2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 1 and 2 September.

Events at the
2007 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
 United States
LaShawn Merritt
Angelo Taylor
Darold Williamson
Jeremy Wariner
Bershawn Jackson*
Kerron Clement*		  Bahamas
Avard Moncur
Michael Mathieu
Andrae Williams
Chris Brown
Nathaniel McKinney*		  Poland
Marek Plawgo
Daniel Dąbrowski
Marcin Marciniszyn
Kacper Kozłowski
Rafał Wieruszewski*
Witold Bańka*

* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record  United States (USA)
Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson		 2:54.29 Stuttgart, Germany 22 August 1993
Championship record  United States (USA)
Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson		 2:54.29 Stuttgart, Germany 22 August 1993

Schedule
Date Time Round
September 1, 200721:00Heats
September 2, 200720:50Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.

RankHeatNationAthletesTimeNotes
11 BahamasNathaniel McKinney, Michael Mathieu, Chris Brown, Andrae Williams3:00.37Q, SB
21 JamaicaMichael Blackwood, Ricardo Chambers, Leford Green, Sanjay Ayre3:00.99Q
31 RussiaMaksim Dyldin, Vladislav Frolov, Konstantin Svechkar, Denis Alekseyev3:01.07Q, SB
41 Great BritainAndrew Steele, Robert Tobin, Richard Buck, Martyn Rooney3:01.22q, SB
52 United StatesBershawn Jackson, Kerron Clement, Darold Williamson, Angelo Taylor3:01.46Q
62 GermanyIngo Schultz, Kamghe Gaba, Simon Kirch, Bastian Swillims3:02.21Q
72 PolandRafał Wieruszewski, Witold Bańka, Marcin Marciniszyn, Daniel Dąbrowski3:02.39Q
81 Dominican RepublicCarlos Santa, Arismendy Peguero, Yoel Tapia, Félix Sánchez3:02.49q
91 AustraliaSean Wroe, Dylan Grant, Kurt Mulcahy, Mark Ormrod3:02.59SB
102 JapanYuki Yamaguchi, Yusuke Ishitsuka, Kenji Narisako, Mitsuhiro Sato3:02.76
112 Trinidad and TobagoAto Modibo, Jovon Toppin, Jarrin Solomon, Renny Quow3:02.92SB
121 FranceMathieu Lahaye, Brice Panel, Fadil Bellaabouss, Leslie Djhone3:04.45
132 GreeceDimitrios Regas, Yeóryios Doúpis, Dimitrios Gravalos, Periklis Iakovakis3:05.65
142 BotswanaIsaac Makwala, Obakeng Ngwigwa, Kamberuka Sakaria, California Molefe3:05.96
151 NigeriaBolaji Lawal, James Godday, Victor Isaiah, Saul Weigopwa3:06.04

Final
RankNationAthletesTimeNotes
 United StatesLaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner2:55.56WL
 BahamasAvard Moncur, Michael Mathieu, Andrae Williams, Chris Brown2:59.18SB
 PolandMarek Plawgo, Daniel Dąbrowski, Marcin Marciniszyn, Kacper Kozłowski3:00.05SB
4 JamaicaMichael Blackwood, Ricardo Chambers, Leford Green, Sanjay Ayre3:00.76
5 RussiaMaksim Dyldin, Vladislav Frolov, Konstantin Svechkar, Denis Alekseyev3:01.62
6 Great BritainAndrew Steele, Robert Tobin, Richard Buck, Martyn Rooney3:02.94
7 Dominican RepublicFélix Sánchez, Yoel Tapia, Carlos Santa, Arismendy Peguero3:03.56
8 GermanyIngo Schultz, Simon Kirch, Kamghe Gaba, Bastian Swillims3:07.40

References
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