1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
# 1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

These are the official results of the Men's 4x100 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 31 August 1990.

## Medalists

| Gold | Max Morinière Daniel Sangouma Jean-Charles Trouabal Bruno Marie-Rose France |
| - | - |
| Silver | Darren Braithwaite John Regis Marcus Adam Linford Christie United Kingdom |
| Bronze | Mario Longo Ezio Madonia Sandro Floris Stefano Tilli Italy |

## Results

### Final

31 August

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | France | Max Morinière Daniel Sangouma Jean-Charles Trouabal Bruno Marie-Rose | 37.79 | WR |
| | United Kingdom | Darren Braithwaite John Regis Marcus Adam Linford Christie | 37.98 | NR |
| | Italy | Mario Longo Ezio Madonia Sandro Floris Stefano Tilli | 38.39 | |
| 4 | Soviet Union | Innokentiy Zharov Vladimir Krylov Oleg Fatun Aleksandr Sokolov | 38.46 | |
| 5 | Hungary | György Bakos László Karaffa Pál Rezák Attila Kovács | 39.05 | |
| 6 | Spain | Florencio Gascón Enrique Talavera José Javier Arqués Luis Rodríguez | 39.10 | |
| 7 | Portugal | Fernando Damásio Pedro Curvelo Pedro Agostinho Luis Barroso | 39.33 | |

### Heats

31 August

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United Kingdom | Darren Braithwaite John Regis Marcus Adam Linford Christie | 38.90 | Q |
| 2 | Italy | Mario Longo Ezio Madonia Sandro Floris Stefano Tilli | 39.17 | Q |
| 3 | Portugal | Fernando Damásio Pedro Curvelo Pedro Agostinho Luis Barroso | 40.01 | Q |
| | East Germany | Sven Matthes Steffen Görmer Torsten Heimrath Steffen Bringmann | DNF | |
| | Norway | Kennet Kjensli Geir Moen Vidar Jakobsen Aham Okeke | DNF | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | Max Morinière Daniel Sangouma Jean-Charles Trouabal Bruno Marie-Rose | 38.81 | Q |
| 2 | Soviet Union | Innokentiy Zharov Vladimir Krylov Oleg Fatun Aleksandr Sokolov | 39.21 | Q |
| 3 | Hungary | György Bakos László Karaffa Pál Rezák Attila Kovács | 39.66 | Q |
| 4 | Spain | Florencio Gascón Enrique Talavera José Javier Arqués Luis Rodríguez | 39.89 | q |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 36 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

* East Germany (4)
* France (4)
* Hungary (4)
* Italy (4)
* Norway (4)
* Portugal (4)
* Soviet Union (4)
* Spain (4)
* United Kingdom (4)
