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The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 1986 European Athletics Championships was held in Stuttgart, then West Germany, at Neckarstadion on 30 and 31 August 1986.[1]
| Men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships |
|---|
Final
31 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  United Kingdom | Derek Redmond Kriss Akabusi Brian Whittle Roger Black | 2:59.84 | CR |
 |  West Germany | Klaus Just Edgar Itt Harald Schmid Ralf Lübke | 3:00.17 | NR |
 |  Soviet Union | Vladimir Prosin Vladimir Krylov Arkadiy Kornilov Aleksandr Kurochkin | 3:00.47 | |
| 4 |  Italy | Giovanni Bongiorni Mauro Zuliani Vito Petrella Roberto Ribaud | 3:01.37 | NR |
| 5 |  Spain | Juan José Prado Antonio Sánchez José Alonso Ángel Heras | 3:04.12 | |
| 6 |  East Germany | Frank Möller Carlo Niestadt Thomas Schönlebe Mathias Schersing | 3:04.87 | |
| 7 |  Yugoslavia | Slobodan Branković Slobodan Popović Predrag Melnjak Željko Knapić | 3:05.27 | |
| 8 |  France | Yann Quentrec Philippe Gonigam Jean-Jacques Boussemart Aldo Canti | 3:10.17 |
Heats
30 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | Klaus Just Edgar Itt Jörg Vaihinger Harald Schmid | 3:03.79 | Q |
| 2 | Italy | Giovanni Bongiorni Mauro Zuliani Vito Petrella Roberto Ribaud | 3:03.96 | Q |
| 3 | United Kingdom | Kriss Akabusi Brian Whittle Phil Brown Roger Black | 3:04.17 | Q |
| 4 | Spain | Juan José Prado Antonio Sánchez José Alonso Ángel Heras | 3:04.44 | q |
| 5 |  Hungary | Gusztáv Menczer László Kiss István Takács István Szabó | 3:09.50 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | Vladimir Volodko Vladimir Prosin Arkadiy Kornilov Aleksandr Kurochkin | 3:04.60 | Q |
| 2 | East Germany | Frank Möller Carlo Niestadt Thomas Schönlebe Mathias Schersing | 3:05.53 | Q |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | Slobodan Branković Slobodan Popović Predrag Melnjak Željko Knapić | 3:05.92 | Q |
| 4 | France | Yann Quentrec Pascal Barré Jean-Jacques Boussemart Aldo Canti | 3:06.40 | q |
According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
East Germany (4)
France (5)
Hungary (4)
Italy (4)
Soviet Union (5)
Spain (4)
United Kingdom (5)
West Germany (5)
Yugoslavia (4)
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