| Event: | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 22 and 23 August.
| Gold | Mark Hylton Jamie Baulch Iwan Thomas Mark Richardson | |
| Silver | Piotr Rysiukiewicz Tomasz Czubak Piotr Haczek Robert Maćkowiak | |
| Bronze | Antonio Andrés Juan Vicente Trull Andrés Martínez David Canal |
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athlete | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3:02.37 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 3:03.59 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 3:04.64 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 3:04.84 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 3:05.11 | Q, SB | |||
| 6 | 2 | 3:05.63 | q, SB | |||
| 7 | 2 | 3:05.88 | q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 3:06.09 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 3:06.48 | SB | |||
| 10 | 1 | 3:07.78 | SB | |||
| 1 | ||||||
| 1 |
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:58.68 | SB | ||||
| 2:58.88 | |||||
| 3:02.47 | NR | ||||
| 4 | 3:02.48 | SB | |||
| 5 | 3:02.91 | NR | |||
| 6 | 3:03.19 | SB | |||
| 7 | 3:04.37 | SB | |||