| Event: | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July.
| Standing records prior to the 2016 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 | 3:00.96 | Gainesville, United States | 2 April 2016 | ||
| European Leading | Halit Kılıç Yasmani Copello Escobar Batuhan Altıntaş Yavuz Can | 3:02.22 | Erzurum, Turkey | 12 June 2016 | |
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2016 | 19:15 | Round 1 | |
| 10 July 2016 | 18:50 | Final |
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3:01.63 | Q, EL | ||
| 2 | 1 | 3:02.09 | Q, SB | ||
| 3 | 1 | 3:02.66 | Q, NR | ||
| 4 | 2 | 3:03.15 | Q, SB | ||
| 5 | 2 | 3:03.93 | Q | ||
| 6 | 2 | 3:03.97 | Q, SB | ||
| 7 | 2 | 3:04.04 | q | ||
| 8 | 1 | 3:04.42 | q | ||
| 9 | 1 | 3:04.65 | |||
| 10 | 2 | 3:04.77 | |||
| 11 | 2 | 3:04.95 | SB | ||
| 12 | 2 | 3:04.95 | |||
| 13 | 1 | 3:06.07 | SB | ||
| 14 | 1 | 3:06.52 | SB | ||
| 15 | 2 | 3:10.63 | SB | ||
| 16 | 1 | 3:10.76 | SB | ||
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3:01.10 | EL | |||
| 4 | 3:01.18 | SB | |||
| 3 | 3:01.44 | SB | |||
| 4 | 8 | 3:03.86 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3:04.32 | SB | ||
| 6 | 6 | 3:04.45 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3:04.52 | |||
| 8 | 7 | 3:05.67 | |||