1958 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1958 European Athletics Championships was held in Stockholm, Sweden, at Stockholms Olympiastadion on 23 and 24 August 1958.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Ted Sampson John MacIsaac John Wrighton John Salisbury  Great Britain |
| Silver | Carl Kaufmann Manfred Poerschke Johannes Kaiser Karl-Friedrich Haas  West Germany |
| Bronze | Nils Holmberg Hans Lindgren Lennart Jonsson Alf Petersson  Sweden |
Results
Final
24 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Great Britain | Ted Sampson John MacIsaac John Wrighton John Salisbury | 3:07.9 | CR |
 | West Germany | Carl Kaufmann Manfred Poerschke Johannes Kaiser Karl-Friedrich Haas | 3:08.2 | |
 | Sweden | Nils Holmberg Hans Lindgren Lennart Jonsson Alf Petersson | 3:10.7 | NR |
| 4 |  Italy | Nereo Fossati Mario Fraschini Giovanni Scavo Renato Panciera | 3:11.1 | |
| 5 |  Soviet Union | Konstantin Grachov Abram Krivosheyev Mikhail Nikolskiy Valentin Rakhmanov | 3:11.4 | |
| 6 |  Poland | Stanisław Swatowski Jacek Jakubowski Tadeusz Kaźmierski Zbigniew Makomaski | 3:13.8 |
Heats
23 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | Carl Kaufmann Manfred Poerschke Johannes Kaiser Karl-Friedrich Haas | 3:12.5 | Q |
| 2 | Soviet Union | Konstantin Grachov Abram Krivosheyev Mikhail Nikolskiy Valentin Rakhmanov | 3:13.2 | Q |
| 3 | Italy | Nereo Fossati Mario Fraschini Giovanni Scavo Renato Panciera | 3:13.3 | Q |
| 4 |  Finland | Börje Strand Pentti Rekola Jussi Rintamäki Voitto Hellstén | 3:13.4 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | Ted Sampson John MacIsaac John Wrighton John Salisbury | 3:13.4 | Q |
| 2 | Sweden | Nils Holmberg Hans Lindgren Lennart Jonsson Alf Petersson | 3:14.6 | Q |
| 3 | Poland | Stanisław Swatowski Jacek Jakubowski Tadeusz Kaźmierski Zbigniew Makomaski | 3:14.9 | Q |
| 4 |  Switzerland | Bruno Urben Bruno Galliker Christian Wägli René Weber | 3:15.3 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.
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References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 384–390, retrieved 13 August 2014
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