2021 World Athletics Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2021 World Athletics Relays was held at Silesian Stadium on 1 and 2 May.[1]

Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the 2021 World Athletics Relays
From the left: Dobber, Agard, Van Diepen and Angela, three of the Dutch components of the winning team, the fourth Agard in this event was replaced by Bonevacia.
VenueSilesian Stadium
Dates1 May (heats) & 2 May (final)
Nations15
Winning time3:03.45
Medalists
gold medal    Netherlands
silver medal    Japan
bronze medal    Botswana
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Records

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Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[2]

World record   United States
(Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Harry Reynolds, Michael Johnson)
2:54.29   Stuttgart, Germany 22 August 1993
Championship record   United States
(David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Christian Taylor, LaShawn Merritt
2:57.25   Nassau, Bahamas 25 May 2014
World Leading North Carolina A&T
(Daniel Stokes, Randolph Ross, Elijah Young, Trevor Stewart)
3:00.23   Austin, United States 27 March 2021

Results

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Heats

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

  •   Q Qualified
  •   q Qualified as fastest times
  • WL = World leading
  • NR = National record
  • SB = Seasonal best
  • OG* = 2020 Olympic Games qualification
  • WC* = 2022 World Championships qualification
Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 2   Netherlands Jochem Dobber, Liemarvin Bonevacia, Ramsey Angela, Tony van Diepen 3:03.03 Q, SB, OG*, WC*
2 1   Japan Rikuya Ito [fr], Kentaro Sato, Kazuma Higuchi, Kaito Kawabata 3:03.31 Q, SB, OG*, WC*
3 2   South Africa Lythe Pillay, Zakhiti Nene, Oscar Mavundla, Ranti Marvin Dikgale 3:03.79 Q, SB, OG*, WC*
4 2   Belgium Dylan Borlée, Robin Vanderbemden, Jonathan Sacoor, Kevin Borlée 3:04.01 q, SB, WC*
5 3   Botswana Isaac Makwala, Leungo Scotch, Boitumelo Masilo, Ditiro Nzamani 3:04.03 Q, SB, OG*, WC*
6 1   Colombia Jhon Perlaza, Yilmar Herrera, Jhon Solís, Anthony Zambrano 3:04.64 Q, SB, WC*
7 1   France Mamadou Kassé Hann, Loïc Prévot, Nicolas Courbière, Thomas Jordier 3:04.78 q, SB, WC*
8 3   Italy Lorenzo Benati, Alessandro Sibilio, Brayan Lopez, Vladimir Aceti 3:04.81 Q, SB, WC*
9 3   Poland Kajetan Duszyński, Dariusz Kowaluk, Wiktor Suwara, Karol Zalewski 3:05.04 SB, WC*
10 1   Czech Republic Michal Desenský, Pavel Maslák, Martin Tuček, Patrik Šorm 3:05.11 SB, WC*
11 3   Germany Tobias Lange, Marvin Schlegel, Torben Junker, Manuel Sanders 3:05.83 SB
12 2   Turkey Oğuzhan Kaya, Yavuz Can, Berke Akçam, İlyas Çanakçı 3:06.05 SB
13 2   Spain Óscar Husillos, Lucas Búa, Manuel Guijarro, Samuel García 3:06.09 SB
14 3   Great Britain Joseph Brier, James Williams, Kevin Metzger, Dwayne Cowan 3:10.63
15 1   Kenya Stanley Kieti Mutunga, William Rayian, David Sanayek Kapirante, Kevin Kiprotich Tonui 3:10.81 SB

Final

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The Netherlands confirms the first place obtained in the heats summary.[4]

Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes
    Netherlands Jochem Dobber, Liemarvin Bonevacia, Ramsey Angela, Tony van Diepen 3:03.45
    Japan Rikuya Ito [fr], Kaito Kawabata, Kentaro Sato, Aoto Suzuki 3:04.45
    Botswana Isaac Makwala, Boitumelo Masilo, Ditiro Nzamani, Leungo Scotch 3:04.77
4   Italy Lorenzo Benati, Alessandro Sibilio, Brayan Lopez, Vladimir Aceti 3:05.11
5   South Africa Lythe Pillay, Zakhiti Nene, Ranti Marvin Dikgale, Oscar Mavundla 3:05.76
6   Colombia Jhon Perlaza, Yilmar Herrera, Jhon Solís, Anthony Zambrano 3:05.91
7   France Victor Coroller, Gilles Biron, Ludovic Ouceni, Muhammad Kounta 3:06.16
8   Belgium Jonathan Sacoor, Robin Vanderbemden, Dylan Borlée, Kevin Borlée 3:10.74

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic relay fields take shape at World Athletics Relays Silesia 21 | PRESS-RELEASES | WRE 21 | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  2. ^ "4x400 Metres Relay". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  3. ^ "World Athletics Relays Silesia21 | WRE 21 | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  4. ^ "Final A Results" (PDF). Retrieved 3 May 2021.