2025 World Athletics Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2025 World Athletics Relays | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou |
| Dates | 10 May (heats) 11 May (repechage round & final) |
| Winning time | 2:57.50 |
| Medalists | |
| 2025 World Athletics Relays | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Events | |||
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women | mixed |
| 4 × 400 m relay | women | mixed | |
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2025 World Athletics Relays was held at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, China on 10 and 11 May.
The event served as a qualifying event for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with the top 14 teams securing qualification to the World Championships.[1][2]
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| Record | Team | Time | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[3] |  United States(Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson) |
2:54.29 |  Stuttgart, Germany
|
22 August 1993 |
| Championships record[4] | United States (David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Christian Taylor, LaShawn Merritt) |
2:57.25 |  Nassau, Bahamas
|
25 May 2014 |
| 2025 World Leading[5] |  Kenya(Kevin Kiprotich Tonui, Boniface Mweresa, Brian Onyari Tinega, Kevin Kipkorir) |
3:00.87 | Nairobi, Kenya
|
26 April 2025 |
Qualification
On 10 November 2024, World Athletics announced the qualification system for the championships.[6] The top 16 teams in each event at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games qualify for entry to the championships. The host country China will enter with one team in each event, regardless of any entry conditions. The remaining teams (up to 32 in total per event) will be determined through the top lists in the qualification period (1 January 2024 to 13 April 2025).
Program
All times are local (UTC+8).[7]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2025 | 20:23 | Heats |
| 11 May 2025 | 20:56 | Repechage round |
| 11 May 2025 | 21:49 | Final |
Results
Heats (World Championships Qualifying Round 1)
The heats were held on 10 May 2025, starting at 20:23 (UTC+8) in the evening.[7] Qualification: First 2 of each heat qualify to the 2025 World Athletics Championships (WQ) and World Athletics Relays Final. All teams that do not qualify move on the repechage round, where they get a second chance to qualify for the World Championships.
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  South Africa
|
Mthi Mthimkulu, Udeme Okon, Lythe Pillay, Zakithi Nene | 3:00.00 | WQ, WL |
| 2 | 9 |  China
|
Liang Baotang, Li Yiqing, Zhang Qining, Fu Haoran | 3:01.87 | WQ, NR |
| 3 | 7 |  Spain
|
Gerson Pozo, Julio Arenas, Manuel Guijarro, Bernat Erta | 3:02.04 | SB |
| 4 | 5 |  Jamaica
|
Javier Brown, Zandrion Barnes, Rusheen McDonald, Tarees Rhoden | 3:03.54 | SB |
| 5 | 6 | Germany
|
Niklas Noah Klei, Friedrich Rumpf, Lukas Krappe, Fabian Dammermann | 3:06.26 | SB |
| 6 | 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia
|
Augustine Nketie Junior, Thomas Reynolds, Luke van Ratingen, Terrell Thorne | 3:06.32 | |
| [8] | |||||
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Botswana
|
Lee Eppie, Justice Oratile, Victor Ntweng, Leungo Scotch | 3:01.23 | WQ, SB |
| 2 | 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal
|
Ericsson Tavares, Omar Elkhatib, João Coelho, Ricardo dos Santos | 3:01.78 | WQ, NR |
| 3 | 6 |  Brazil
|
Tiago Lemes da Silva, Lucas Carvalho, Vinícius Moura, Matheus Lima | 3:02.19 | SB |
| 4 | 7 |  Netherlands
|
Liemarvin Bonevacia, Nick Smidt, Isaya Klein Ikkink, Jonas Phijffers | 3:02.94 | SB |
| 5 | 5 |  Zambia
|
Patrick Kakozi Nyambe, Kennedy Luchembe, Sitali Kakene, David Mulenga | 3:04.83 | SB |
| 6 | 9 |  Ireland
|
Christopher O'Donnell, Callum Baird, Marcus Lawler, Jack Raftery | 3:05.47 | SB |
| [8] | |||||
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium
|
Christian Iguacel, Robin Vanderbemden, Dylan Borlée, Alexander Doom | 3:01.35 | WQ, SB |
| 2 | 5 |  Great Britain
|
Efekemo Okoro, Toby Harries, Rio Mitcham, Charles Dobson | 3:01.38 | WQ, SB |
| 3 | 8 |  Qatar
|
Abderrahman Samba, Bassem Hemeida, Ashraf Osman, Ammar Ibrahim | 3:03.97 | SB |
| 4 | 6 |  Italy
|
Edoardo Scotti, Vladimir Aceti, Riccardo Meli, Lorenzo Benati | 3:04.01 | SB |
| 5 | 4 |  Senegal
|
Frédéric Mendy, Omar Ndoye, Abdou Aziz Ndiaye, Cheikh Tidiane Diouf | 3:05.37 | SB |
| 6 | 9 |  Mexico
|
Edgar Ramírez Ríos, Guillermo Campos, Pablo Vargas, Valente Mendoza | 3:05.74 | |
| [8] | |||||
Heat 4
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  France
|
Muhammad Abdallah Kounta, Loïc Prévot, David Sombé, Adrien Coulibaly | 3:00.30 | WQ, SB |
| 2 | 6 | Kenya
|
Zablon Ekwam, Boniface Onyari Mweresa, Brian Onyari Tinega, Kevin Kipkorir | 3:00.88 | WQ |
| 3 | 7 | .png){kind=small} United States
|
Jevon O'Bryant, Lance Lang, Kennedy Lightner, Elija Godwin | 3:01.23 | SB |
| 4 | 8 |  Poland
|
Michal Kijewski, Marcin Karolewski, Patryk Grzegorzewicz, Mateusz Rzeźniczak | 3:02.69 | SB |
| 5 | 9 |  India
|
Santosh Kumar Tamilrasan, Manu Thekkinalil Saji, Vishael Thennarasu Kayalvizhi, Mohit Kumar | 3:03.92 | SB |
| 6 | 4 |  Zimbabwe
|
Gerren Muwishi, Leeford Zuze, Aldrin Tadiwanashe Tafa, Dennis Bradley Hove | 3:05.65 | |
| [8] | |||||
Repechage Round (World Championships Qualifying Round 2)
The repechage round is scheduled to be held on 11 May 2025, starting at 20:56 (UTC+8) in the evening.[7] The repechage round consisted of all countries which did not qualify for the final. Qualification: First 3 of each heat qualify to the 2025 World Athletics Championships (WQ).
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Brazil
|
Tiago Lemes da Silva, Lucas Carvalho, Elias Oliveira, Matheus Lima | 3:01.14 | WQ, SB |
| 2 | 7 | Netherlands
|
Jonas Pfijffers, Eugene Omalla, Nick Smidt, Isaya Klein Ikkink | 3:01.32 | WQ, SB |
| 3 | 5 | Jamaica
|
Rusheen McDonald, Demar Francis, Zandrion Barnes, Tarees Rhoden | 3:02.00 | WQ, SB |
| 4 | 9 | Poland
|
Maksymilian Szwed, Marcin Karolewski, Kajetan Duszyński, Mateusz Rzeźniczak | 3:02.15 | SB |
| 5 | 2 | Senegal
|
Abdou Aziz Ndiaye, El Hadji Malick Soumaré, Frédéric Mendy, Cheikh Tidiane Diouf | 3:02.51 | SB |
| 6 | 6 | Italy
|
Lapo Bianciardi, Lorenzo Benati, Francesco Rossi, Matteo Raimondi | 3:04.14 | |
| 7 | 4 | India
|
Jay Kumar, Dharmveer Choudmary, Manu Thekkinalil Saji, Rince Joseph | 3:04.49 | |
| 3 | Zimbabwe
|
Gerren Muwishi, Leeford Zuze, Aldrin Tadiwanashe Tafa, Dennis Bradley Hove | DQ | TR24.21 | |
| [9] | |||||
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | United States
|
Elija Godwin, Justin Robinson, Kennedy Lightner, Khaleb McCrae | 2:58.68 | WQ, WL |
| 2 | 9 | Australia
|
Cooper Sherman, Reece Holder, Aidan Murphy, Thomas Reynolds | 2:59.73 | WQ, SB |
| 3 | 7 | Qatar
|
Ammar Ibrahim, Bassem Hemeida, Ashraf Osman, Abderrahman Samba | 3:00.29 | WQ, NR |
| 4 | 4 | Spain
|
Gerson Pozo, Manuel Guijarro, Markel Fernández, Julio Arenas | 3:02.12 | |
| 5 | 8 | Zambia
|
Sitali Kakene, Kennedy Luchembe, David Mulenga, Patrick Kakozi Nyambe | 3:03.16 | SB |
| 6 | 3 | Mexico
|
Edgar Ramírez Ríos, Guillermo Campos, Julio Pacheco, Valente Mendoza | 3:03.47 | SB |
| 7 | 2 | Ireland
|
Conor Kelly, Cillin Greene, Christopher O'Donnell, Jack Raftery | 3:04.42 | SB |
| 8 | 5 | Germany
|
Niklas Noah Klei, Friedrich Rumpf, Lukas Krappe, Fabian Dammermann | 3:05.45 | SB |
| [9] | |||||
Final
The final was held on 11 May 2025, starting at 21:49 (UTC+8) in the evening.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 | South Africa
|
Gardeo Isaacs, Udeme Okon, Leendert Koekemoer, Zakithi Nene | 2:57.50 | WL, NR |
|
8 | Belgium
|
Jonathan Sacoor, Robin Vanderbemden, Daniel Segers, Alexander Doom | 2:58.19 | SB |
|
5 | Botswana
|
Lee Eppie, Justice Oratile, Kabo Rankgwe, Leungo Scotch | 2:58.27 | SB |
| 4 | 6 | France
|
Adrien Coulibaly, Loïc Prévot, David Sombé, Jimy Soudril | 2:58.80 | SB |
| 5 | 4 | Kenya
|
Kelvin Tonui, Zablon Ekwam, Boniface Onyari Mweresa, Kevin Kipkorir | 2:59.29 | NR |
| 6 | 9 | Great Britain
|
Toby Harries, Efekemo Okoro, Joshua Faulds, Rio Mitcham | 3:03.46 | |
| 7 | 3 | Portugal
|
Ericsson Tavares, Ricardo dos Santos, Omar Elkhatib, André Franco | 3:04.52 | |
| 8 | 2 | China
|
Bao Chengzhe, Yu Dexiang, Zheng Chiyu, Li Yiqing | 3:06.33 | |
| [10] | |||||
References
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- ^ "2025 Top List - 4x400 Metres Relay men". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
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