1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 and 27 August 1950.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Vladimir Sukharev Levan Kalyayev Levan Sanadze Nikolay Karakulov Soviet Union |
Silver | Étienne Bally Jacques Perlot Yves Camus Jean-Pierre Guillon France |
Bronze | Göte Kjellberg Leif Christersson Stig Danielsson Hans Rydén Sweden |
Results
Final
27 August
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Soviet Union | Vladimir Sukharev Levan Kalyayev Levan Sanadze Nikolay Karakulov |
41.5 | ||
France | Étienne Bally Jacques Perlot Yves Camus Jean-Pierre Guillon |
41.8 | ||
Sweden | Göte Kjellberg Leif Christersson Stig Danielsson Hans Rydén |
41.9 | ||
4 | Great Britain | John Gregory Alan Grieve Brian Shenton Austin Pinnington |
41.9 | |
5 | Iceland | Ásmundur Bjarnason Guðmundur Lárusson Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson Haukur Clausen |
41.9 | |
6 | Italy | Franco Leccese Gino Riva Giuseppe Guzzi Angelo Moretti |
43.2 |
Heats
23 August
Heat 1
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soviet Union | Vladimir Sukharev Levan Kalyayev Levan Sanadze Nikolay Karakulov |
41.7h | Q |
2 | Iceland | Ásmundur Bjarnason Guðmundur Lárusson Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson Haukur Clausen |
41.7 | NR Q |
3 | Great Britain | John Gregory Alan Grieve Brian Shenton Austin Pinnington |
41.9h | Q |
4 | Belgium | Hector Gosset Fernand Linssen Isidoor Vandewiele Roland Vercruysse |
42.2h |
Heat 2
Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | France | Étienne Bally Jacques Perlot Yves Camus Jean-Pierre Guillon |
41.4h | Q |
2 | Italy | Franco Leccese Gino Riva Giuseppe Guzzi Angelo Moretti |
41.5h | Q |
3 | Sweden | Göte Kjellberg Leif Christersson Stig Danielsson Hans Rydén |
42.1h | Q |
4 | Norway | Erik Bjølseth Henry Johansen Knut Moum Hans Peter Pedersen |
42.5h | |
5 | Switzerland | Olivier Bernard Hans Wehrli Willy Eichenberger Willy Burgisser |
43.7h |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 36 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
- Belgium (4)
- France (4)
- Iceland (4)
- Italy (4)
- Norway (4)
- Soviet Union (4)
- Sweden (4)
- Switzerland (4)
- Great Britain (4)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014