2014 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay explained

Event:	Men's 4 x 400 metres relay
Competition:	2014 IAAF World Relays
Venue:	Thomas Robinson Stadium
Dates:	24 May (heats) & 25 May (final)
Next:	2015

The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 24–25 May.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record	United States (Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Harry Reynolds, Michael Johnson)	2:54.29	Stuttgart, Germany	22 August 1993
Championship record	New event
World Leading	University of Florida	2:59.73	Gainesville, United States	5 April 2014
African Record	Nigeria (Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong)	2:58.68	Sydney, Australia	30 September 2000
Asian Record	Japan (Shunji Karube, Koji Ito, Jun Osakada, Shigekazu Omori)	3:00.76	Atlanta, United States	3 August 1996
North, Central American and Caribbean record	United States (Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Harry Reynolds, Michael Johnson)	2:54.29	Stuttgart, Germany	22 August 1993
South American Record	Brazil (Eronilde de Araújo, Cleverson da Silva, Claudinei da Silva, Sanderlei Parrela)	2:58.56	Winnipeg, Canada	30 July 1999
European Record	(Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson, Roger Black)	2:56.60	Atlanta, United States	3 August 1996
Oceanian record	Australia (Bruce Frayne, Gary Minihan, Richard Mitchell, Darren Clark)	2:59.70	Los Angeles, United States	11 August 1984

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
24 May 2014	18:55	Heats
25 May 2014	19:21	Final

Results

KEY:

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q

Fastest non-qualifiers

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Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	3	5			3:00.30	Q, CR
2	1	4			3:00.74	Q, SB
3	3	3			3:01.06	Q, SB
4	2	3			3:01.09	Q
5	2	4			3:01.17	Q, SB
6	1	6			3:01.96	Q, SB
7	3	8			3:02.43	q, SB
8	1	3			3:02.78	q, SB
9	3	4			3:02.79	SB
10	2	7			3:03.74	SB
11	3	2		Yusuke Ishitsuka, Yuzo Kanemaru, Kaisei Yui, Kazuya Watanabe,	3:04.25	SB
12	1	8			3:04.44	SB
13	2	5		Isah Salihu, Cristian Morton, Tobi Ogunmola, Noah Akwu	3:04.48	SB
14	1	5			3:04.64	SB
15	1	7			3:04.69	SB
16	2	2			3:04.85	SB
17	2	8			3:05.00	SB
17	3	6			3:05.00	SB
19	3	7			3:05.16	SB
20	2	6			3:06.37	SB

Final

Final B

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Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
9	6			3:02.97
10	3			3:03.24	SB
11	4			3:03.41	SB
12	7		Isah Salihu, Cristian Morton, Elvis Ukale, Noah Akwu	3:04.49
13	8			3:04.61	SB
14	1			3:04.67	SB
15	2			3:05.81
	5

Final A

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Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes	Points
	4			2:57.25	CR	8
	6			2:57.59	SB	7
	5			2:58.34	NR	6
	3			3:00.32	SB	5
	2			3:00.61	SB	4
	7			3:01.44	SB	3
	1			3:03.87		2
	8			3:10.23		1

Notes and References

1. https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitiondocuments/pdf/5409/AT-4X4-M-h----.RS6.pdf?v=1558716353 Heats results
2. https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitiondocuments/pdf/5409/AT-4X4-M-f2----.RS6.pdf?v=-142694899 Final B results
3. https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitiondocuments/pdf/5409/AT-4X4-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=957350926 Final A results