The men's

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at the

1971 European Athletics Championships The 10th (X) European Athletics Championships were held from 10 August to 15 August 1971 in the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Men's results ...

was held in

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, Finland, at

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on 14 and 15 August 1971.

Medalists

Results

Final

15 August

Heats

14 August

Heat 1

Heat 2

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 40 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event. * (4) * (4) * (4) * (4) * (4) * (4) * (4) * (4) * (4) * (4)

References

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4 x 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships