1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's medley relay
The men's 400 + 600 + 800 + 1000 metres medley relay event at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 15 March in Vienna.[1][2] The first athlete ran two laps of the 200-metre track, the second three, the third four and the anchor five, thus 14 laps or 2800 metres in total.
Results
Heats
First 2 teams in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Soviet Union |
Aleksander Konnikov Sergey Kryuchek Vladimir Kolesnikov Ivan Ivanov |
6:20.4 | Q |
| 2 | 1 |  Poland |
Edmund Borowski Stanisław Waśkiewicz Kazimierz Wardak Eryk Żelazny |
6:23.6 | Q |
| 1 | 2 |  West Germany |
Horst Hasslinger Lothar Hirsch Manfred Henne Ingo Sensburg |
6:28.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 |  France |
Christian Nicolau Gilles Bertould Guy Taillard Gérard Colin |
6:28.4 | Q |
| 3 | 2 |  Austria |
Ekkehard Kolodziejczak Robert Kropiunik Hermann Hosp Walter Grabul |
6:33.0 |
Final
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Soviet Union |
Aleksander Konnikov Sergey Kryuchek Vladimir Kolesnikov Ivan Ivanov |
6:18.0 | |
 |
Poland |
Edmund Borowski Stanisław Waśkiewicz Kazimierz Wardak Eryk Żelazny |
6:18.8 | |
 |
West Germany |
Horst Hasslinger Lothar Hirsch Manfred Henne Ingo Sensburg |
6:19.6 | |
| 4 | France |
Christian Nicolau Gilles Bertould Guy Taillard Gérard Colin |
6:20.2 |