Florent Manaudou Sparks France to Men’s 400 Free Relay Triumph at Euros

Photo Courtesy: R-Sport / MIA Rossiya Segodnya

France emerged victorious from an exciting men’s 400-meter free relay at the 2016 European Championships.

William Meynard (49.57), Florent Manaudou (47.64), Fabien Gilot (48.26) and Clement Mignon (48.01) collected the gold medal in 3:13.48.

Italy’s Luca Dotto (48.03), Luca Leonardi (48.47), Jonathan Boffa (49.21) and Filippo Magnini (48.58) touched out Belgium’s Glenn Surgeloose (48.75), Jasper Aerents (49.31), Dieter Dekoninck (48.87) and Pieter Timmers (47.37) by the slimmest of margins, 3:14.29 to 3:14.30.

1 4 FRA FRANCE 3:13.48
MEYNARD William 11 JUL 1987 0.69 23.64 49.57 49.57
MANAUDOU Florent 12 NOV 1990 0.10 22.17 47.64 1:37.21
GILOT Fabien 27 APR 1984 0.32 22.30 48.26 2:25.47
MIGNON Clement 21 JAN 1993 0.35 23.24 48.01 3:13.48
2 5 ITA ITALY 3:14.29 0.81
DOTTO Luca 18 APR 1990 0.66 22.92 48.03 48.03
LEONARDI Luca 01 JAN 1991 0.11 22.82 48.47 1:36.50
BOFFA Jonathan 25 NOV 1992 0.08 23.14 49.21 2:25.71
MAGNINI Filippo 02 FEB 1982 0.06 22.98 48.58 3:14.29
3 3 BEL BELGIUM 3:14.30 0.82
SURGELOOSE Glenn 04 SEP 1989 0.70 23.21 48.75 48.75
AERENTS Jasper 18 DEC 1992 0.17 23.26 49.31 1:38.06
DEKONINCK Dieter 28 JAN 1991 0.34 23.25 48.87 2:26.93
TIMMERS Pieter 21 JAN 1988 0.09 22.38 47.37 3:14.30
4 2 GRE GREECE 3:14.42 0.94
MELADINIS Odyssefs 05 APR 1990 0.69 23.49 49.60 49.60
KATRANTZIS Christos 30 MAR 1992 0.13 23.17 48.65 1:38.25
CHRISTOU Apostolos 01 NOV 1996 0.19 22.29 48.13 2:26.38
GKOLOMEEV Kristian 04 JUL 1993 0.24 22.21 48.04 3:14.42
5 7 HUN HUNGARY 3:16.55 3.07
HOLODA Peter 31 DEC 1996 0.70 23.84 49.91 49.91
TAKACS Krisztian 30 DEC 1985 0.21 23.19 49.41 1:39.32
BOHUS Richard 09 APR 1993 0.41 22.91 48.64 2:27.96
KOZMA Dominik 10 APR 1991 0.17 23.08 48.59 3:16.55
6 6 ROU ROMANIA 3:17.08 3.60
RADU Marius 18 JUN 1992 0.72 23.38 49.08 49.08
GLINTA Robert 18 APR 1997 0.34 23.60 49.24 1:38.32
COSTE Alin 17 FEB 1992 0.45 23.15 49.91 2:28.23
TRANDAFIR Norbert 08 FEB 1988 0.27 23.29 48.85 3:17.08
7 8 GBR GREAT BRITAIN 3:17.13 3.65
RENWICK Robbie 21 JUL 1988 0.70 24.25 49.79 49.79
SCOTT Duncan W 06 MAY 1997 0.19 22.93 48.31 1:38.10
LLOYD Ieuan 09 JUL 1993 0.18 23.91 49.70 2:27.80
PROUD Benjamin 21 SEP 1994 0.18 23.58 49.33 3:17.13
8 1 ESP SPAIN 3:17.21 3.73
ALBERDI Markel 22 OCT 1991 0.67 23.38 49.76 49.76
MARTINEZ RODRIGUEZ Aitor 22 AUG 1993 0.14 23.39 49.63 1:39.39
ORTIZ-CANAVATE OZEKI M. 19 FEB 1991 0.18 22.85 48.62 2:28.01
AGUILAR URTXEGI Oskitz 01 JAN 1995 0.32 22.78 49.20 3:17.21

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