1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

Events at the
1946 European
Athletics Championships

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men
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
Decathlon men

The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 25 August 1946.[1]

Medalists

Gold Bernard Santona
Yves Cros
Robert Chef d’Hôtel
Jacques Lunis
 France
Silver Ronald Ede
Derek Pugh
Bernard Elliott
William Roberts
 United Kingdom
Bronze Folke Alnevik
Stig Lindgård
Sven-Erik Nolinge
Tore Sten
 Sweden

Results

Final

25 August

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)  France Bernard Santona
Yves Cros
Robert Chef d’Hôtel
Jacques Lunis
3:14.4
2nd, silver medalist(s)  United Kingdom Ronald Ede
Derek Pugh
Bernard Elliott
William Roberts
3:14.5
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Sweden Folke Alnevik
Stig Lindgård
Sven-Erik Nolinge
Tore Sten
3:15.0
4  Denmark Herluf Christensen
Knud Greenfort
Gunnar Bergsten
Niels Holst-Sørensen
3:15.4
5   Switzerland Werner Rugel
Werner Christen
Karl Volkmer
Oskar Hardmeier
3:20.8
6  Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Holeček
Tomas Sale
Jiří David
Leopold Láznička
3:33.6

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.

References

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