1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
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The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 27 and 29 August 1954.[1]
Medalists
Gold | László Zarándi Géza Varasdi György Csányi Béla Goldoványi ![]() |
Silver | Ken Box George Ellis Ken Jones Brian Shenton ![]() |
Bronze | Boris Tokarev Viktor Ryabov Levan Sanadze Leonid Bartenyev ![]() |
Results
Final
29 August
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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![]() | ![]() | László Zarándi Géza Varasdi György Csányi Béla Goldoványi | 40.6 | CR |
![]() | ![]() | Ken Box George Ellis Ken Jones Brian Shenton | 40.8 | |
![]() | ![]() | Boris Tokarev Viktor Ryabov Levan Sanadze Leonid Bartenyev | 40.9 | |
4 | ![]() | František Brož Bohuslav Hlídek Václav Janeček František Šimánek | 40.9 | NR |
5 | ![]() | Wolfgango Montanari Sergio D'Asnasch Lucio Sangermano Luigi Gnocchi | 41.0 | |
6 | ![]() | Börje Andersson Kaj Månsson Sven Olof Westlund Jan Carlsson | 41.3 |
Heats
27 August
Heat 1
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | Boris Tokarev Viktor Ryabov Levan Sanadze Leonid Bartenyev | 41.0 | Q |
2 | ![]() | Ken Box George Ellis Ken Jones Brian Shenton | 41.0 | Q |
3 | ![]() | Nikodem Goździalski Wiesław Holajn Zdobysław Stawczyk Emil Kiszka | 41.5 | NR |
4 | ![]() | Gert Lemmes Werner Kiefer Kurt Heidrich Erich Ladwein | 42.3 | NR |
Heat 2
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | František Brož Bohuslav Hlídek Václav Janeček František Šimánek | 41.1 | NR Q |
2 | ![]() | Wolfgango Montanari Sergio D'Asnasch Lucio Sangermano Luigi Gnocchi | 41.2 | |
3 | ![]() | René Bonino Yves Camus Ernest Wanko Alain David | 41.4 | |
4 | ![]() | Milovan Jovančić Aleksandar Benjak Petar Pecelj Veljko Petrović | 42.2 | |
![]() | Leonhard Pohl Peter Kraus Heinz Fütterer Manfred Germar | DQ |
Heat 3
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | László Zarándi Géza Varasdi György Csányi Béla Goldoványi | 40.8 | CR Q |
2 | ![]() | Börje Andersson Kaj Månsson Sven Olof Westlund Jan Carlsson | 41.1 | NR Q |
3 | ![]() | Teun Aret Theo Saat Hayo Rulander Aad van Hardeveld | 41.3 | NR |
4 | ![]() | Jacques Vercruysse Carlos Germonprez Roland Vercruysse Isidoor Vandewiele | 41.5 | NR |
5 | ![]() | Joseph Huber Willy Eichenberger Pierfrancesco Campana Hans Wehrli | 41.9 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 56 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (4)
Czechoslovakia (4)
France (4)
Hungary (4)
Italy (4)
Netherlands (4)
Poland (4)
Saar (4)
Soviet Union (4)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (4)
Great Britain (4)
West Germany (4)
Yugoslavia (4)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014