2024 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay explained

Event:	Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
Competition:	2024 European Athletics Championships
Venue:	Stadio Olimpico
Location:	Rome
Win Value:	37.82
Gold:	Matteo Melluzzo Marcell Jacobs Lorenzo Patta Filippo Tortu Roberto Rigali Lorenzo Simonelli
Gold Nation:	ITA
Silver:	Elvis Afrifa Taymir Burnet Xavi Mo-Ajok Nsikak Ekpo
Silver Nation:	NED
Bronze:	Kevin Kranz Owen Ansah Deniz Almas Lucas Ansah-Peprah
Bronze Nation:	GER
Previous:	2022
Next:	2026

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships took place at the Stadio Olimpico on 11 and 12 June.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2024 European Athletics Championships
World record	(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt)	36.84^[2]	London, Great Britain	11 August 2012
European record	(Adam Gemili, Zharnel Hughes Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake)	37.36^[3]	Doha, Qatar	5 October 2019
Championship record	(Jeremiah Azu, Zharnel Hughes Jona Efoloko, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake)	37.67	Munich, Germany	21 August 2022
World Leading	(Courtney Lindsey, Kenneth Bednarek Kyree King, Noah Lyles)	37.40^[4]	Nassau, Bahamas	5 May 2024
Europe Leading	(Roberto Rigali, Lamont Marcell Jacobs Lorenzo Patta, Filippo Tortu)	38.14^[5]	Nassau, Bahamas	5 May 2024

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
11 June 2024	12:00	Round 1
12 June 2024	22:50	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	2	9			38.34	Q
2	2	5			38.40	Q
3	1	5			38.43 (.421)	Q,
4	2	8			38.43 (.425)	Q
5	1	9		, Ward Merckx, Antoine Snyders,	38.55	Q,
6	1	7			38.67	Q,
7	1	4			38.70	q
8	1	2			39.10	q
9	1	6			39.13	,
10	2	3		Ricardo Sánchez, Abel Alejandro Jordan, Juan Carlos Castillo,	39.21
11	2	7			39.22
12	2	6			39.26
13	1	3			39.34
14	2	2			39.57
15	1	8			39.60
	2	4

Final

The final started on 12 June at 22:50.^[7]

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	8			37.82
	7			38.46
	5			38.52
4	6			38.65
5	3			38.68
6	2			39.21
7	9			39.39
	4
	9

Notes and References

1. Web site: ATHLETICS TIMETABLE . european-athletics.org . 5 June 2024 . 5 June 2024.
2. Web site: World Records . 5 June 2024 . World Athletics.
3. Web site: European Records . 5 June 2024 . World Athletics.
4. Web site: 2024 Top List . 5 June 2024 . World Athletics.
5. Web site: 2024 Top European List . 5 June 2024 . World Athletics.
6. Web site: Round 1 SUMMARY . 2024-06-11 . 2024-06-11.
7. Web site: 11 June 2024 . Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Final Start List . 11 June 2024 . European Athletics.