| Event: | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay |
| Games: | 1920 Summer |
| Venue: | Olympisch Stadion |
| Dates: | August 22–23 |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Nations: | 6 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | John Ainsworth-Davis, Guy Butler, Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay |
| Goldnoc: | GBR |
| Silver: | Henry Dafel, Clarence Oldfield, Jack Oosterlaak, Bevil Rudd |
| Silvernoc: | RSA |
| Bronze: | Géo André, Maurice Delvart, André Devaux, Gaston Féry |
| Bronzenoc: | FRA |
| Prev: | 1912 |
| Next: | 1924 |
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, August 22, 1920, and on Monday, August 23, 1920. Twenty-four runners from six nations competed.[1]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 3:16.6 |  Mel Sheppard Edward Lindberg Ted Meredith Charles Reidpath | Stockholm (SWE) | July 15, 1912 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 3:16.6 | Mel Sheppard Edward Lindberg Ted Meredith Charles Reidpath | Stockholm (SWE) | July 15, 1912 |
The semi-finals were held on Sunday, August 22, 1920.
Semifinal 1
| width=20 | Place | width=460 | Athletes | width=80 | Time | width=50 | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:38.8 | Q | |||||
| 2 | 3:40.9 | Q | |||||
| 3 | 3:46.6 | Q |
Semifinal 2
| width=20 | Place | width=460 | Athletes | width=80 | Time | width=50 | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:38.6 | Q | |||||
| 2 | 3:40.7 | Q | |||||
| 3 | 3:46.4 | Q |
The final was held on Monday, August 23, 1920.
| width=20 | Place | width=460 | Athletes | width=80 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:22.2 | ||||
| 2 | 3:23.0 | ||||
| 3 | 3:23.5 | ||||
| 4 | 3:23.6 | ||||
| 5 | 3:24.3 | ||||
| 6 | 3:24.9 |