2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue	Kasarani Stadium
Dates	21–22 August
Competitors	48 from 11 nations
Winning time	3:05.22
Medalists
Busang Collen Kebinatshipi Anthony Pesela Oreeditse Masede Phenyo Bongani Majama Thusoyaone Gabanatlhong    Botswana   Malachi Johnson Jeremy Bembridge Tahj Hamm Devontie Archer Antonio Hanson    Jamaica   Joshua Wanyonyi Elkanah Kiprotich Chemelil Kennedy Kimeu Peter Kithome    Kenya

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 21 and 22 August.[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record	United States	3:00.33	Trujillo, Peru	23 July 2017
Championship Record	United States	3:01.09	Grosseto, Italy	18 July 2004
World U20 Leading	Great Britain	3:05.25	Tallinn, Estonia	18 July 2021

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	2	Kenya	Joshua Wanyonyi, Elkanah Kiprotich Chemelil, Kennedy Kimeu, Peter Kithome	3:05.77	Q, SB
2	2	Jamaica	Antonio Hanson, Tahj Hamm, Malachi Johnson, Jeremy Bembridge	3:05.82	Q, SB
3	2	Botswana	Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, Phenyo Bongani Majama, Thusoyaone Gabanatlhong, Oreeditse Masede	3:06.33	Q, SB
4	1	Nigeria	Johnson Nnamani, Dubem Amene, Ezekiel Nathaniel, Bamidele Ajayi	3:06.70	Q, SB
5	1	Ecuador	Katriel Angulo, Miguel Angel Maldonado, Steeven Salas, Alan Minda	3:06.94	Q, NR
6	1	Poland	Mateusz Matera, Michał Wróbel, Jakub Kozacki, Patryk Grzegorzewicz	3:09.59	Q
7	1	Italy	Stefano Grendene, Francesco Pernici, Masresha Costa, Tommaso Boninti	3:09.71	q
8	2	Romania	Denis Simon Toma, Mark Fandly, Adrian Bondoc, Remus Andrei Niculiță	3:10.22	q, SB
9	1	South Africa	Divan Vlok, Adrian John Swart, Keanu Domingo, Ryan Jordan	3:10.45	SB
10	2	Brazil	Izaias Alves, João Henrrique Ribeiro Barros, Gabriel Alves dos Santos, Vinicius Moura	3:10.53	SB
11	2	India	Abdul Razak Cherankulangara Rasheed, Sumit Chahal, Kapil, Barath Sridhar	3:10.62	SB

Final

The final was held on 22 August at 18:16.[4]

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	Botswana	Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, Anthony Pesela, Oreeditse Masede, Phenyo Bongani Majama	3:05.22	WU20L
	Jamaica	Malachi Johnson, Jeremy Bembridge, Tahj Hamm, Devontie Archer	3:05.76	SB
	Kenya	Joshua Wanyonyi, Elkanah Kiprotich Chemelil, Kennedy Kimeu, Peter Kithome	3:05.94
4	Nigeria	Johnson Nnamani, Dubem Amene, Ezekiel Nathaniel, Bamidele Ajayi	3:07.19
5	Ecuador	Katriel Ángulo, Miguel Angel Maldonado, Steeven Salas, Alan Minda	3:09.32
6	Poland	Michał Wróbel, Jakub Sobura-Durma, Jakub Kozacki, Patryk Grzegorzewicz	3:09.74
7	Romania	Denis Simon Toma, Mark Fandly, Adrian Bondoc, Remus Andrei Niculiță	3:10.07	SB
8	Italy	Stefano Grendene, Tommaso Boninti, Francesco Pernici, Lorenzo Benati	3:12.16

References

1. "2021 World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi Timetable". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
2. "4 x 400 Metres Relay – Round 1 – Summary" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
3. "4 x 400 Metres Relay – Round 1 – Results" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
4. "4 x 400 Metres Relay Men – Final – Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.