The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi

Ullevi

Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...

 on August 12 and August 13.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second... Darren Campbell Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell MBE is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay... Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent... Mark Lewis-Francis Mark Lewis-Francis Mark Anthony Lewis-Francis is a British track and field athlete, specifically a sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres. A renowned junior, his greatest sporting achievement at senior level has been to anchor the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4 x 100 metres relay team to a shock gold...	Przemysław Rogowski Łukasz Chyła Marcin Jędrusiński Marcin Jedrusinski Marcin Jędrusiński is a Polish sprint athlete.Jędrusiński represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Dariusz Kuc, Lukasz Chyla and Marcin Andrzej Nowak. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the... Dariusz Kuć Dariusz Kuc Dariusz Kuć is a Polish sprint athlete. His personal best time over 100 metres is 10.15 seconds, achieved in June 2011 in Kraków....	Oudéré Kankarafou Oudéré Kankarafou Oudéré Kankarafou is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.In the 4 x 100 metres relay event he won a bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships and finished seventh at the 2006 World Cup.... Ronald Pognon Ronald Pognon Ronald Pognon is a French sprint athlete. He originally specialized in the 200 metres, but later shifted to the shorter sprint distances... Fabrice Calligny Fabrice Calligny Fabrice Calligny is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.In the 4 x 100 metres relay event he won a silver medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships, a bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships and finished seventh at the 2006 World Cup.He competed individually at the 2001... David Alerte David Alerte David Alerte is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.At the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg he finished seventh in the 200 metres and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay...

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 12, 2006	16:55	Heats
August 13, 2006	15:30	Final

Results

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Heats

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athlete	Time	Notes
	1		Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second... , Darren Campbell Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell MBE is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay... , Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent... , Mark Lewis-Francis Mark Lewis-Francis Mark Anthony Lewis-Francis is a British track and field athlete, specifically a sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres. A renowned junior, his greatest sporting achievement at senior level has been to anchor the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4 x 100 metres relay team to a shock gold...	38.77	Q
	1		Luca Verdecchia Luca Verdecchia Luca Verdecchia is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres.-External links:... , Stefano Anceschi, Massimiliano Donati, Francesco Scuderi Francesco Scuderi Francesco Scuderi is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro, Maurizio Checcucci and Andrea Colombo...	38.84	Q
	2		Oudéré Kankarafou Oudéré Kankarafou Oudéré Kankarafou is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.In the 4 x 100 metres relay event he won a bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships and finished seventh at the 2006 World Cup.... , Ronald Pognon Ronald Pognon Ronald Pognon is a French sprint athlete. He originally specialized in the 200 metres, but later shifted to the shorter sprint distances... , Fabrice Calligny Fabrice Calligny Fabrice Calligny is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.In the 4 x 100 metres relay event he won a silver medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships, a bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships and finished seventh at the 2006 World Cup.He competed individually at the 2001... , David Alerte David Alerte David Alerte is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.At the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg he finished seventh in the 200 metres and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay...	38.85	Q
	2		Przemysław Rogowski, Łukasz Chyła, Marcin Jędrusiński Marcin Jedrusinski Marcin Jędrusiński is a Polish sprint athlete.Jędrusiński represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Dariusz Kuc, Lukasz Chyla and Marcin Andrzej Nowak. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the... , Dariusz Kuć Dariusz Kuc Dariusz Kuć is a Polish sprint athlete. His personal best time over 100 metres is 10.15 seconds, achieved in June 2011 in Kraków....	38.89	Q
	1		Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow or Aleksandr Kosenkov is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He represents the sports club TV Wattenscheid.... , Marius Broening Marius Broening Marius Broening is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 m relay at the 2005 World Championships, together with teammates Alexander Kosenkow, Marc Blume and Tobias Unger and fifth at the 2006 European Championships with Kosenkow, Sebastian Ernst and... , Sebastian Ernst Sebastian Ernst Sebastian Ernst is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.36 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2004 Summer Olympics. This ranks him third among German 200 m sprinters, only behind Tobias Unger and Frank Emmelmann... , Ronny Ostwald Ronny Ostwald Ronny Ostwald is a German sprint athlete.He finished 8th in the 100m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg....	38.94	Q
	2		Timothy Beck Timothy Beck Timothy Beck is a Dutch sprinter. Together with Caimin Douglas, Patrick van Balkom and Troy Douglas he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics... , Caimin Douglas Caimin Douglas Caimin Christian Douglas is a Dutch sprinter.-Biography:Douglas was born in Rosmalen, out of a Dutch mother and an Antillean father. At the age of five the family returned to his father's roots in Curaçao. There he played football from the age of 11 for his local team in Willemstad and the... , Guus Hoogmoed Guus Hoogmoed Guus Hoogmoed is a Dutch sprinter, specializing in the 200 metres.He finished fourth in 60 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and eighth in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2006 European Championships.... , Patrick van Luijk Patrick van Luijk Patrick Jermaine Herschel van Luijk is a Dutch sprinter.-Biography:Patrick van Luijk was born in 1984 out of a Dutch mother and a Jamaican father. Sports have always been the most important hobby of Van Luijk and he started with football at an early age for local team FC Bakestijn...	39.18	Q
	1		Mikhail Yegorychev, Ivan Teplykh Ivan Teplykh Ivan Teplykh is a male sprint athlete from Russia. He finished 5th in the 200m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.-Achievements:-External links:*... , Roman Smirnov Roman Smirnov (athlete) Roman Petrovich Smirnov is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.57 seconds, achieved in June 2008 in Chania. He also has 10.38 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Zhukovskiy; and 6.74 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in December 2005... , Andrey Yepishin Andrey Yepishin Andrey Sergeyevich Yepishin |Zhukovsky]]) is a Russian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 Summer Universiade. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved fifth place in his 100 metres heat, thus failing to make it through to...	39.31	q
	1		Kostyantyn Vasyukov, Dmytro Hlushchenko Dmytro Hlushchenko Dmytro Hlushchenko, ukr. Дмитро Леонідович Глущенко is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time in the 200 metres is 20.75 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Kiev. In the 100 metres he has 10.25 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Kiev.He finished fifth at... , Anatoliy Dovhal Anatoliy Dovhal Anatoliy Dovhal is a Ukrainian sprinter, who specializes in the 100 metres.... , Roman Bublyk	39.57	q
	1		Andreas Baumann, Marco Cribari Marco Cribari Marco Cribari is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Zurich. He competed at the 2004 World Junior Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final... , Marc Niederhauser, Markus Lüthi	39.59
10	2		Timo Salonen, Nghi Tran Nghi Tran Vinh Nghi Tran is a Finnish sprinter.Tran's personal best at 100 metres, 10.40 seconds, is ranked fifth in Finnish men's alltime-list. On international level he competed in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships.Tran emigrated to Finland in 1988 and he got Finnish citizenship in 1997... , Jarkko Ruostekivi, Tommi Hartonen Tommi Hartonen Tommi Mikael Hartonen is a Finnish sprinter. He holds the Finnish national records at men's 100 m and 200 m. His personal trainer is Markus Hartonen...	39.67
11	1		Argo Golberg, Henri Sool, Martin Vihmann, Marek Niit Marek Niit Marek Niit is a male sprinter from Estonia who won gold medal at the 200 metres at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China...	39.74
12	2		Daniel Persson, Johan Engberg, Christofer Sandin, Stefan Tärnhuvud	40.14
13	2		Martin Rypdal, John Ertzgaard, Christian Mogstad, Andreas Kristiansen	40.36

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Kristof Beyens

Kristof Beyens is a Belgian sprint athlete, specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time over 200 metres is 20.44 s, achieved in Osaka during the World Championships....

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Jan Žumer

Jan Žumer is a Slovenian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres and the long jump.In the long jump he competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the final round...

, Matjaž Borovina, Matic Osovnikar

Matic Osovnikar

Matic Osovnikar is a Slovenian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.Osovnikar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making through to the second round but narrowly missed out on a placing in the semi-finals after achieving fourth place in...

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| || 2 ||align=left| ||align=left| Iván Mocholí, Ángel David Rodríguez

Ángel David Rodríguez

Ángel David Rodríguez García is a Spanish sprinter. He specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.14 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Salamanca, and 20.61 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Barcelona.Rodríguez finished eighth in 100 m and 4×100...

, Orkatz Beitia, Josué Mena  || ||DSQ
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Final

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
		Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second... , Darren Campbell Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell MBE is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay... , Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent... , Mark Lewis-Francis Mark Lewis-Francis Mark Anthony Lewis-Francis is a British track and field athlete, specifically a sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres. A renowned junior, his greatest sporting achievement at senior level has been to anchor the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4 x 100 metres relay team to a shock gold...	38.91
		Przemysław Rogowski, Łukasz Chyła, Marcin Jędrusiński Marcin Jedrusinski Marcin Jędrusiński is a Polish sprint athlete.Jędrusiński represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Dariusz Kuc, Lukasz Chyla and Marcin Andrzej Nowak. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the... , Dariusz Kuć Dariusz Kuc Dariusz Kuć is a Polish sprint athlete. His personal best time over 100 metres is 10.15 seconds, achieved in June 2011 in Kraków....	39.05
		Oudéré Kankarafou Oudéré Kankarafou Oudéré Kankarafou is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.In the 4 x 100 metres relay event he won a bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships and finished seventh at the 2006 World Cup.... , Ronald Pognon Ronald Pognon Ronald Pognon is a French sprint athlete. He originally specialized in the 200 metres, but later shifted to the shorter sprint distances... , Fabrice Calligny Fabrice Calligny Fabrice Calligny is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.In the 4 x 100 metres relay event he won a silver medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships, a bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships and finished seventh at the 2006 World Cup.He competed individually at the 2001... , David Alerte David Alerte David Alerte is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.At the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg he finished seventh in the 200 metres and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay...	39.07
4		Maksim Mokrousov, Mikhail Yegorychev, Roman Smirnov Roman Smirnov (athlete) Roman Petrovich Smirnov is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.57 seconds, achieved in June 2008 in Chania. He also has 10.38 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Zhukovskiy; and 6.74 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in December 2005... , Aleksandr Smirnov	39.29
5		Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow or Aleksandr Kosenkov is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He represents the sports club TV Wattenscheid.... , Marius Broening Marius Broening Marius Broening is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 m relay at the 2005 World Championships, together with teammates Alexander Kosenkow, Marc Blume and Tobias Unger and fifth at the 2006 European Championships with Kosenkow, Sebastian Ernst and... , Sebastian Ernst Sebastian Ernst Sebastian Ernst is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.36 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2004 Summer Olympics. This ranks him third among German 200 m sprinters, only behind Tobias Unger and Frank Emmelmann... , Ronny Ostwald Ronny Ostwald Ronny Ostwald is a German sprint athlete.He finished 8th in the 100m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg....	39.38
6		Luca Verdecchia Luca Verdecchia Luca Verdecchia is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres.-External links:... , Stefano Anceschi, Massimiliano Donati, Francesco Scuderi Francesco Scuderi Francesco Scuderi is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro, Maurizio Checcucci and Andrea Colombo...	39.42
7		Roman Bublyk, Kostyantyn Vasyukov, Anatoliy Dovhal Anatoliy Dovhal Anatoliy Dovhal is a Ukrainian sprinter, who specializes in the 100 metres.... , Dmytro Hlushchenko Dmytro Hlushchenko Dmytro Hlushchenko, ukr. Дмитро Леонідович Глущенко is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time in the 200 metres is 20.75 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Kiev. In the 100 metres he has 10.25 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Kiev.He finished fifth at...	39.54
8		Timothy Beck Timothy Beck Timothy Beck is a Dutch sprinter. Together with Caimin Douglas, Patrick van Balkom and Troy Douglas he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics... , Caimin Douglas Caimin Douglas Caimin Christian Douglas is a Dutch sprinter.-Biography:Douglas was born in Rosmalen, out of a Dutch mother and an Antillean father. At the age of five the family returned to his father's roots in Curaçao. There he played football from the age of 11 for his local team in Willemstad and the... , Guus Hoogmoed Guus Hoogmoed Guus Hoogmoed is a Dutch sprinter, specializing in the 200 metres.He finished fourth in 60 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and eighth in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2006 European Championships.... , Patrick van Luijk Patrick van Luijk Patrick Jermaine Herschel van Luijk is a Dutch sprinter.-Biography:Patrick van Luijk was born in 1984 out of a Dutch mother and a Jamaican father. Sports have always been the most important hobby of Van Luijk and he started with football at an early age for local team FC Bakestijn...	39.64

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