The Men's 4 × 400 metres relay race at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 3, 2013, at 18:45 local time.
Records Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsWorld record3:02.83Maebashi, Japan7 March 1999European record3:03.01Championship record3:05.50Vienna, Austria3 March 2002World LeadingTexas A&M University3:04.18 Fayetteville, United States24 February 2013European Leading
Results The final was held at 18:45.
Rank Lane Nationality Athlete Time Notes 5 Michael Bingham Richard BuckNigel Levine Richard Strachan 3:05.78 6 Pavel TrenikhinYuriy TrambovetskiyKonstantin SvechkarVladimir Krasnov 3:06.96 1 Daniel NěmečekJosef ProrokPetr LichýPavel Maslák 3:07.64 4 4 Antoine GilletKevin Borlée Arnaud Ghislain Tim Rummens 3:07.98 5 2 Felix Francois Nil de Oliveira Johan Wissman Dennis Forsman 3:09.42 3 Michał Pietrzak Rafał Omelko Łukasz Domagała Grzegorz Sobiński R 163.2Jostling, obstruction on the track
Controversy Originally, the British men's 4 × 400 m quartet of Michael Bingham, Richard Buck, Levine and Richard Strachan finished the race first, followed by Russian and Polish Team, but their victory was questioned by the judges because during his change, Richard Buck had crossed the line streets and stepped off the track. The British team was disqualified, but the members of British Athletic Federation appealed this decision by accusing Rafal Omelko (Polish athlete) of pushing Buck out of his line.
The British team was eventually reinstated as victors; the Polish squad of Michał Pietrzak, Rafal Omelko, Łukasz Domagała and Grzegorz Sobinskilost lost their third-place finish.
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