Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x100 metre relay

The men's 4x100 metre relay was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the debut appearance of the event, which along with the 4x400 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 July 8, 1912 and on July 9, 1912.

33 runners from 8 nations competed. Only Germany replaced one runner.

Medalists

Heat 3

Heat 6

Semifinal 3

Final

The final was held on Tuesday, July 9, 1912.

Rau, erasing a deficit held since the first runners in the order, finished barely behind Applegarth, but the German team had committed a fault with its second baton passing as Kern passed the 20 metre line before receiving the baton. The Germans were disqualified, leaving no bronze medalist in the event as the British team finished with the gold and the Swedes moved up to second place.

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