2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m		women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men
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
10,000 m walk	men	women
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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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.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Medalists[]

Gold	Josephus Lyles Michael Cherry  United States
Silver	Julian Jrummi Walsh Kaisei Yui Takamasa Kitagawa Nobuya Kato  Japan
Bronze	Martin Manley Nathon Allen Jaheel Hyde  Jamaica

Records[]

Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics
World Junior Record	United States (Brandon Johnson, LaShawn Merritt, Jason Craig, Kerron Clement)	3:01.09	Grosseto, Italy	18 July 2004
Championship Record
World Junior Leading	Trinidad and Tobago	3:06.02	Fort-de-France, Martinique	21 April 2014
Broken 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
	United States	Josephus Lyles Michael Cherry	6	0.173	3:03.31	WJL
	Japan	Julian Jrummi Walsh Kaisei Yui Takamasa Kitagawa Nobuya Kato	3	0.151	3:04.11	AJR
	Jamaica	Martin Manley Nathon Allen Jaheel Hyde	4	0.188	3:04.47	SB
4	United Kingdom	Thomas Somers	5	0.220	3:06.42	SB
5	Australia		2	0.235	3:06.80	SB
6	Bahamas	Henri Delauze Steven Gardiner	1	0.264	3:08.08
	Botswana	Baboloki Thebe Leungo Scotch Karabo Sibanda	7	0.237	DQ	163.3(b)
	South Africa	Berend Koekemoer Jon 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  RSA
800m: 1:32.51  USA
1200m: 2:18.27  JAM

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	United States	3:03.97	Q WJL
2	Japan	3:05.40	Q SB
3	Jamaica	3:06.25	Q SB
4	Bahamas	3:07.03	q NJR
5	Botswana	3:07.80	Q SB
6	United Kingdom	3:08.61	Q SB
7	South Africa	3:09.11	Q SB
8	Australia	3:09.22	q SB
9	Nigeria	3:09.37
10	Turkey	3:10.07	NJR
11	Cuba	3:10.60	SB
12	Germany	3:10.75
13	Poland	3:10.94	SB
14	Thailand	3:11.50
15	Canada	3:11.93	SB
16	Trinidad and Tobago	3:12.06
17	Belgium	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	United States	Josephus Lyles Michael Cherry	6	0.192	3:03.97	Q WJL
2	Botswana	Karabo Sibanda Baboloki Thebe Leungo Scotch	7	0.172	3:07.80	Q SB
3	Australia		4	0.227	3:09.22	q SB
4	Cuba	Leandro Zamora Reynier Mena José Luis Gaspar	5	0.191	3:10.60	SB
5	Trinidad and Tobago	Asa Guevara Machel Cedenio	3	0.195	3:12.06
6	Belgium		2	0.258	3:12.57

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

Heat 2[]

27 July
Start time: 15:41 Temperature: 30 °C Humidity: 31%

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Lane	Reaction Time	Time	Notes
1	Japan	Julian Jrummi Walsh Kaisei Yui Takamasa Kitagawa Nobuya Kato	4	0.172	3:05.40	Q SB
2	Jamaica	Martin Manley Nathon Allen	5	0.253	3:06.25	Q SB
3	Bahamas	Henri Delauze Steven Gardiner	6	0.237	3:07.03	q NJR
4	Germany		2	0.178	3:10.75
5	Canada		3	0.154	3:11.93	SB
	Puerto Rico	Andrés Arroyo	7	0.201	DQ	163.3

Note:
IAAF Rule 163.3(a) - Lane infringement

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

Heat 3[]

27 July
Start time: 15:50 Temperature: 30 °C Humidity: 31%

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Lane	Reaction Time	Time	Notes
1	United Kingdom		5	0.172	3:08.61	Q SB
2	South Africa	Berend Koekemoer Jon Seeliger	3	0.197	3:09.11	Q SB
3	Nigeria	Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel	4	0.176	3:09.37
4	Turkey	Batuhan Altıntaş	6	0.304	3:10.07	NJR
5	Poland	Kajetan Duszyński Wiktor Suwara	2	0.162	3:10.94	SB
6	Thailand		7	0.184	3:11.50

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

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