2012 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 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 30 June and 1 July.

Medalists

Gold	Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina Giovanni Codrington, Patrick van Luijk
Silver	Julian Reus, Tobias Unger Alexander Kosenkow, Lucas Jakubczyk
Bronze	Ronald Pognon, Christophe Lemaitre Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux, Emmanuel Biron

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships
World record	Nesta Carter, Michael Frater Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt	37.04	Daegu, South Korea	4 September 2011
European record	Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell Marlon Devonish, Dwain Chambers	37.73	Seville, Spain	29 August 1999
Championship record	Max Moriniere, Daniel Sangouma Jean-Charles Trouabal, Bruno Marie-Rose	37.79	Split, Yugoslavia	1 September 1990
World Leading	Racers Track Club Mario Forsythe, Yohan Blake Kimmari Roach, Usain Bolt	37.80		14 April 2012
European Leading	Tobias Unger, Martin Keller Alexander Kosenkow, Alex-Platini Menga	38.41	Weinheim, Germany	26 May 2012
Broken records during the 2012 European Athletics Championships
European Leading	Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina Giovanni Codrington, Patrick van Luijk	38.34	Helsinki, Finland	1 July 2012

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
30 June 2012	11:20	Round 1
1 July 2012	18:25	Final

Results

Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	5			38.98	Q
2	2	6			39.01	Q, SB
3	2	7			39.04	Q
4	1	1			39.08	Q, SB
5	1	8			39.34	Q
6	2	2			39.41	Q
7	2	4			39.52	q
8	1	7			39.66	q, SB
9	2	5			39.81
10	1	6			39.85
11	1	4			39.87
12	1	2			40.46
13	2	8			40.68
14	2	3			41.42
	2	1			DNF
	1	3			DNF

Final

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	8			38.34	EL, NR
	3			38.44
	5			38.46
	6			38.67
	7			38.83
	1			39.96
	2
	4

References