1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
| Events at the 1954 European Athletics Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 10,000 m track walk | men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
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]
Medalists
| Gold | László Zarándi Géza Varasdi György Csányi Béla Goldoványi .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary |
| Silver | Ken Box George Ellis Ken Jones Brian Shenton  United Kingdom |
| Bronze | Boris Tokarev Viktor Ryabov Levan Sanadze Leonid Bartenyev .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
Results
Final
29 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hungary | László Zarándi Géza Varasdi György Csányi Béla Goldoványi | 40.6 | CR |
 | United Kingdom | Ken Box George Ellis Ken Jones Brian Shenton | 40.8 | |
 | Soviet Union | Boris Tokarev Viktor Ryabov Levan Sanadze Leonid Bartenyev | 40.9 | |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia | Frantisek Broz 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 | United Kingdom | 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Saar | Gert Lemmes Werner Kiefer Kurt Heidrich Erich Ladwein | 42.3 | NR |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | Frantisek Broz 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 | 42.2 | |
| 5 |  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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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. The fourth member of the Yugoslavian relay team is unknown.
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References
- ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
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