The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 15 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 × 100 Metres Relay men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026. (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) 36.84 London, United Kingdom 11 August 2012 European record"All time Top lists – Senior 4 × 100 Metres Relay men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026.(Adam Gemili, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake)37.36Doha, Qatar5 October 2019 Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026.(Jeremiah Azu, Zharnel Hughes, Jona Efoloko, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake) 37.67 Munich, Germany 21 August 2022 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 4 × 100 Metres Relay men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2026.(Ronnie Baker, Max Thomas, Lance Lang, Pjai Austin)37.43Gaborone, Botswana3 May 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 4 × 100 m Relay Men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2026.(Kevin Kranz, Marvin Schulte, Owen Ansah, Lucas Ansah-Peprah) 37.67 2 May 2026
Qualification For the men's 4 × 100 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 75.4337.6737.76 3 Qualified by European Ranking 75.6837.8137.87 4 Qualified by European Ranking 76.3638.1638.20 5 Qualified by European Ranking 76.8638.4038.46 6 Qualified by European Ranking 77.0238.4338.59 7 Qualified by European Ranking 77.3738.5738.80 8 Qualified by European Ranking 77.8038.8838.92 9 Qualified by European Ranking 77.8338.8838.95 10 Qualified by European Ranking 77.9038.9138.99 11 Qualified by European Ranking 77.9438.9139.03 12 Qualified by European Ranking 78.0238.9939.03 13 Qualified by European Ranking 78.0338.9639.07 14 Qualified by European Ranking 78.1038.8639.24 15 Qualified by European Ranking 78.1039.0539.05 16 Qualified by European Ranking 78.1139.0539.06
Schedule Date Time Round15 August 2026 13:00 Round 115 August 2026 21:33 Final
Results Round 1 Round 1 was held on 15 August 2026, at 13:00 in the afternoon. 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 9 Jeremiah Azu, Louie Hinchliffe, Zharnel Hughes, Romell Glave 38.29 2 3 Daniljo Vriendwijk, Jozuah Revierre, Xavi Mo-Ajok, Elvis Afrifa 38.82 3 2 Ioannis Voskopoulos, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Sotirios Gkaragkanis, Vasileios Myrianthopoulos 39.17 , 4 6 Jakub Lempach, Patryk Krupa, Łukasz Żak, Dominik Kopeć 39.17 5 4 Ertan Özkan, Oğuz Uyar, Batuhan Altıntaş, Emre Ergün 39.27 6 7 André Prazeres, Gabriel Maia, Delvis Santos, Gerson Baldé 39.49 7 5 Per Tinius Fremstad-Waldron, Jørgen Homstad, Mathias Hove Johansen, Salum Ageze Kashafali 39.79 — 8 Jorge Hernández, Abel Jordán, Andoni Calbano, Guillem Crespí
Heat 2 Place Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 5 Eric Marek, Eduardo Longobardi, Lorenzo Patta, Samuele Ceccarelli 38.50 2 9 Kevin Kranz, Marvin Schulte, Heiko Gussmann, Lucas Ansah-Peprah 38.57 3 4 Amine Kasmi, Emiel Botterman, Antoine Snyders, Cédric Verschueren 38.84 4 8 Toluwabori Akinola, Sean Aigboboh, Marcus Lawler, Israel Olatunde 39.13 , 5 6 Timothé Mumenthaler, Daryl Bachmann, Felix Svensson, Jason Joseph 39.18 6 7 Staš Tin Lorbar, Filip Oiclj, Andrej Skočir, Anej Čurin Prapotnik 39.28 7 2 Filip Olsson, Zion Eriksson, Linus Pihl, Jean-Christian Zirignon 39.71 — 3 Valtteri Louko, Riku Illukka, Oskari Lehtonen, Samuel Purola
Final The final was held on 15 August 2026, at 21:33 in the evening.
Place Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 6 Jeremiah Azu, Louie Hinchliffe, Zharnel Hughes, Romell Glave 38.45 5 Kevin Kranz, Marvin Schulte, Heiko Gussmann, Lucas Ansah-Peprah 38.64 9 Ibrahim Camara, Emiel Botterman, Antoine Snyders, Simon Verherstraeten 38.70 4 7 Daniljo Vriendwijk, Jozuah Revierre, Xavi Mo-Ajok, Elvis Afrifa 38.98 5 2 Jakub Lempach, Sebastian Libura, Łukasz Żak, Dominik Kopeć 39.18 6 4 Ioannis Voskopoulos, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Sotirios Gkaragkanis, Vasileios Myrianthopoulos 39.21 7 3 Toluwabori Akinola, Sean Aigboboh, Marcus Lawler, Israel Olatunde 40.26 — 8 Eric Marek, Eseosa Fostine Desalu, Lorenzo Patta, Samuele Ceccarelli
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