The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 16 and 17 August.
| Men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships |
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Medalists
editRecords
edit| Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  United StatesAndrew Valmon, Quincy Watts Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson |
2:54.29 | Stuttgart, Germany | 22 August 1993 |
| European record |  Great BritainIwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch Mark Richardson, Roger Black |
2:56.60 | Atlanta, United States | 3 August 1996 |
| Championship record | Great Britain Paul Sanders, Kriss Akabusi John Regis, Roger Black |
2:58.22 | Split, Yugoslavia | 1 September 1990 |
| World Leading | United States David Verburg, Tony McQuay Christian Taylor, LaShawn Merritt |
2:57.25 | Nassau, Bahamas | 25 May 2014 |
| European Leading | Great Britain Michael Bingham, Conrad Williams Nigel Levine, Martyn Rooney |
3:00.32 | Nassau, Bahamas | 25 May 2014 |
| Broken records during the 2014 European Athletics Championships | ||||
| European Leading | Great Britain Conrad Williams, Matthew Hudson-Smith Michael Bingham, Martyn Rooney |
2:58.79 | Zürich, Switzerland | 17 August 2014 |
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2014 | 16:48 | Round 1 |
| 17 August 2014 | 15:42 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC 2)
Results
editRound 1
editFirst 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Great Britain |
Conrad Williams, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Michael Bingham, Martyn Rooney | 2:58.79 | EL |
| 3 |  Russia |
Maksim Dyldin, Pavel Ivashko, Nikita Uglov, Vladimir Krasnov | DQ (2:59.38) | ||
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4 |  Poland |
Rafał Omelko, Kacper Kozłowski, Łukasz Krawczuk, Jakub Krzewina | 2:59.85 | SB |
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6 |  France |
Mame-Ibra Anne, Teddy Venel, Mamoudou Hanne, Thomas Jordier | 2:59.89 | SB |
| 4 | 8 |  Ireland |
Brian Gregan, Mark English, Richard Morrissey, Thomas Barr | 3:01.67 | NR |
| 5 | 7 |  Germany |
Kamghe Gaba, Miguel Rigau, Jonas Plass, Thomas Schneider | 3:01.70 | SB |
| 6 | 2 |  Belgium |
Julien Watrin, Kevin Borlée, Michaël Bultheel, Stef Vanhaeren | 3:02.60 | SB |
| 7 | 1 |  Czech Republic |
Jan Tesař, Daniel Němeček, Michal Desenský, Patrik Šorm | 3:04.56 |
References
edit- ^ The Netherlands originally finished fifth in their heat with 3:04.72, however, because they were obstructed on the first changeover by the Ukrainian team and consequently dropped the baton, they lodged an appeal. They were allowed a re-run on the same day where they would have to run better than the last team qualified by time, but with 3:05.93 they failed to do so.[1] Archived 2015-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jostling, obstruction