| Men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 14 and 15 August 1971.
Medalists
Results
Final
15 August
Heats
14 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany |
Manfred Ommer Karl-Heinz Klotz Gerhard Wucherer Franz-Peter Hofmeister |
39.55 | Q |
| 2 |  Great Britain |
Brian Green Martin Reynolds Don Halliday Les Piggot |
39.77 | Q |
| 3 |  Poland |
Gerard Gramse Tadeusz Cuch Zenon Nowosz Marian Dudziak |
39.83 | Q |
| 4 |  Italy |
Vincenzo Guerini Pietro Mennea Pasqualino Abeti Ennio Preatoni |
39.95 | Q |
| 5 |  Sweden |
Curt Johansson Thorsten Johansson Bo Söderberg Anders Faager |
40.67 |
Heat 2
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
Czechoslovakia (4)
East Germany (4)
France (4)- Italy (4)
- Poland (4)
Soviet Union (4)- Sweden (4)
- Great Britain (4)
- West Germany (4)
Yugoslavia (4)
References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014
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