1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
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The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 22 and 23 August.
Medalists
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| bgcolor="gold"|Gold | Mark Hylton Jamie Baulch Iwan Thomas Mark Richardson {{GBR2}} |
| bgcolor="silver"|Silver | Piotr Rysiukiewicz Tomasz Czubak Piotr Haczek Robert Maćkowiak {{POL}} |
| bgcolor="CC9966"|Bronze | Antonio Andrés Juan Vicente Trull Andrés Martínez David Canal {{ESP}} |
Results
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|bgcolor=ddffdd align=center|q | Fastest non-qualifiers
|bgcolor=ccffcc align=center|Q | Qualified
|align=center|NR | National record
|align=center|PB | Personal best
|align=center|SB | Seasonal best |
=Heats=
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
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| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 2 | align=left| {{GBR2}} | align=left| Mark Hylton, Sean Baldock, Solomon Wariso, Jamie Baulch | 3:02.37 | Q |
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| 2 | 1 | align=left| {{POL}} | align=left| Piotr Długosielski, Jacek Bocian, Piotr Rysiukiewicz, Piotr Haczek | 3:03.59 | Q |
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| 3 | 2 | align=left| {{ITA}} | align=left| Walter Pirovano, Marco Vaccari, Andrea Nuti, Ashraf Saber | 3:04.64 | Q |
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| 4 | 2 | align=left| {{GER}} | align=left| Stefan Letzelter, Klaus Ehrnsperger, Thomas Goller, Jens Dautzenberg | 3:04.84 | Q |
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| 5 | 1 | align=left| {{SUI}} | align=left| Laurent Clerc, Kevin Widmer, Alain Rohr, Mathias Rusterholz | 3:05.11 | Q, SB |
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| 6 | 2 | align=left| {{ESP}} | align=left| Juan Vicente Trull, Antonio Andrés, Andrés Martínez, David Canal | 3:05.63 | q, SB |
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| 7 | 2 | align=left| {{CZE}} | align=left| Jan Poděbradský, Jan Štejfa, Karel Bláha, Jiří Mužík | 3:05.88 | q |
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| 8 | 1 | align=left| {{FRA}} | align=left| Pierre-Marie Hilaire, Fred Mango, Marc Raquil, Marc Foucan | 3:06.09 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | align=left| {{GRE}} | align=left| Stelios Dimotsios, Panagiotis Sarris, Periklis Iakovakis, Konstantinos Kenteris | 3:06.48 | SB |
| 10 | 1 | align=left| {{SLO}} | align=left| Matija Šestak, Miro Kocuvan, Damjan Zlatnar, Boštjan Horvat | 3:07.78 | SB |
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| {{sort|98|}} || 1 ||align=left| {{HUN}} ||align=left| Zsolt Szeglet, Péter Nyilasi, Zétény Dombi, Tibor Bédi || {{sort|9:99.98|DNF}} ||
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=Final=
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| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| {{Gold1}} | align=left| {{GBR2}} | align=left| Mark Hylton, Jamie Baulch, Iwan Thomas, Mark Richardson | 2:58.68 | SB |
| {{Silver2}} | align=left| {{POL}} | align=left| Piotr Rysiukiewicz, Tomasz Czubak, Piotr Haczek, Robert Maćkowiak | 2:58.88 | |
| {{Bronze3}} | align=left| {{ESP}} | align=left| Antonio Andrés, Juan Vicente Trull, Andrés Martínez, David Canal | 3:02.47 | NR |
| 4 | align=left| {{ITA}} | align=left| Walter Pirovano, Marco Vaccari, Andrea Nuti, Ashraf Saber | 3:02.48 | SB |
| 5 | align=left| {{SUI}} | align=left| Laurent Clerc, Kevin Widmer, Alain Rohr, Mathias Rusterholz | 3:02.91 | NR |
| 6 | align=left| {{GER}} | align=left| Stefan Letzelter, Klaus Ehrnsperger, Thomas Goller, Jens Dautzenberg | 3:03.19 | SB |
| 7 | align=left| {{CZE}} | align=left| Jan Poděbradský, Jan Štejfa, Karel Bláha, Jiří Mužík | 3:04.37 | SB |
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References
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- [http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1998/Men_4x400m_Relay.html Results]
- [ Results]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090119034033/http://telefonica.net/web2/jeube/ResCEur1998.htm Results]
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