1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
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The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 14 and 15 August 1971.[1]
| Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships |
|---|
Medalists
Results
Final
15 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Czechoslovakia | Ladislav Kříž Juraj Demeč Jiří Kynos Luděk Bohman | 39.32 | NR |
 |  Poland | Gerard Gramse Tadeusz Cuch Zenon Nowosz Marian Dudziak | 39.72 | |
 |  Italy | Vincenzo Guerini Pietro Mennea Pasqualino Abeti Ennio Preatoni | 39.78 | |
| 4 |  Great Britain | Brian Green Martin Reynolds Don Halliday Les Piggot | 39.78 | |
| 5 |  Soviet Union | Aleksandr Kornelyuk Aleksandr Zhidkikh Aleksandr Lebedev Aleksey Chebykin | 40.00 | |
 West Germany | Manfred Ommer Karl-Heinz Klotz Gerhard Wucherer Franz-Peter Hofmeister | DNF | ||
 East Germany | Hans-Jürgen Bombach Jörg Pfeifer Hermann Burde Hans-Joachim Zenk | DQ | ||
 France | Dominique Chauvelot Patrick Bourbeillon Gérard Fenouil Jean-Pierre Grès | DQ |
Heats
14 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | Manfred Ommer Karl-Heinz Klotz Gerhard Wucherer Franz-Peter Hofmeister | 39.55 | Q |
| 2 | Great Britain | Brian Green Martin Reynolds Don Halliday Les Piggot | 39.77 | Q |
| 3 | Poland | Gerard Gramse Tadeusz Cuch Zenon Nowosz Marian Dudziak | 39.83 | Q |
| 4 | Italy | Vincenzo Guerini Pietro Mennea Pasqualino Abeti Ennio Preatoni | 39.95 | Q |
| 5 |  Sweden | Curt Johansson Thorsten Johansson Bo Söderberg Anders Faager | 40.67 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | Dominique Chauvelot Patrick Bourbeillon Gérard Fenouil Jean-Pierre Grès | 39.40 | Q |
| 2 | East Germany | Hans-Jürgen Bombach Jörg Pfeifer Hermann Burde Hans-Joachim Zenk | 39.42 | Q |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | Ladislav Kříž Juraj Demeč Jiří Kynos Luděk Bohman | 39.77 | Q |
| 4 | Soviet Union | Aleksandr Kornelyuk Aleksandr Zhidkikh Aleksandr Lebedev Aleksey Chebykin | 39.78 | Q |
 Yugoslavia | Hrvoje Vincijanovic Ivica Karasi Miro Kocuvan Predrag Križan | DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
Czechoslovakia (4)
East Germany (4)
France (4)
Italy (4)
Poland (4)
Soviet Union (4)
Sweden (4)
Great Britain (4)
West Germany (4)
Yugoslavia (4)