European Athletics Championships 1982/4 × 400 m men
| 13th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 |
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| discipline | 4 × 400 m relay of men |
| city |
 Athens
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| Stadion | Athens Olympic Stadium |
| Attendees | 12 relays with 50 athletes |
| Competition phase | September 10th (preliminary) September 11th (final) |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
 BR Germany
|
 silver |
 Great Britain
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 bronze |
 Soviet Union
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The men's 4 x 400 meter relay at the 1982 European Athletics Championships was held on September 10 and 11, 1982 in the Olympic Stadium in Athens .
The Federal Republic of Germany became European champions with Erwin Skamrahl , Harald Schmid , Thomas Giessing and Hartmut Weber as well as Edgar Nakladal, who was also used in the run-up . Second place went to Great Britain ( David Jenkins , Garry Cook , Todd Bennett , Philip Brown ). Bronze went to the USSR with Alexander Troschtschilo , Pawel Roschtschin , Pawel Konovalov and Viktor Markin as well as Vladimir Pronin, who was also used in the run-up .
The runners used in the heats for the medal winners also received corresponding precious metal.
Records
Existing records
| World record | 2: 56.16 min |
 USA ( Vince Matthews , Ron Freeman , Larry James , Lee Evans ) |
OS Mexico City Mexico |
20th October 1968 |
| European record | 3: 00.46 min |
Great Britain ( Martin Reynolds , Alan Pascoe , David Hemery , David Jenkins ) |
OS Munich BR Germany |
September 10, 1972 |
| EM record | 3: 02.04 min |
Federal Republic of Germany ( Martin Weppler , Franz-Peter Hofmeister , Bernd Herrmann , Harald Schmid ) |
EM Prague Czechoslovakia |
3rd September 1978 |
Record improvement
The European championship relay from the Federal Republic of Germany improved the existing EM record in the line-up of Erwin Skamrahl , Harald Schmid , Thomas Giessing and Hartmut Weber in the final on September 11th by 1.53 seconds to 3: 00.51 minutes.
Preliminary round
September 10, 1982
The preliminary round was held in two runs. The first three seasons per run - highlighted in light blue - as well as the two fastest seasons - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Forward 1
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Great Britain
|
David Jenkins Garry Cook Todd Bennett Philip Brown |
3: 02.52 |
| 2 |
Soviet Union
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Pawel Konovalov Pawel Roschtschin Vladimir Pronin Alexander Troschtschilo |
3: 02.98 |
| 3 |
 Czechoslovakia
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Frantisek Brecka Dusan Malovec Miroslav Zahorak Stanislav Sajdok |
3: 03.06 |
| 4th |
 Italy
|
Gianni Tozzi Roberto Ribaud Pietro Mennea Mauro Zuliani |
3: 03.66 |
| 5 |
 Sweden
|
Sven Nylander Staffan Blomstrand Erik Josjö Per-Ola Olsson |
3: 05.32 SB |
| 6th |
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Ismail Macev Goran Humar Jozef Kereši Zeljko Knapic |
3: 08.44 SB |
Forward 2
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Poland
|
Ryszard Wichrowski Ryszard Szparak Ryszard Podlas Andrzej Stepien |
3: 05.31 |
| 2 |
BR Germany
|
Erwin Skamrahl Harald Schmid Edgar Nakladal Hartmut Weber |
3: 05.39 |
| 3 |
 France
|
Paul Bourdin Aldo Canti Didier Dubois Pascal Barré |
3: 05.49 |
| 4th |
 Switzerland
|
Andreas Kaufmann Urs Kamber René Gloor Rolf Gisler |
3: 05.64 |
| 5 |
Greece
|
Georgios Vamvakas Nikolaos Megalemos Panagiotis Stefanopoulos Athanásios Kaloyiánnis |
3: 09.42 |
| DNF |
 Spain
|
Benjamin González Marceliano Ruiz Colomán Trabado Ángel Heras |
final
September 11, 1982
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BR Germany
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Erwin Skamrahl Harald Schmid Thomas Giessing ( final ) Hartmut Weber in the lead also: Edgar Nakladal |
3: 00.51 CR |
| 2 |
Great Britain
|
David Jenkins Garry Cook Todd Bennett Philip Brown |
3: 00.67 SB |
| 3 |
Soviet Union
|
Alexander Troschtschilo Pawel Roschtschin Pawel Konovalov Viktor Markin ( final ) in the preliminary run also: Vladimir Pronin |
3: 00.79 SB |
| 4th |
Poland
|
Ryszard Wichrowski Ryszard Szparak Andrzej Stepien Ryszard Podlas |
3: 02.77 SB |
| 5 |
Czechoslovakia
|
Miroslav Zahorak Frantisek Brecka Dusan Malovec Stanislav Sajdok |
3: 02.82 SB |
| 6th |
Italy
|
Pietro Mennea Gianni Tozzi Roberto Ribaud Mauro Zuliani |
3: 03.21 SB |
| 7th |
France
|
Paul Bourdin Aldo Canti Didier Dubois Pascal Barré |
3: 04.73 SB |
| 8th |
Sweden
|
Sven Nylander Erik Josjö Per-Ola Olsson Staffan Blomstrand |
3: 06.91 |
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Athens 1982 from european-athletics.org, accessed August 20, 2019
- Men 4x400m Relay European Championship 1982 Athens on todor66.com, accessed August 20, 2019
- Track and Field Statistics, EM 1982 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed August 20, 2019
- European Athletics Championships Zurich 2014 - Statistics Handbook , Men 4x400m Relay European Championship 1982 Athens, p. 440 (PDF, 13,363 kB), Spanish / English at european-athletics.org, accessed on August 20, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1982, 4 × 400 m men on sportschau.de, accessed on August 20, 2019
- 13th European Athletics Championships 1982 in Athens, Greece from ifosta.de, accessed on August 20, 2019
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 400 m , accessed on August 1, 2019
- ^ Progression of the European Outdoor Records. 4 × 400 m on rfea.es, p. 35 (PDF, 271 kB). French / English, accessed on August 1, 2019