1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 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[]
Results[]
Final[]
20 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 France |
Gilles Bertould Christian Nicolau Jacques Carette Jean-Claude Nallet |
3:02.30 | CR |
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 Soviet Union |
Boris Savchuk Yuriy Zorin Aleksandr Bratchikov |
3:03.05 | |
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 West Germany |
Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske Gerhard Hennige Martin Jellinghaus |
3:03.13 | |
| 4 |  Poland |
Jan Balachowski Stanisław Grędziński Andrzej Badeński Jan Werner |
3:03.16 | |
| 5 |  Italy |
Sergio Bello Giacomo Puosi Furio Fusi |
3:04.1 | |
| 6 |  Great Britain |
Colin Campbell Martin Winbolt-Lewis |
3:04.2 | |
| 7 |  Sweden |
Ulf Rönner |
3:08.9 | |
| 8 |  Belgium |
3:10.8 |
Heats[]
19 September
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany |
Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske Gerhard Hennige Martin Jellinghaus |
3:06.0 | Q |
| 2 | France |
Jacques Carette Christian Nicolau Gilles Bertould Jean-Claude Nallet |
3:09.9 | Q |
| 3 | Italy |
Furio Fusi Giacomo Puosi Sergio Bello |
3:09.9 | Q |
| 4 | Belgium |
3:10.4 | Q | |
| 5 |  Bulgaria |
3:10.9 | ||
| 6 |  Greece |
Stavros Tziortzis |
3:15.4 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain |
Colin Campbell Martin Winbolt-Lewis |
3:28.9 | Q |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
Yuriy Zorin Boris Savchuk Aleksandr Bratchikov |
3:33.8 | Q |
| 3 | Sweden |
Ulf Rönner |
3:35.1 | Q |
| 4 | Poland |
Jan Balachowski Stanisław Grędziński Andrzej Badeński Jan Werner |
3:43.2 | Q |
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
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- Events at the 1969 European Athletics Championships
- Relays at the European Athletics Championships