Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
# Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy, on 30 and 31 August.

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Cuba | Alfredo García, Luis Alberto Pérez Rionda, Iván García, Misael Ortiz | 38.99 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | United States | Tony McCall, Bryan Howard, David Dopek, Gentry Bradley | 39.22 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Canada | Eric Frempong-Manson, Trevino Betty, Robert Esmie, Carlton Chambers | 39.54 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Great Britain | Jamie Henthorn, Daniel Money, Ross Baillie, Douglas Walker | 39.58 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Japan | Masato Ebisawa, Yasukatsu Otsuki, Takafumi Onoda, Yasuhide Nishikawa | 39.72 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Spain | Carlos Berlanga, Frutos Feo, Jordi Mayoral, Ángel Antonio García | 39.77 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Poland | Ryszard Pilarczyk, Dariusz Adamczyk, Krzysztof Byzdra, Marcin Krzywański | 39.81 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Italy | Carlo Occhiena, Andrea Colombo, Paolo Bellino, Nicola Asuni | 40.06 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Australia | Rod Mapstone, Paul Pearce, David Baxter, Paul Di Bella | 40.15 | |
| 10 | 1 | Netherlands | Auke Klaarenbeek, Patrick van Balkom, Niels Kruller, Martijn Ungerer | 40.32 | |
| 11 | 3 | Mexico | Carlos Villaseñor, César López, Jaime López, Alejandro Banda | 40.34 | |
| 12 | 3 | Nigeria | Samson Agiri, Akin Akinremi, Olatunji Olayemi, Ambrose Ezenwa | 40.37 | |
| 13 | 3 | Switzerland | Raphaël Monachon, Thomas Portmann, Daniel Dubois, Marcel Schelbert | 40.75 | |
| 14 | 3 | New Zealand | Donald MacDonald, Henry Semiti Rogo, Michael Sharapoff, Nick Cowan | 40.91 | |
| 15 | 1 | Chile | Diego Moraga, Carlos Zbinden, Juan Pablo Faúndez, Pablo Almeida | 41.43 | |
| 16 | 3 | Namibia | Immanuel Kharigub, Christie van Wyk, Thobias Akwenye, Zepee Mberivana | 41.60 | |
| 17 | 3 | Uganda | Richard Obonya, John Mugabi, Samuel Dawa, Moses Asonya | 41.73 | |
| 18 | 1 | Macau | Chau Wai Choi, Cheong Chi Fong, Chong Ka Man, Wong Chi Fai | 44.70 | |
| | 1 | Slovenia | Tomaž Božič, Urban Acman, Marko Stor, Gregor Breznik | DNF | |
| | 2 | Brazil | Cláudio Roberto Souza, Marcio Cardoso, Emerson Perin, Márcio de Souza | DNF | |
| | 2 | Jordan | Raiea Khrasat, Yahya Al-Quran, Mohamed Abdelbaki, Shadi Al-Fandi | DQ | |
| | 2 | Peru | Luis Romero, Javier Chirinos, Manuel Oliveira, Javier Verme | DQ | |

### Final

| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | United States | Bryan Howard, Jonathan Carter, Vincent Henderson, Tony McCall | 38.48 |
| | Cuba | Alfredo García, Luis Alberto Pérez Rionda, Misael Ortiz, Iván García | 38.52 |
| | Great Britain | Ross Baillie, Daniel Money, Douglas Walker, Jamie Henthorn | 39.23 |
| 4 | Poland | Krzysztof Byzdra, Marcin Krzywański, Ryszard Pilarczyk, Dariusz Adamczyk | 39.39 |
| 5 | Italy | Nicola Asuni, Alessandro Meli, Carlo Occhiena, Andrea Colombo | 39.48 |
| 6 | Japan | Takafumi Onoda, Yasuhide Nishikawa, Yasukatsu Otsuki, Masato Ebisawa | 39.82 |
| | Canada | Eric Frempong-Manson, Robert Esmie, Trevino Betty, Carlton Chambers | DNF |
| | Spain | Carlos Berlanga, Frutos Feo, Jordi Mayoral, Ángel Antonio García | DQ |
