1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 3 and 4 September 1966.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Jocelyn Delecour Claude Piquemal Roger Bambuck  France
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| Silver | Edvin Ozolin Boris Savchuk Nikolay Ivanov  Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Hans-Jürgen Felsen Gerd Metz Manfred Knickenberg  West Germany
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Results[]
Final[]
4 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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France |
Jocelyn Delecour Claude Piquemal Roger Bambuck |
39.4 | CR |
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Soviet Union |
Edvin Ozolin Boris Savchuk Nikolay Ivanov |
39.8 | |
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West Germany |
Hans-Jürgen Felsen Gerd Metz Manfred Knickenberg |
39.8 | |
| 4 |  East Germany |
Harald Eggers Rainer Berger Heinz Erbstösser |
40.0 | |
| 5 |  Great Britain |
Lynn Davies Ron Jones Menzies Campbell Barrie Kelly |
40.1 | |
| 6 |  Italy |
Ennio Preatoni Ippolito Giani Sergio Ottolina |
40.2 | |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia |
Jiří Kynos Ladislav Kříž |
40.6 | |
| 8 |  Netherlands |
40.7 |
Heats[]
3 September
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany |
Harald Eggers Heinz Erbstösser Rainer Berger |
39.8 | Q |
| 2 | Italy |
Ennio Preatoni Ippolito Giani Sergio Ottolina |
40.0 | Q |
| 3 | Great Britain |
Lynn Davies Ron Jones Menzies Campbell Barrie Kelly |
40.0 | Q |
| 4 | Netherlands |
40.0 | Q | |
| 5 |  Poland |
Jan Werner Marian Dudziak Wiesław Maniak |
40.6 | |
| 6 |  Greece |
41.4 | ||
| 7 |  Albania |
42.8 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
Jocelyn Delecour Claude Piquemal Roger Bambuck |
39.5 | CR Q |
| 2 | West Germany |
Manfred Knickenberg Hans-Jürgen Felsen Gerd Metz |
39.8 | Q |
| 3 | Soviet Union |
Edvin Ozolin Boris Savchuk Nikolay Ivanov |
39.8 | Q |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia |
Jiří Kynos Ladislav Kříž |
40.6 | Q |
| 5 |  Hungary |
Huba Rozsnyai Gyula Rábai |
40.7 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 397–405, retrieved 13 August 2014
Categories:
- Events at the 1966 European Athletics Championships
- Relays at the European Athletics Championships