| Men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Location | Amsterdam |
| Dates | 9 July (round 1) 10 July (final) |
| Competitors | 68 from 16 nations |
| Winning time | 3:01.10 EL |
| Medalists | |
| ← 20142018 → | |
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July.
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  United StatesAndrew Valmon Quincy Watts Butch Reynolds Michael Johnson |
2:54.29 | Stuttgart, Germany | 22 August 1993 |
| European record |  Great BritainIwan Thomas Jamie Baulch Mark Richardson Roger Black |
2:56.60 | Atlanta, United States | 3 August 1996 |
| Championship record | Great Britain Paul Sanders Kriss Akabusi John Regis Roger Black |
2:58.22 | Split, Yugoslavia | 1 September 1990 |
| World Leading | United States
|
3:00.96 | Gainesville, United States | 2 April 2016 |
| European Leading |  TurkeyHalit Kılıç Yasmani Copello Escobar Batuhan Altıntaş Yavuz Can |
3:02.22 | Erzurum, Turkey | 12 June 2016 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2016 | 19:15 | Round 1 |
| 10 July 2016 | 18:50 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+2)
Results
Round 1
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First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Final
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| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 |  Belgium |
Julien Watrin, Jonathan Borlée, Dylan Borlée, Kevin Borlée | 3:01.10 | EL |
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4 |  Poland |
Łukasz Krawczuk, Kacper Kozłowski, Jakub Krzewina, Rafał Omelko | 3:01.18 | SB |
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3 | Great Britain |
Rabah Yousif, Delano Williams, Jack Green, Matthew Hudson-Smith | 3:01.44 | SB |
| 4 | 8 |  Czech Republic |
Jan Tesař, Pavel Maslák, Michal Desenský, Patrik Šorm | 3:03.86 | |
| 5 | 2 |  Ireland |
Brian Gregan, Craig Lynch, David Gillick, Thomas Barr | 3:04.32 | SB |
| 6 | 6 |  Ukraine |
Danylo Danylenko, Yevhen Hutsol, Volodymyr Burakov, Vitaliy Butrym | 3:04.45 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Netherlands |
Liemarvin Bonevacia, Terrence Agard, Bjorn Blauwhof, Maarten Stuivenberg | 3:04.52 | |
| 8 | 7 |  Germany |
Johannes Trefz, Patrick Schneider, Kamghe Gaba, Constantin Schmidt | 3:05.67 |
References
- Heat 1 results Archived 2016-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, Heat 2 results Archived 2018-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Final results Archived 2017-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
| 4 × 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships | |
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| Men | |
| Women | |
| Mixed |
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