# 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 4 and 5 August 2022.
25 national teams entered to the competition, with each team having a minimum of 4 and maximum of 6 athletes.

## Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:
| Record | Nation | Mark | Location | Date |
| World U20 Record | South Africa | 38.51 | Nairobi, Kenya | 22 August 2021 |
| Championship Record | South Africa | 38.51 | Nairobi, Kenya | 22 August 2021 |
| World U20 Leading | United States | 38.72 | Walnut, United States | 16 April 2022 |

## Teams

The 25 national teams entered a total of 136 athletes, Each team selected 4 athletes from their list in each round, however, the team selected for the round 1 could be made up of athletes entered by the nation in other events.
* Australia:
** Connor Bond
** Jai Gordon
** Lachlan Kennedy
** Calab Law
** Aidan Murphy
** Ryan Tarrant
* Bahamas:
** Antoine Andrews
** Carlos Brown Jr.
** Zion Campbell
** Zachary Evans
** Wanya McCoy
* Botswana:
** Abofelo Leitseng
** Godiraone Lobatlamang
** Mooketsi Luzani
** Thuso Omphile
** Lundi Pinaemang
** Letsile Tebogo
* Brazil:
** Izaias Alves
** Renan Correa
** Lucas Gabriel Fernandes
** Matheus Lima
** Thamer Moreira
* Canada:
** Tyler Floyd
** Desmond Fraser
** Daniel Kidd
** Christopher Morales-Williams
** Nate Paris
** Alomd Small
* Colombia:
** Óscar Baltán
** Carlos Flórez
** Yerlin González
** Ronal Longa
** Brayan Ramos
** Javier Robledo
* Spain:
** Juan Carlos Castillo
** Mario Mena
** Jaime Mendoza
** Álvaro Rodríguez
** Alejandro Rueda
** Jaime Sancho
* Finland:
** Juho Alasaari
** Topi Huttunen
** Niko Kangasoja
** Joonas Lapinkero
** Valtteri Louko
** Rasmus Martin
* France:
** Grégory Afoy
** Hugo Cerra
** Jeff Erius
** Dejan Ottou
** Loukas Rangasamy
* Great Britain:
** Emmanuel Duruiheoma
** Olutimilehin Esan
** Medwin Odamtten
** Michael Onilogbo
** Tyler Panton
** Jeriel Quainoo
* Germany:
** Bela Djalo Corca
** Ole Ehrhardt
** Heiko Gussmann
** Vincent Herbst
** Tobias Morawietz
** Chidiera Onuoha
* Italy:
** Alessio Faggin
** Eduardo Longobardi
** Alessandro Malvezzi
** Samuele Rignanese
** Loris Tonella
* Jamaica:
** Mark-Anthony Daley
** Sandrey Davison
** Adrian Kerr
** Dishaun Lamb
** David Lynch
** Bouwahjgie Nkrumie
* Japan:
** Tatsuki Abe
** Hiroto Fujiwara
** Kowa Ikeshita
** Ryona Manago
** Shunji Tateno
** Hiroki Yanagita
* Netherlands:
** Maurice Afognon
** Nsikak Ekpo
** Jamie Sesay
** Matthew Sophia
** Daniljo Vriendwijk
* Nigeria:
** Kayinsola Ajayi
** Raphael Egbuchilem
** Adekalu Fakorede
** Ogheneovo Mabilo
** Nurain Musa
** Godson Oghenebrume
* Peru:
** Luis Angulo
** Ismael Arévalo
** Rodrigo Cornejo
** Aron Eart
* Poland:
** Michał Gorzkowicz
** Dawid Grząka
** Hubert Kozelan
** Damian Soból
** Marek Zakrzewski
* Saint Kitts and Nevis:
** K'Anthony Benjamin
** Shamarie Newton-Roberts
** Aldrett Nisbett
** William Sharpe
** Akadianto Willett
* Saudi Arabia:
** Hassan Al-Absi
** Mohammed Khaled Al-Khalidi
** Ali Abdullah Al Tawfeeq
** Sultan Kaabi
** Hattan Majrashi
* South Africa:
** Letlhogonolo Moleyane
** Bradley Nkoana
** Bradley Oliphant
** Benjamin Richardson
** Mukhethwa Tshifura
* Switzerland:
** Nicolas Bersier
** Mathieu Chèvre
** Gaspar Martinez-Aldama
** Matthieu Normand
** Giovanni Pirolli
** Jérémy Valnet
* Thailand:
** Puripool Boonson
** Thawatchai Himaiad
** Natawat Imaudom
** Muhamad Salaeh
** Watchapol Thanthong
* Trinidad and Tobago:
** Devin Augustine
** Jaden De Souza
** Anthony Diaz
** Shakeem Mc Kay
** Elijah Simmons
** Revell Webster
* United States:
** Laurenz Colbert
** David Foster
** Michael Gizzi
** Brandon Miller

## Results
### Round 1

The round 1 took place on 4 August, with the 25 teams involved being split into 4 heats, 1 heat of 7 athletes and 3 heats of 6. The first team in each heat ( Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualified to the final. The overall results were as follows:
| Rank | Heat | Athletes | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 3 | Kowa Ikeshita, Hiroto Fujiwara, Shunki Tateno, Hiroki Yanagita | Japan | 39.12 | Q SB |
| 2 | 3 | Bouwahjgie Nkrumie, Adrian Kerr, Mark-Anthony Daley, David Lynch | Jamaica | 39.24 | q |
| 3 | 2 | Adekalu Fakorede, Ogheneovo Mabilo, Kayinsola Ajayi, Nurain Musa | Nigeria | 39.41 | Q SB |
| 4 | 1 | Emel Keyser, Letlhogonolo Moleyane, Bradley Oliphant, Mukhethwa Tshifura | South Africa | 39.50 | Q SB |
| 5 | 1 | Eduardo Longobardi, Loris Tonella, Alessandro Malvezzi, Alessio Faggin | Italy | 39.63 | q SB |
| 6 | 4 | Johnny Brackins, Michael Gizzi, David Foster, Charlie Bartholomew | United States | 39.78 | Q SB |
| 7 | 2 | Jaime Mendoza, Mario Mena, Juan Carlos Castillo, Alejandro Rueda | Spain | 39.79 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Matthew Sophia, Maurice Afognon, Nsikak Ekpo, Daniljo Vriendwijk | Netherlands | 39.85 | q =NU20R |
| 9 | 4 | Topi Huttunen, Valtteri Louko, Niko Kangasoja, Rasmus Martin | Finland | 40.04 | NU20R |
| 10 | 1 | Antoine Andrews, Wanya McCoy, Carlos Brown Jr., Zachary Evans | Bahamas | 40.09 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | Lucas Gabriel Fernandes, Izaias Alves, Thamer Moreira, Renan Correa | Brazil | 40.24 | SB |
| 12 | 2 | Desmond Fraser, Nate Paris, Daniel Kidd, Carter Birade | Canada | 40.59 | SB |
| 13 | 4 | Jaden De Souza, Shakeem Mc Kay, Elijah Simmons, Revell Webster | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.77 | SB |
| 14 | 1 | Hassan Al-Absi, Hattan Majrashi, Ali Abdullah Al Tawfeeq, Mohammed Khaled Al-Khalidi | Saudi Arabia | 40.86 | SB |
| 15 | 3 | Rodrigo Cornejo, Ismael Arévalo, Aron Eart, Luis Angulo | Peru | 40.96 | NU20R |
| 16 | 1 | Aldrett Nisbett, K'Anthony Benjamin, William Sharpe, Shamarie Newton-Roberts | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 41.23 | SB |
| 17 | 3 | Watchapol Thanthong, Natawat Imaudom, Thawatchai Himaiad, Puripool Boonson | Thailand | 42.09 | SB |
| | 3 | Heiko Gussmann, Tobias Morawietz, Eddie Reddemann, Chidiera Onuoha | Germany | DNF | DNF |
| | 4 | Lachlan Kennedy, Connor Bond, Ryan Tarrant, Aidan Murphy | Australia | DNF | DNF |
| | 2 | Olutimilehin Esan, Medwin Odamtten, Tyler Panton, Michael Onilogbo | Great Britain | DNF | DNF |
| | 2 | Giovanni Pirolli, Jérémy Valnet, Nathan Oberti, Mathieu Chèvre | Switzerland | DNF | DNF |
| | 3 | Abofelo Leitseng, Lundi Pinaemang, Godiraone Lobatlamang, Thuso Omphile | Botswana | DQ | DQ |
| | 4 | Carlos Flórez, Óscar Baltán, Yerlin González, Ronal Longa | Colombia | DQ | DQ |
| | 4 | Hugo Cerra, Jeff Erius, Dejan Ottou, Grégory Afoy | France | DQ | DQ |
| | 1 | Damian Soból, Dawid Grząka, Michał Gorzkowicz, Hubert Kozelan | Poland | DQ | DQ |

### Final

The final (originally set for 18:00) was started at 19:09 on 5 August. The results were as follows:
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Nation | Time | Notes |
| | 3 | Kowa Ikeshita, Hiroto Fujiwara, Shunki Tateno, Hiroki Yanagita | Japan | 39.35 | |
| | 8 | Bouwahjgie Nkrumie, Bryan Levell, Mark-Anthony Daley, Adrian Kerr | Jamaica | 39.35 | |
| | 5 | Laurenz Colbert, Michael Gizzi, Brandon Miller, Johnny Brackins | United States | 39.57 | SB |
| 4 | 7 | Eduardo Longobardi, Loris Tonella, Alessandro Malvezzi, Alessio Faggin | Italy | 39.77 | |
| 5 | 6 | Adekalu Fakorede, Ogheneovo Mabilo, Kayinsola Ajayi, Nurain Musa | Nigeria | 39.78 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jaime Mendoza, Mario Mena, Juan Carlos Castillo, Alejandro Rueda | Spain | 39.87 | |
| 7 | 2 | Matthew Sophia, Maurice Afognon, Nsikak Ekpo, Daniljo Vriendwijk | Netherlands | 39.90 | |
| | 4 | Mukhethwa Tshifura, Letlhogonolo Moleyane, Bradley Oliphant, Banjamin Richardson | South Africa | DQ TR17.4.3 | DQ TR17.4.3 |