title: 1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
text: # 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)
  