# 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 22 and 23 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| United States Michael Norman Jr. Hakim Montgomery Brandon Taylor Noah Lyles Amere Lattin* | Japan Ippei Takeda Jun Yamashita Wataru Inuzuka Kenta Oshima | Germany Roger Gurski Thomas Barthel Niels Torben Giese Manuel Eitel Deniz Almas* |
*Athletes who competed in heats only

## Records

| World Junior Record | United States | 38.66 | Grosseto, Italy | 18 July 2004 |
| Championship Record | United States | 38.66 | Grosseto, Italy | 18 July 2004 |
| World Junior Leading | Chinese Taipei | 39.51 | Taoyuan, Taiwan | 19 May 2016 |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Japan | Ippei Takeda, Jun Yamashita, Wataru Inuzuka, Kenta Oshima | 39.53 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 3 | Australia | Trae Williams, Jack Hale, Cameron Searle, Nicholas Andrews | 39.67 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Germany | Deniz Almas, Thomas Barthel, Niels Torben Giese, Manuel Eitel | 39.69 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | United States | Amere Lattin, Hakim Montgomery, Brandon Taylor, Noah Lyles | 39.70 | q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | Jamaica | Fabian Hewitt, Raheem Chambers, Jhevaughn Matherson, Hujaye Cornwall | 39.80 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Great Britain | Zanson Plummer, Oliver Bromby, Ryan Gorman, Gerald Matthew | 39.91 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Poland | Jakub Gałandziej, Adrian Wesela, Damian Sztejkowski, Eryk Hampel | 39.98 | q, SB |
| 8 | 2 | Spain | Aitor Same Ekobo, Manuel de Nicolás, Oriol Madi, Daniel Ambrós | 40.09 | SB |
| 9 | 1 | Italy | Nicholas Artuso, Freider Fornasari, Andrea Federici, Filippo Tortu | 40.13 | Q, SB |
| 10 | 3 | Barbados | Michael Nicholls, Mario Burke, Kentoine Browne, Jaquone Hoyte | 40.14 | NU20R |
| 11 | 1 | Chinese Taipei | Yeh Shou-po, Yang Chun-han, Liu Chao-hsuan, Cheng Po-yu | 40.33 | |
| 12 | 3 | Nigeria | Raymond Ekevwo, Soyemi Abiola, Godwin Ashien, Emmanuel Arowolo | 40.39 | SB |
| 13 | 1 | Botswana | Mompoloki Powane, Baboloki Thebe, Xholani Talane, Thabiso Sekgopi | 40.41 | SB |
| 14 | 1 | Ireland | Eoin Doherty, Cíllín Greene, Sean Lawlor, Joseph Ojewumi | 40.48 | NU20R |
| 15 | 1 | Portugal | Frederico Curvelo, Rafael Jorge, João Pinto, João Esteves | 40.64 | SB |
| 16 | 2 | New Zealand | Jordan Bolland, Hamish Gill, Jacob Matson, Ethan Holman | 40.80 | |
| | 2 | Brazil | Felipe dos Santos, Paulo André de Oliveira, Derick Silva, Willian Schramm Deschamps | DQ | R163.3(a) |
| | 3 | South Africa | | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| | 3 | United States | Michael Norman Jr., Hakim Montgomery, Brandon Taylor, Noah Lyles | 38.93 | WU20L |
| | 4 | Japan | Ippei Takeda, Jun Yamashita, Wataru Inuzuka, Kenta Oshima | 39.01 | AU20R |
| | 7 | Germany | Roger Gurski, Thomas Barthel, Niels Torben Giese, Manuel Eitel | 39.13 | AU20R, Yellow card |
| 4 | 9 | Jamaica | Raheem Chambers, Nigel Ellis, Jhevaughn Matherson, De'Jour Russell | 39.13 | SB |
| 5 | 5 | Australia | Trae Williams, Jack Hale, Cameron Searle, Nicholas Andrews | 39.57 | SB |
| 6 | 6 | Great Britain | Zanson Plummer, Oliver Bromby, Ryan Gorman, Gerald Matthew | 39.57 | SB |
| 7 | 8 | Italy | Nicholas Artuso, Freider Fornasari, Andrea Federici, Filippo Tortu | 40.02 | SB |
| 8 | 2 | Poland | Jakub Gałandziej, Adrian Wesela, Damian Sztejkowski, Eryk Hampel | 40.25 | |