2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 18 and 19 July.[1][2][3][4]
Medalists
| Gold | Marcin Sobiech Jakub Krzewina Michał Pietrzak Jan Ciepiela Łukasz Krawczuk* Sebastian Porządny*  Poland |
| Silver | Marco Vistalli Isalbet Juarez Domenico Fontana Matteo Galvan  Italy |
| Bronze | Bruno Naprix Mame-Ibra Anne Yoan Décimus Yannick Fonsat Abdesslam Merabet* Adrien Clemenceau*  France |
*: Competed in heat.
Results
Final
19 July
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Poland | Marcin Sobiech Jakub Krzewina Michał Pietrzak Jan Ciepiela | 3:03.74 | |
 | Italy | Marco Vistalli Isalbet Juarez Domenico Fontana Matteo Galvan | 3:03.79 | |
 | France | Bruno Naprix Mame-Ibra Anne Yoan Décimus Yannick Fonsat | 3:04.06 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | Arnaud Ghislain Joris Haeck Arnaud Destatte Antoine Gillet | 3:04.51 | |
| 5 |  Spain | Aitor Martín Mark Ujakpor Pau Fradera Marc Orozco | 3:05.63 | |
| 6 |  United Kingdom | Luke Lennon-Ford Kris Robertson Jamie Bowie Nigel Levine | 3:06.18 | |
| 7 |  Greece | Tilemahos Routas Ioannis Dovolis Konstadinos Nakopoulos Petros Kiriakidis | 3:08.65 | |
| 8 |  Estonia | Taavi Liiv Aarne Nirk Kristjan Kangur Marek Niit | 3:12.30 |
Heats
18 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 to the Final
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | Marco Vistalli Isalbet Juarez Domenico Fontana Matteo Galvan | 3:10.18 | Q |
| 2 | France | Bruno Naprix Abdesslam Merabet Adrien Clemenceau Yoan Décimus | 3:10.20 | Q |
| 3 | Greece | Tilemahos Routas Ioannis Dovolis Hristos Voyiatzis Konstadinos Nakopoulos | 3:10.34 | Q |
| 4 |  Lithuania | Artūras Kulnis Egidijus Švėgžda Valdas Valintėlis Vitalij Kozlov | 3:13.13 | |
| 5 |  Denmark | Nick Ekelund-Areander Steven Kwasi-Korang Andreas Bube Matias Bredahl Reedtz | 3:17.15 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | Łukasz Krawczuk Michał Pietrzak Sebastian Porządny Jakub Krzewina | 3:07.13 | Q |
| 2 | Spain | Aitor Martín Mark Ujakpor Pau Fradera Marc Orozco | 3:07.80 | Q |
| 3 | Belgium | Arnaud Destatte Joris Haeck Vincent Vanryckeghem Arnaud Ghislain | 3:07.98 | Q |
| 4 | United Kingdom | Patrick Swan Kris Robertson Jamie Bowie Luke Lennon-Ford | 3:08.11 | q |
| 5 | Estonia | Aarne Nirk Taavi Liiv Kristjan Kangur Marek Niit | 3:10.54 | q |
 Israel | German Florentz Tarass Shcherenko Gil Sheleg Oleg Sologuv | DNS |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 47 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
References
- European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 7th European Athletics U23 Championships - Kaunas, Lithuania 16.-19.7.2009 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 84–99, retrieved 24 October 2014
- 7th European Athletics U23 Championships - Kaunas LTU 16 - 19 July, European Athletics Association, archived from the original on 2014-10-21, retrieved 14 November 2014
- European Athletics U23 Championships - Kaunas, Lithuania, 16 - 19 July 2009, 4x400m Relay - Results - Final (PDF), European Athletics Association, retrieved 14 November 2014
- European Athletics U23 Championships - Kaunas, Lithuania, 16 - 19 July 2009, 4x400m Relay Men - Results - Round 1 (PDF), European Athletics Association, retrieved 14 November 2014
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