# Athletics at the 2011 Summer Universiade – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 2011 Summer Universiade was held on 20–21 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| South Africa Hannes Dreyer Simon Magakwe Rapula Sefanyetso Thuso Mpuang | China Yang Yang Huan Minhua Chang Pengben Zheng Dongsheng Kao Haichao* | Hong Kong Yip Siukeung Lai Chunho Leung Kiho Ho Manloklawrence |
* Athletes who competed in heats only and received medals.

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 2 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Russia | Aleksandr Brednev, Konstantin Petriashov, Roman Smirnov, Aleksandr Khyutte | 39.37 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Hong Kong | Yip Siukeung, Lai Chunho, Leung Kiho, Ho Manloklawrence | 39.53 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | South Africa | Hannes Dreyer, Simon Magakwe, Rapula Sefanyetso, Thuso Mpuang | 39.56 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | China | Yang Yang, Huan Minhua, Kao Haichao, Zheng Dongsheng | 39.57 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Thailand | Weerawat Pharueang, Wachara Sondee, Sompote Suwannarangsri, Suppachai Chimdee | 39.81 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Lithuania | Martynas Jurgilas, Rytis Sakalauskas, Martas Skrabulis, Aivaras Pranckevičius | 40.05 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Singapore | Kang Li Loong Calvin, Muhammad Amirudin Jamal, Lee Cheng Wei, Yeo Fu Ee Gary | 40.33 | q, SB |
| 8 | 3 | Great Britain | Richard Davenport, James Alaka, Rion Pierre, Ashley Bryant | 40.38 | |
| 9 | 2 | Nigeria | Emmanuel Bamise, Obinna Metu, Stanley Gbagbeke, Ogho-Oghene Egwero | 40.43 | |
| 10 | 3 | Ghana | Kelvin Asare, Enoch Sekum, Elorm Amenakpor, Michael Tinadu | 41.13 | |
| 11 | 1 | Botswana | Goabaone Moitoi, Thapelo Ketlogetswe, Tirafalo Batsholelwang, Keene Motukisi | 41.19 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Malaysia | Mohd Zabidi Ghazali, Mohammad Noor Imran A Hadi, Latif Nyat, Nor Mohd Ikhwan | 41.50 | |
| 13 | 3 | Namibia | Gregor Areseb, Johannes Maritz, Jesse Uri Khob, Lee Roy Bock | 41.51 | |
| 14 | 1 | Oman | Abdullah Said Alabri, Mohammed Khalfan Al Mayahi, Ouf Hamed Aloufi, Ismail Alkindi | 43.76 | |
| | 1 | Jamaica | Peter Matthews, Jason Young, Rasheed Dwyer, Jacques Harvey | DQ | 170.14 |
| | 2 | Japan | Ryota Yamagata, Yusuke Kotani, Sota Kawatsura, Shōta Iizuka | DQ | 170.14 |
| | 1 | Italy | | DNS | |
| | 1 | Latvia | | DNS | |
| | 2 | Indonesia | | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| | 6 | South Africa | Hannes Dreyer, Simon Magakwe, Rapula Sefanyetso, Thuso Mpuang | 39.25 | |
| | 5 | China | Yang Yang, Huan Minhua, Chang Pengben, Zheng Dongsheng | 39.39 | |
| | 3 | Hong Kong | Yip Siukeung, Lai Chunho, Leung Kiho, Ho Manloklawrence | 39.44 | |
| 4 | 1 | Singapore | Kang Li Loong Calvin, Muhammad Amirudin Jamal, Lee Cheng Wei, Yeo Fu Ee Gary | 40.44 | |
| 5 | 8 | Botswana | Goabaone Moitoi, Thapelo Ketlogetswe, Tirafalo Batsholelwang, Keene Motukisi | 41.73 | |
| | 2 | Lithuania | Egidijus Dilys, Rytis Sakalauskas, Martas Skrabulis, Martynas Jurgilas | DQ | 170.14 |
| | 4 | Russia | Aleksandr Brednev, Konstantin Petriashov, Roman Smirnov, Aleksandr Khyutte | DQ | 170.14 |
| | 7 | Thailand | Weerawat Pharueang, Wachara Sondee, Sompote Suwannarangsri, Suppachai Chimdee | DQ | 170.14 |