2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
# 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4x400 metres relay event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 20 and 21 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Kenneth Ferguson Darold Williamson Ashton Collins Jonathan Fortenberry United States |
| - | - |
| Silver | Sékou Clarke Usain Bolt Jermaine Myers Jermaine Gonzales Jamaica |
| Bronze | Fujio Yamauchi Daisuke Sakai Yuki Yamaguchi Yosuke Inoue Japan |

## Results

### Final

21 July

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | United States | Kenneth Ferguson Darold Williamson Ashton Collins Jonathan Fortenberry | 3:03.71 |
| | Jamaica | Sékou Clarke Usain Bolt Jermaine Myers Jermaine Gonzales | 3:04.06 |
| | Japan | Fujio Yamauchi Daisuke Sakai Yuki Yamaguchi Yosuke Inoue | 3:05.80 |
| 4 | Poland | Miroslaw Sadej Piotr Zrada Daniel Mazurek Piotr Kędzia | 3:06.25 |
| 5 | France | Yohann Negre Mohamed Atig Brice Lagier Brice Panel | 3:07.26 |
| 6 | Australia | Courtney McLeod Ryan Turton Keith Sheehy Stephen Landers | 3:09.67 |
| 7 | Germany | Thomas Wilhelm Christoph Helm David Busch Kamghe Gaba | 3:11.21 |
| | South Africa | Shaine Morrison Bonolo Maboa Louis van Zyl Leigh Julius | DQ |

### Heats

20 July

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | Kenneth Ferguson Darold Williamson Bershawn Jackson Jonathan Fortenberry | 3:03.56 | Q |
| 2 | Jamaica | Jermaine Myers Sékou Clarke Yhann Plummer Jermaine Gonzales | 3:05.82 | Q |
| 3 | South Africa | Shaine Morrison Bonolo Maboa Leigh Julius Louis van Zyl | 3:07.65 | q |
| 4 | Poland | Miroslaw Sadej Piotr Kędzia Daniel Mazurek Piotr Zrada | 3:07.65 | q |
| 5 | Brazil | Luiz da Silva Diego Venâncio Luíz de Oliveira Luís Ambrósio | 3:08.49 | |
| 6 | Morocco | Abdellatif El-Ghazaoui Hicham Chliyeh Ouadih Naciri Mohamed Battani | 3:09.56 | |
| 7 | Ireland | David Gillick Daniel Tobin Liam McDermid David McCarthy | 3:13.45 | |
| 8 | Bahamas | André Williams Drameko Bridgewater Andretti Bain Michael Mathieu | 3:15.10 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Japan | Fujio Yamauchi Daisuke Sakai Yuki Yamaguchi Yosuke Inoue | 3:07.35 | Q |
| 2 | France | Yohann Negre Mohamed Atig Brice Lagier Brice Panel | 3:07.58 | Q |
| 3 | Germany | Stefan Wittl Thomas Wilhelm Christoph Helm Kamghe Gaba | 3:08.06 | q |
| 4 | Australia | Courtney McLeod Ryan Turton Keith Sheehy Stephen Landers | 3:08.22 | q |
| 5 | Canada | Ryan Therrien Tyler Christopher Nathan Vadeboncoeur Erik Sproll | 3:10.40 | |
| 6 | Botswana | Paschalius Mahore Gaolesiela Salang Gakologelwang Masheto Kagiso Kilego | 3:11.84 | |
| 7 | Spain | José María García Marcos Muñoz David Testa Isaac Herrera | 3:12.61 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 63 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

* Australia (4)
* Bahamas (4)
* Botswana (4)
* Brazil (4)
* Canada (4)
* France (4)
* Germany (5)
* Ireland (4)
* Jamaica (5)
* Japan (4)
* Morocco (4)
* Poland (4)
* South Africa (4)
* Spain (4)
* United States (5)
