The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 27 and 29 August 1954.[1]
| Men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships |
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Medalists
editResults
editFinal
edit29 August
Heats
edit27 August
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
Boris Tokarev Viktor Ryabov Levan Sanadze Leonid Bartenyev |
41.0 | Q |
| 2 |  Great Britain |
Ken Box George Ellis Ken Jones Brian Shenton |
41.0 | Q |
| 3 |  Poland |
Nikodem Goździalski Wiesław Holajn Zdobysław Stawczyk Emil Kiszka |
41.5 | NR |
| 4 |  Saar |
Gert Lemmes Werner Kiefer Kurt Heidrich Erich Ladwein |
42.3 | NR |
Heat 2
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Heat 3
edit| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
László Zarándi Géza Varasdi György Csányi Béla Goldoványi |
40.8 | CR Q |
| 2 |  Sweden |
Börje Andersson Kaj Månsson Sven Olof Westlund Jan Carlsson |
41.1 | NR Q |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
Teun Aret Theo Saat Hayo Rulander Aad van Hardeveld |
41.3 | NR |
| 4 |  Belgium |
Jacques Vercruysse Carlos Germonprez Roland Vercruysse Isidoor Vandewiele |
41.5 | NR |
| 5 |  Switzerland |
Joseph Huber Willy Eichenberger Pierfrancesco Campana Hans Wehrli |
41.9 |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 56 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (4)
Czechoslovakia (4)
France (4)
Hungary (4)
Italy (4)
Netherlands (4)
Poland (4)
Saar (4)
Soviet Union (4)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (4)
Great Britain (4)
West Germany (4)
Yugoslavia (4)
References
edit- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014