| Event: | Men's 4 x 100 metres relay |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 16 and 17 August.
| Gold | James Ellington, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Richard Kilty, Adam Gemili, Daniel Talbot | |
| Silver | Julian Reus, Sven Knipphals, Alexander Kosenkow, Lucas Jakubczyk | |
| Bronze | Pierre Vincent, Christophe Lemaitre, Teddy Tinmar, Ben Bassaw |
| Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Nesta Carter, Michael Frater Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt | 36.84 | London, Great Britain | 11 August 2012 | |
| 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 | Jason Livermore, Kemar Bailey-Cole Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt | 37.58 | Glasgow, Great Britain | 2 August 2014 | |
| European Leading | Richard Kilty, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey James Ellington, Daniel Talbot | 37.93 | Nassau, Bahamas | 25 May 2014 | |
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2014 | 15:35 | Round 1 | |
| 17 August 2014 | 17:05 | Final |
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 38.15 | Q, SB | |||
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 38.26 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 38.54 | Q, NR | |||
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 38.55 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 38.71 | Q, SB | |||
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 38.75 | q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 38.79 | q, NR | |||
| 8 | 1 | 8 | 38.90 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 39.03 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 7 | 39.27 | SB | |||
| 11 | 1 | 6 | 39.47 | SB | |||
| 12 | 1 | 3 | 39.52 | NR | |||
| 13 | 2 | 3 | 39.67 | SB | |||
| 14 | 1 | 2 | 39.83 | SB | |||
| 15 | 2 | 8 | 40.15 | ||||
| 2 | 6 |
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 37.93 | EL | ||||
| 4 | 38.09 | SB | ||||
| 6 | 38.47 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 38.56 | ||||
| 5 | 8 | 38.60 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 38.85 | ||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 2 |