1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
# 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 and 27 August 1950.

## Medalists

| Gold | Vladimir Sukharev Levan Kalyayev Levan Sanadze Nikolay Karakulov Soviet Union |
| - | - |
| Silver | Étienne Bally Jacques Perlot Yves Camus Jean-Pierre Guillon France |
| Bronze | Göte Kjellberg Leif Christersson Stig Danielsson Hans Rydén Sweden |

## Results

### Final

27 August

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Soviet Union | Vladimir Sukharev Levan Kalyayev Levan Sanadze Nikolay Karakulov | 41.5 |
| | France | Étienne Bally Jacques Perlot Yves Camus Jean-Pierre Guillon | 41.8 |
| | Sweden | Göte Kjellberg Leif Christersson Stig Danielsson Hans Rydén | 41.9 |
| 4 | Great Britain | John Gregory Alan Grieve Brian Shenton Austin Pinnington | 41.9 |
| 5 | Iceland | Ásmundur Bjarnason Guðmundur Lárusson Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson Haukur Clausen | 41.9 |
| 6 | Italy | Franco Leccese Gino Riva Giuseppe Guzzi Angelo Moretti | 43.2 |

### Heats

23 August

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union | Vladimir Sukharev Levan Kalyayev Levan Sanadze Nikolay Karakulov | 41.7h | Q |
| 2 | Iceland | Ásmundur Bjarnason Guðmundur Lárusson Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson Haukur Clausen | 41.7 | NR Q |
| 3 | Great Britain | John Gregory Alan Grieve Brian Shenton Austin Pinnington | 41.9h | Q |
| 4 | Belgium | Hector Gosset Fernand Linssen Isidoor Vandewiele Roland Vercruysse | 42.2h | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | Étienne Bally Jacques Perlot Yves Camus Jean-Pierre Guillon | 41.4h | Q |
| 2 | Italy | Franco Leccese Gino Riva Giuseppe Guzzi Angelo Moretti | 41.5h | Q |
| 3 | Sweden | Göte Kjellberg Leif Christersson Stig Danielsson Hans Rydén | 42.1h | Q |
| 4 | Norway | Erik Bjølseth Henry Johansen Knut Moum Hans Peter Pedersen | 42.5h | |
| 5 | Switzerland | Olivier Bernard Hans Wehrli Willy Eichenberger Willy Burgisser | 43.7h | |

## Participation

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

* Belgium (4)
* France (4)
* Iceland (4)
* Italy (4)
* Norway (4)
* Soviet Union (4)
* Sweden (4)
* Switzerland (4)
* Great Britain (4)
