2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay explained

Event:	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
Competition:	2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:	5 August (heats) 6 August (final)
Competitors:	92
Nations:	21
Win Value:	3:04.47
Gold:	Steven McElroy Ashton Schwartzman Charlie Bartholomew Will Sumner Kody Blackwood* Grant Williams*
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Shemar Palmer Shaemar Uter Jasauna Dennis Delano Kennedy Malachi Johnson* Derrick Grant*
Silvernoc:	JAM
Bronze:	Christopher Morales-Williams Ben Tilson Daniel Kidd Tyler Floyd Riley Flemington*
Bronzenoc:	CAN
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 5 and 6 August 2022.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record		3:00.33	Trujillo, Peru	23 July 2017
Championship Record		3:01.09	Grosseto, Italy	18 July 2004
World U20 Leading		3:02.58	Walnut, United States	16 April 2022

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (

Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	3			3:07.25	,
2	2			3:07.32	,
3	3			3:07.48	,
4	2			3:07.58	,
5	1			3:07.82	,
6	3			3:07.84	,
7	3			3:07.90	,
8	3			3:08.04
9	1			3:08.35	Q,
10	1			3:08.55
11	2			3:08.59
12	2			3:09.05
13	1			3:09.19
14	2			3:10.17
15	1			3:11.69
16	3			3:12.43
17	2			3:15.00
18	3			3:15.58
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Final

The final was held on 6 August at 17:47.^[4]

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
			3:04.47
			3:05.72
			3:06.50
4			3:06.91
5			3:07.01
6			3:07.47
7			3:09.36
8			3:09.54

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable. World Athletics. 25 September 2022.
2. Web site: 4 x 400 Metres Relay – Round 1 – Summary. World Athletics. 25 September 2022.
3. Web site: 4 x 400 Metres Relay – Round 1 – Results. World Athletics. 25 September 2022.
4. Web site: 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men – Final – Results. World Athletics. 6 August 2022. 25 September 2022.