The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 1 and 2 September.
Medalists
* 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 |
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September 1, 2007 | 21:00 | Heats |
September 2, 2007 | 20:50 | Final |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.
Final
Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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United States | LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner | 2:55.56 | WL | |
Bahamas | Avard Moncur, Michael Mathieu, Andrae Williams, Chris Brown | 2:59.18 | SB | |
Poland | Marek Plawgo, Daniel Dąbrowski, Marcin Marciniszyn, Kacper Kozłowski | 3:00.05 | SB | |
4 | Jamaica | Michael Blackwood, Ricardo Chambers, Leford Green, Sanjay Ayre | 3:00.76 | |
5 | Russia | Maksim Dyldin, Vladislav Frolov, Konstantin Svechkar, Denis Alekseyev | 3:01.62 | |
6 | Great Britain | Andrew Steele, Robert Tobin, Richard Buck, Martyn Rooney | 3:02.94 | |
7 | Dominican Republic | Félix Sánchez, Yoel Tapia, Carlos Santa, Arismendy Peguero | 3:03.56 | |
8 | Germany | Ingo Schultz, Simon Kirch, Kamghe Gaba, Bastian Swillims | 3:07.40 |
References
4 × 400 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships | |
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Complete event overview | |
Men | |
Women | |
Mixed |