1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
# 1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1986 European Athletics Championships was held in Stuttgart, then West Germany, at Neckarstadion on 30 and 31 August 1986.

## Medalists

| Gold | Aleksandr Yevgenyev Nikolay Yushmanov Vladimir Muravyov Viktor Bryzgin Soviet Union |
| - | - |
| Silver | Thomas Schröder Steffen Bringmann Olaf Prenzler Frank Emmelmann East Germany |
| Bronze | Elliot Bunney Daley Thompson Mike McFarlane Linford Christie United Kingdom |

## Results

### Final

31 August

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Soviet Union | Aleksandr Yevgenyev Nikolay Yushmanov Vladimir Muravyov Viktor Bryzgin | 38.29 | CR |
| | East Germany | Thomas Schröder Steffen Bringmann Olaf Prenzler Frank Emmelmann | 38.64 | |
| | United Kingdom | Elliot Bunney Daley Thompson Mike McFarlane Linford Christie | 38.71 | |
| 4 | France | Thierry François Gilles Quénéhervé Antoine Richard Bruno Marie-Rose | 38.81 | |
| 5 | Italy | Antonio Ullo Carlo Simionato Pierfrancesco Pavoni Stefano Tilli | 38.86 | |
| 6 | Hungary | László Karaffa István Nagy István Tatár Attila Kovács | 39.15 | |
| 7 | Bulgaria | Nikolay Markov Anri Grigorov Krasimir Bozhinovski Valentin Atanasov | 39.33 | |
| 8 | Portugal | Arnaldo Abrantes Pedro Curvelo Luís Cunha Pedro Agostinho | 39.74 | NR |

### Heats

30 August

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | Thierry François Gilles Quénéhervé Antoine Richard Bruno Marie-Rose | 38.97 | Q |
| 2 | United Kingdom | Elliot Bunney Daley Thompson Mike McFarlane Linford Christie | 39.26 | Q |
| 3 | Soviet Union | Andrey Shlyapnikov Nikolay Yushmanov Vladimir Muravyov Viktor Bryzgin | 39.30 | Q |
| 4 | Hungary | László Karaffa István Nagy István Tatár Attila Kovács | 39.42 | q |
| 5 | Portugal | Arnaldo Abrantes Pedro Curvelo Luís Cunha Pedro Agostinho | 39.86 | NR q |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | East Germany | Thomas Schröder Steffen Bringmann Olaf Prenzler Frank Emmelmann | 38.81 | Q |
| 2 | Italy | Antonio Ullo Carlo Simionato Pierfrancesco Pavoni Stefano Tilli | 39.03 | Q |
| 3 | Bulgaria | Nikolay Markov Anri Grigorov Krasimir Bozhinovski Valentin Atanasov | 39.23 | Q |
| | West Germany | Volker Westhagemann Werner Zaske Peter Klein Jürgen Evers | DNF | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

* Bulgaria (4)
* East Germany (4)
* France (4)
* Hungary (4)
* Italy (4)
* Portugal (4)
* Soviet Union (5)
* United Kingdom (4)
* West Germany (4)
