The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 and 27 August 1950.[1]
Medalists edit
Results edit
Final edit
27 August
Heats edit
23 August
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
Vladimir Sukharev Levan Kalyayev Levan Sanadze Nikolay Karakulov |
41.7h | Q |
| 2 |  Iceland |
Ásmundur Bjarnason Guðmundur Lárusson Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson Haukur Clausen |
41.7 | NR Q |
| 3 |  Great Britain |
John Gregory Alan Grieve Brian Shenton Austin Pinnington |
41.9h | Q |
| 4 |  Belgium |
Hector Gosset Fernand Linssen Isidoor Vandewiele Roland Vercruysse |
42.2h |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
Étienne Bally Jacques Perlot Yves Camus Jean-Pierre Guillon |
41.4h | Q |
| 2 |  Italy |
Franco Leccese Gino Riva Giuseppe Guzzi Angelo Moretti |
41.5h | Q |
| 3 |  Sweden |
Göte Kjellberg Leif Christersson Stig Danielsson Hans Rydén |
42.1h | Q |
| 4 |  Norway |
Erik Bjølseth Henry Johansen Knut Moum Hans Peter Pedersen |
42.5h | |
| 5 |  Switzerland |
Olivier Bernard Hans Wehrli Willy Eichenberger Willy Burgisser |
43.7h |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 36 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (4)
France (4)
Iceland (4)
Italy (4)
Norway (4)
Soviet Union (4)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (4)
Great Britain (4)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014