European Athletics Championships 1962/4 × 400 m men
7th European Athletics Championships | |
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discipline | 4 × 400 m relay of men |
city | Belgrade |
Stadion | Partizan Stadium |
Attendees | 12 relays with 48 athletes |
Competition phase | September 15th (preliminary) September 16th (final) |
Medalist | |
gold | Germany |
silver | Great Britain |
bronze | Switzerland |
The men's 4 x 400 meter relay at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held on September 15 and 16, 1962 in Belgrade's Partizan Stadium .
Germany became European champions with the line-up of Johannes Schmitt , Wilfried Kindermann , Hans-Joachim Reske and Manfred Kinder . Second place went to Great Britain with Barry Jackson , Ken Wilcock , Adrian Metcalfe and Robbie Brightwell . Bronze went to Switzerland ( Bruno Galliker , Jean-Louis Descloux, Marius Theiler, Hansruedi's brother).
Records
Existing records
World record | 3: 02.2 min |
United States ( Jack Yerman , Earl Young , Glenn Davis , Otis Davis ) |
OS Rome , Italy |
September 8, 1960 |
European record | 3: 02.7 min |
Federal Republic of Germany ( Hans-Joachim Reske , Manfred Kinder . Johannes Kaiser , Carl Kaufmann ) |
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EM record | 3: 07.9 min |
Great Britain ( Ted Sampson , John MacIsaac , John Wrighton , John Salisbury ) |
EM Stockholm , Sweden |
August 24, 1958 |
Record improvement
The existing championship record was improved by 2.1 seconds in the final on September 16 by the German European championship
relay : 3: 05.8 min - Germany ( Johannes Schmitt , Wilfried Kindermann , Hans-Joachim Reske , Manfred Kinder )
Preliminary round
September 15, 1962, 3:55 p.m.
The preliminary round was held in two runs. The first three seasons per run - highlighted in light blue - qualified for the final.
Forward 1
space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
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1 | Great Britain |
Barry Jackson Ken Wilcock Adrian Metcalfe Robbie Brightwell |
3: 09.4 |
2 | Italy |
Mario Fraschini Vittorio Barberis Gian Paolo Iraldo Salvatore Morale |
3: 10.0 |
3 | Sweden |
Bo Althoff Ronny Sunesson Bengt-Göran Fernström Hans-Olof Johansson |
3: 10.2 |
4th | Soviet Union |
Viktor Bychkov Valery Bulischew Vadym Archyptschuk Wassyl Anissimow |
3: 10.6 SB |
5 | Yugoslavia |
Srdjan Savić Miloje Grujić Viktor Snajder Miroslav Bosna |
3: 12.5 SB |
DNF | Czechoslovakia |
Jaromir Slegr Jan Kasal Josef Odložil Josef Trousil |
Forward 2
space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
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1 | Germany |
Johannes Schmitt Wilfried Kindermann Hans-Joachim Reske Manfred Children |
3: 08.8 |
2 | France |
Jean Bertozzi Bernard Martin Jean-Pierre Boccardo Germain Nelzy |
3: 09.2 |
3 | Switzerland |
Bruno Galliker Jean-Louis Descloux Marius Theiler Hansruedi brother |
3: 09.7 |
4th | Poland |
Andrzej Badeński Stanisław Swatowski Ireneusz Kluczek Jerzy Kowalski |
3: 10.2 SB |
5 | Finland |
Börje Beach Pentti Rekola Olavi Salonen Jussi Rintamäki |
3: 13.8 SB |
6th | Turkey |
Gurkan Cevik Fahir Özgüden Ferruh Oygur Muharrem Dalkilic |
3: 21.3 SB |
final
September 16, 1962, 7:35 p.m.
space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
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1 | Germany |
Johannes Schmitt Wilfried Kindermann Hans-Joachim Reske Manfred Children |
3: 05.8 CR |
2 | Great Britain |
Barry Jackson Ken Wilcock Adrian Metcalfe Robbie Brightwell |
3: 05.9 SB |
3 | Switzerland |
Bruno Galliker Jean-Louis Descloux Marius Theiler Hansruedi brother |
3: 07.0 SB |
4th | Sweden | Bo Althoff Ronny Sunesson Bengt-Göran Fernström Hans-Olof Johansson |
3: 07.7 SB |
5 | Italy | Mario Fraschini Vittorio Barberis Gian Paolo Iraldo Salvatore Morale |
3: 07.8 SB |
6th | France | Jean Bertozzi Bernard Martin Jean-Pierre Boccardo Germain Nelzy |
3: 08.9 SB |
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Beograd 1962 from european-athletics.org, accessed on May 12, 2019
- Men 4x400m Relay European Championship 1962 Beograd on todor66.com, accessed April 26, 2019
- Track and Field Statistics, EM 1962 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on May 12, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1962, 4 × 400 m men on sportschau.de, accessed on April 26, 2019
- 7th European Athletics Championships 1962 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from ifosta.de, accessed on May 12, 2019
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 400 m , accessed on May 12, 2019
- ^ Progression of the European Outdoor Records. 4 × 400 m at rfea.es, p. 37 (PDF, 271 kB), accessed on May 12, 2019 (French / English)