2026 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
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The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2026 European Athletics Championships is scheduled to take place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 15 August 2026.[1]
| Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2026 European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Alexander Stadium |
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Dates | 15 August 2026 |
| Nations | 16 |
Background
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[2] |  Jamaica(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) |
36.84 | London, United Kingdom | 11 August 2012 |
| European record[3] |  Great Britain(Adam Gemili, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake) |
37.36 | Doha, Qatar | 5 October 2019 |
| Championship record[4] | Great Britain (Jeremiah Azu, Zharnel Hughes, Jona Efoloko, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake) |
37.67 | Munich, Germany | 21 August 2022 |
| World leading[5] |  United States(Ronnie Baker, Max Thomas, Lance Lang, Pjai Austin) |
37.43 | Gaborone, Botswana | 3 May 2026 |
| European leading[6] |  Germany(Kevin Kranz, Marvin Schulte, Owen Ansah, Lucas Ansah-Peprah) |
37.67 | 2 May 2026 |
Qualification
For the men's 4 × 100 metres relay, the qualification period is from 1 January 2025 to 26 July 2026. The qualification procedure will be based on the aggregate of the two fastest times achieved by national teams in the qualification period. For being ranked, the results of relay races shall be valid only on condition that they are part of a competition staged in compliance with World Athletics Rules (and included into World Athletics Global Calendar) and that at least 2 international teams, representing at least 2 countries compete in the race. A total of 16 national teams can compete in the event. Host nation Great Britain has the right to be represented with one national team in the event. If they wish to participate and are not qualified as indicated above, the number of national teams to qualify will be reduced to 15.[7]
| QP | Country | Athletes | Status | Accumulated times | Result 1 | Result 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain & N.I. | Allocated to Host Country | ||||
| 2 | Germany | Qualified by European Ranking | 75.43 | 37.67 | 37.76 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands | Qualified by European Ranking | 75.68 | 37.81 | 37.87 | |
| 4 |  Italy | Qualified by European Ranking | 76.36 | 38.16 | 38.20 | |
| 5 |  Belgium | Qualified by European Ranking | 76.86 | 38.40 | 38.46 | |
| 6 |  Poland | Qualified by European Ranking | 77.02 | 38.43 | 38.59 | |
| 7 |  Spain | Qualified by European Ranking | 77.37 | 38.57 | 38.80 | |
| 8 |  Ireland | Qualified by European Ranking | 77.80 | 38.88 | 38.92 | |
| 9 |  Switzerland | Qualified by European Ranking | 77.83 | 38.88 | 38.95 | |
| 10 |  Slovenia | Qualified by European Ranking | 77.90 | 38.91 | 38.99 | |
| 11 |  Greece | Qualified by European Ranking | 77.94 | 38.91 | 39.03 | |
| 12 |  Portugal | Qualified by European Ranking | 78.02 | 38.99 | 39.03 | |
| 13 |  Sweden | Qualified by European Ranking | 78.03 | 38.96 | 39.07 | |
| 14 |  Norway | Qualified by European Ranking | 78.10 | 38.86 | 39.24 | |
| 15 |  Turkey | Qualified by European Ranking | 78.10 | 39.05 | 39.05 | |
| 16 |  Finland | Qualified by European Ranking | 78.11 | 39.05 | 39.06 |
Schedule
Results
Round 1
Round 1 is scheduled to be held on 15 August 2026, at 13:00 in the afternoon.[9]
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Great Britain & N.I. | Jeremiah Azu, Louie Hinchliffe, Zharnel Hughes, Romell Glave | 38.29 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Netherlands | Daniljo Vriendwijk, Jozuah Revierre, Xavi Mo-Ajok, Elvis Afrifa | 38.82 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Greece | Ioannis Voskopoulos, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Sotirios Gkaragkanis, Vasileios Myrianthopoulos | 39.17 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 6 | Poland | Jakub Lempach, Patryk Krupa, Łukasz Żak, Dominik Kopeć | 39.17 | q |
| 5 | 4 | Turkey | Ertan Özkan, Oğuz Uyar, Batuhan Altıntaş, Emre Ergün | 39.27 | |
| 6 | 7 | Portugal | André Prazeres, Gabriel Maia, Delvis Santos, Gerson Baldé | 39.49 | |
| 7 | 5 | Norway | Per Tinius Fremstad-Waldron, Jørgen Homstad, Mathias Hove Johansen, Salum Ageze Kashafali | 39.79 | |
| 8 | Spain | Jorge Hernández, Abel Jordán, Andoni Calbano, Guillem Crespí | DNF | ||
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Italy | Eric Marek, Eduardo Longobardi, Lorenzo Patta, Samuele Ceccarelli | 38.50 | Q |
| 2 | 9 | Germany | Kevin Kranz, Marvin Schulte, Heiko Gussmann, Lucas Ansah-Peprah | 38.57 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Belgium | Amine Kasmi, Emiel Botterman, Antoine Snyders, Cédric Verschueren | 38.84 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Ireland | Toluwabori Akinola, Sean Aigboboh, Marcus Lawler, Israel Olatunde | 39.13 | q, SB |
| 5 | 6 | Switzerland | Timothé Mumenthaler, Daryl Bachmann, Felix Svensson, Jason Joseph | 39.18 | SB |
| 6 | 7 | Slovenia | Staš Tin Lorbar, Filip Oiclj, Andrej Skočir, Anej Čurin Prapotnik | 39.28 | |
| 7 | 2 | Sweden | Filip Olsson, Zion Eriksson, Linus Pihl, Jean-Christian Zirignon | 39.71 | |
| 3 | Finland | Valtteri Louko, Riku Illukka, Oskari Lehtonen, Samuel Purola | DNF | ||
Final
The final is scheduled to be held on 15 August 2026, at 21:33 in the evening.[9]