1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 1986 European Athletics Championships was held in Stuttgart, then West Germany, at Neckarstadion on 30 and 31 August 1986.[1]
Medalists[]
Results[]
Final[]
31 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 United Kingdom |
Derek Redmond Kriss Akabusi Brian Whittle Roger Black |
2:59.84 | CR |
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 West Germany |
Klaus Just Edgar Itt Harald Schmid Ralf Lübke |
3:00.17 | NR |
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 Soviet Union |
Vladimir Prosin Vladimir Krylov Aleksandr Kurochkin |
3:00.47 | |
| 4 |  Italy |
Giovanni Bongiorni Mauro Zuliani Vito Petrella Roberto Ribaud |
3:01.37 | NR |
| 5 |  Spain |
Antonio Sánchez José Alonso Ángel Heras |
3:04.12 | |
| 6 |  East Germany |
Frank Möller Thomas Schönlebe Mathias Schersing |
3:04.87 | |
| 7 |  Yugoslavia |
Slobodan Branković Slobodan Popović Željko Knapić |
3:05.27 | |
| 8 |  France |
Yann Quentrec Jean-Jacques Boussemart Aldo Canti |
3:10.17 |
Heats[]
30 August
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany |
Klaus Just Edgar Itt Jörg Vaihinger Harald Schmid |
3:03.79 | Q |
| 2 | Italy |
Giovanni Bongiorni Mauro Zuliani Vito Petrella Roberto Ribaud |
3:03.96 | Q |
| 3 | United Kingdom |
Kriss Akabusi Brian Whittle Phil Brown Roger Black |
3:04.17 | Q |
| 4 | Spain |
Antonio Sánchez José Alonso Ángel Heras |
3:04.44 | q |
| 5 |  Hungary |
Gusztáv Menczer |
3:09.50 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
Vladimir Prosin Aleksandr Kurochkin |
3:04.60 | Q |
| 2 | East Germany |
Frank Möller Thomas Schönlebe Mathias Schersing |
3:05.53 | Q |
| 3 | Yugoslavia |
Slobodan Branković Slobodan Popović Željko Knapić |
3:05.92 | Q |
| 4 | France |
Yann Quentrec Pascal Barré Jean-Jacques Boussemart Aldo Canti |
3:06.40 | q |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 443–451, retrieved 13 August 2014
Categories:
- Events at the 1986 European Athletics Championships
- Relays at the European Athletics Championships