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

Events at the 2007 World Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men		women
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
20 km walk		men		women
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

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.

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, 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.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	Bahamas	Nathaniel McKinney, Michael Mathieu, Chris Brown, Andrae Williams	3:00.37	Q, SB
2	1	Jamaica	Michael Blackwood, Ricardo Chambers, Leford Green, Sanjay Ayre	3:00.99	Q
3	1	Russia	Maksim Dyldin, Vladislav Frolov, Konstantin Svechkar, Denis Alekseyev	3:01.07	Q, SB
4	1	Great Britain	Andrew Steele, Robert Tobin, Richard Buck, Martyn Rooney	3:01.22	q, SB
5	2	United States	Bershawn Jackson, Kerron Clement, Darold Williamson, Angelo Taylor	3:01.46	Q
6	2	Germany	Ingo Schultz, Kamghe Gaba, Simon Kirch, Bastian Swillims	3:02.21	Q
7	2	Poland	Rafał Wieruszewski, Witold Bańka, Marcin Marciniszyn, Daniel Dąbrowski	3:02.39	Q
8	1	Dominican Republic	Carlos Santa, Arismendy Peguero, Yoel Tapia, Félix Sánchez	3:02.49	q
9	1	Australia	Sean Wroe, Dylan Grant, Kurt Mulcahy, Mark Ormrod	3:02.59	SB
10	2	Japan	Yuki Yamaguchi, Yusuke Ishitsuka, Kenji Narisako, Mitsuhiro Sato	3:02.76
11	2	Trinidad and Tobago	Ato Modibo, Jovon Toppin, Jarrin Solomon, Renny Quow	3:02.92	SB
12	1	France	Mathieu Lahaye, Brice Panel, Fadil Bellaabouss, Leslie Djhone	3:04.45
13	2	Greece	Dimitrios Regas, Yeóryios Doúpis, Dimitrios Gravalos, Periklis Iakovakis	3:05.65
14	2	Botswana	Isaac Makwala, Obakeng Ngwigwa, Kamberuka Sakaria, California Molefe	3:05.96
15	1	Nigeria	Bolaji Lawal, James Godday, Victor Isaiah, Saul Weigopwa	3:06.04

Final

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	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

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