1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
Relay Race 1962
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The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 16 September 1962.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Johannes Schmitt Wilfried Kindermann Hans-Joachim Reske Manfred Kinder  West Germany |
| Silver | Barry Jackson Ken Wilcock Adrian Metcalfe Robbie Brightwell  Great Britain |
| Bronze | Bruno Galliker Marius Theiler Hansruedi Bruder Jean-Louis Descloux  Switzerland |
Results
Final
16 September
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | West Germany | Johannes Schmitt Wilfried Kindermann Hans-Joachim Reske Manfred Kinder | 3:05.8 | CR |
 | Great Britain | Barry Jackson Ken Wilcock Adrian Metcalfe Robbie Brightwell | 3:05.9 | |
 | Switzerland | Bruno Galliker Marius Theiler Hansruedi Bruder Jean-Louis Descloux | 3:07.0 | NR |
| 4 |  Sweden | Bo Althoff Ronny Sunesson Bengt-Göran Fernström Hans-Olof Johansson | 3:07.7 | NR |
| 5 |  Italy | Mario Fraschini Vittorio Barberis Gian Paolo Iraldo Salvatore Morale | 3:07.8 | |
| 6 |  France | Jean Bertozzi Bernard Martin Jean-Pierre Boccardo Germain Nelzy | 3:08.9 |
Heats
16 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | Barry Jackson Ken Wilcock Adrian Metcalfe Robbie Brightwell | 3:09.4 | Q |
| 2 | Italy | Mario Fraschini Vittorio Barberis Gian Paolo Iraldo Salvatore Morale | 3:10.0 | Q |
| 3 | Sweden | Bo Althoff Ronny Sunesson Bengt-Göran Fernström Hans-Olof Johansson | 3:10.2 | Q |
| 4 |  Soviet Union | Viktor Bychkov Valeriy Bulyshev Vadym Arkhypchuk Vasyl Anisimov | 3:10.6 | |
| 5 |  Yugoslavia | Srđan Savić Miloje Grujić Viktor Šnajder Miroslav Bosnar | 3:12.5 | |
 Czechoslovakia | Jaromír Šlégr Jan Kasal Josef Odložil Josef Trousil | DNF |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | Johannes Schmitt Wilfried Kindermann Hans-Joachim Reske Manfred Kinder | 3:08.8 | Q |
| 2 | France | Jean Bertozzi Bernard Martin Jean-Pierre Boccardo Germain Nelzy | 3:09.2 | Q |
| 3 | Switzerland | Bruno Galliker Marius Theiler Hansruedi Bruder Jean-Louis Descloux | 3:09.7 | Q |
| 4 |  Poland | Andrzej Badeński Stanisław Swatowski Ireneusz Kluczek Jerzy Kowalski | 3:10.2 | |
| 5 |  Finland | Börje Strand Pentti Rekola Olavi Salonen Jussi Rintamäki | 3:13.8 | |
| 6 |  Turkey | Gürkan Çevik Fahir Özgüden Ferruh Oygur Muharrem Dalkılıç | 3:21.3 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
Czechoslovakia (4)
Finland (4)
France (4)
Italy (4)
Poland (4)
Soviet Union (4)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (4)
Turkey (4)
Great Britain (4)
West Germany (4)
Yugoslavia (4)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 391–397, retrieved 13 August 2014
