2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay explained

Event:	Men's 4 x 100 metres relay
Competition:	2018 World U20 Championships
Venue:	Ratina Stadium
Dates:	13 and 14 July
Nations:	22
Win Label:	Winning time
Win Value:	38.88
Gold:	Eric Harrison Anthony Schwartz Austin Kratz Micah Williams
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Xavier Nairne Christopher Taylor Jhevaughn Matherson Michael Stephens
Silvernoc:	JAM
Bronze:	Lucas Ansah-Peprah Marvin Schulte Milo Skupin-Alfa Luis Brandner
Bronzenoc:	GER
Prev:	2016
Next:	2021

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Ratina Stadium on 13 and 14 July.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics
World Junior Record		38.66	Grosseto, Italy	18 July 2004
Championship Record		38.66	Grosseto, Italy	18 July 2004
World Junior Leading		39.33	Boksburg, South Africa	28 April 2018

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (

Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	2			39.13	Q
2	3			39.18	Q
3	3			39.49	Q
4	3			39.67	q
5	2			39.68	Q
6	1			39.75	Q
7	1			39.91	Q
8	3			39.99(.984)	q
9	2			39.99(.989)
10	2			40.26
11	1			40.51
12	2			40.78
13	1			40.84
14	3			40.85
15	3		Furkan Yıldırım, Aşkın Sadi Aşkın, Mustafa Onur Sadıkoğlu, Emrah Bozkurt	40.87
16	1			41.09
17	3			41.11
18	1			41.35
	1
	1
	2				163.3(a)^[3]
	2

Final

^[4]

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	4			38.88
	7			38.96
	5			39.22
4	3			39.23
5	8			39.75
6	1			39.86
7	2			39.87
	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 World U20 Championships Tampere Timetable by day. 9 July 2018 . IAAF.org.
2. Web site: 4 x 100 Metres Relay – Round 1 – Results. IAAF. 13 July 2018.
3. Lane Infringement
4. Web site: 4 x 100 Metres Relay – Final – Results. IAAF. 16 July 2018.