# 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Tallinn, Estonia, at Kadriorg Stadium on 11 July.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| European U23 record | Russia (RUS) | 3:02.13 | Debrecen, Hungary | 15 July 2007 |
| Championship U23 record | Russia (RUS) | 3:02.13 | Debrecen, Hungary | 15 July 2007 |

## Results
### Round 1

Qualification rule: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Great Britain | Lewis Davey, Ethan Brown, Aidan Leeson, Alex Haydock-Wilson | 3:05.42 | Q, EU23L |
| 2 | 2 | France | El-Mir Reale, Téo Andant, David Sombé, Eddy Leech | 3:05.73 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Netherlands | Pim van Bakel, Netanel Dorothea, Ludo Van Nieuwenhuizen, Ramsey Angela | 3:06.09 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Switzerland | Julien Bonvin, Filippo Moggi, Sales Inglin, Lionel Spitz | 3:06.13 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Italy | Alessandro Moscardi, Riccardo Meli, Leonardo Puca, Edoardo Scotti | 3:06.44 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Slovenia | Jure Grkman, Filip Jakob Demšar, Gregor Grahovac, Lovro Mesec Košir | 3:06.65 | q, NU23R |
| 7 | 1 | Germany | Johannes Nortmeyer, Kevin Joite, Ben Zapka, Arne Leppelsack | 3:06.87 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Ukraine | Nikita Rodchenkov, Yaroslav Demchenko, Mykyta Barabanov, Oleksandr Pohorilko | 3:07.87 | |
| 9 | 3 | Turkey | Oğuzhan Kaya, Kubilay Ençu, Akın Özyürek, İlyas Çanakçı | 3:08.69 | Q, NU23R |
| 10 | 2 | Spain | Javier Sánchez, Iker Alfonso de Miguel, Jesús David Delgado, Bernat Erta | 3:09.14 | |
| 11 | 2 | Czech Republic | Jakub Majercák, Matěj Krsek, Ladislav Topfer, Daniel Lehár | 3:09.79 | |
| 12 | 1 | Sweden | Vidar Stenqvist, Gustav Gahne, Carl Bengtström, Rasmus Hugosson | 3:10.25 | |
| 13 | 2 | Ireland | Cathal Crosbie, Jack Mitchell, Eoin Kenny, Shane Monagle | 3:11.22 | |
| 14 | 2 | Belarus | Uladzimir Zhadzka, Kiryl Staravoitau, Kiryl Karachun, Uladzislau Aliaksandrau | 3:12.19 | |
| 15 | 3 | Greece | Spiridon Doukatelis, Georgios Lampropoulos, Ierotheos Dritsas, Ioannis Ntetsikas | 3:12.30 | |
| 16 | 3 | Romania | Darius Marian Făgăraș, Sorin-Florin Ionescu, Mihai Sorin Dringo, Mihai Cristian Pislaru | 3:12.96 | |
| 17 | 3 | Estonia | Karl-Oskar Pajus, Kaido Kossas, Jakob Keller, Märt Riso | 3:18.45 | |
| | 3 | Slovakia | Mário Hanic, Lukáš Glodžák, Patrik Dӧmӧtӧr, Oliver Murcko | DQ | TR17.3.1 |

### Final

| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| | France | El-Mir Reale, Téo Andant, David Sombé, Ludovic Oucéni | 3:05.01 | EU23L |
| | Italy | Alessandro Moscardi, Edoardo Scotti, Riccardo Meli, Alessandro Sibilio | 3:06.07 | |
| | Germany | Johannes Nortmeyer, Kevin Joite, Ben Zapka, Emil Agyekum | 3:06.42 | |
| 4 | Turkey | Oğuzhan Kaya, Kubilay Ençu, Akın Özyürek, İlyas Çanakçı | 3:06.57 | NU23R |
| 5 | Slovenia | Jure Grkman, Gregor Grahovac, Lovro Mesec Košir, Jan Vuković | 3:07.22 | |
| 6 | Great Britain | Lewis Davey, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Aidan Leeson, Alastair Chalmers | 3:09.28 | |
| | Switzerland | Julien Bonvin, Ricky Petrucciani, Filippo Moggi, Lionel Spitz | DNF | DNF |
| | Netherlands | Pim van Bakel, Netanel Dorothea, Djoao Lobles, Ramsey Angela | DQ | TR17.2.2 |