1974 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay explained

Event:	Men's 4 x 100 metres relay
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 7 and 8 September 1974.

Medalists

Gold	Lucien Sainte-Rose Joseph Arame Bruno Cherrier Dominique Chauvelot
Silver	Vincenzo Guerini Norberto Oliosi Luigi Benedetti Pietro Mennea
Bronze	Manfred Kokot Michael Droese Hans-Jürgen Bombach Siegfried Schenke

Results

Final

8 September

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
	align=left			38.69	CR
	align=left			38.88
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4	align=left			39.03
5	align=left			39.35
6	align=left			39.87
7	align=left			39.91
8	align=left			39.92

Heats

7 September

Heat 1

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	align=left			39.27	Q
2	align=left			39.33	Q
3	align=left			39.78	Q
4	align=left			40.01	Q
5	align=left			40.11
6	align=left			40.20
7	align=left			40.36

Heat 2

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	align=left			39.24	Q
2	align=left			39.55	Q
3	align=left			39.95	Q
4	align=left			40.00	Q
5	align=left			40.33
	align=left			DQ

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 52 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

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