# 2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 1 and 2 September.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| United States LaShawn Merritt Angelo Taylor Darold Williamson Jeremy Wariner Bershawn Jackson* Kerron Clement* | Bahamas Avard Moncur Michael Mathieu Andrae Williams Chris Brown Nathaniel McKinney* | Poland Marek Plawgo Daniel Dąbrowski Marcin Marciniszyn Kacper Kozłowski Rafał Wieruszewski* Witold Bańka* |
* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World record | United States (USA) Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson | 2:54.29 | Stuttgart, Germany | 22 August 1993 |
| Championship record | United States (USA) Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson | 2:54.29 | Stuttgart, Germany | 22 August 1993 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| September 1, 2007 | 21:00 | Heats |
| September 2, 2007 | 20:50 | Final |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Bahamas | Nathaniel McKinney, Michael Mathieu, Chris Brown, Andrae Williams | 3:00.37 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 1 | Jamaica | Michael Blackwood, Ricardo Chambers, Leford Green, Sanjay Ayre | 3:00.99 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Russia | Maksim Dyldin, Vladislav Frolov, Konstantin Svechkar, Denis Alekseyev | 3:01.07 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 1 | Great Britain | Andrew Steele, Robert Tobin, Richard Buck, Martyn Rooney | 3:01.22 | q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | United States | Bershawn Jackson, Kerron Clement, Darold Williamson, Angelo Taylor | 3:01.46 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Germany | Ingo Schultz, Kamghe Gaba, Simon Kirch, Bastian Swillims | 3:02.21 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Poland | Rafał Wieruszewski, Witold Bańka, Marcin Marciniszyn, Daniel Dąbrowski | 3:02.39 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Dominican Republic | Carlos Santa, Arismendy Peguero, Yoel Tapia, Félix Sánchez | 3:02.49 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Australia | Sean Wroe, Dylan Grant, Kurt Mulcahy, Mark Ormrod | 3:02.59 | SB |
| 10 | 2 | Japan | Yuki Yamaguchi, Yusuke Ishitsuka, Kenji Narisako, Mitsuhiro Sato | 3:02.76 | |
| 11 | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | Ato Modibo, Jovon Toppin, Jarrin Solomon, Renny Quow | 3:02.92 | SB |
| 12 | 1 | France | Mathieu Lahaye, Brice Panel, Fadil Bellaabouss, Leslie Djhone | 3:04.45 | |
| 13 | 2 | Greece | Dimitrios Regas, Yeóryios Doúpis, Dimitrios Gravalos, Periklis Iakovakis | 3:05.65 | |
| 14 | 2 | Botswana | Isaac Makwala, Obakeng Ngwigwa, Kamberuka Sakaria, California Molefe | 3:05.96 | |
| 15 | 1 | Nigeria | Bolaji Lawal, James Godday, Victor Isaiah, Saul Weigopwa | 3:06.04 | |

### Final

| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| | United States | LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner | 2:55.56 | WL |
| | Bahamas | Avard Moncur, Michael Mathieu, Andrae Williams, Chris Brown | 2:59.18 | SB |
| | Poland | Marek Plawgo, Daniel Dąbrowski, Marcin Marciniszyn, Kacper Kozłowski | 3:00.05 | SB |
| 4 | Jamaica | Michael Blackwood, Ricardo Chambers, Leford Green, Sanjay Ayre | 3:00.76 | |
| 5 | Russia | Maksim Dyldin, Vladislav Frolov, Konstantin Svechkar, Denis Alekseyev | 3:01.62 | |
| 6 | Great Britain | Andrew Steele, Robert Tobin, Richard Buck, Martyn Rooney | 3:02.94 | |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | Félix Sánchez, Yoel Tapia, Carlos Santa, Arismendy Peguero | 3:03.56 | |
| 8 | Germany | Ingo Schultz, Simon Kirch, Kamghe Gaba, Bastian Swillims | 3:07.40 | |