1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
# 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 24 and 25 August 1946.

## Medalists

| Gold | Stig Danielsson Inge Nilsson Olle Laessker Stig Håkansson Sweden |
| - | - |
| Silver | Agathon Lepève Julien Lebas Pierre Gonon René Valmy France |
| Bronze | Mirko Paráček Leopold Láznička Miroslav Řihošek Jiří David Czechoslovakia |

## Results

### Final

25 August

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Sweden | Stig Danielsson Inge Nilsson Olle Laessker Stig Håkansson | 41.5 | |
| | France | Agathon Lepève Julien Lebas Pierre Gonon René Valmy | 42.0 | |
| | Czechoslovakia | Mirko Paráček Leopold Láznička Miroslav Řihošek Jiří David | 42.2 | NR |
| 4 | Netherlands | Jan Lammers Chris van Osta Jo Zwaan Gabe Scholten | 42.3 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | Thomas Jover Bert Liffen Robert Roach Jack Archer | 42.4 | |
| 6 | Belgium | Herman Kunnen Fernand Bourgaux François Braekman Pol Braekman | 43.5 | |

### Heats

24 August

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Great Britain | Thomas Jover Bert Liffen Robert Roach Jack Archer | 42.3h | Q |
| 2 | Belgium | Herman Kunnen Fernand Bourgaux François Braekman Pol Braekman | 42.4h | Q |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | Mirko Paráček Leopold Láznička Miroslav Řihošek Jiří David | 42.6 | NR, Q |
| 4 | Norway | Kjell Mangset Peter Bloch Rolf Bakken Haakon Tranberg | 42.8h | |
| 5 | Denmark | Tage Egemose Børge Stougaard Gunnar Christensen Arne Thisted | 43.1h | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sweden | Stig Danielsson Inge Nilsson Olle Laessker Stig Håkansson | 41.9h | Q |
| 2 | France | Agathon Lepève Julien Lebas Pierre Gonon René Valmy | 42.3h | Q |
| 3 | Netherlands | Jan Lammers Chris van Osta Jo Zwaan Gabe Scholten | 42.4h | Q |
| 4 | Italy | Michele Tito Giusto Cattoni Carlo Manara Carlo Monti | 42.5h | |

## Participation

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

* Belgium (4)
* Czechoslovakia (4)
* Denmark (4)
* France (4)
* Italy (4)
* Netherlands (4)
* Norway (4)
* Sweden (4)
* Great Britain (4)
