2017 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 15 and 16 July.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Great Britain
Lee Thompson
Ben Snaith
Sam Hazel
Cameron Chalmers
Thomas Somers*
 Poland
Wiktor Suwara
Przemysław Waściński
Kajetan Duszyński
Dariusz Kowaluk
Cezary Mirosław*
Łukasz Smolnicki*
 France
Victor Coroller
Gilles Biron
Étienne Merville
Ludvy Vaillant
Adrien Coulibaly*
Hugo Houyez*

*Athletes who ran in heats only

Results

Heats

Second exchange
Third exchange

16 July[1]

Qualification rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 1  Germany Fabian Dammermann, Jakob Krempin, Florian Weeke, Constantin Schmidt 3:06.19 Q
2 1  Great Britain Lee Thompson, Ben Snaith, Sam Hazel, Thomas Somers 3:06.20 Q
3 1  Italy Alessandro Galati, Mattia Casarico, Brayan Lopez, Giuseppe Leonardi 3:07.05 Q
4 1  Ireland Craig Newell, Harry Purcell, Karl Griffin, Andrew Mellon 3:07.63 q
5 2  France Adrien Coulibaly, Gilles Biron, Hugo Houyez, Étienne Merville 3:08.49 Q
6 2  Belgium Alexander Doom, Christian Iguacel, Asamti Badji, Michael Rossaert 3:08.59 Q
7 2  Poland Cezary Mirosław, Przemysław Waściński, Łukasz Smolnicki, Wiktor Suwara 3:08.84 Q
8 2  Romania Cristian Radu, Sebastian Mihai Ursachi, Zeno Moraru, Robert Parge 3:09.57 q
9 2  Turkey Enis Ünsal, Abdullah Tütünci, Fahri Arsoy, Batuhan Altıntaş 3:10.14
10 1  Czech Republic Lukáš Hodboď, Martin Tuček, Matěj Mach, Jiří Kubeš 3:10.34
11 1  Sweden Alexander Lundskog, Andreas Carlsson, Dennis Forsman, Anton Sigurdsson 3:11.26
2  Switzerland Vincent Notz, Luca Flück, Mattia Tajana, Joël Flury DQ R162.7,[2] R125.5

Final

The podium

16 July[3]

Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain Lee Thompson, Ben Snaith, Sam Hazel, Cameron Chalmers 3:03.65
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Poland Wiktor Suwara, Przemysław Waściński, Kajetan Duszyński, Dariusz Kowaluk 3:04.22
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France Victor Coroller, Gilles Biron, Étienne Merville, Ludvy Vaillant 3:05.24
4  Germany Fabian Dammermann, Maximilian Grupen, Florian Weeke, Constantin Schmidt 3:05.65
5  Belgium Alexander Doom, Christian Iguacel, Asamti Badji, Michael Rossaert 3:06.45
6  Italy Giuseppe Leonardi, Mattia Casarico, Alessandro Galati, Daniele Corsa 3:07.20
7  Ireland Craig Newell, Harry Purcell, Karl Griffin, Andrew Mellon 3:08.64
8  Romania Cristian Radu, Cosmin Trofin, Zeno Moraru, Robert Parge 3:09.10

References