European Athletics Championships 1962/4 × 400 m men

7th European Athletics Championships
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

Panoramic view of the Partizan Stadium 2014 - 52nd years after the European Championships there

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 )
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)
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)
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)
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

1. ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 400 m , accessed on May 12, 2019
2. ^ Progression of the European Outdoor Records. 4 × 400 m at rfea.es, p. 37 (PDF, 271 kB), accessed on May 12, 2019 (French / English)