title: 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
text: # 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)
  