The 4 × 400 metres relay (athletics track event) has been included in European Athletics Championships since 1934 in Turin for men and since 1969 in Athens for women. There are 13 countries that have won medals, with Great Britain being the most successful country, with a total of 9 gold and 18 overall medals.
Men
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Medal table
edit| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain |
9 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 |  Germany* |
6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 |  France |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Belgium |
3 | - | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Poland |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 |  Russia** |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 |  Italy |
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Sweden |
- | - | 5 | 5 |
| 9 |  East Germany  Finland  Spain |
- | - | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Czechoslovakia  Switzerland |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
*Germany's medals includes results by West Germany
**Russia's medals includes results by the Soviet Union
Women
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edit| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany |
6 | - | - | 6 |
| 2 | Russia* |
2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | France |
2 | 4 | - | 6 |
| 4 | Germany** |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Great Britain |
2 | - | 5 | 7 |
| 6 |  Ukraine |
1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 7 | Poland |
1 | - | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Czech Republic*** |
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Finland  Belarus |
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 11 | Italy |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
*Russia's medals include results by the Soviet Union
**Germany's medals include results by West Germany
***Medals of the Czech republic include results by Czechoslovakia
