# 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The Men's 4x400 metres relay event at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, at Městský stadion on 16 and 17 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Nigel Levine Thomas Phillips Jamie Bowie Luke Lennon-Ford Louis Persent$^†$ Harry Doran$^†$ United Kingdom |
| Silver | Michał Pietrzak Jakub Krzewina Łukasz Krawczuk Mateusz Fórmański Marcin Grynkiewicz$^†$ Rafał Omelko$^†$ Poland |
| Bronze | Aleksey Kenig Anton Volobuyev Artem Vazhov Vladimir Krasnov Artem Lukyanenko$^†$ Russia |
$^†$: Competed only in heat.

## Results
### Final

17 July 2011 / 19:05
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time |
| | United Kingdom | Nigel Levine Thomas Phillips Jamie Bowie Luke Lennon-Ford | 4 | 0.172 | 3:03.53 |
| | Poland | Michał Pietrzak Jakub Krzewina Łukasz Krawczuk Mateusz Fórmański | 3 | 0.197 | 3:03.62 |
| | Russia | Aleksey Kenig Anton Volobuyev Artem Vazhov Vladimir Krasnov | 6 | 0.223 | 3:04.01 |
| 4 | France | Angel Chelala Martial Minyem Mame-Ibra Anne Hugo Grillas | 8 | 0.176 | 3:04.04 |
| 5 | Germany | Niklas Zender Benjamin Jonas Benedikt Wiesend Marco Kaiser | 5 | 0.204 | 3:04.93 |
| 6 | Spain | Javier Sanz Samuel García Marc Orozco Pablo Fernández | 7 | 0.181 | 3:07.58 |
| 7 | Latvia | Kārlis Daube Jānis Baltušs Mārtiņš Začests Jānis Leitis | 2 | 0.159 | 3:08.42 |
| 8 | Italy | Andrea Gallina Giacomo Panizza Domenico Fontana Francesco Cappellin | 1 | 0.182 | 3:09.07 |

### Heats

Qualified: First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final

#### Summary

| Rank | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Germany | 3:05.69 | Q |
| 2 | Poland | 3:05.96 | Q |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 3:06.77 | Q |
| 4 | Russia | 3:07.79 | Q |
| 5 | Spain | 3:08.28 | Q |
| 6 | Latvia | 3:08.72 | q |
| 7 | France | 3:09.77 | Q |
| 8 | Italy | 3:12.12 | q |
| 9 | Switzerland | 3:15.11 | |
| | Ukraine | DNF | |

#### Details
##### Heat 1

16 July 2011 / 11:50
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | United Kingdom | Louis Persent Thomas Phillips Harry Doran Jamie Bowie | 6 | 0.188 | 3:06.77 | Q |
| 2 | Russia | Aleksey Kenig Artem Lukyanenko Anton Volobuyev Artem Vazhov | 2 | 0.217 | 3:07.79 | Q |
| 3 | Spain | Javier Sanz Samuel García Pablo Fernández Marc Orozco | 5 | 0.183 | 3:08.28 | Q |
| 4 | Latvia | Kārlis Daube Jānis Baltušs Mārtiņš Začests Jānis Leitis | 3 | 0.154 | 3:08.72 | q |
| | Ukraine | Denys Teslenko Oleh Kayafa Artem Kazban Vitaliy Butrym | 4 | 0.212 | DNF | |

##### Heat 2

16 July 2011 / 11:58
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Germany | Benedikt Wiesend Benjamin Jonas Niklas Zender Marco Kaiser | 4 | 0.194 | 3:05.69 | Q |
| 2 | Poland | Marcin Grynkiewicz Jakub Krzewina Łukasz Krawczuk Rafał Omelko | 6 | 0.177 | 3:05.96 | Q |
| 3 | France | Angel Chelala Martial Minyem Simon Thieury Brice Leroy | 2 | 0.176 | 3:09.77 | Q |
| 4 | Italy | Domenico Fontana Giacomo Panizza Andrea Gallina Francesco Cappellin | 5 | 0.214 | 3:12.12 | q |
| 5 | Switzerland | Daniele Angelella Jonathan Puemi Silvan Lutz Kariem Hussein | 3 | 0.154 | 3:15.11 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 47 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
* France (6)
* Germany (4)
* Italy (4)
* Latvia (4)
* Poland (6)
* Russia (5)
* Spain (4)
* Switzerland (4)
* Ukraine (4)
* United Kingdom (6)