The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 14 and 16 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
Background
+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior 4 × 400 Metres Relay Men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026. (Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson) 2:54.29 Stuttgart, Germany 22 August 1993 European record"All time Top lists – Senior 4 × 400 Metres Relay Men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.(Alex Haydock-Wilson, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Lewis Davey, Charles Dobson)2:55.83Saint-Denis, France10 August 2024 Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026.(Paul Sanders, Kriss Akabusi John Regis, Roger Black) 2:58.22 Split, Yugoslavia 1 September 1990 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 4 × 400 Metres Relay Men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.(Lee Eppie, Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori, Collen Kebinatshipi)2:54.57Gaborone, Botswana3 May 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 4 × 400 m Relay Men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026.(Keenan Blake, Eugene Omalla, Tony van Diepen, Jonas Phijffers) 2:58.22 2 May 2026
Qualification For the men's 4 × 400 metres relay, the qualification period is from 1 January 2025 to 26 July 2026. The qualification procedure will be based on the aggregate of the two fastest times achieved by national teams in the qualification period. For being ranked, the results of relay races shall be valid only on condition that they are part of a competition staged in compliance with World Athletics Rules (and included into World Athletics Global Calendar) and that at least 2 international teams, representing at least 2 countries compete in the race. A total of 16 national teams can compete in the event. Host nation Great Britain has the right to be represented with one national team in the event. If they wish to participate and are not qualified as indicated above, the number of national teams to qualify will be reduced to 15."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP Country Athletes Status Accumulated timesResult 1Result 2 1 Allocated to Host Country 2 Qualified by European Ranking 5:56.172:57.982:58.19 3 Qualified by European Ranking 5:58.352:58.223:00.13 4 Qualified by European Ranking 5:58.712:59.012:59.70 5 Qualified by European Ranking 5:59.102:58.803:00.30 6 Qualified by European Ranking 6:01.633:00.263:01.37 7 Qualified by European Ranking 6:02.773:01.183:01.59 8 Qualified by European Ranking 6:04.843:02.153:02.69 9 Qualified by European Ranking 6:05.043:02.213:02.83 10 Qualified by European Ranking 6:06.013:01.463:04.55 11 Qualified by European Ranking 6:07.443:03.043:04.40 12 Qualified by European Ranking 6:08.013:03.553:04.46 13 Qualified by European Ranking 6:08.153:04.013:04.14 14 Qualified by European Ranking 6:09.283:03.953:05.33 15 Qualified by European Ranking 6:09.893:04.423:05.47 16 Qualified by European Ranking 6:10.553:04.133:06.42 Schedule Date Time Round14 August 2026 11:05 Round 116 August 2026 21:48 Final
Results Round 1 Round 1 was held on 14 August 2026, at 11:05 in the morning. First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
Heat 1 Place Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 8 Edoardo Scotti, Luca Sito, Mohamed Soudassi, Lorenzo Benati 2:58.10 , , , 2 7 Jonathan Sacoor, Dylan Borlée, Julien Watrin, Daniel Segers 2:59.35 , 3 6 Thilo Traue, Thorben Finke, Manuel Sanders, Jean Paul Bredau 3:01.07 , 4 4 Árpád Kovács, Balázs Plisz, Csanád Csahóczi, Attila Molnár 3:01.24 , 5 5 Dany Brand, Ricky Petrucciani, Haydn Brotschi, Lionel Spitz 3:01.31 6 2 Gustav Lundholm Nielsen, Neloo Falck, Jacob Hvorup, Sebastian Monneret 3:02.19 7 3 Pedro Afonso, Ericsson Tavares, João Coelho, Omar Elkhatib 3:02.84 — 9 Maj Janža, Lovro Mesec Košir, Mitja Zubin, Rok Ferlan
Heat 2 Place Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 7 Liemarvin Bonevacia, Eugene Omalla, Daan Kneppers, Jonas Phijffers 3:00.98 2 5 Sam Lunt, Ben Jefferies, Malique Smith-Band, Matthew Hudson-Smith 3:01.24 3 8 Remigiusz Zazula, Wiktor Wróbel, Marcin Karolewski, Kajetan Duszynski 3:01.33 , 4 6 David García, Ángel González, Juan José de la Rosa, Bernat Erta 3:01.44 5 3 Andre Egan, Jack Raftery, Joe Doody, Sean Doggett 3:01.76 6 2 Ihsan Selçuk, Kubilay Ençü, Oguzhan Kaya, Berke Akçam 3:02.96 7 9 Ondrej Loupal, Ondrej Horácek, Matej Krsek, Milan Šcibráni 3:03.72 — 4 Jimy Soudril, Predea Manounou, Benoît Moudio Priso, Yann Spillmann
Final The final was held on 16 August 2026, at 21:48 in the evening. Place Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 8 Edoardo Scotti, Luca Sito, Mohamed Soudassi, Lorenzo Benati 2:59.16 7 Matthew Hudson-Smith, Toby Harries, Ben Jefferies, Charles Dobson 2:59.19 5 Eugene Omalla, Keenan Blake, Terrence Agard, Jonas Phijffers 2:59.49 4 6 Jonathan Sacoor, Dylan Borlée, Julien Watrin, Daniel Segers 2:59.51 5 2 Patrik Simon Enyingi, Balázs Plisz, Árpád Kovács, Attila Molnár 2:59.68 6 4 Maksymilian Szwed, Wiktor Wróbel, Marcin Karolewski, Kajetan Duszynski 3:00.56 7 9 Thilo Traue, Jean Paul Bredau, Thorben Finke, Florian Kroll 3:02.45 8 3 Dany Brand, Lionel Spitz, Ricky Petrucciani, Haydn Brotschi 3:02.78
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