1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 4 x 400 metres relay
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These are the official results of the Men's 4x400 metres
event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. The final was held on 11 September 1982.
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. The final was held on 11 September 1982.
Final
Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time |
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West Germany | • Erwin Skamrahl Erwin Skamrahl Erwin Skamrahl is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.At the 1982 European Championships he finished fourth in the 200 metres, won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay and a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay... • Harald Schmid Harald Schmid Harald Schmid is a former German track-and-field athlete.Schmid was one of the best 400 m hurdles runners in the world. His duels with Edwin Moses during the late 1970s and early 1980s are unforgettable. His race against Moses in Rome, 1987, is ranked as one of the races of the century... • Thomas Giessing Thomas Giessing Thomas Giessing is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1982 European Championships he finished eighth in the 400 metres and helped win the 4 x 400 metres relay with teammates Erwin Skamrahl, Harald Schmid and Hartmut Weber... • Hartmut Weber Hartmut Weber Hartmut Weber is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1982 European Championships he won the gold medal with a lifetime best of 44.72 seconds. He also helped win the 4 x 400 metres relay with teammates Erwin Skamrahl, Harald Schmid and Thomas Giessing... |
3:00.50 | |
United Kingdom | • David Jenkins• Garry Cook Garry Cook Garry Cook is a former British athlete, who competed mainly in the 800 metres with a best time of 1:44.55.He competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his team mates Kriss Akabusi, Todd... • Todd Bennett Todd Bennett Todd Anthony Bennett was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his team mates Kriss Akabusi, Garry Cook and Philip... • Phil Brown Phil Brown (athlete) Philip Andrew Brown was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. In the individual 400m his results were not outstanding; however, he was an exceptional anchor leg relay runner, anchoring the British team to a number of medals.Brown competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer... |
3:00.67 | |
Soviet Union | • Aleksandr Troshchilo Aleksandr Troshchilo Aleksandr Troshchilo is a retired track and field sprinter from the Soviet Union, known for winning the bronze medal in the men's 4x400 metres relay at the 1982 European Championships... • Pavel Roshchin• Pavel Kondratyenko• Viktor Markin Viktor Markin Viktor Fyodorovich Markin is a former Soviet athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics.... |
3:00.79 | |
4. | Poland | • Ryszard Wichrowski• Ryszard Szparak• Andrzej Stepien• Ryszard Podlas Ryszard Podlas Ryszard Podlas was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He was born in Białobrzezie and represented the club Technika Pracze. He won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics with his teammates Jan Werner, Zbigniew Jaremski and Jerzy Pietrzyk... |
3:02.77 |
5. | Czechoslovakia | • Petr Břečka• Dušan Malovec• Miroslav Zahorak• Stanislav Sajdok | 3:02.82 |
6. | Italy | • Pietro Mennea Pietro Mennea Pietro Paolo Mennea is an Italian former sprinter and politician, who was the 1980 Moscow Olympic 200 meter Champion, and also held the 200 m world record for 17 years.-Biography:... • Roberto Tozzi Roberto Tozzi Roberto Tozzi was an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics, with teammates Stefano Malinverni, Mauro Zuliani and Pietro Mennea.... • Roberto Ribaud Roberto Ribaud Roberto Ribaud is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.69 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart.- Achievements :-References:... • Mauro Zuliani Mauro Zuliani Mauro Zuliani was an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics, with teammates Stefano Malinverni, Roberto Tozzi and Pietro Mennea.... |
3:03.21 |
7. | France | • Aldo Canti• Paul Bourdin• Didier Dubois• Pascal Barré Pascal Barré Pascal Barré is a former track and field athlete from France who competed mainly in the 100/200 metres. He was a bronze medalist in the European Junior championships in 1977. He was French 200 metre champion on 3 occasions, and twice indoor 200 metre champion... |
3:04.73 |
8. | Sweden | • Sven Nylander Sven Nylander Sven Olof Nylander is a retired hurdler from Sweden, who is best known for winning two silver medals at the European Championships during his career... • Eric Josjö• Per-Erik Olsson• Staffan Blomstrand |
3:06.91 |
See also
- 1978 Men's European Championships 4x400m Relay (Prague)
- 1980 Men's Olympic 4x400m Relay (Moscow)Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 400 metre relayThese are the official results of the Men's 4 x 400 metre relay event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. There were a total number of 24 nations competing...
- 1983 Men's World Championships 4x400m Relay (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Olympic 4x400m Relay (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 4x400m Relay (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships 4x400m Relay (Rome)1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 x 400 metres relayThe 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadio Olimpico on September 5 and September 6.-Medals:-Records:Existing records at the start of the event.-Heats:All times shown are in seconds.-Heat 1:...
- 1988 Men's Olympic 4x400m Relay (Seoul)
- 1990 Men's European Championships 4x400m Relay (Split)