1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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]

Men's 4 x 100 metres relay
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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Gold Vladimir Sukharev
Levan Kalyayev
Levan Sanadze
Nikolay Karakulov
  Soviet Union
Silver Étienne Bally
Jacques Perlot
Yves Camus
Jean-Pierre Guillon
  France
Bronze Göte Kjellberg
Leif Christersson
Stig Danielsson
Hans Rydén
  Sweden

Results

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Final

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27 August

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
    Soviet Union Vladimir Sukharev
Levan Kalyayev
Levan Sanadze
Nikolay Karakulov
41.5
    France Étienne Bally
Jacques Perlot
Yves Camus
Jean-Pierre Guillon
41.8
    Sweden Göte Kjellberg
Leif Christersson
Stig Danielsson
Hans Rydén
41.9
4   Great Britain John Gregory
Alan Grieve
Brian Shenton
Austin Pinnington
41.9
5   Iceland Ásmundur Bjarnason
Guðmundur Lárusson
Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson
Haukur Clausen
41.9
6   Italy Franco Leccese
Gino Riva
Giuseppe Guzzi
Angelo Moretti
43.2

Heats

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23 August

Heat 1

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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

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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

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According to an unofficial count, 36 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014