European Athletics Championships 2016/4 × 400 m men

23rd European Athletics Championships
discipline	4 × 400 m relay
gender	Men
Attendees	16 relays with 68 athletes
venue	Amsterdam
Competition location	Olympic Stadium Amsterdam
Competition phase	July 9th (preliminary) July 10th (final)
Medalist  Belgium  Poland  Great Britain

The Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam

The men's 4 x 400 meter relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place on July 9 and 10, 2016 in the Olympic Stadium in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam .

Belgium became European champion with Julien Watrin , Jonathan Borlée , Dylan Borlée and Kevin Borlée (final) as well as Robin Vanderbemden, who was also used in the preliminary run . Second place went to Poland with Łukasz Krawczuk , Kacper Kozłowski , Jakub Krzewina and Rafał Omelko (final) as well as Michał Pietrzak, who was also used in the preliminary run . Bronze went to Great Britain with Rabah Yousif , Delano Williams , Jack Green (final) and Matthew Hudson-Smith (final) as well as Nigel Levine and Jarryd Dunn, who were 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. The three-minute mark was not undercut in any of the three races,

Preliminary round

July 9, 2016, 7:15 p.m.

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)
1	Great Britain	Rabah Yousif Delano Williams Nigel Levine Jarryd Dunn	3: 01.63 tbsp
2	Poland	Michał Pietrzak Kacper Kozłowski Jakub Krzewina Łukasz Krawczuk	3: 02.09
3	Czech Republic	Jan Tesař Pavel Maslák Michel Desenský Patrik Šorm	3: 02.66
4th	Ireland	Brian Gregan Craig Lynch David Gillick Thomas Barr	3: 04.42 NO
5	Turkey	Halit Kılıç Yasmani Copello Batuhan Altıntaş Yavuz Can	3: 04.65
6th	Italy	Lorenzo Valentini Michele Tricca Mario Lambrughi Matteo Galvan	3: 06.07
7th	Switzerland	Luca Flück Joel Burgunder Daniele Angelella Silvan Lutz	3: 06.52
8th	Norway	Karsten Warholm Mauritz Kåshagen Josh-Kevin Ramirez Talm Torbjørn Lysne	3: 10.76

Forward 2

The first runner in the second run

At the second change, all the seasons were still close together

space	Season	occupation	Time (min)
1	Belgium	Dylan Borlée Robin Vanderbemden Jonathan Borlée Julien Watrin	3: 03.15
2	Ukraine	Danylo Danylenko Jewhen Huzol Volodymyr Burakov Vitaly Butrym	3: 03.93
3	Germany	Constantin Schmidt Patrick Schneider Kamghe Gaba Johannes Trefz	3: 03.97
4th	Netherlands	Liemarvin Bonevacia Terrence Agard Bforn Blauwhof Maarten Stuivenberg	3: 04.04
5	Spain	Samuel García Lucas Búa Sergio Fernández Lluis Vallejo	3: 04.77
6th	Sweden	Axel Bergrahm Erik Martinsson Felix Francois Adam Danielsson	3: 04.95
7th	France	Mamadou cash register Hann Ludvy Vaillant Alexandre Divet Thomas Jordier	3: 04.95
8th	Estonia	Jaak-Heinrich Jagor Marek Niit Rivar tip Rauno Kunnapuu	3: 10.63

final

Final, second change

The final runners shortly after the change

July 10, 2016, 6:50 p.m.

space	Season	occupation	Time (min)
1	Belgium	Julien Watrin Jonathan Borlée Dylan Borlée Kevin Borlée (final) in the preliminary run also: Robin Vanderbemden	3: 01,10 EL
2	Poland	Łukasz Krawczuk Kacper Kozłowski Jakub Krzewina Rafał Omelko (final) in the preliminary run also: Michał Pietrzak	3: 01.18
3	Great Britain	Rabah Yousif Delano Williams Jack Green (final) Matthew Hudson-Smith (final) in the preliminary run also: Nigel Levine Jarryd Dunn	3: 01.44
4th	Czech Republic	Jan Tesař Pavel Maslák Michel Desenský Patrik Šorm	3: 03.86
5	Ireland	Brian Gregan Craig Lynch David Gillick Thomas Barr	3: 04.32
6th	Ukraine	Danylo Danylenko Jewhen Huzol Volodymyr Burakov Vitaly Butrym	3: 04.45
7th	Netherlands	Liemarvin Bonevacia Terrence Agard Bforn Blauwhof Maarten Stuivenberg	3: 04.52
8th	Germany	Johannes Trefz Patrick Schneider Kamghe Gaba Constantin Schmidt	3: 05.67

Web links

• European Athletics Championships - Amsterdam 2016 at european-athletics.org, accessed on February 27, 2020
• Men 4x400m Relay European Championship 2016 Amsterdam on todor66.com, accessed February 27, 2020
• Track and Field Statistics, EM 2016 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on February 27, 2020
• 23rd European Athletics Championships 2016 in Amsterdam, Netherlands from ifosta.de, accessed on February 27, 2020

Video

• 4x400m Relay Men's Final - European Athletics Championships 2016 FULL HD on youtube.com, accessed on February 27, 2020

References and comments

1. ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 400 m , accessed on February 27, 2020
2. ^ Progression of the European Outdoor Records. 4 × 400 m on rfea.es, p. 37 (PDF, 271 kB). French / English, accessed February 27, 2020