1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 26 and 27 August 1950.[1]
Medalists[]
Results[]
Final[]
27 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Great Britain |
Martin Pike Leslie Lewis Angus Scott Derek Pugh |
3:10.2 | CR |
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 Italy |
Baldassare Porto Armando Filiput Luigi Paterlini Antonio Siddi |
3:11.0 | NR |
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 Sweden |
Gösta Brännström Tage Ekfeldt Rune Larsson Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt |
3:11.6 | NR |
| 4 |  France |
Francis Schewetta Jean-Paul Martin du Gard Jacques Lunis |
3:11.6 | NR |
| 5 |  Soviet Union |
3:15.4 | NR | |
| 6 |  Finland |
Jaakko Suikkari Ragnar Graeffe Rolf Back |
3:16.6 | NR |
Heats[]
26 August
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
Gösta Brännström Tage Ekfeldt Rune Larsson Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt |
3:17.4h | |
| 2 | Great Britain |
Martin Pike Leslie Lewis Angus Scott Derek Pugh |
3:18.4h | |
| 3 | Soviet Union |
3:18.6h | ||
| 4 |  Belgium |
Albert Lowagie Oscar Soetewey |
3:19.4h |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
Baldassare Porto Armando Filiput Luigi Paterlini Antonio Siddi |
3:15.2h | |
| 2 | Finland |
Jaakko Suikkari Ragnar Graeffe Rolf Back |
3:16.4h | |
| 3 | France |
Francis Schewetta Jean-Paul Martin du Gard Jacques Lunis |
3:16.8h | |
| 4 |  Yugoslavia |
Marko Račič Zvonko Sabolović |
3:19.2h | |
| 5 |  Netherlands |
3:19.4 | NR |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 36 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event. The fourth member of both the Belgian and Dutch relay teams are unknown.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014
Categories:
- Events at the 1950 European Athletics Championships
- Relays at the European Athletics Championships