The 4 × 400 metres relay (athletics track event) has been included in European Athletics Championships since 1934 in Turin for men and since 1969 in Athens for women. There are 13 countries that have won medals, with Great Britain being the most successful country, with a total of 9 gold and 18 overall medals.
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 | |
| 2 | Germany* | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | France | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Belgium | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Poland | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 | Russia** | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 7 | Italy | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sweden | - | - | 5 | 5 | |
| 9 | East Germany Finland Spain | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia Switzerland | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Championship | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Athens | Great Britain | France | West Germany |
| 1971 Helsinki | East Germany | West Germany | Soviet Union |
| 1974 Rome | East Germany | Finland | Soviet Union |
| 1978 Prague | East Germany | Soviet Union | Poland |
| 1982 Athens | East Germany | Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union |
| 1986 Stuttgart | East Germany | West Germany | Poland |
| 1990 Split | East Germany | Soviet Union | Great Britain |
| 1994 Helsinki | France | Russia | Germany |
| 1998 Budapest | Germany | Russia | Great Britain |
| 2002 Munich | Germany | Russia | Poland |
| 2006 Gothenburg | Russia | Belarus | Poland |
| 2010 Barcelona | Russia | Germany | Great Britain |
| 2012 Helsinki | Ukraine | France | Czech Republic |
| 2014 Zurich | France | Ukraine | Great Britain |
| 2016 Amsterdam | Great Britain | France | Italy |
| 2018 Berlin | Poland | France | Great Britain |
| 2022 Munich | Netherlands | Poland | Great Britain |
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | 6 | - | - | 6 | |
| 2 | Russia* | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | France | 2 | 4 | - | 6 | |
| 4 | Germany** | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 2 | - | 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
| 7 | Poland | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | |
| 8 | Czech Republic*** | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Finland Belarus | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 11 | Italy | - | - | 1 | 1 |