1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
# 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4x400 metres relay event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 31 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Jesse Carr Chris Nelloms Jerome Williams Ralph Carrington United States |
| - | - |
| Silver | Anthony Ryan Mark Garner Dean Capobianco Steve Perry Australia |
| Bronze | Michael Rose Carey Johnson Anthony Pryce Daniel England Jamaica |

## Results

### Final

31 July

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | United States | Jesse Carr Chris Nelloms Jerome Williams Ralph Carrington | 3:05.09 |
| | Australia | Anthony Ryan Mark Garner Dean Capobianco Steve Perry | 3:07.60 |
| | Jamaica | Michael Rose Carey Johnson Anthony Pryce Daniel England | 3:08.00 |
| 4 | Cuba | Luis Cadogan Enrique Díaz Ángel Carnesolta Pedro Cañete | 3:08.48 |
| 5 | France | Olivier Noirot Christian Landre Gauthier Blanquart Thierry Jean-Charles | 3:10.12 |
| 6 | Japan | Shigeaki Matsunaga Tatsuo Sugimoto Shigeru Yamaguchi Yoshikazu Tachi | 3:10.50 |
| 7 | Canada | Brian Dicker Karl Jones Jonathon Fidelak Mark Jackson | 3:12.04 |
| 8 | Nigeria | Omokhegbele Okotako Oritse Smith Omokaro Alohan Anthony Eziuka | 3:12.48 |

### Heats

31 July

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cuba | Luis Cadogan Enrique Díaz Ángel Carnesolta Pedro Cañete | 3:08.02 | Q |
| 2 | France | Olivier Noirot Christian Landre Gauthier Blanquart Thierry Jean-Charles | 3:08.15 | Q |
| 3 | Australia | Darren Edmunds Anthony Ryan Dean Capobianco Mark Garner | 3:08.41 | q |
| | West Germany | Jochen Neumann Erubami Ladipoh Christian Kerberg Marc Eggers | DQ | |
| | Poland | Jacek Oraczewski Paweł Woźniak Grzegorz Machelski Tomasz Jędrusik | DQ | |
| | United Kingdom | Bob Brown Kevin McKay Mark Richardson Wayne McDonald | DNF | |
| | Italy | Raffaele Altissimo Paolo Bellino Gianrico Boncompagni Fabrizio Mori | DNF | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | Jesse Carr Chris Nelloms Jerome Williams Ralph Carrington | 3:06.12 | Q |
| 2 | Jamaica | Michael Rose Carey Johnson Anthony Pryce Daniel England | 3:08.03 | Q |
| 3 | Nigeria | Omokhegbele Okotako Oritse Smith Omokaro Alohan Anthony Eziuka | 3:08.24 | q |
| 4 | Japan | Shigeaki Matsunaga Masaru Komori Shigeru Yamaguchi Yoshikazu Tachi | 3:08.57 | q |
| 5 | Canada | Brian Dicker Karl Jones Jonathon Fidelak Mark Jackson | 3:10.13 | q |
| 6 | Spain | Miguel Cuesta Salvador Vila Amador Mohedano Didac Mañas | 3:11.23 | |
| 7 | Kenya | Wilson Kipketer Joseph Tengelei Jonah Birir Wilfred Kirochi | 3:11.71 | |
| 8 | Ethiopia | Legesse Dereba Feru Dadi Ojulu Bach Tesfaye Aschalew | 3:12.63 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 62 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

* Australia (5)
* Canada (4)
* Cuba (4)
* Ethiopia (4)
* France (4)
* Italy (4)
* Jamaica (4)
* Japan (5)
* Kenya (4)
* Nigeria (4)
* Poland (4)
* Spain (4)
* United Kingdom (4)
* United States (4)
* West Germany (4)
