| Event: | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 31 July and 1 August.
| Gold |  Maksim Dyldin, Alexey Aksenov, Vladimir Krasnov, Pavel TrenikhinRussia (RUS) | |
| Silver |  Conrad Williams, Michael Bingham, Martyn Rooney, Robert TobinGreat Britain (GBR) | |
| Bronze |  Arnaud Destatte, Kevin Borlée, Cédric Van Branteghem, Jonathan BorléeBelgium (BEL) |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson | 2:54.29 | Stuttgart, Germany | 22 August 1993 | |
| European record | Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch Mark Richardson, Roger Black | 2:56.60 | Atlanta, United States | 3 August 1996 | |
| Championship record | Paul Sanders, Kriss Akabusi John Regis, Roger Black | 2:58.22 | Split, Yugoslavia | 1 September 1990 | |
| World Leading | U23 LeJerald Betters, O'Neal Wilder Joey Hughes, Tavaris Tate | 2:58.83 | Miramar, FL, United States | 11 July 2010 | |
| European Leading | Maksim Dyldin, Valentin Kruglyakov Pavel Trenikhin, Vladimir Krasnov | 3:01.72 | Bergen, Norway | 20 June 2010 | |
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2010 | 11:20 | Round 1 | |
| 1 August 2010 | 21:55 | Final |
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | React | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0.247 | 3:04.09 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 0.234 | 3:04.51 | Q | |||
| 3 | 8 | 0.205 | 3:04.52 | Q | |||
| 4 | 5 | 0.189 | 3:05.32 | q | |||
| 5 | 4 | 0.314 | 3:05.51 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 0.230 | 3:07.21 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 0.199 | 3:07.38 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 0.355 | 3:09.48 |
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | React | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0.238 | 3:03.49 | Q | |||
| 2 | 6 | 0.168 | 3:03.83 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 0.199 | 3:04.20 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 0.246 | 3:04.55 | q | |||
| 5 | 5 | 0.250 | 3:07.12 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 0.231 | 3:08.32 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 0.174 | 3:08.95 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 0.190 | 3:09.04 |
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | React | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.238 | 3:03.49 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.168 | 3:03.83 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.247 | 3:04.09 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.199 | 3:04.20 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.234 | 3:04.51 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 8 | 0.205 | 3:04.52 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 0.246 | 3:04.55 | q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 5 | 0.189 | 3:05.32 | q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 4 | 0.314 | 3:05.51 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 5 | 0.250 | 3:07.12 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 6 | 0.230 | 3:07.21 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 3 | 0.199 | 3:07.38 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 4 | 0.231 | 3:08.32 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 7 | 0.174 | 3:08.95 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 8 | 0.190 | 3:09.04 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 7 | 0.355 | 3:09.48 |
| Rank | Lane | Nationality | Athlete | React | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0.210 | 3:02.14 | |||||
| 3 | 0.242 | 3:02.25 | |||||
| 4 | 0.178 | 3:02.60 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 0.192 | 3:02.65 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 0.273 | 3:03.42 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 0.173 | 3:03.85 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 0.184 | 3:04.13 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 0.204 | 3:04.20 |