1974 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
| Men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 7 and 8 September 1974.[1]
Medalists
Results
Final
8 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 France |
Lucien Sainte-Rose Joseph Arame Bruno Cherrier Dominique Chauvelot |
38.69 | CR |
 |
 Italy |
Vincenzo Guerini Norberto Oliosi Luigi Benedetti Pietro Mennea |
38.88 | |
 |
 East Germany |
Manfred Kokot Michael Droese Hans-Jürgen Bombach Siegfried Schenke |
38.99 | |
| 4 |  Soviet Union |
Aleksandr Kornelyuk Aleksandr Aksinin Juris Silovs Valeriy Borzov |
39.03 | |
| 5 |  Poland |
Andrzej Świerczyński Marek Bedyński Grzegorz Mądry Zenon Nowosz |
39.35 | |
| 6 |  Spain |
José Luis Sánchez Paraíso |
39.87 | |
| 7 |  Bulgaria |
39.91 | ||
| 8 |  Czechoslovakia |
Jiří Kynos Jaroslav Matoušek Juraj Demeč Luděk Bohman |
39.92 |
Heats
7 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
Vincenzo Guerini Norberto Oliosi Luigi Benedetti Pietro Mennea |
39.27 | Q |
| 2 | East Germany |
Manfred Kokot Michael Droese Hans-Jürgen Bombach Siegfried Schenke |
39.33 | Q |
| 3 | Poland |
Andrzej Świerczyński Marek Bedyński Grzegorz Mądry Zenon Nowosz |
39.78 | Q |
| 4 | Spain |
José Luis Sánchez Paraíso |
40.01 | Q |
| 5 |  Sweden |
Rolf Trulsson Per-Olof Sjöberg Dimitrie Grama Christer Garpenborg |
40.11 | |
| 6 |  Finland |
Ossi Karttunen Raimo Vilén Lasse Malin Markku Juhola |
40.20 | |
| 7 |  Hungary |
40.36 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
Lucien Sainte-Rose Joseph Arame Bruno Cherrier Dominique Chauvelot |
39.24 | Q |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
Aleksandr Kornelyuk Aleksandr Aksinin Juris Silovs Valeriy Borzov |
39.55 | Q |
| 3 | Bulgaria |
39.95 | Q | |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia |
Jiří Kynos Jaroslav Matoušek Juraj Demeč Luděk Bohman |
40.00 | Q |
| 5 |  Great Britain |
David Roberts Alan Lerwill Chris Monk Don Halliday |
40.33 | |
 West Germany |
Klaus Ehl Klaus-Dieter Bieler Manfred Ommer Franz-Peter Hofmeister |
DQ |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 52 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
Bulgaria (4)
Czechoslovakia (4)
East Germany (4)
Finland (4)
France (4)
Hungary (4)
Italy (4)
Poland (4)
Soviet Union (4)
Spain (4)
Sweden (4)
Great Britain (4)
West Germany (4)
References
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European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 420–427, retrieved 13 August 2014
