The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2009 Summer Universiade was held on 11–12 July.
| width=200 valign=top | Chris Troode Brendan Cole Tristan Thomas Sean Wroe Clay Watkins
| width=200 valign=top | Witold Bańka Kacper Kozłowski Piotr Kędzia Rafał Wieruszewski Piotr Wiaderek | width=200 valign=top | Hideyuki Hirose Yusuke Ishitsuka Kazuaki Yoshida Yuzo Kanemaru |
* Athletes who competed in heats only and received medals.
Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3:07.12 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 3:07.31 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 3:07.69 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3:08.38 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3:08.51 | q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 3:09.49 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3:09.67 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 3:10.42 | q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 3:11.90 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 3:22.26 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 3:26.62 | ||||
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| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:03.67 | |||||
| 3:05.69 | |||||
| 3:06.46 | |||||
| 4 | 3:06.61 | ||||
| 5 | 3:09.19 | ||||
| 6 | 3:09.82 | ||||
| 7 | 3:11.30 | ||||
| 8 | 3:12.94 |