1958 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay explained

Event:Men's 4 x 400 metres relay
Competition:European Athletics Championships

The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1958 European Athletics Championships was held in Stockholm, Sweden, at Stockholms Olympiastadion on 23 and 24 August 1958.

Medalists

GoldTed Sampson
John MacIsaac
John Wrighton
John Salisbury
SilverCarl Kaufmann
Manfred Poerschke
Johannes Kaiser
Karl-Friedrich Haas
BronzeNils Holmberg
Hans Lindgren
Lennart Jonsson
Alf Petersson

Results

Final

24 August

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
align=left 3:07.9 CR
align=left 3:08.2
align=left 3:10.7 NR
4 align=left 3:11.1
5 align=left 3:11.4
6 align=left 3:13.8

Heats

23 August

Heat 1

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1 align=left 3:12.5 Q
2 align=left 3:13.2 Q
3 align=left 3:13.3 Q
4 align=left 3:13.4

Heat 2

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1 align=left 3:13.4 Q
2 align=left 3:14.6 Q
3 align=left 3:14.9 Q
4 align=left 3:15.3

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.