European Athletics Championships 2006/4 × 400 m men

19th European Athletics Championships
discipline	4 × 400 m relay
gender	Men
Attendees	14 relays with 60 athletes
venue	Gothenburg
Competition location	Ullevi Stadium
Competition phase	August 12th (preliminary) August 13th (final)
Medalist  France  Great Britain  Poland

The Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg during the 2006 European Championships

The 4 x 400 meters relay men in the 2006 European Athletics Championships was on 12 and 13 August 2006 at the Ullevi stadium of the city of Gothenburg held.

France became European champions with Leslie Djhone ( final ), Ydrissa M'Barke , Naman Keïta and Marc Raquil ( final ) as well as Brice Panel and Abderahim El Haouzy, who were also used in the preliminary stages . Second place went to Great Britain ( Robert Tobin , Rhys Williams , Graham Hedman , Timothy Benjamin ). Bronze went to Poland with Daniel Dąbrowski , Piotr Kędzia , Piotr Rysiukiewicz and Rafał Wieruszewski as well as Marcin Marciniszyn, who was also used in the preliminary run .

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 18, 2006, 5:35 pm

The preliminary round was held in two runs. It was planned that the first three seasons per run - highlighted in light blue - as well as the two fastest teams - highlighted in light green - qualify for the final. In eighth place, however, there was a simultaneity of two relays from different heats. Since nine lanes were available, both teams were admitted to the finals, so that there were nine teams at the start.

Forward 1

August 12, 2006, 3:30 p.m.

space	Season	occupation	Time (min)
1	Germany	Kamghe Gaba Florian Seitz Ruwen Faller Bastian Swillims	3: 03.25
2	Poland	Piotr Kędzia Piotr Rysiukiewicz Marcin Marciniszyn Daniel Dąbrowski	3: 03.49
3	Romania	Vasile Boboş Florin Suciu Cătălin Câmpeanu Ioan Vieru	3: 04.23
4th	Spain	David Melo David Testa Salvador Rodríguez Santiago Ezquerro	3: 04.71
5	Italy	Claudio Licciardello Edoardo Vallet Luca Galletti Gianni Carabelli	3: 05.53
6th	Greece	Dimítrios Grávalos Dimítrios Régas Padelís Melahrinoúdis Periklís Iakovákis	3: 05.59
7th	Czech Republic	Filip Klvaňa Jiří Vojtík Vojtěch Šulc Michal Uhlík	3: 06.14

Forward 2

August 12, 2006, 3:39 pm

space	Season	occupation	Time (min)
1	Great Britain	Robert Tobin Rhys Williams Graham Hedman Timothy Benjamin	3: 02.51
2	Russia	Konstantin Swetschkar Ivan Busolin Alexander Larin Yevgeny Lebedew	3: 03.73
3	France	Brice Panel Ydrissa M'Barke Abderahim El Haouzy Naman Keïta	3: 03.87
4th	Ireland	Paul McKee Brian Doyle David Gillick David McCarthy	3: 04.59
5	Ukraine	Olexij Ratschkowskyj Andrij Twerdostup Vitalij Dubonossow Jewhen Sjukow	3: 04.71
6th	Norway	Morten Sand Lars Eric Sæther Quincy Douglas Steffen Kjønnås	3: 07.65
7th	Sweden	Joni Jaako Andreas Mokdasi Thomas Nikitin Fredrik Johansson	3: 07.73

final

August 13, 2006, 5:10 p.m.

Leslie Djhone and Naman Keïta were already part of the French bronze relay team at the time in 2002 . Marc Raquil became world champions with Djhone and Naman Keïta the following year . Raquil and Djhone had won individual medals in the 400-meter run here in Gothenburg . Given this starting point, the biggest surprise was that the victory for the French was no clearer. Raquil fought a gripping duel with the Pole Rafał Wieruszewski for a large part of the entire final lap, before the Frenchman could break away on the home straight. Shortly before the finish line, Timothy Benjamin passed the Pole. His compatriot Piotr Rysiukiewicz was already in the season finals of the European Championships for the fourth time. After silver in 1998 he was able to win his second medal.

space	Season	occupation	Time (min)
1	France	Leslie Djhone ( final ) Ydrissa M'Barke Naman Keïta Marc Raquil ( final ) in the preliminary run also: Brice Panel Abderahim El Haouzy	3: 01.10
2	Great Britain	Robert Tobin Rhys Williams Graham Hedman Timothy Benjamin	3: 01.63
3	Poland	Daniel Dąbrowski Piotr Kędzia Piotr Rysiukiewicz Rafał Wieruszewski ( final ) in the preliminary run also: Marcin Marciniszyn	3: 01.73
4th	Germany	Kamghe Gaba Florian Seitz Ruwen Faller Bastian Swillims	3: 02.85
5	Ukraine	Olexij Ratschkowskyj Andrij Twerdostup Vitalij Dubonossow Jewhen Sjukow	3: 04.33
6th	Romania	Vasile Boboş Florin Suciu Cătălin Câmpeanu Ioan Vieru	3: 04.53
7th	Russia	Konstantin Swetschkar Evgeni Lebedew Alexander Larin Wladislaw Frolow ( final ) in the prelim also: Ivan Busolin	3: 04.73
8th	Spain	David Melo David Testa Salvador Rodríguez Santiago Ezquerro	3: 04.98
9	Ireland	Paul McKee Brian Doyle David Gillick David McCarthy	3: 05.57

Web links

• European Athletics Championships - Göteborg 2006 at european-athletics.org, accessed on November 18, 2019
• Men 4x400m Relay European Championship 2006 Göteborg on todor66.com, accessed on November 18, 2019
• Track and Field Statistics, EM 2006 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on November 18, 2019
• European Athletics Championships Zurich 2014 - Statistics Handbook , Men 4x400m Relay European Championship 2006 Göteborg, p. 494f (PDF, 13,363 kB), in English at european-athletics.org, accessed on November 18, 2019
• Results of all European Athletics Championships - 2006, 4 × 400 m men on sportschau.de, accessed on November 18, 2019
• 19th European Athletics Championships 2006 in Gothenburg, Sweden from ifosta.de, accessed on November 18, 2019

Video

• Finala de 4X400M Europene Goteborg 2006 on youtube.com, accessed on November 18, 2019

References and comments

1. ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 400 m , accessed on November 18, 2019
2. ^ Progression of the European Outdoor Records. 4 × 400 m on rfea.es, p. 37 (PDF, 271 kB). French / English, accessed on November 18, 2019