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

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 Lyles Tyler Brown Ricky Morgan Michael Cherry United States |
| Silver | Julian Jrummi Walsh Kaisei Yui Takamasa Kitagawa Nobuya Kato Japan |
| Bronze | Twayne Crooks 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 | United States (Brandon Johnson, LaShawn Merritt, Jason Craig, Kerron Clement) | 3:01.09 | Grosseto, Italy | 18 July 2004 |
| 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 Tyler Brown Ricky Morgan 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 | Twayne Crooks Martin Manley Nathon Allen Jaheel Hyde | 4 | 0.188 | 3:04.47 | SB |
| 4 | United Kingdom | Ben Snaith Thomas Somers Elliot Rutter Jack Crosby | 5 | 0.220 | 3:06.42 | SB |
| 5 | Australia | James Kermond Sam Reiser Joshua Robinson Daniel Forsyth | 2 | 0.235 | 3:06.80 | SB |
| 6 | Bahamas | Henri Delauze Janeko Cartwright Steven Gardiner Kinard Rolle | 1 | 0.264 | 3:08.08 | |
| | Botswana | Keetile Unoda Baboloki Thebe Leungo Scotch Karabo Sibanda | 7 | 0.237 | DQ | 163.3(b) |
| | South Africa | Sonwabiso Skhosana Eckhardt Rossouw 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 Ricky Morgan Miles Parish Michael Cherry | 6 | 0.192 | 3:03.97 | Q WJL |
| 2 | Botswana | Karabo Sibanda Baboloki Thebe Keetile Unoda Leungo Scotch | 7 | 0.172 | 3:07.80 | Q SB |
| 3 | Australia | James Kermond Sam Reiser Joshua Robinson James Kaluschke | 4 | 0.227 | 3:09.22 | q SB |
| 4 | Cuba | Leandro Zamora Reynier Mena Santiago Ford José Luis Gaspar | 5 | 0.191 | 3:10.60 | SB |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | Asa Guevara Breon Mullings Nathan Farinha Machel Cedenio | 3 | 0.195 | 3:12.06 | |
| 6 | Belgium | Michaël Rossaert Alexandre Screve Asamti Badji Simon de Lange | 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 | Ivan Henry Martin Manley Twayne Crooks Nathon Allen | 5 | 0.253 | 3:06.25 | Q SB |
| 3 | Bahamas | Henri Delauze Kinard Rolle Janeko Cartwright Steven Gardiner | 6 | 0.237 | 3:07.03 | q NJR |
| 4 | Germany | Steffen Schattner Jakob Krempin Constantin Schmidt Laurin Walter | 2 | 0.178 | 3:10.75 | |
| 5 | Canada | Daniel Brady Graeme Thompson Jared Kerr Joshua Cunningham | 3 | 0.154 | 3:11.93 | SB |
| | Puerto Rico | Christian Martínez Derick Díaz Ricardo Torres 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 | David Hall Nick Petrou Ben Snaith Elliot Rutter | 5 | 0.172 | 3:08.61 | Q SB |
| 2 | South Africa | Hanno Coetzer Sonwabiso Skhosana Berend Koekemoer Jon Seeliger | 3 | 0.197 | 3:09.11 | Q SB |
| 3 | Nigeria | Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel Fasasi Adekunle Rilwan Sikiru Adeyemi Omeiza John Akerele | 4 | 0.176 | 3:09.37 | |
| 4 | Turkey | Fahri Arsoy Abdullah Tütünci Enis Ünsal Batuhan Altıntaş | 6 | 0.304 | 3:10.07 | NJR |
| 5 | Poland | Kajetan Duszyński Patryk Nurkowski Łukasz Smolnicki Wiktor Suwara | 2 | 0.162 | 3:10.94 | SB |
| 6 | Thailand | Jaturong Chimruang Witthawat Thumcha Treenate Krittanukulwong Vitsanu Phosri | 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.
* Australia (5)
* Bahamas (4)
* Belgium (4)
* Botswana (4)
* Canada (4)
* Cuba (4)
* Germany (4)
* Jamaica (5)
* Japan (4)
* Nigeria (4)
* Poland (4)
* Puerto Rico (4)
* South Africa (5)
* Thailand (4)
* Trinidad and Tobago (4)
* Turkey (4)
* United Kingdom (6)
* United States (5)