1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 27 and 29 August 1954.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | László Zarándi Géza Varasdi György Csányi Béla Goldoványi  Hungary
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| Silver | Ken Box George Ellis Ken Jones Brian Shenton  Great Britain
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| Bronze | Boris Tokarev Levan Sanadze Leonid Bartenyev  Soviet Union
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Results[]
Final[]
29 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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Hungary |
László Zarándi Géza Varasdi György Csányi Béla Goldoványi |
40.6 | CR |
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Great Britain |
Ken Box George Ellis Ken Jones Brian Shenton |
40.8 | |
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Soviet Union |
Boris Tokarev Levan Sanadze Leonid Bartenyev |
40.9 | |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
František Brož Václav Janeček |
40.9 | NR |
| 5 |  Italy |
Wolfgango Montanari Sergio D'Asnasch Lucio Sangermano Luigi Gnocchi |
41.0 | |
| 6 |  Sweden |
Sven Olof Westlund Jan Carlsson |
41.3 |
Heats[]
27 August
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Soviet Union |
Boris Tokarev Levan Sanadze Leonid Bartenyev |
41.0 | Q |
| 2 | Great Britain |
Ken Box George Ellis Ken Jones Brian Shenton |
41.0 | Q |
| 3 |  Poland |
Zdobysław Stawczyk Emil Kiszka |
41.5 | NR |
| 4 |  Saar |
42.3 | NR |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia |
František Brož Václav Janeček |
41.1 | NR Q |
| 2 | Italy |
Wolfgango Montanari Sergio D'Asnasch Lucio Sangermano Luigi Gnocchi |
41.2 | |
| 3 |  France |
René Bonino Yves Camus Alain David |
41.4 | |
| 4 |  Yugoslavia |
Veljko Petrović |
42.2 | |
 West Germany |
Leonhard Pohl Peter Kraus Heinz Fütterer Manfred Germar |
DQ |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary |
László Zarándi Géza Varasdi György Csányi Béla Goldoványi |
40.8 | CR Q |
| 2 | Sweden |
Sven Olof Westlund Jan Carlsson |
41.1 | NR Q |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
Theo Saat |
41.3 | NR |
| 4 |  Belgium |
41.5 | NR | |
| 5 |  Switzerland |
Willy Eichenberger Hans Wehrli |
41.9 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 56 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
Categories:
- Events at the 1954 European Athletics Championships
- Relays at the European Athletics Championships