The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 26 and 27 July.

Medalists Gold Josephus LylesTyler BrownRicky MorganMichael Cherry Silver Julian Jrummi WalshKaisei YuiTakamasa KitagawaNobuya Kato Bronze Twayne CrooksMartin ManleyNathon AllenJaheel Hyde

Records Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in AthleticsWorld Junior Record(Brandon Johnson, LaShawn Merritt, Jason Craig, Kerron Clement)3:01.09Grosseto, Italy18 July 2004Championship RecordWorld Junior Leading3:06.02Fort-de-France, Martinique21 April 2014Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics  

Results Final 27 July Start time: 16:56 Temperature: 29 °C Humidity: 35 % Rank Name Nationality Lane Reaction Time Time Notes Josephus LylesTyler BrownRicky MorganMichael Cherry 6 0.173 3:03.31 WJL Julian Jrummi WalshKaisei YuiTakamasa KitagawaNobuya Kato 3 0.151 3:04.11 AJR Twayne CrooksMartin ManleyNathon AllenJaheel Hyde 4 0.188 3:04.47 SB 4 Ben SnaithThomas SomersElliot RutterJack Crosby 5 0.220 3:06.42 SB 5 James KermondSam ReiserJoshua RobinsonDaniel Forsyth 2 0.235 3:06.80 SB 6 Henri DelauzeJaneko CartwrightSteven GardinerKinard Rolle 1 0.264 3:08.08 Keetile UnodaBaboloki ThebeLeungo ScotchKarabo Sibanda 7 0.237 DQ 163.3(b) Sonwabiso SkhosanaEckhardt RossouwBerend KoekemoerJon Seeliger 8 0.213 DQ 170.19 Note: IAAF Rule 163.3(b) - Infringement of the inside border IAAF Rule 170.19 - Starting outside the takeover zone

Intermediate times: 400m: 45.70 800m: 1:32.51 1200m: 2:18.27

Heats 26 July First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

Summary Rank Nation Time Notes 1 3:03.97 Q WJL 2 3:05.40 Q SB 3 3:06.25 Q SB 4 3:07.03 q NJR 5 3:07.80 Q SB 6 3:08.61 Q SB 7 3:09.11 Q SB 8 3:09.22 q SB 9 3:09.37 10 3:10.07 NJR 11 3:10.60 SB 12 3:10.75 13 3:10.94 SB 14 3:11.50 15 3:11.93 SB 16 3:12.06 17 3:12.57

Details First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

Heat 1 27 July Start time: 15:31 Temperature: 30 °C Humidity: 31% Rank Nation Competitors Lane Reaction Time Time Notes 1 Josephus LylesRicky MorganMiles ParishMichael Cherry 6 0.192 3:03.97 Q WJL 2 Karabo SibandaBaboloki ThebeKeetile UnodaLeungo Scotch 7 0.172 3:07.80 Q SB 3 James KermondSam ReiserJoshua RobinsonJames Kaluschke 4 0.227 3:09.22 q SB 4 Leandro ZamoraReynier MenaSantiago FordJosé Luis Gaspar 5 0.191 3:10.60 SB 5 Asa GuevaraBreon MullingsNathan FarinhaMachel Cedenio 3 0.195 3:12.06 6 Michaël RossaertAlexandre ScreveAsamti BadjiSimon de Lange 2 0.258 3:12.57

Intermediate times: 400m: 45.52 800m: 1:32.54 1200m: 2:18.76

Heat 2 27 July Start time: 15:41 Temperature: 30 °C Humidity: 31% Rank Nation Competitors Lane Reaction Time Time Notes 1 Julian Jrummi WalshKaisei YuiTakamasa KitagawaNobuya Kato 4 0.172 3:05.40 Q SB 2 Ivan HenryMartin ManleyTwayne CrooksNathon Allen 5 0.253 3:06.25 Q SB 3 Henri DelauzeKinard RolleJaneko CartwrightSteven Gardiner 6 0.237 3:07.03 q NJR 4 Steffen SchattnerJakob KrempinConstantin SchmidtLaurin Walter 2 0.178 3:10.75 5 Daniel BradyGraeme ThompsonJared KerrJoshua Cunningham 3 0.154 3:11.93 SB Christian MartínezDerick DíazRicardo TorresAndrés Arroyo 7 0.201 DQ 163.3 Note: IAAF Rule 163.3(a) - Lane infringement

Intermediate times: 400m: 47.53 800m: 1:33.06 1200m: 2:18.88

Heat 3 27 July Start time: 15:50 Temperature: 30 °C Humidity: 31% Rank Nation Competitors Lane Reaction Time Time Notes 1 David HallNick PetrouBen SnaithElliot Rutter 5 0.172 3:08.61 Q SB 2 Hanno CoetzerSonwabiso SkhosanaBerend KoekemoerJon Seeliger 3 0.197 3:09.11 Q SB 3 Samson Oghenewegba NathanielFasasi Adekunle RilwanSikiru AdeyemiOmeiza John Akerele 4 0.176 3:09.37 4 Fahri ArsoyAbdullah TütünciEnis ÜnsalBatuhan Altıntaş 6 0.304 3:10.07 NJR 5 Kajetan DuszyńskiPatryk NurkowskiŁukasz SmolnickiWiktor Suwara 2 0.162 3:10.94 SB 6 Jaturong ChimruangWitthawat ThumchaTreenate KrittanukulwongVitsanu Phosri 7 0.184 3:11.50

Intermediate times: 400m: 46.33 800m: 1:34.72 1200m: 2:22.33

Participation According to an unofficial count, 78 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.

References

External links WJC14 4 x 400 metres reay schedule