1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

Medalists

Gold	Aleksandr Yevgenyev Nikolay Yushmanov Vladimir Muravyov Viktor Bryzgin Soviet Union
Silver	Thomas Schröder Steffen Bringmann Olaf Prenzler Frank Emmelmann East Germany
Bronze	Elliot Bunney Daley Thompson Mike McFarlane Linford Christie United Kingdom

31 August

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
	Soviet Union	Aleksandr Yevgenyev Nikolay Yushmanov Vladimir Muravyov Viktor Bryzgin	38.29	CR
	East Germany	Thomas Schröder Steffen Bringmann Olaf Prenzler Frank Emmelmann	38.64
	United Kingdom	Elliot Bunney Daley Thompson Mike McFarlane Linford Christie	38.71
4	France	Thierry François Gilles Quénéhervé Antoine Richard Bruno Marie-Rose	38.81
5	Italy	Antonio Ullo Carlo Simionato Pierfrancesco Pavoni Stefano Tilli	38.86
6	Hungary	László Karaffa István Nagy István Tatár Attila Kovács	39.15
7	Bulgaria	Nikolay Markov Anri Grigorov Krasimir Bozhinovski Valentin Atanasov	39.33
8	Portugal	Arnaldo Abrantes Pedro Curvelo Luís Cunha Pedro Agostinho	39.74	NR

30 August

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	France	Thierry François Gilles Quénéhervé Antoine Richard Bruno Marie-Rose	38.97	Q
2	United Kingdom	Elliot Bunney Daley Thompson Mike McFarlane Linford Christie	39.26	Q
3	Soviet Union	Andrey Shlyapnikov Nikolay Yushmanov Vladimir Muravyov Viktor Bryzgin	39.30	Q
4	Hungary	László Karaffa István Nagy István Tatár Attila Kovács	39.42	q
5	Portugal	Arnaldo Abrantes Pedro Curvelo Luís Cunha Pedro Agostinho	39.86	NR q

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	East Germany	Thomas Schröder Steffen Bringmann Olaf Prenzler Frank Emmelmann	38.81	Q
2	Italy	Antonio Ullo Carlo Simionato Pierfrancesco Pavoni Stefano Tilli	39.03	Q
3	Bulgaria	Nikolay Markov Anri Grigorov Krasimir Bozhinovski Valentin Atanasov	39.23	Q
	West Germany	Volker Westhagemann Werner Zaske Peter Klein Jürgen Evers	DNF

According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.