title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
text: # 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)
  