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.
Venue	Silesian Stadium
Dates	1 May (heats) & 2 May (final)
Nations	15
Winning time	3:03.45
Medalists
Jochem Dobber Liemarvin Bonevacia Ramsey Angela Tony van Diepen    Netherlands   Rikuya Ito Kaito Kawabata Kentaro Sato Aoto Suzuki    Japan   Isaac Makwala Boitumelo Masilo Ditiro Nzamani Leungo Scotch    Botswana
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Records

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

Heats

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

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

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. 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.