2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 12 and August 13.
France and Great Britain both overtook the Polish team in the home straight to finish 1st and 2nd respectively.
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 FranceLeslie Djhone Idrissa M'barke Naman Keïta Marc Raquil Brice Panel* * |
 United KingdomRobert Tobin Rhys Williams Graham Hedman Timothy Benjamin |
 PolandDaniel Dąbrowski Piotr Kędzia Piotr Rysiukiewicz Rafał Wieruszewski Marcin Marciniszyn* |
*Athletes who competed in heats only
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2006 | 15:30 | Heats |
| August 13, 2006 | 17:10 | Final |
Results[]
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats[]
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | United Kingdom |
Robert Tobin, Rhys Williams, Graham Hedman, Timothy Benjamin | 3:02.51 | Q |
| 2 | 1 |  Germany |
Kamghe Gaba, Florian Seitz, Ruwen Faller, Bastian Swillims | 3:03.25 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Poland |
Piotr Kędzia, Piotr Rysiukiewicz, Marcin Marciniszyn, Daniel Dąbrowski | 3:03.49 | Q |
| 4 | 2 |  Russia |
Konstantin Svechkar, , Aleksandr Larin, Yevgeniy Lebedev | 3:03.73 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | France |
Brice Panel, Idrissa M'barke, , Naman Keïta | 3:03.87 | Q |
| 6 | 1 |  Romania |
, , Catalin Cîmpeanu, Ioan Vieru | 3:04.23 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 2 |  Ireland |
Paul McKee, , David Gillick, David McCarthy | 3:04.59 | q |
| 8 | 1 |  Spain |
David Melo, David Testa, Salvador Rodríguez, Santiago Ezquerro | 3:04.71 | q |
| 8 | 2 |  Ukraine |
, Andriy Tverdostup, , Yevheniy Zyukov | 3:04.71 | q |
| 10 | 1 |  Italy |
Claudio Licciardello, , , Gianni Carabelli | 3:05.53 | |
| 11 | 1 |  Greece |
Dimitrios Gravalos, Dimitrios Regas, , Periklis Iakovakis | 3:05.59 | |
| 12 | 1 |  Czech Republic |
, Jiří Vojt��k, , Michal Uhlík | 3:06.14 | |
| 13 | 2 |  Norway |
, , , | 3:07.65 | |
| 14 | 2 |  Sweden |
Joni Jaako, Andreas Mokdasi, , | 3:07.73 |
Final[]
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
France |
Leslie Djhone, Idrissa M'barke, Naman Keïta, Marc Raquil | 3:01.10 | |
 |
United Kingdom |
Robert Tobin, Rhys Williams, Graham Hedman, Timothy Benjamin | 3:01.63 | |
 |
Poland |
Daniel Dąbrowski, Piotr Kędzia, Piotr Rysiukiewicz, Rafał Wieruszewski | 3:01.73 | |
| 4 | Germany |
Kamghe Gaba, Florian Seitz, Ruwen Faller, Bastian Swillims | 3:02.83 | |
| 5 | Ukraine |
, Andriy Tverdostup, , Yevheniy Zyukov | 3:04.33 | |
| 6 | Romania |
, , Catalin Cîmpeanu, Ioan Vieru | 3:04.53 | |
| 7 | Russia |
Konstantin Svechkar, Yevgeniy Lebedev, Aleksandr Larin, Vladislav Frolov | 3:04.73 | |
| 8 | Spain |
David Melo, David Testa, Salvador Rodríguez, Santiago Ezquerro | 3:04.98 | |
| 9 | Ireland |
Paul McKee, , David Gillick, David McCarthy | 3:05.57 |
External links[]
Categories:
- Events at the 2006 European Athletics Championships
- Relays at the European Athletics Championships