2022 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay explained

Event:	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
Competition:	2022 European Athletics Championships
Venue:	Olympiastadion
Location:	Munich
Competitors:	72
Nations:	16
Win Value:	2:59.35
Gold:	Matthew Hudson-Smith Charlie Dobson Lewis Davey Alex Haydock-Wilson Joseph Brier* Rio Mitcham*
Gold Nation:	GBR
Silver:	Alexander Doom Julien Watrin Kévin Borlée Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée* Jonathan Sacoor*
Silver Nation:	BEL
Bronze:	Gilles Biron Loïc Prévot Téo Andant Thomas Jordier Simon Boypa*
Bronze Nation:	FRA
Previous:	2018
Next:	2024

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2022 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympiastadion on 19 and 20 August.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2022 European Athletics Championships
World record	Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson	2:54.29^[2]	Stuttgart, Germany	22 August 1993
European record	Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch Mark Richardson, Roger Black	2:56.60^[3]	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	Elija Godwin, Michael Norman Bryce Deadmon, Champion Allison	2:56.17 ^[4]	Eugene, United States	24 July 2022
European Leading	Dylan Borlée, Julien Watrin Alexander Doom, Kévin Borlée	2:58.72^[5]	Eugene, United States	24 July 2022

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
19 August 2022	11:10	Round 1
20 August 2022	21:15	Final

Results

Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.^[6]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	4			3:01.27	Q,
2	1	6			3:01.57	Q,
3	1	5			3:01.80	Q,
4	1	2			3:01.80	q
5	2	4			3:02.07	Q
6	2	6			3:02.09	Q
7	2	1			3:02.36	Q,
8	2	8			3:02.60	q,
9	1	1			3:02.95
10	1	7			3:03.59
11	1	3			3:03.68
12	2	7			3:04.15
13	2	3			3:04.71
14	2	2			3:06.68
15	2	5			3:06.98
	1	8

Final

^[7]

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	8			2:59.35
	2			2:59.49
	6			2:59.64
4	4			3:00.54
5	3			3:01.34
6	5			3:01.82
7	7			3:02.51
8	1			3:03.04

Notes and References

1. Web site: ATHLETICS TIMETABLE . european-athletics.org . 14 August 2022 . 14 August 2022.
2. Web site: All Time Best . 19 August 2022 . World Athletics.
3. Web site: All Time European Best . 19 August 2022 . World Athletics.
4. Web site: 2022 Top List . 19 August 2022 . World Athletics.
5. Web site: 2022 Top European List . 19 August 2022 . World Athletics.
6. Web site: Round 1 SUMMARY . 2022-08-20 . 2022-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220820111536/https://results.mun.mev.atos.net/ECM2022/resECM2022/pdf/ECM2022/ATH/ECM2022_ATH_C74A_ATHM4X400M------------RND1--------.pdf . dead .
7. Web site: Final results . 2022-08-20 . 2022-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822082451/https://results.mun.mev.atos.net/ECM2022/resECM2022/pdf/ECM2022/ATH/ECM2022_ATH_C73E_ATHM4X400M------------FNL-000100--.pdf . dead .