European Athletics Championships 1998/4 × 400 m men
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| discipline | 4 × 400 m relay | ||||||||
| gender | Men | ||||||||
| Attendees | 12 relays with 53 athletes | ||||||||
| venue |
 Budapest
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| Competition location | Népstadion | ||||||||
| Competition phase | August 22nd (preliminary) August 23rd (final) |
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The men's 4 x 400 meter relay at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held on August 22 and 23, 1998 in the Népstadion in the Hungarian capital, Budapest .
Great Britain became European champion with Mark Hylton , Jamie Baulch , Iwan Thomas ( final ) and Mark Richardson ( final ) as well as Sean Baldock and Solomon Wariso, who were also used in the preliminary stages . Second place went to Poland with Piotr Rysiukiewicz , Tomasz Czubak ( final ), Piotr Haczek and Robert Maćkowiak ( final ) as well as Piotr Długosielski and Jacek Bocian who were also used in the preliminary run . Bronze went to Spain ( Antonio Andrés , Juan Trull , Andrés Martínez , David Canal ).
The runners only used in the run-up were given corresponding precious metal.
Existing records
| World record | 2: 54.29 min |
 USA ( Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Harry Reynolds , Michael Johnson ) |
World Cup Stuttgart Germany |
22nd August 1993 |
| European record | 2: 56.60 min |
 Great Britain ( Iwan Thomas , Jamie Baulch , Mark Richardson , Roger Black ) |
OS Atlanta USA |
August 3, 1996 |
| EM record | 2: 58.22 min |
Great Britain ( Paul Sanders , Kriss Akabusi , John Regis and Roger Black ) |
EM Split Yugoslavia |
September 1, 1990 |
The existing EM record was not set at these European championships and was not improved.
Preliminary round
August 22, 1998
The preliminary round was held in two runs. The first three seasons per run - highlighted in light blue - as well as the two fastest teams - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Forward 1
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
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| 1 |
 Poland
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Piotr Długosielski Jacek Bocian Piotr Rysiukiewicz Piotr Haczek |
3: 03.59 |
| 2 |
 Switzerland
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Laurent Clerc Kevin Widmer Alain Rohr Mathias Rusterholz |
3: 05.11 |
| 3 |
 France
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Pierre-Marie Hilaire Fred Mango Marc Raquil Marc Foucan |
3: 06.09 |
| 4th |
 Slovenia
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Matija Šestak Miro Kocuvan Damjan Zlatnar Bostjan Horvat |
3: 07.78 |
| DNF |
 Russia
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Innokenti Zarow Boris Gorban Vladislav Schirjajew Dmitri Golowastov |
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| DSQ |
Hungary
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Zsolt Szeglet Péter Nyilasi Zeteny Dombi Tibor Bedi |
Forward 2
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Great Britain
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Mark Hylton Sean Baldock Solomon Wariso Jamie Baulch |
3: 02.37 |
| 2 |
 Italy
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Walter Pirovano Marco Vaccari Andrea Nuti Ashraf Saber |
3: 04.64 |
| 3 |
 Germany
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Stefan Letzelter Klaus Ehrnsperger Thomas Goller Jens Dautzenberg |
3: 04.84 |
| 4th |
 Spain
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Juan Trull Antonio Andrés Andrés Martínez David Canal |
3: 05.63 |
| 5 |
 Czech Republic
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Jan Podebradsky Jan Stejfa Karel Blaha Jiří Mužík |
3: 05.88 |
| 6th |
 Greece
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Stilianós Dimótsios Panayiótis Sarrís Periklís Iakovákis Konstadínos Kedéris |
3: 06.48 |
final
August 23, 1998
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
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| 1 |
Great Britain
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Mark Hylton Jamie Baulch Iwan Thomas ( final ) Mark Richardson ( final ) in the preliminary also: Sean Baldock Solomon Wariso |
2: 58.68 |
| 2 |
Poland
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Piotr Rysiukiewicz Tomasz Czubak ( final ) Piotr Haczek Robert Maćkowiak ( final ) in the preliminary run also: Piotr Długosielski Jacek Bocian |
2: 58.88 |
| 3 |
Spain
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Antonio Andrés Juan Trull Andrés Martínez David Canal |
3: 02.47 |
| 4th |
Italy
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Walter Pirovano Marco Vaccari Andrea Nuti Ashraf Saber |
3: 02.48 |
| 5 |
Switzerland
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Laurent Clerc Kevin Widmer Alain Rohr Mathias Rusterholz |
3: 02.91 |
| 6th |
Germany
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Stefan Letzelter Klaus Ehrnsperger Thomas Goller Jens Dautzenberg |
3: 03.19 |
| 7th |
Czech Republic
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Jan Podebradsky Jan Stejfa Karel Blaha Jiří Mužík |
3: 04.37 |
| DSQ |
France
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Pierre-Marie Hilaire Marc Foucan Fred Mango Stéphane Diagana ( final ) also: Marc Raquil |
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Budapest 1998 at european-athletics.org, accessed October 9, 2019
- Men 4x400m Relay European Championship 1998 Budapest on todor66.com, accessed October 9, 2019
- Track and Field Statistics, EM 1998 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on October 9, 2019
- European Athletics Championships Zurich 2014 - Statistics Handbook , Men 4x400m Relay European Championship 1998 Budapest, p. 475 (PDF, 13,363 kB), in English at european-athletics.org, accessed on October 9, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1998, 4 × 400 m men on sportschau.de, accessed on October 9, 2019
- 17th European Athletics Championships 1998 in Budapest, Hungary from ifosta.de, accessed on October 9, 2019
Video
- Men's 4x400m Relay European Champs Budapest 1998 on youtube.com (English), accessed October 9, 2019
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 400 m , accessed on October 9, 2019
- ^ Progression of the European Outdoor Records. 4 × 400 m on rfea.es, p. 37 (PDF, 271 kB). French / English, accessed October 9, 2019