| 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.
Medalists
Results
Final
4 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Poland |
Jan Werner Edmund Borowski Stanisław Grędziński Andrzej Badeński |
3:04.5 | CR NR |
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 West Germany |
Friedrich Roderfeld Jens Ulbricht Rolf Krüsmann Manfred Kinder |
3:04.8 | |
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 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
3 September
Heat 1
| 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
| 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
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
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 397–405, retrieved 13 August 2014
| 4 × 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships | |
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| Mixed |
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