# 2014 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 200 metres relay

The men's 4 × 200 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 24 May.
The rarity of this event at the elite level was evidenced by the poor handoffs. Apparently the athletes involved didn't know their exchange zones. Jermaine Brown came to a complete stop in the zone, and received the handoff from Warren Weir as he was being passed. Even with this ugly handoff, the Jamaican team still dominated the race and set a new world record. Their closest competitor was St. Kitts and Nevis, whose flaw had less of an effect on their performance, Brijesh Lawrence running on the inside of the turn, correctly put out his right hand to receive the baton, but incoming Lestrod Roland also had the baton in his right hand and had to make the handoff awkwardly across his body. For the American team, Ameer Webb looked completely confused, starting late, running out of his lane to the inside, then reaching to receive the baton before he had even entered the passing zone. Curtis Mitchell was not ready to pass that early and was moving too fast to make the exchange. Mitchell just stopped in frustration, the baton bouncing two lanes away, retrieved by Webb outside of the zone for a disqualification.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| World record | Santa Monica Track Club (Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard, Carl Lewis) | 1:18.68 | Walnut, California, United States | 17 April 1994 |
| Championship record | New event | New event | New event | New event |
| World Leading | University of Technology Jamaica | 1:20.07 | Philadelphia, United States | 26 April 2014 |
| African Record | South Africa (Marcus La Grange, Mathew Quinn, Josef van der Linde, Paul Gorries) | 1:22.08 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 1 March 2002 |
| Asian Record | Thailand (Reanchai Seerhawong, Vissanu Sophanich, Ekkachai Janthana, Sittichai Suwonpradeep) | 1:22.66 | Philadelphia, United States | 29 April 2000 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Santa Monica Track Club (Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard, Carl Lewis) | 1:18.68 | Walnut, California, United States | 17 April 1994 |
| South American Record | No official record | No official record | No official record | No official record |
| European Record | Italy (Stefano Tilli, Carlo Simionato, Giovanni Bongiorni, Pietro Mennea) | 1:21.10 | Cagliari, Italy | 29 September 1983 |
| Oceanian record | No official record | No official record | No official record | No official record |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 24 May 2014 | 17:30 | Heats |
| 24 May 2014 | 19:52 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC−4)

## Results

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Jamaica | Rasheed Dwyer, Jermaine Brown, Jason Livermore, Warren Weir | 1:20.15 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | United States | Maurice Mitchell, Curtis Mitchell, Isiah Young, Wallace Spearmon | 1:21.35 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | France | Christophe Lemaitre, Yannick Fonsat, Ben Bassaw, Ken Romain | 1:21.45 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Barbados | Ramon Gittens, Andrew Hinds, Shane Brathwaite, Fallon Forde | 1:21.88 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 1 | 7 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Antoine Adams, Lestrod Roland, Brijesh Lawrence, Allistar Clarke | 1:21.97 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Bahamas | Blake Bartlett, Adrian Griffith, Wesley Neymour, Andretti Bain | 1:22.18 | q, NR |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Kenya | Stephen Barasa, Carvin Nkanata, Walter Michuki Moenga, Tony Kipruto Chirchir | 1:23.24 | Q, NR |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | China | Chen Shiwei, Xie Zhenye, Yang Yang, Mo Youxue | 1:23.75 | q, NR |
| 9 | 2 | 8 | Japan | Yuichi Kobayashi, Masashi Eriguchi, Shinji Takahira, Kenji Fujimitsu | 1:23.87 | SB |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Cayman Islands | Kemar Hyman, Tyrell Cuffy, David Hamil, Troy Long | 1:24.91 | NR |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | United States Virgin Islands | Tabarie Henry, Leslie Murray, David Walters, Leon Hunt | 1:25.01 | NR |
| | 2 | 1 | Nigeria | Elvis Ukale, Ogho-Oghene Egwero, Nicholas Imhoaperamhe, Isah Salihu | DNF | |
| | 2 | 4 | Germany | Julian Reus, Sebastian Ernst, Alexander Kosenkow, Robin Erewa | DNF | |
| | 1 | 4 | Spain | Sergio Ruiz, Iván Jesús Ramos, Adrià Burriel, Óscar Husillos | DQ | R170.7 |
| | 1 | 6 | Papua New Guinea | Kupun Wisil, Theo Piniau, Kevin Kapmatana, Nelson Stone | DQ | R170.7 |
| | 2 | 2 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Ifeanye Otuonye, Courtney Missick, Wadly Jean, Wesley Chery | DQ | R170.7 |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | Points |
| | 3 | Jamaica | Nickel Ashmeade, Warren Weir, Jermaine Brown, Yohan Blake | 1:18.63 | WR | 8 |
| | 8 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Antoine Adams, Lestrod Roland, Brijesh Lawrence, Allistar Clarke | 1:20.51 | NR | 7 |
| | 5 | France | Christophe Lemaitre, Yannick Fonsat, Ben Bassaw, Ken Romain | 1:20.66 | AR | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | Barbados | Ramon Gittens, Levi Cadogan, Andrew Hinds, Fallon Forde | 1:21.88 | =NR | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | Kenya | Stephen Barasa, Carvin Nkanata, Tony Kipruto Chirchir, Walter Michuki Moenga | 1:22.35 | NR | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Bahamas | Blake Bartlett, Adrian Griffith, Wesley Neymour, Andretti Bain | 1:23.19 | | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | China | Chen Shiwei, Xie Zhenye, Yang Yang, Mo Youxue | 1:25.83 | | 2 |
| | 6 | United States | Maurice Mitchell, Curtis Mitchell, Ameer Webb, Wallace Spearmon | DQ | R170.7 | |