2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay explained

Event:	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
Competition:	2018 World Athletics U20 Championships
Gold:	Klaudio Gjetja Andrea Romani Alessandro Sibilio Edoardo Scotti
Goldnoc:	ITA
Silver:	Elija Godwin Nicholas Ramey Justin Robinson Howard Fields
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronzenoc:	GBR

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships will be held at Ratina Stadium on 14 and 15 July.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics
World Junior Record		3:00.33	Trujillo, Peru	23 July 2017
Championship Record		3:01.09	Grosseto, Italy	18 July 2004
World Junior Leading		3:08.07	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	3			3:05.57	Q,
2	1			3:07.17	Q,
3	2			3:08.35	Q,
4	2			3:08.53(.522)	Q,
5	2			3:08.53(.524)	q,
6	3			3:08.78	Q,
7	3			3:08.88	q
8	1			3:09.39	Q,
9	3			3:09.48
10	3			3:09.68
11	2			3:09.87
12	1			3:10.06
13	1			3:10.68
14	3			3:11.58
15	1			3:12.63
16	2			3:14.19
17	1			3:14.71
18	2			3:26.44
19	1

Final

^[3]

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
			3:04.05	,
			3:05.26
			3:05.64
4			3:06.65
5			3:07.05
6			3:07.80
7			3:09.31
8			3:09.38

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 World U20 Championships Tampere Timetable by day. 9 July 2018 . IAAF.org.
2. Web site: 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men – Round 1 – Results. IAAF. 14 July 2018.
3. Web site: 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men – Final – Results. IAAF. 15 July 2018.