2014 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 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 16 and 17 August.

Medalists

Gold	Conrad Williams, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Michael Bingham, Martyn Rooney, Nigel Levine, Rabah Yousif
Silver	Rafał Omelko, Kacper Kozłowski, Łukasz Krawczuk, Jakub Krzewina, Andrzej Jaros, Michał Pietrzak
Bronze	Mame-Ibra Anne, Teddy Venel, Mamoudou Hanne, Thomas Jordier

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 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	David Verburg, Tony McQuay Christian Taylor, LaShawn Merritt	2:57.25	Nassau, Bahamas	25 May 2014
European Leading	Michael Bingham, Conrad Williams Nigel Levine, Martyn Rooney	3:00.32	Nassau, Bahamas	25 May 2014
Broken records during the 2014 European Athletics Championships
European Leading	Conrad Williams, Matthew Hudson-Smith Michael Bingham, Martyn Rooney	2:58.79	Zürich, Switzerland	17 August 2014

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
16 August 2014	16:48	Round 1
17 August 2014	15:42	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	1			3:00.65	Q
2	1	5			3:00.80	Q, SB
3	1	3			3:02.41	Q, SB
DQ	2	4			3:03.19	Q
5	2	5			3:03.52	Q, SB
6	2	2			3:03.57	Q, NR
7	2	7			3:03.83	q
8	1	4			3:04.07	q, SB
9	2	8			3:04.68	SB
10	1	2			3:04.74	SB
11	1	7			3:05.93	^[1]
12	2	3			3:07.68
13	1	8			3:08.12
14	2	6			3:08.63	SB
15	2	1			3:12.73
	1	6				R 163.2^[2]

Final

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	5			2:58.79	EL
	3			DQ (2:59.38)	NR
	4			2:59.85	SB
	6			2:59.89	SB
4	8			3:01.67	NR
5	7			3:01.70	SB
6	2			3:02.60	SB
7	1			3:04.56

References

• Round 1 Results
• Final Results

Notes and References

1. The Netherlands originally finished fifth in their heat with 3:04.72, however, because they were obstructed on the first changeover by the Ukrainian team and consequently dropped the baton, they lodged an appeal. They were allowed a re-run on the same day where they would have to run better than the last team qualified by time, but with 3:05.93 they failed to do so.http://www.european-athletics-statistics.org/db/eurathresults.php?CID=12853650#1.580.1
2. Jostling, obstruction