These are the official results of the Men's 4 × 400 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Their final was held on Sunday 12 August 2001 at 16:20h.
| Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson) | 2:54.29 | August 22, 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| (Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson) | 2:54.29 | August 22, 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Season Best |  United States "Red" (Leonard Byrd, Angelo Taylor, Jerome Young, Michael Johnson) | 2:58.60 | April 28, 2001 | Philadelphia, United States | |
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:58.19 | ||||
| 2:58.39 | ||||
| 2:59.71 | ||||
| 4. | 3:01.09 | |||
| 5. | 3:01.26 | |||
| 6. | 3:02.24 | |||
| 7. | 3:03.52 | |||
| DQ |
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3:00.07 | |||
| 2. | 3:00.96 | |||
| 3. | 3:01.33 | |||
| 4. | 3:01.42 | |||
| 5. | 3:02.75 | |||
| 6. | 3:04.02 | |||
| 7. | 3:04.87 |
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3:00.75 | |||
| 2. | 3:00.97 | |||
| 3. | 3:01.65 | |||
| 4. | 3:01.95 | |||
| 5. | 3:03.32 | |||
| 6. | 3:04.27 | |||
| - | DNS |
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3:00.88 | |||
| 2. | 3:01.32 | |||
| 3. | 3:01.70 | |||
| 4. | 3:02.35 (NR) | |||
| 5. | 3:03.19 (NR) | |||
| 6. | 3:04.22 | |||
| 7. | 3:04.26 | |||
| 8. | 3:05.37 |