Main > Men, 4 x 100 m Relay > European Records Progression
All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons.
   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated
Manual Timing
42.3 Germany Stockholm Jul 08, 1912
    Rähr, Hermann, Kern, Rau
42.0 Great Britain Paris Jul 12, 1924
    Abrahams, Rangeley, Royle, Nichol
  42.0 Netherland Paris Jul 12, 1924
    Boot, Broos, de Vries, Van den Berghe
  41.8 Great Britain Paris Jul 13, 1924
    Abrahams, Rangeley, Royle, Nichol
  41.2 Great Britain Paris Jul 13, 1924
    Abrahams, Rangeley, Royle, Nichol
  41.0* Germany Düsseldorf Jul 31, 1927
    Büchner, Wichmann, Houben, Schüller
  41.0** Germany Düsseldorf May 20, 1928
    Lammers, Wichmann, Houben, Körnig
  41.0* Germany Düsseldorf May 20, 1928
    Lammers, Wichmann, Houben, Körnig
  41.0* Sport Club Eintracht, Germany Halle Jun 10, 1928
    Geerling, Wichmann, Metzner, Salz
40.8 Germany Berlin Sep 02, 1928
    Jonath, Corts, Houden, Körnig
40.8* Sport Club Charlottenburg,Ger Breslau Jul 22, 1929
    Körnig, Grosser, Natan, Schlöske
  40.7 Germany Kassel Jun 14, 1932
    Hendrix, Geerlin, Borchmeyer, Jonath
40.6 Germany Kassel Jun 14, 1932
    Körnig, Lammers, Borchmeyer, Jonath
  40.3 Germany Berlin Aug 13, 1938
    Kersch, Hornberger, Neckermann, Scheuring
40.1 Germany Berlin Jul 29, 1939
    Borchmeyer, Hornberger, Neckermann, Scheuring
40.1* Italy Firenze Oct 13, 1956
    Gnocchi, Lombardo, Ghiselli, Galbiati
40.0 Germany Köln Oct 14, 1956
    Knörzer, Steinbach, Pohl, Germar
39.8 Soviet Union Melbourne Dec 01, 1956
    Tokarev, Sukharev, Bartenyev, Konovalov
39.5* Germany Cologne Aug 29, 1958
    Steinbach, Lauer, Fütterer, Germar
39.5* Germany Rome Sep 07, 1960
    Cullman, Hary, Mahlendorf, Lauer
39.4 Soviet Union Moscow Jul 15, 1961
    Ozolin, Bartenyev, Konovalov, Politiko
39.3 France Paris Jun 12, 1964
    Brugier, Laidebeur, Piquemal, Delecour
39.2 France Annecy Jul 18, 1964
    Genevay, Laidebeur, Brugier, Delecour
39.2* Poland Warszawa Aug 07, 1965
    Zielinski, Maniak, Romanowski, Dudziak
39.2* Soviet Union Colombes Oct 02, 1965
    Ozolin, Yuyakov, Savchuk, Politiko
39.1 France Paris Jun 07, 1967
    Berger, Delecour, Piquemal, Bambuck
38.9 France Ostrava Jul 22, 1967
    Berger, Delecour, Piquemal, Bambuck
  38.9* Soviet Union Mexico City Oct 04, 1968
    Khlopotnov, Ivanov, Sinyayev, Maslakov
38.9* East Germany Mexico City Oct 19, 1968
    Erbstösser, Schelter, Haase, Eggers
38.7 East Germany Mexico City Oct 19, 1968
    Erbstösser, Schelter, Haase, Eggers
38.4 France Mexico City Oct 20, 1968
    Fenouil, Delecour, Piquemal, Bambuck
Electronic Timing
  39.93 Soviet Union Melbourne Dec 01, 1956
    Tokarev, Sukharev, Bartenyev, Konovalov
  39.61 Germany Roma Sep 07, 1960
    Cullmann, Hary, Mahlendorf, Lauer
  39.25 France Annecy Jul 18, 1964
    Genevay, Laidebeur, Brugier, Delecour
  39.16 France Paris Jun 07, 1967
    Berger, Delecour, Piquemal, Bambuck
  39.09 France Ostrava Jul 22, 1967
    Berger, Delecour, Piquemal, Bambuck
  39.03 France Mexico City Oct 19, 1968
    Fenouil, Delecour, Piquemal, Bambuck
  38.93 East Germany Mexico City Oct 19, 1968
    Erbstösser, Schelter, Haase, Eggers
  38.72 East Germany Mexico City Oct 19, 1968
    Erbstösser, Schelter, Haase, Eggers
38.43 France Mexico City Oct 20, 1968
    Fenouil, Delecour, Piquemal, Bambuck
38.42 Italy Mexico City Sep 13, 1979
    Lazzer, Caravani, Grazioli, Mennea
  38.26 Soviet Union Moscow Aug 01, 1980
    Muravyov, Sidorov, Aksinin, Prokofyev
38.19 Soviet Union Moscow Jul 09, 1986
    Yevgenyev, Yushmanov, Muravyev, Bryzgin
38.02 Soviet Union Roma Sep 06, 1987
    Yevgenyev, Bryzgin, Muravyev, Krylov
37.79 France Split Sep 01, 1990
    Morierne, Sangouma, Trouabal, Marie-Rose
37.77 Great Britain Stuttgart Aug 22, 1993
    Jackson, Jarrett, Regis, Christie
37.73 Great Britain Sevilla Aug 29, 1999
    Gardener, Campbell, Devonish, Chambers