH	–	–	–
	Bohus Fleischer • B. Kutschera • Otakar Jandera • Alois Linka • Karel Přibyl • Alois Sobotka • Antonín Svoboda • Jaroslav Vykoupil
DNS	Turkey	TUR	–	–	–
	R. Eniss Bey • Mazhar Nazım Resmor • Hüseyin Tarik • K. Nejad • Mohamed Burhan • Şekip Engineri • Rauf Hasağası

Round One

Date	12 July 1924 — 14:45
Format	Top 2 in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Hand)
1	Great Britain	GBR	42.0	QWR
Lead-Off	Harold Abrahams		–
2nd Leg	Walter Rangeley		–
3rd Leg	Lance Royle		–
Anchor	Wilfred Nichol		–
2	Greece	GRE	46.1	Q
Lead-Off	Argyris Karagiannis		–
2nd Leg	Konstantinos Pantelidis		–
3rd Leg	Alexandros Papafingos		–
Anchor	Ioannis Talianos		–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Hand)
1	South Africa	RSA	42.8	Q
Lead-Off	Toby Betts		–
2nd Leg	George Dustan		–
3rd Leg	Howard Kinsman		–
Anchor	Christiaan Steyn		–
2	Canada	CAN	43.0	Q
Lead-Off	Larry Armstrong		–
2nd Leg	Cyril Coaffee		–
3rd Leg	Buck Hester		–
Anchor	Anthony Vince		–
3	Spain	ESP	at 10 metres
Lead-Off	Diego Ordóñez		–
2nd Leg	José María Larrabeiti		–
3rd Leg	Félix Mendizábal		–
Anchor	Juan Junquera		–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Hand)
1	Netherlands	NED	42.0	Q=WR
Lead-Off	Jaap Boot		–
2nd Leg	Harry Broos		–
3rd Leg	Jan de Vries		–
Anchor	Rinus van den Berge		–
2	Hungary	HUN	42.6	Q
Lead-Off	Ferenc Gerő		–
2nd Leg	Lajos Kurunczy		–
3rd Leg	László Muskát		–
Anchor	Gusztáv Rózsahegyi		–
3	Finland	FIN	–
Lead-Off	Väinö Eskola		–
2nd Leg	Reijo Halme		–
3rd Leg	Lauri Härö		–
Anchor	Anton Husgafvel		–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Hand)
1	Switzerland	SUI	42.2	Q
Lead-Off	Karl Borner		–
2nd Leg	Heinz Hemmi		–
3rd Leg	Josef Imbach		–
Anchor	Victor Moriaud		–
2	Italy	ITA	42.8	Q
Lead-Off	Ernesto Bonacina		–
2nd Leg	Giovanni Frangipane		–
3rd Leg	Pietro Pastorino		–
Anchor	Enrico Torre		–
3	Argentina	ARG	at 5 metres
Lead-Off	Otto Diesch		–
2nd Leg	Félix Escobar		–
3rd Leg	Guillermo Newbery		–
Anchor	Camilo Rivas		–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Hand)
1	Sweden	SWE	43.8	Q
Lead-Off	Kurt Branting		–
2nd Leg	Nils Engdahl		–
3rd Leg	Thor Österdahl		–
Anchor	Curt Wiberg		–
2	Denmark	DEN	44.0	Q
Lead-Off	Kai Jensen		–
2nd Leg	Poul Schiang		–
3rd Leg	Henri Thorsen		–
Anchor	Mogens Truelsen		–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Hand)
1	United States	USA	41.2	QWR
Lead-Off	Frank Hussey		–
2nd Leg	Pinky Clarke		–
3rd Leg	Loren Murchison		–
Anchor	Al LeConey		–
2	France	FRA	44.5	Q
Lead-Off	Maurice Degrelle		–
2nd Leg	Albert Heise		–
3rd Leg	André Mourlon		–
Anchor	René Mourlon		–

Semi-Finals

Date	13 July 1924 — 16:15
Format	Top 2 in each heat advanced to the final round.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Hand)
1	United States	USA	41.0	QWR
Lead-Off	Frank Hussey		–
2nd Leg	Pinky Clarke		–
3rd Leg	Loren Murchison		–
Anchor	Al LeConey		–
2	Switzerland	SUI	42.2	Q
Lead-Off	Karl Borner		–
2nd Leg	Heinz Hemmi		–
3rd Leg	Josef Imbach		–
Anchor	Victor Moriaud		–
3	Canada	CAN	at 10 metres
Lead-Off	Larry Armstrong		–
2nd Leg	Cyril Coaffee		–
3rd Leg	Buck Hester		–
Anchor	Anthony Vince		–
4	Greece	GRE	at 20 metres
Lead-Off	Argyris Karagiannis		–
2nd Leg	Konstantinos Pantelidis		–
3rd Leg	Alexandros Papafingos		–
Anchor	Ioannis Talianos		–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Hand)
1	Great Britain	GBR	41.8	Q
Lead-Off	Harold Abrahams		–
2nd Leg	Walter Rangeley		–
3rd Leg	Lance Royle		–
Anchor	Wilfred Nichol		–
2	Hungary	HUN	42.5	Q
Lead-Off	Ferenc Gerő		–
2nd Leg	Lajos Kurunczy		–
3rd Leg	László Muskát		–
Anchor	Gusztáv Rózsahegyi		–
3	Italy	ITA	at 1 metre
Lead-Off	Ernesto Bonacina		–
2nd Leg	Giovanni Frangipane		–
3rd Leg	Pietro Pastorino		–
Anchor	Enrico Torre		–
4	Denmark	DEN	at 5 metres
Lead-Off	Kai Jensen		–
2nd Leg	Poul Schiang		–
3rd Leg	Henri Thorsen		–
Anchor	Mogens Truelsen		–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Hand)
1	Netherlands	NED	42.2	Q
Lead-Off	Jaap Boot		–
2nd Leg	Harry Broos		–
3rd Leg	Jan de Vries		–
Anchor	Rinus van den Berge		–
2	France	FRA	42.5	Q
Lead-Off	Maurice Degrelle		–
2nd Leg	Albert Heise		–
3rd Leg	André Mourlon		–
Anchor	René Mourlon		–
3	Sweden	SWE	at 1 metre
Lead-Off	Kurt Branting		–
2nd Leg	Nils Engdahl		–
3rd Leg	Thor Österdahl		–
Anchor	Curt Wiberg		–
4	South Africa	RSA	at 2 metres
Lead-Off	Toby Betts		–
2nd Leg	George Dustan		–
3rd Leg	Howard Kinsman		–
Anchor	Christiaan Steyn		–

Final Round

Date	13 July 1924 — 16:15

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Hand)
1	1	United States	USA	41.0	=WR
Lead-Off	–	Frank Hussey		–
2nd Leg	–	Pinky Clarke		–
3rd Leg	–	Loren Murchison		–
Anchor	–	Al LeConey		–
2	4	Great Britain	GBR	41.2
Lead-Off	–	Harold Abrahams		–
2nd Leg	–	Walter Rangeley		–
3rd Leg	–	Lance Royle		–
Anchor	–	Wilfred Nichol		–
3	5	Netherlands	NED	41.8
Lead-Off	–	Jaap Boot		–
2nd Leg	–	Harry Broos		–
3rd Leg	–	Jan de Vries		–
Anchor	–	Rinus van den Berge		–
4	2	Hungary	HUN	42.0
Lead-Off	–	Ferenc Gerő		–
2nd Leg	–	Lajos Kurunczy		–
3rd Leg	–	László Muskát		–
Anchor	–	Gusztáv Rózsahegyi		–
5	6	France	FRA	42.2
Lead-Off	–	Maurice Degrelle		–
2nd Leg	–	Albert Heise		–
3rd Leg	–	André Mourlon		–
Anchor	–	René Mourlon		–
DQ	3	Switzerland	SUI	–
Lead-Off	–	Karl Borner		–
2nd Leg	–	Heinz Hemmi		–
3rd Leg	–	Josef Imbach		–
Anchor	–	Victor Moriaud		–