| Event: | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay |
| Competition: | 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships |
| Venue: | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
| Dates: | 4 August (round 1) 5 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 28 |
| Nations: | 18 |
| Win Value: | 39.35 |
| Gold: | Kowa Ikeshita Hiroto Fujiwara Shunki Tateno Hiroki Yanagita |
| Goldnoc: | JPN |
| Silver: | Bouwahjgie Nkrumie Bryan Levell Mark-Anthony Daley Adrian Kerr David Lynch |
| Silvernoc: | JAM |
| Bronze: | Laurenz Colbert Michael Gizzi Brandon Miller Johnny Brackins David Foster Charlie Bartholomiew |
| Bronzenoc: | USA |
| Prev: | 2021 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 4 and 5 August 2022.[1]
25 national teams entered to the competition,[2] [3] with each team having a minimum of 4 and maximum of 6 athletes.[4]
U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:[5]
| Record | Nation | Mark | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World U20 Record | 38.51 | Nairobi, Kenya | 22 August 2021 | ||
| Championship Record | 38.51 | Nairobi, Kenya | 22 August 2021 | ||
| World U20 Leading | 38.72 | Walnut, United States | 16 April 2022 |
The 25 national teams entered a total of 136 athletes,[2] Each team selected 4 athletes from their list in each round, however, the team selected for the round 1 could be made up of athletes entered by te nation in other events.[4]
The round 1 took place on 4 August, with the 25 teams involved being split into 4 heats, 1 heat of 7 athletes and 3 heats of 6.[6] The first team in each heat (
Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualified to the final.[7] The overall results were as follows:[8]| Rank | Heat | Athletes | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 39.12 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 39.24 | q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 39.41 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 39.50 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 39.63 | q | |||
| 6 | 4 | 39.78 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 39.79 | q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 39.85 | q = | |||
| 9 | 4 | 40.04 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 40.09 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 40.24 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 40.59 | ||||
| 13 | 4 | 40.77 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 40.86 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 40.96 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 41.23 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 42.09 | ||||
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The final (originally set for 18:00) was started at 19:09 on 5 August.[9] The results were as follows:[10]
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 39.35 | |||||
| 8 | 39.35 | |||||
| 5 | 39.57 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 39.77 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 39.78 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 39.87 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 39.90 | ||||
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