2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay explained

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 22 and 23 July.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Michael Norman Jr. Hakim Montgomery Brandon Taylor Noah Lyles Amere Lattin	Ippei Takeda Jun Yamashita Wataru Inuzuka Kenta Oshima	Roger Gurski Thomas Barthel Niels Torben Giese Manuel Eitel Deniz Almas

*Athletes who competed in heats only

Records

World Junior Record		38.66	Grosseto, Italy	18 July 2004
Championship Record		38.66	Grosseto, Italy	18 July 2004
World Junior Leading		39.51	Taoyuan, Taiwan	19 May 2016

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	3			39.53	Q, SB
2	3			39.67	Q
3	2			39.69	Q, SB
4	3			39.70	q, SB
5	2			39.80	Q
6	1			39.91	Q
7	2			39.98	q, SB
8	2			40.09	SB
9	1			40.13	Q, SB
10	3			40.14	NU20R
11	1			40.33
12	3			40.39	SB
13	1			40.41	SB
14	1			40.48	NU20R
15	1			40.64	SB
16	2			40.80
	2				R163.3(a)^[2]
	3

Final

^[3]

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	3			38.93	WU20L
	4			39.01	AU20R
	7			39.13	AU20R, Yellow card^[4]
4	9			39.13	SB
5	5			39.57	SB
6	6			39.57	SB
7	8			40.02	SB
8	2			40.25

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heats results. IAAF. 7 October 2017.
2. Lane infringement
3. Web site: Final results. IAAF. 7 October 2017.
4. 162.5(c) – Disturbing the start