The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics...

 on 31 July and 1 August.

Shortly after heat 2, it seemed that three teams (France, Poland and Switzerland) would qualify from heat 1, and five teams (Germany, Italy, Portugal, Russia and Spain) from heat 2, including Italy that finished second. However, it was announced that Italian team was disqualified, and subsequently Finnish team qualified from heat 1 to final. Later on, Italy made successful protest against Russia, so that Russia was disqualified and Italy proceeded to final.

Medalists

Gold	Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre is a French sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He is the French 100 m and 200 m record holder with a time of 9.92 seconds and 19.80 seconds as well as being the first caucasian to break the 10-second barrier in an officially timed event.At... , Jimmy Vicaut Jimmy Vicaut Jimmy Vicaut is a French sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada and promptly travelled to Barcelona to help the French men's 4×100 metres relay team to the gold medal at the 2010 European... , Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux is a French sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. He helped the French men's 4 x 100 metres relay team to the gold medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.-Personal best:-External links:*... , Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock is an a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.06 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Albi.... France France at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics France were represented by 60 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.- Participants :-Results:- References :*...  (FRA)
Silver	Roberto Donati Roberto Donati Roberto Donati is an Italian track and field athlete who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres.-Achievements:-References:... , Simone Collio Simone Collio Simone Collio is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres. His personal best times are 6.55 seconds in the 60 metres and 10.06 seconds in the 100 metres, the second all time best performance in the Italian ranking of 100 meters, after the 10"01 in altitude of Pietro... , Emanuele di Gregorio Emanuele di Gregorio Emanuele Di Gregorio is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.... , Maurizio Checcucci Maurizio Checcucci Maurizio Checcucci is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro and Andrea Colombo... Italy Italy at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Italy will be represented by 73 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain. It is the third most important team selection, after those of Munich 2002 and Göteborg 2006. The standard-bearer will be Antonietta Di Martino.- Participants :-Results:- References :*...  (ITA)
Bronze	Tobias Unger Tobias Unger Tobias Benjamin Unger is a German athlete, specialist in 100 m and 200 m. Unger is 1.79 metres tall, weighing 70 kilograms.... , Marius Broening Marius Broening Marius Broening is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 m relay at the 2005 World Championships, together with teammates Alexander Kosenkow, Marc Blume and Tobias Unger and fifth at the 2006 European Championships with Kosenkow, Sebastian Ernst and... , Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow or Aleksandr Kosenkov is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He represents the sports club TV Wattenscheid.... , Martin Keller Martin Keller (athlete) Martin Keller is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Germany.Keller represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow and Till Helmke... Germany Germany at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Germany were represented by 74 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.Just five days before the start of the Championships, it was announced that marathon runner Falk Cierpinski had to pull out due to injury....  (GER)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record	Nesta Carter Nesta Carter Nesta Carter O.D is a Jamaican sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres event. In August 2010 he became only the fifth sprinter to ever run the 100 metres in less than 9.8 seconds.... , Michael Frater Michael Frater Michael Frater O.D is a sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres event. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event.... Usain Bolt Usain Bolt The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay... , Asafa Powell Asafa Powell Asafa Powell C.D is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He held the 100 m world record between June 2005 and May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds respectively. Powell has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of...	37.10	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	22 August 2008
European record	Jason Gardener Jason Gardener Jason Carl Gardener is a retired British sprint athlete, and former World Indoor Champion. Gardener was educated at Beechen Cliff School and the City of Bath College, and went on to graduate from Bath Spa University.-Athletics career:Gardener started his career at the World Junior Championships in... , Darren Campbell Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell MBE is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay... Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent... , Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second...	37.73	Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	29 August 1999
Championship record	Max Moriniere Max Morinière Max Morinière is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.-Biography:At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay with his team mates Bruno Marie-Rose, Daniel Sangouma and Gilles Quenehervé.At the 1990 European Championships in Split the... , Daniel Sangouma Daniel Sangouma Daniel Sangouma is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.-Biography:... Jean-Charles Trouabal Jean-Charles Trouabal Jean-Charles Trouabal is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.-Biography:At the 1990 European Championships in Split the French team of Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Trouabal and Bruno Marie-Rose improved the world record to 37.79 seconds... , Bruno Marie-Rose Bruno Marie-Rose Bruno Marie-Rose is a retired sprinter from France . He was a member of the French team which set a world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1990 with a time of 37.79 seconds to win the gold medal at the European Championships...	37.79	Split Split (city) Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and... , Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....	1 September 1990
World Leading	Mario Forsythe Mario Forsythe Mario Forsythe is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He ran a 9.95 in Rieti, Italy, in August 2010, becoming the 74th runner to break the 10-second barrier.-Personal best:-External links:... , Yohan Blake Yohan Blake Yohan Blake is a Jamaican sprinter and the current 100 metre World Champion. He holds the national junior record for the 100 metres, and tied Seun Ogunkoya as the youngest sprinter to have broken the 10-second barrier... Marvin Anderson Marvin Anderson Marvin Anderson is a Jamaican sprint athlete.He finished sixth in the 200m final at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka where he also won a silver medal in the 4×100m relay team for Jamaica. He is a former student of Duncans All Age and William Knibb Memorial High School.Anderson represented... , Usain Bolt Usain Bolt The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...	37.90	Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	24 April 2010
European Leading	Ronald Pognon Ronald Pognon Ronald Pognon is a French sprint athlete. He originally specialized in the 200 metres, but later shifted to the shorter sprint distances... , Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre is a French sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He is the French 100 m and 200 m record holder with a time of 9.92 seconds and 19.80 seconds as well as being the first caucasian to break the 10-second barrier in an officially timed event.At... Yannick Lesourd Yannick Lesourd Yannick Lesourd is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for France.Lesourd represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Martial Mbandjock, Manuel Reynaert and Samuel Coco-Viloin... , Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock is an a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.06 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Albi....	38.50	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	10 June 2010

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
31 July 2010	10:15	Round 1
1 August 2010	19:35	Final

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	React	Time	Notes
1	3		Imaad Hallay, Jimmy Vicaut Jimmy Vicaut Jimmy Vicaut is a French sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada and promptly travelled to Barcelona to help the French men's 4×100 metres relay team to the gold medal at the 2010 European... , Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux is a French sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. He helped the French men's 4 x 100 metres relay team to the gold medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.-Personal best:-External links:*... , Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock is an a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.06 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Albi....	0.168	39.12	Q
2	4		Dariusz Kuć Dariusz Kuc Dariusz Kuć is a Polish sprint athlete. His personal best time over 100 metres is 10.15 seconds, achieved in June 2011 in Kraków.... , Paweł Stempel, Robert Kubaczyk Robert Kubaczyk Robert Kubaczyk is a Polish athlete, sprinter, member of the Polish Team in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He represents the club of AZS Poznań and Poland in the 4 x 100 m relay race.-Achievements:-External links:*... , Kamil Kryński Kamil Krynski Kamil Kryński is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His biggest success to date is finishing 4th in the 4 x 100 metres relay final at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.-Personal bests:Outdoor...	0.173	39.20	Q
3	7		Pascal Mancini Pascal Mancini Pascal Mancini is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He was born in Fribourg. He competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships, the 2009 European Indoor Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final... , Aron Beyene, Reto Schenkel Reto Schenkel Reto Schenkel is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He competed in both 100 and 200 metres at the 2006 World Junior Championships. He finished fifth in the 100 metres at the 2007 European Junior Championships... , Marc Schneeberger Marc Schneeberger Marc Schneeberger is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Täuffeln. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final...	0.172	39.22	Q
4	6		Hannu Ali-Huokuna, Joni Rautanen, Jonathan Åstrand, Hannu Hämäläinen	0.143	39.40	q
5	5		Leon Baptiste Leon Baptiste Leon Baptiste is an English sprint runner who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres events. He became the 100 m European junior champion in 2004 and won his first major title six years later by taking the 200 m gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi... , Craig Pickering Craig Pickering Craig Keith Pickering is an English sprinter, currently based at the Marshall Milton Keynes Athletics Club; however, he also runs for the University of Bath and Newham and Essex Beagles. He is a former student of the Royal Latin School and got pointed in the sprinting direction by his PE teacher... , Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent... , Mark Lewis-Francis Mark Lewis-Francis Mark Anthony Lewis-Francis is a British track and field athlete, specifically a sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres. A renowned junior, his greatest sporting achievement at senior level has been to anchor the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4 x 100 metres relay team to a shock gold...	0.180	39.49
6	8		Philip Bjørnå Berntsen, Tormod Hjortnæs Larsen, Christian Settemsli Mogstad, Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure is a Gambian-Norwegian sprinter. Having changed nationality from Gambia to Norway in 2006, he holds both the Gambian and Norwegian records in both the 100 and 200 metres, and is the seventh and fourth fastest European of all times on the two distances...	0.162	40.04
7	2		Mustafa Delioglu, Sezayi Ozkaya, Hakan Karacaoglu, Izzet Safer	0.254	40.23

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	React	Time	Notes
1	6		Tobias Unger Tobias Unger Tobias Benjamin Unger is a German athlete, specialist in 100 m and 200 m. Unger is 1.79 metres tall, weighing 70 kilograms.... , Marius Broening Marius Broening Marius Broening is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 m relay at the 2005 World Championships, together with teammates Alexander Kosenkow, Marc Blume and Tobias Unger and fifth at the 2006 European Championships with Kosenkow, Sebastian Ernst and... , Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow or Aleksandr Kosenkov is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He represents the sports club TV Wattenscheid.... , Martin Keller Martin Keller (athlete) Martin Keller is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Germany.Keller represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow and Till Helmke...	0.174	38.75	Q
2	3		Roberto Donati Roberto Donati Roberto Donati is an Italian track and field athlete who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres.-Achievements:-References:... , Simone Collio Simone Collio Simone Collio is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres. His personal best times are 6.55 seconds in the 60 metres and 10.06 seconds in the 100 metres, the second all time best performance in the Italian ranking of 100 meters, after the 10"01 in altitude of Pietro... , Emanuele di Gregorio Emanuele di Gregorio Emanuele Di Gregorio is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.... , Maurizio Checcucci Maurizio Checcucci Maurizio Checcucci is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro and Andrea Colombo...	0.199	38.82	Q
3	4		Ricardo Monteiro, Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds... , Arnaldo Abrantes Arnaldo Abrantes Arnaldo Luís Isaías Abrantes , is a Portuguese track and field sprinter, specializing in the distances of 100 metres and 200 metres. He also competes in the 4×100 metres relay. His father, Arnaldo Abrantes Sr., was also a sprinter.-Career:He began running at the Núcleo Desportivo Juvenil do... , Yazaldes Nascimento Yazaldes Nascimento Yazaldes Nascimento is an athlete from São Tomé and Príncipe who specializes in the 100 metres.Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved eighth place in his 100 metres heat, thus missing out on a placing in Round 2 of the event. He did however achieve a personal best time with 11.00...	0.201	39.09	Q
4	7		Alain López, Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez García is a Spanish sprinter. He specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.14 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Salamanca, and 20.61 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Barcelona.Rodríguez finished eighth in 100 m and 4×100... , Orkatz Beitia, Rubén Pros	0.230	39.30	q
-	2		Mikhail Idrisov, Ivan Teplykh Ivan Teplykh Ivan Teplykh is a male sprint athlete from Russia. He finished 5th in the 200m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.-Achievements:-External links:*... , Roman Smirnov Roman Smirnov (athlete) Roman Petrovich Smirnov is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.57 seconds, achieved in June 2008 in Chania. He also has 10.38 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Zhukovskiy; and 6.74 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in December 2005... , Vyacheslav Kolesnichenko	0.173	-	DSQ
-	5		Jan Žumer Jan Žumer Jan Žumer is a Slovenian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres and the long jump.In the long jump he competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the final round... , Matic Osovnikar Matic Osovnikar Matic Osovnikar is a Slovenian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.Osovnikar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making through to the second round but narrowly missed out on a placing in the semi-finals after achieving fourth place in... , Boštjan Fridrih, Gregor Kokalovič	0.165
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Summary

Rank	Heat	Lane	Nation	Athletes	React	Time	Notes
	2	6		Tobias Unger Tobias Unger Tobias Benjamin Unger is a German athlete, specialist in 100 m and 200 m. Unger is 1.79 metres tall, weighing 70 kilograms.... , Marius Broening Marius Broening Marius Broening is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 m relay at the 2005 World Championships, together with teammates Alexander Kosenkow, Marc Blume and Tobias Unger and fifth at the 2006 European Championships with Kosenkow, Sebastian Ernst and... , Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow or Aleksandr Kosenkov is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He represents the sports club TV Wattenscheid.... , Martin Keller Martin Keller (athlete) Martin Keller is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Germany.Keller represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow and Till Helmke...	0.174	38.75	Q
	2	3		Roberto Donati Roberto Donati Roberto Donati is an Italian track and field athlete who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres.-Achievements:-References:... , Simone Collio Simone Collio Simone Collio is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres. His personal best times are 6.55 seconds in the 60 metres and 10.06 seconds in the 100 metres, the second all time best performance in the Italian ranking of 100 meters, after the 10"01 in altitude of Pietro... , Emanuele di Gregorio Emanuele di Gregorio Emanuele Di Gregorio is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.... , Maurizio Checcucci Maurizio Checcucci Maurizio Checcucci is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro and Andrea Colombo...	0.199	38.82	Q
	2	4		Ricardo Monteiro, Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds... , Arnaldo Abrantes Arnaldo Abrantes Arnaldo Luís Isaías Abrantes , is a Portuguese track and field sprinter, specializing in the distances of 100 metres and 200 metres. He also competes in the 4×100 metres relay. His father, Arnaldo Abrantes Sr., was also a sprinter.-Career:He began running at the Núcleo Desportivo Juvenil do... , Yazaldes Nascimento Yazaldes Nascimento Yazaldes Nascimento is an athlete from São Tomé and Príncipe who specializes in the 100 metres.Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved eighth place in his 100 metres heat, thus missing out on a placing in Round 2 of the event. He did however achieve a personal best time with 11.00...	0.201	39.09	Q
	1	3		Imaad Hallay, Jimmy Vicaut Jimmy Vicaut Jimmy Vicaut is a French sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada and promptly travelled to Barcelona to help the French men's 4×100 metres relay team to the gold medal at the 2010 European... , Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux is a French sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. He helped the French men's 4 x 100 metres relay team to the gold medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.-Personal best:-External links:*... , Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock is an a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.06 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Albi....	0.168	39.12	Q
	1	4		Dariusz Kuć Dariusz Kuc Dariusz Kuć is a Polish sprint athlete. His personal best time over 100 metres is 10.15 seconds, achieved in June 2011 in Kraków.... , Paweł Stempel, Robert Kubaczyk Robert Kubaczyk Robert Kubaczyk is a Polish athlete, sprinter, member of the Polish Team in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He represents the club of AZS Poznań and Poland in the 4 x 100 m relay race.-Achievements:-External links:*... , Kamil Kryński Kamil Krynski Kamil Kryński is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His biggest success to date is finishing 4th in the 4 x 100 metres relay final at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.-Personal bests:Outdoor...	0.173	39.20	Q
	1	7		Pascal Mancini Pascal Mancini Pascal Mancini is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He was born in Fribourg. He competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships, the 2009 European Indoor Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final... , Aron Beyene, Reto Schenkel Reto Schenkel Reto Schenkel is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He competed in both 100 and 200 metres at the 2006 World Junior Championships. He finished fifth in the 100 metres at the 2007 European Junior Championships... , Marc Schneeberger Marc Schneeberger Marc Schneeberger is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Täuffeln. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final...	0.172	39.22	Q
	2	7		Alain López, Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez García is a Spanish sprinter. He specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.14 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Salamanca, and 20.61 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Barcelona.Rodríguez finished eighth in 100 m and 4×100... , Orkatz Beitia, Rubén Pros	0.230	39.30	q
	1	6		Hannu Ali-Huokuna, Joni Rautanen, Jonathan Åstrand, Hannu Hämäläinen	0.143	39.40	q
	1	5		Leon Baptiste Leon Baptiste Leon Baptiste is an English sprint runner who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres events. He became the 100 m European junior champion in 2004 and won his first major title six years later by taking the 200 m gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi... , Craig Pickering Craig Pickering Craig Keith Pickering is an English sprinter, currently based at the Marshall Milton Keynes Athletics Club; however, he also runs for the University of Bath and Newham and Essex Beagles. He is a former student of the Royal Latin School and got pointed in the sprinting direction by his PE teacher... , Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent... , Mark Lewis-Francis Mark Lewis-Francis Mark Anthony Lewis-Francis is a British track and field athlete, specifically a sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres. A renowned junior, his greatest sporting achievement at senior level has been to anchor the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4 x 100 metres relay team to a shock gold...	0.180	39.49
10	1	8		Philip Bjørnå Berntsen, Tormod Hjortnæs Larsen, Christian Settemsli Mogstad, Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Jaysuma Saidy Ndure is a Gambian-Norwegian sprinter. Having changed nationality from Gambia to Norway in 2006, he holds both the Gambian and Norwegian records in both the 100 and 200 metres, and is the seventh and fourth fastest European of all times on the two distances...	0.162	40.04
11	1	2		Mustafa Delioglu, Sezayi Ozkaya, Hakan Karacaoglu, Izzet Safer	0.254	40.23

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Ivan Teplykh

Ivan Teplykh is a male sprint athlete from Russia. He finished 5th in the 200m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.-Achievements:-External links:*...

, Roman Smirnov

Roman Smirnov (athlete)

Roman Petrovich Smirnov is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.57 seconds, achieved in June 2008 in Chania. He also has 10.38 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Zhukovskiy; and 6.74 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in December 2005...

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Jan Žumer

Jan Žumer is a Slovenian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres and the long jump.In the long jump he competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the final round...

, Matic Osovnikar

Matic Osovnikar

Matic Osovnikar is a Slovenian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.Osovnikar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making through to the second round but narrowly missed out on a placing in the semi-finals after achieving fourth place in...

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Final

Rank	Lane	Nationality	Athlete	React	Time	Notes
	3		Jimmy Vicaut Jimmy Vicaut Jimmy Vicaut is a French sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada and promptly travelled to Barcelona to help the French men's 4×100 metres relay team to the gold medal at the 2010 European... , Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre is a French sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He is the French 100 m and 200 m record holder with a time of 9.92 seconds and 19.80 seconds as well as being the first caucasian to break the 10-second barrier in an officially timed event.At... , Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux is a French sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. He helped the French men's 4 x 100 metres relay team to the gold medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.-Personal best:-External links:*... , Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock is an a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.06 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Albi....	0.275	38.11	EL
	7		Roberto Donati Roberto Donati Roberto Donati is an Italian track and field athlete who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres.-Achievements:-References:... , Simone Collio Simone Collio Simone Collio is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres. His personal best times are 6.55 seconds in the 60 metres and 10.06 seconds in the 100 metres, the second all time best performance in the Italian ranking of 100 meters, after the 10"01 in altitude of Pietro... , Emanuele di Gregorio Emanuele di Gregorio Emanuele Di Gregorio is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.... , Maurizio Checcucci Maurizio Checcucci Maurizio Checcucci is an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games, together with teammates Francesco Scuderi, Alessandro Cavallaro and Andrea Colombo...	0.241	38.17	NR Italian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Italy maintained by its national athletics federation: Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceht = hand timing...
	5		Tobias Unger Tobias Unger Tobias Benjamin Unger is a German athlete, specialist in 100 m and 200 m. Unger is 1.79 metres tall, weighing 70 kilograms.... , Marius Broening Marius Broening Marius Broening is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 m relay at the 2005 World Championships, together with teammates Alexander Kosenkow, Marc Blume and Tobias Unger and fifth at the 2006 European Championships with Kosenkow, Sebastian Ernst and... , Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow Alexander Kosenkow or Aleksandr Kosenkov is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He represents the sports club TV Wattenscheid.... , Martin Keller Martin Keller (athlete) Martin Keller is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Germany.Keller represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Tobias Unger, Alexander Kosenkow and Till Helmke...	0.184	38.44
	8		Pascal Mancini Pascal Mancini Pascal Mancini is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He was born in Fribourg. He competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships, the 2009 European Indoor Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final... , Aron Beyene, Reto Schenkel Reto Schenkel Reto Schenkel is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He competed in both 100 and 200 metres at the 2006 World Junior Championships. He finished fifth in the 100 metres at the 2007 European Junior Championships... , Marc Schneeberger Marc Schneeberger Marc Schneeberger is a Swiss sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Täuffeln. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final...	0.162	38.69	NR Swiss records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Switzerland maintained by its national athletics federation: Swiss Athletics .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:OT = oversized track-External links:* * *...
	4		Dariusz Kuć Dariusz Kuc Dariusz Kuć is a Polish sprint athlete. His personal best time over 100 metres is 10.15 seconds, achieved in June 2011 in Kraków.... , Paweł Stempel, Robert Kubaczyk Robert Kubaczyk Robert Kubaczyk is a Polish athlete, sprinter, member of the Polish Team in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He represents the club of AZS Poznań and Poland in the 4 x 100 m relay race.-Achievements:-External links:*... , Kamil Kryński Kamil Krynski Kamil Kryński is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His biggest success to date is finishing 4th in the 4 x 100 metres relay final at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.-Personal bests:Outdoor...	0.189	38.83
	6		Ricardo Monteiro, Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds... , Arnaldo Abrantes Arnaldo Abrantes Arnaldo Luís Isaías Abrantes , is a Portuguese track and field sprinter, specializing in the distances of 100 metres and 200 metres. He also competes in the 4×100 metres relay. His father, Arnaldo Abrantes Sr., was also a sprinter.-Career:He began running at the Núcleo Desportivo Juvenil do... , João Ferreira	0.218	38.88	NR Portuguese records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Portugal maintained by its national athletics federation: Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by federationx = mark was made in a mixed race...
	1		Hannu Ali-Huokuna, Joni Rautanen, Jonathan Åstrand, Hannu Hämäläinen	0.149	39.29	NR Finnish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Finland maintained by Finland's national athletics federation: Suomen Urheiluliitto .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not recognised by federation...
	2		Alain López, Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez García is a Spanish sprinter. He specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.14 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Salamanca, and 20.61 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Barcelona.Rodríguez finished eighth in 100 m and 4×100... , Orkatz Beitia, Rubén Pros	0.149