The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China between 30 August and 1 September.[1] [2]
The winning margin was 0.04 seconds which as of 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin for the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at these games since the introduction of fully automatic timing and the only time this event was won by less than a tenth of a second at these games.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3:05.18 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 3:06.15 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 3:06.59 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3:07.26 | Q[3] | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3:07.52 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 3:07.82 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 3:08.19 | q[4] | |||
| 8 | 1 | 3:13.12 | q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 3:23.20 |
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:02.83 | |||||
| 3:02.87 | |||||
| 3:03.63 | |||||
| 4 | 3:04.51 | ||||
| 5 | 3:05.23 | ||||
| 6 | 3:06.30 | ||||
| 7 | 3:06.83 | [5] | |||
| 8 | 3:22.14 |