The 4 × 400 metres relay (athletics track event) has been included in European Athletics Championships since 1934 in Turin for men and since 1969 in Athens for women. There are 13 countries that have won medals, with Great Britain being the most successful country, with a total of 9 gold and 18 overall medals.
Men
List of medalists ChampionshipGoldSilverBronze 1934 Turin Germany France Sweden 1938 Paris Germany Great Britain Sweden 1946 Oslo France Great Britain Sweden 1950 Brussels Great Britain Italy Sweden 1954 Bern France West Germany Finland 1958 Stockholm Great Britain West Germany Sweden 1962 Belgrade West Germany Great Britain Switzerland 1966 Budapest Poland West Germany East Germany 1969 Athens France Soviet Union West Germany 1971 Helsinki West Germany Poland Italy 1974 Rome Great Britain West Germany Finland 1978 Prague West Germany Poland Czechoslovakia 1982 Athens West Germany Great Britain Soviet Union 1986 Stuttgart Great Britain West Germany Soviet Union 1990 Split Great Britain West Germany East Germany 1994 Helsinki Great Britain France Russia 1998 Budapest Great Britain Poland Spain 2002 Munich Great Britain Russia France 2006 Gothenburg France Great Britain Poland 2010 Barcelona Russia Great Britain Belgium 2012 Helsinki Belgium Great Britain Germany 2014 Zurich Great Britain Russia Poland 2016 Amsterdam Belgium Poland Great Britain 2018 Berlin Belgium Great Britain Spain 2022 Munich Great Britain Belgium France 2024 Rome Belgium Italy Germany 2026 Birmingham Italy Great Britain Netherlands
Medal table CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 Great Britain1091202 Germany*663153 France42284 Belgium41165 Poland14276 Russia**13377 Italy12148 Sweden--559 East Germany Finland Spain--2212 Czechoslovakia Switzerland Netherlands--11 *Germany's medals includes results by West Germany **Russia's medals includes results by the Soviet Union
Women
List of medalists ChampionshipGoldSilverBronze 1969 Athens Great Britain France West Germany 1971 Helsinki East Germany West Germany Soviet Union 1974 Rome East Germany Finland Soviet Union 1978 Prague East Germany Soviet Union Poland 1982 Athens East Germany Czechoslovakia Soviet Union 1986 Stuttgart East Germany West Germany Poland 1990 Split East Germany Soviet Union Great Britain 1994 Helsinki France Russia Germany 1998 Budapest Germany Russia Great Britain 2002 Munich Germany Russia Poland 2006 Gothenburg Russia Belarus Poland 2010 Barcelona Russia Germany Great Britain 2012 Helsinki Ukraine France Czech Republic 2014 Zurich France Ukraine Great Britain 2016 Amsterdam Great Britain France Italy 2018 Berlin Poland France Great Britain 2022 Munich Netherlands Poland Great Britain 2024 Rome Netherlands Ireland Belgium 2026 Birmingham Netherlands Great Britain Italy
Medal table CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 East Germany6--62 Netherlands3--33 Russia*253104 France24-65 Germany**23276 Great Britain21697 Ukraine11-28 Poland11469 Czech Republic***-11210 Finland Belarus Ireland -1-113 Italy--2214 Belgium--11 *Russia's medals include results by the Soviet Union **Germany's medals include results by West Germany ***Medals of the Czech republic include results by Czechoslovakia
See also List of athletics events Sport of athletics Track and field
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