1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 19 and 20 September 1969.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Alain Sarteur Patrick Bourbeillon Gérard Fenouil  France
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| Silver | Vladislav Sapeya Nikolay Ivanov Valeriy Borzov  Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Ladislav Kříž Jiří Kynos Luděk Bohman  Czechoslovakia
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Results[]
Final[]
20 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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France |
Alain Sarteur Patrick Bourbeillon Gérard Fenouil |
38.89 | CR |
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Soviet Union |
Vladislav Sapeya Nikolay Ivanov Valeriy Borzov |
39.40 | |
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Czechoslovakia |
Ladislav Kříž Jiří Kynos Luděk Bohman |
39.52 | NR |
| 4 |  Poland |
Stanisław Wagner Edward Romanowski Zenon Nowosz Tadeusz Cuch |
39.55 | |
| 5 |  East Germany |
Peter Haase Hans-Jürgen Bombach |
39.67 | |
| 6 |  West Germany |
Manfred Knickenberg Gerhard Wucherer Günther Nickel |
39.68 | |
| 7 |  Yugoslavia |
Miro Kocuvan |
39.72 | |
| 8 |  Italy |
Ennio Preatoni |
39.85 |
Heats[]
19 September
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
Alain Sarteur Patrick Bourbeillon Gérard Fenouil |
39.3 | CR Q |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia |
Ladislav Kříž Jiří Kynos Luděk Bohman |
39.6 | Q |
| 3 | Poland |
Stanisław Wagner Edward Romanowski Zenon Nowosz Tadeusz Cuch |
39.6 | Q |
| 4 | Italy |
Ennio Preatoni |
39.8 | Q |
| 5 |  Greece |
Vasilios Papageorgopoulos |
40.5 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany |
Peter Haase Hans-Jürgen Bombach |
39.6 | Q |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
Miro Kocuvan |
40.0 | Q |
| 3 | West Germany |
Manfred Knickenberg Günther Nickel Gerhard Wucherer |
40.0 | Q |
| 4 | Soviet Union |
Vladislav Sapeya Nikolay Ivanov Valeriy Borzov |
40.1 | Q |
| 5 |  Great Britain |
Ian Green Ron Jones Dave Dear Don Halliday |
40.2 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 405–412, retrieved 13 August 2014
Categories:
- Events at the 1969 European Athletics Championships
- Relays at the European Athletics Championships