2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4x400 metres relay event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 12 and 13 July.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Marcus Boyd Bryan Miller O'Neal Wilder Jeshua Anderson  United States
|
| Silver | Nigel Levine  United Kingdom
|
| Bronze |  Germany
|
Results[]
Final[]
13 July
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
Marcus Boyd Bryan Miller O'Neal Wilder Jeshua Anderson |
3:03.86 | |
 |
United Kingdom |
Nigel Levine |
3:05.82 | |
 |
Germany |
3:06.47 | ||
| 4 |  Jamaica |
Nickel Ashmeade |
3:08.58 | |
| 5 |  Poland |
Michał Pietrzak Rafał Omelko Jakub Krzewina |
3:08.65 | |
| 6 |  Nigeria |
Noah Akwu |
3:12.56 | |
| 7 |  Bahamas |
Juan Lewis Jeffery Gibson La'Sean Pickstock |
3:21.75 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Jovon Toppin Emanuel Mayers |
DQ | IAAF rule 170.8 |
Heats[]
12 July
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica |
Ramone McKenzie |
3:09.17 | Q |
| 2 | Bahamas |
Juan Lewis Jeffery Gibson |
3:10.10 | Q |
| 3 |  Hungary |
Marcell Deák Nagy |
3:10.20 | |
| 4 |  Ukraine |
3:11.24 | ||
| 5 |  Puerto Rico |
Miguel López Carlos Benítez |
3:12.58 | |
| 6 |  Kenya |
3:13.44 | ||
| 7 |  Australia |
Craig Huffer |
3:13.84 | |
| 8 |  Lithuania |
Silvestras Guogis |
3:16.75 | |
| 9 |  Senegal |
3:17.71 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom |
Nigel Levine |
3:06.85 | Q |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Jovon Toppin Jehue Gordon |
3:07.60 | Q |
| 3 | Poland |
Jakub Krzewina Michał Pietrzak Rafał Omelko |
3:09.23 | q |
| 4 |  Japan |
Hideyuki Hirose |
3:09.61 | |
| 5 |  Spain |
3:10.72 | ||
| 6 |  Saudi Arabia |
Ali Al-Deraan Ismail Al-Sabani |
3:11.37 | |
| 7 |  Czech Republic |
Pavel Maslák |
3:12.62 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
Marcus Boyd Bryan Miller Ryan Bailey Christian Taylor |
3:05.25 | Q |
| 2 | Germany |
3:07.35 | Q | |
| 3 | Nigeria |
Noah Akwu |
3:08.69 | q |
| 4 |  Ireland |
Brian Gregan |
3:10.17 | |
| 5 |  Botswana |
Thapelo Ketlogetswe Pako Seribe |
3:11.08 | |
| 6 |  Italy |
Mario Scapini |
3:11.33 | |
| 7 |  South Africa |
PC Beneke André Olivier Cornel Fredericks |
3:12.09 | |
| 8 |  France |
3:13.71 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 101 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
Australia (4)
Bahamas (4)
Botswana (4)
Czech Republic (4)
France (4)
Germany (5)
Hungary (4)
Ireland (4)
Italy (4)
Jamaica (5)
Japan (4)
Kenya (4)
Lithuania (4)
Nigeria (4)
Poland (4)
Puerto Rico (4)
Saudi Arabia (4)
Senegal (4)
South Africa (4)
Spain (4)
Trinidad and Tobago (5)
Ukraine (4)
United Kingdom (4)
United States (6)
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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