1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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.

Medalists

Gold	László Zarándi Géza Varasdi György Csányi Béla Goldoványi Hungary
Silver	Ken Box George Ellis Ken Jones Brian Shenton Great Britain
Bronze	Boris Tokarev Viktor Ryabov Levan Sanadze Leonid Bartenyev Soviet Union

Results

Final

29 August

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
	Hungary	László Zarándi Géza Varasdi György Csányi Béla Goldoványi	40.6	CR
	Great Britain	Ken Box George Ellis Ken Jones Brian Shenton	40.8
	Soviet Union	Boris Tokarev Viktor Ryabov Levan Sanadze Leonid Bartenyev	40.9
4	Czechoslovakia	František Brož Bohuslav Hlídek Václav Janeček František Šimánek	40.9	NR
5	Italy	Wolfgango Montanari Sergio D'Asnasch Lucio Sangermano Luigi Gnocchi	41.0
6	Sweden	Börje Andersson Kaj Månsson Sven Olof Westlund Jan Carlsson	41.3

Heats

27 August

Heat 1

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

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	Czechoslovakia	František Brož Bohuslav Hlídek Václav Janeček František Šimánek	41.1	NR Q
2	Italy	Wolfgango Montanari Sergio D'Asnasch Lucio Sangermano Luigi Gnocchi	41.2
3	France	René Bonino Yves Camus Ernest Wanko Alain David	41.4
4	Yugoslavia	Milovan Jovančić Aleksandar Benjak Petar Pecelj Veljko Petrović	42.2
	West Germany	Leonhard Pohl Peter Kraus Heinz Fütterer Manfred Germar	DQ

Heat 3

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

According 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)