2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
| Events at the 2012 European Athletics Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 30 June and 1 July.
Medalists
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  JamaicaNesta Carter, Michael Frater Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt |
37.04 | Daegu, South Korea | 4 September 2011 |
| European record |  United KingdomJason Gardener, Darren Campbell Marlon Devonish, Dwain Chambers |
37.73 | Seville, Spain | 29 August 1999 |
| Championship record |  FranceMax Moriniere, Daniel Sangouma Jean-Charles Trouabal, Bruno Marie-Rose |
37.79 | Split, Yugoslavia | 1 September 1990 |
| World Leading | Racers Track Club Mario Forsythe, Yohan Blake Kimmari Roach, Usain Bolt |
37.80 | Kingston, Jamaica | 14 April 2012 |
| European Leading |  GermanyTobias Unger, Martin Keller Alexander Kosenkow, Alex-Platini Menga |
38.41 | Weinheim, Germany | 26 May 2012 |
| Broken records during the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||
| European Leading |  NetherlandsBrian Mariano, Churandy Martina Giovanni Codrington, Patrick van Luijk |
38.34 | Helsinki, Finland | 1 July 2012 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2012 | 11:20 | Round 1 |
| 1 July 2012 | 18:25 | Final |
Results
Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Great Britain | Christian Malcolm, Dwain Chambers, James Ellington, Mark Lewis-Francis | 38.98 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | France | Emmanuel Biron, Christophe Lemaitre, Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux, Jimmy Vicaut | 39.01 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | Germany | Lucas Jakubczyk, Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow, Martin Keller | 39.04 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 1 |  Russia | Mikhail Idrisov, Konstantin Petryashov, Vyacheslav Kolesnichenko, Pavel Karavaev | 39.08 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | Netherlands | Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Jerrel Feller, Giovanni Codrington | 39.34 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 2 |  Switzerland | Alex Wilson, Reto Schenkel, Steven Gugerli, Marc Schneeberger | 39.41 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 |  Czech Republic | Jan Veleba, Rostislav Šulc, Vojtěch Šulc, Lukás Štastný | 39.52 | q |
| 8 | 1 | 7 |  Portugal | Ricardo Monteiro, Dany Gonçalves, Arnaldo Abrantes, Yazaldes Nascimento | 39.66 | q, SB |
| 9 | 2 | 5 |  Spain | Eduard Viles, Bruno Hortelano, Alberto Gavaldá, Diego Alonso | 39.81 | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 |  Finland | Eetu Rantala, Visa Hongisto, Jonathan Åstrand, Ville Myllymäki | 39.85 | |
| 11 | 1 | 4 |  Sweden | David Sennung, Benjamin Olsson, Tom Kling-Baptiste, Stefan Tärnhuvud | 39.87 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 |  Latvia | Ņikita Paņkins, Jānis Leitis, Sandis Sabâjevs, Jānis Mezītis | 40.46 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 |  Lithuania | Egidijus Dilys, Žilvinas Adomavičius, Martas Skrabulis, Aivaras Pranckevičius | 40.68 | |
| 14 | 2 | 3 |  Turkey | Birol Yildirim, Furkan Şen, Aykut Ay, Yiğitcan Hekimoglu | 41.42 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 |  Italy | Fabio Cerutti, Simone Collio, Emanuele Di Gregorio, Jacques Riparelli | DNF | |
| 15 | 1 | 3 |  Poland | Jakub Adamski, Dariusz Kuć, Robert Kubaczyk, Kamil Kryński | DNF |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8 | Netherlands | Brian Mariano, Churandy Martina, Giovanni Codrington, Patrick van Luijk | 38.34 | EL, NR |
 | 3 | Germany | Julian Reus, Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow, Lucas Jakubczyk | 38.44 | |
 | 5 | France | Ronald Pognon, Christophe Lemaitre, Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux, Emmanuel Biron | 38.46 | |
| 4 | 6 | Russia | Mikhail Idrisov, Konstantin Petryashov, Vyacheslav Kolesnichenko, Pavel Karavaev | 38.67 | |
| 5 | 7 | Switzerland | Alex Wilson, Marc Schneeberger, Reto Schenkel, Rolf Fongué | 38.83 | |
| 6 | 1 | Portugal | Ricardo Monteiro, Dany Gonçalves, Diogo Antunes, Yazaldes Nascimento | 39.96 | |
| 2 | Czech Republic | Jan Veleba, Rostislav Šulc, Vojtěch Šulc, Lukás Štastný | DNF | ||
| 4 | Great Britain | Christian Malcolm, Dwain Chambers, James Ellington, Mark Lewis-Francis | DNF |
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