| Event: | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Men's 4x400 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece, held at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 10 and 11 September 1982.
| Gold | Erwin Skamrahl Harald Schmid Thomas Giessing Hartmut Weber | |
| Silver | David Jenkins Garry Cook Todd Bennett Phil Brown | |
| Bronze | Aleksandr Troshchilo Pavel Roshchin Pavel Konovalov Viktor Markin |
11 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 3:00.51 | CR | ||||
| align=left | 3:00.68 | |||||
| align=left | 3:00.80 | |||||
| 4 | align=left |  | 3:02.77 | |||
| 5 | align=left | 3:02.82 | ||||
| 6 | align=left |  | 3:03.21 | |||
| 7 | align=left |  | 3:04.73 | |||
| 8 | align=left |  | 3:06.91 |
10 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | 3:02.52 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | 3:02.98 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | 3:03.06 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | | 3:03.66 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | | 3:05.32 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | 3:08.44 |
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | | 3:05.31 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | 3:05.35 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | | 3:05.49 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | 3:05.64 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | 3:09.42 | ||||
| align=left |  | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 50 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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