1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
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These are the official results of the Men's 4 × 400 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece, held at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 10 and 11 September 1982.[1]
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships |
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Medalists
Results
Final
11 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  West Germany | Erwin Skamrahl Harald Schmid Thomas Giessing Hartmut Weber | 3:00.51 | CR |
 |  United Kingdom | David Jenkins Garry Cook Todd Bennett Phil Brown | 3:00.68 | |
 |  Soviet Union | Aleksandr Troshchilo Pavel Roshchin Pavel Konovalov Viktor Markin | 3:00.80 | |
| 4 |  Poland | Ryszard Wichrowski Ryszard Szparak Andrzej Stępień Ryszard Podlas | 3:02.77 | |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia | Miroslav Zahorak František Břečka Dušan Malovec Stanislav Sajdok | 3:02.82 | |
| 6 |  Italy | Pietro Mennea Roberto Tozzi Roberto Ribaud Mauro Zuliani | 3:03.21 | |
| 7 |  France | Paul Bourdin Aldo Canti Didier Dubois Pascal Barré | 3:04.73 | |
| 8 |  Sweden | Sven Nylander Eric Josjö Per-Ola Olsson Staffan Blomstrand | 3:06.91 |
Heats
10 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | David Jenkins Garry Cook Todd Bennett Phil Brown | 3:02.52 | Q |
| 2 | Soviet Union | Pavel Konovalov Pavel Roshchin Vladimir Prosin Aleksandr Troshchilo | 3:02.98 | Q |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | František Břečka Dušan Malovec Miroslav Zahorak Stanislav Sajdok | 3:03.06 | Q |
| 4 | Italy | Roberto Tozzi Roberto Ribaud Pietro Mennea Mauro Zuliani | 3:03.66 | q |
| 5 | Sweden | Sven Nylander Staffan Blomstrand Eric Josjö Per-Ola Olsson | 3:05.32 | q |
| 6 |  Yugoslavia | Ismail Mačev Goran Humar Jozef Kereši Željko Knapić | 3:08.44 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | Ryszard Wichrowski Ryszard Szparak Ryszard Podlas Andrzej Stępień | 3:05.31 | Q |
| 2 | West Germany | Erwin Skamrahl Harald Schmid Edgar Nakladal Hartmut Weber | 3:05.35 | Q |
| 3 | France | Paul Bourdin Aldo Canti Didier Dubois Pascal Barré | 3:05.49 | Q |
| 4 |  Switzerland | Andreas Kaufmann Urs Kamber René Gloor Rolf Gisler | 3:05.64 | |
| 5 |  Greece | Georgios Vamvakas Nikolaos Megalemos Panagiotis Stefanopoulos Athanassios Kalogiannis | 3:09.42 | |
 Spain | Benjamín González Marceliano Ruiz Colomán Trabado Ángel Heras | DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 50 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
Czechoslovakia (4)
France (4)
Greece (4)
Italy (4)
Poland (4)
Soviet Union (5)
Spain (4)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (4)
United Kingdom (4)
West Germany (5)
Yugoslavia (4)
See also
- 1978 Men's European Championships 4 × 400 m Relay (Prague)
- 1980 Men's Olympic 4 × 400 m Relay (Moscow)
- 1983 Men's World Championships 4 × 400 m Relay (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Olympic 4 × 400 m Relay (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 4 × 400 m Relay (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships 4 × 400 m Relay (Rome)
- 1988 Men's Olympic 4 × 400 m Relay (Seoul)
- 1990 Men's European Championships 4 × 400 m Relay (Split)
