1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 3 and 4 September 1966.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Results
[edit]Final
[edit]4 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 Poland |
Jan Werner Edmund Borowski Stanisław Grędziński Andrzej Badeński |
3:04.5 | CR NR |
 |
 West Germany |
Friedrich Roderfeld Jens Ulbricht Rolf Krüsmann Manfred Kinder |
3:04.8 | |
 |
 East Germany |
Joachim Both Günther Klann Michael Zerbes Wilfried Weiland |
3:05.7 | NR |
| 4 |  France |
Jean-Pierre Boccardo Jean-Claude Nallet Robert Poirier Michel Samper |
3:05.7 | NR |
| 5 |  Great Britain |
John Adey John Sherwood Martin Winbolt-Lewis Tim Graham |
3:05.9 | |
| 6 |  Italy |
Bruno Bianchi Roberto Frinolli Furio Fusi Sergio Bello |
3:06.5 | NR |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia |
Josef Hegyes Jaromír Haisl Pavel Penkava Josef Trousil |
3:09.3 | |
| 8 |  Hungary |
László Horváth Imre Nemesházi Gyula Rábai István Bátori |
3:10.3 |
Heats
[edit]3 September
Heat 1
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany |
Jens Ulbricht Manfred Kinder Rolf Krüsmann Friedrich Roderfeld |
3:07.1 | Q |
| 2 | Great Britain |
John Adey John Sherwood Martin Winbolt-Lewis Tim Graham |
3:07.2 | Q |
| 3 | Hungary |
István Bátori Gyula Rábai László Horváth István Gyulai |
3:07.9 | Q |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia |
Josef Trousil Josef Hegyes Jaromír Haisl Ladislav Kříž |
3:08.1 | Q |
| 5 |  Soviet Union |
Hryhoriy Sverbetov Aleksandr Ivanov Vasyl Anisimov Boris Savchuk |
3:09.3 | |
| 6 |  Greece |
Nikolaos Regoukos Dimosthenis Koutsoulis Konstantinos Mihailidis Athanasios Vogiatzis |
3:14.2 |
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland |
Andrzej Badeński Stanisław Grędziński Edmund Borowski Jan Werner |
3:14.8 | Q |
| 2 | East Germany |
Wilfried Weiland Michael Zerbes Joachim Both Günther Klann |
3:17.0 | Q |
| 3 | France |
Jean-Pierre Boccardo Michel Samper Robert Poirier Jean-Claude Nallet |
3:17.4 | Q |
| 4 | Italy |
Sergio Bello Bruno Bianchi Roberto Frinolli Furio Fusi |
3:17.4 | Q |
Participation
[edit]According to an unofficial count, 42 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
Czechoslovakia (5)
East Germany (4)
France (4)
Greece (4)
Hungary (5)
Italy (4)
Poland (4)
Soviet Union (4)
Great Britain (4)
West Germany (4)
References
[edit]- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 397–405, retrieved 13 August 2014
