2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
# 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 4 and 5 August 2022.

25 national teams entered to the competition, with each team having a minimum of 4 and maximun of 6 athletes.

## Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:

| Record | Nation | Mark | Location | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| World U20 Record | South Africa | 38.51 | Nairobi, Kenya | 22 August 2021 |
| Championship Record | South Africa | 38.51 | Nairobi, Kenya | 22 August 2021 |
| World U20 Leading | United States | 38.72 | Walnut, United States | 16 April 2022 |

## Teams

The 25 national teams entered a total of 136 athletes, Each team selected 4 athletes from their list in each round, however, the team selected for the round 1 could be made up of athletes entered by te nation in other events.

* Australia:
   * Connor Bond
   * Jai Gordon
   * Lachlan Kennedy
   * Calab Law
   * Aidan Murphy
   * Ryan Tarrant
* Bahamas:
   * Antoine Andrews
   * Carlos Brown Jr.
   * Zion Campbell
   * Zachary Evans
   * Wanya McCoy
* Botswana:
   * Abofelo Leitseng
   * Godiraone Lobatlamang
   * Mooketsi Luzani
   * Thuso Omphile
   * Lundi Pinaemang
   * Letsile Tebogo
* Brazil:
   * Izaias Alves
   * Renan Correa
   * Lucas Gabriel Fernandes
   * Matheus Lima
   * Thamer Moreira
* Canada:
   * Tyler Floyd
   * Desmond Fraser
   * Daniel Kidd
   * Christopher Morales-Williams
   * Nate Paris
   * Alomd Small
* Colombia:
   * Oscar Baltán
   * Carlos Florez
   * Yerlin González
   * Ronal Longa
   * Brayan Ramos
   * Javier Robledo
* Spain:
   * Juan Carlos Castillo
   * Mario Mena
   * Jaime Mendoza
   * Álvaro Rodríguez
   * Alejandro Rueda
   * Jaime Sancho
* Finland:
   * Juho Alasaari
   * Topi Huttunen
   * Niko Kangasoja
   * Joonas Lapinkero
   * Valtteri Louko
   * Rasmus Martin
* France:
   * Grégory Afoy
   * Hugo Cerra
   * Jeff Erius
   * Dejan Ottou
   * Loukas Rangasamy
* Great Britain:
   * Emmanuel Duruiheoma
   * Olutimilehin Esan
   * Medwin Odamtten
   * Michael Onilogbo
   * Tyler Panton
   * Jeriel Quainoo
* Germany:
   * Bela Djalo Corca
   * Ole Ehrhardt
   * Heiko Gussmann
   * Vincent Herbst
   * Tobias Morawietz
   * Chidiera Onuoha
* Italy:
   * Alessio Faggin
   * Eduardo Longobardi
   * Alessandro Malvezzi
   * Samuele Rignanese
   * Loris Tonella
* Jamaica:
   * Mark-Anthony Daley
   * Sandrey Davison
   * Adrian Kerr
   * Dishaun Lamb
   * David Lynch
   * Bouwahjgie Nkrumie
* Japan:
   * Tatsuki Abe
   * Hiroto Fujiwara
   * Kowa Ikeshita
   * Ryona Manago
   * Shunji Tateno
   * Hiroki Yanagita
* Netherlands:
   * Maurice Afognon
   * Nsikak Ekpo
   * Jamie Sesay
   * Matthew Sophia
   * Daniljo Vriendwijk
* Nigeria:
   * Kayinsola Ajayi
   * Raphael Egbuchilem
   * Adekalu Fakorede
   * Ogheneovo Mabilo
   * Nurain Musa
   * Godson Oghenebrume
* Peru:
   * Luis Angulo
   * Ismael Arévalo
   * Rodrigo Cornejo
   * Aron Eart
* Poland:
   * Michał Gorzkowicz
   * Dawid Grząka
   * Hubert Kozelan
   * Damian Soból
   * Marek Zakrzewski
* Saint Kitts and Nevis:
   * K'Anthony Benjamin
   * Shamarie Newton-Roberts
   * Aldrett Nisbett
   * William Sharpe
   * Akadianto Willett
* Saudi Arabia:
   * Hassan Al-Absi
   * Mohammed Khaled Al-Khalidi
   * Ali Abdullah Al Tawfeeq
   * Sultan Kaabi
   * Hattan Majrashi
* South Africa:
   * Letlhogonolo Moleyane
   * Bradley Nkoana
   * Bradley Oliphant
   * Benjamin Richardson
   * Mukhethwa Tshifura
* Switzerland:
   * Nicolas Bersier
   * Mathieu Chèvre
   * Gaspar Martinez-Aldama
   * Matthieu Normand
   * Giovanni Pirolli
   * Jérémy Valnet
* Thailand:
   * Puripool Boonson
   * Thawatchai Himaiad
   * Natawat Imaudom
   * Muhamad Salaeh
   * Watchapol Thanthong
* Trinidad and Tobago:
   * Devin Augustine
   * Jaden De Souza
   * Anthony Diaz
   * Shakeem Mc Kay
   * Elijah Simmons
   * Revell Webster
* United States:
   * Laurenz Colbert
   * David Foster
   * Michael Gizzi
   * Brandon Miller

## Results

### Round 1

The round 1 took place on 4 August, with the 25 teams involved being split into 4 heats, 1 heat of 7 athletes and 3 heats of 6. The first team in each heat ( Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualified to the final. The overall results were as follows:

| Rank | Heat | Athletes | Nationality | Time | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Kowa Ikeshita, Hiroto Fujiwara, Shunki Tateno, Hiroki Yanagita | Japan | 39.12 | Q SB |
| 2 | 3 | Bouwahjgie Nkrumie, Adrian Kerr, Mark-Anthony Daley, David Lynch | Jamaica | 39.24 | q |
| 3 | 2 | Adekalu Fakorede, Ogheneovo Mabilo, Kayinsola Ajayi, Nurain Musa | Nigeria | 39.41 | Q SB |
| 4 | 1 | Emel Keyser, Letlhogonolo Moleyane, Bradley Oliphant, Mukhethwa Tshifura | South Africa | 39.50 | Q SB |
| 5 | 1 | Eduardo Longobardi, Loris Tonella, Alessandro Malvezzi, Alessio Faggin | Italy | 39.63 | q SB |
| 6 | 4 | Johnny Brackins, Michael Gizzi, David Foster, Charlie Bartholomew | United States | 39.78 | Q SB |
| 7 | 2 | Jaime Mendoza, Mario Mena, Juan Carlos Castillo, Alejandro Rueda | Spain | 39.79 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Matthew Sophia, Maurice Afognon, Nsikak Ekpo, Daniljo Vriendwijk | Netherlands | 39.85 | q =NU20R |
| 9 | 4 | Topi Huttunen, Valtteri Louko, Niko Kangasoja, Rasmus Martin | Finland | 40.04 | NU20R |
| 10 | 1 | Antoine Andrews, Wanya McCoy, Carlos Brown Jr., Zachary Evans | Bahamas | 40.09 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | Lucas Gabriel Fernandes, Izaias Alves, Thamer Moreira, Renan Correa | Brazil | 40.24 | SB |
| 12 | 2 | Desmond Fraser, Nate Paris, Daniel Kidd, Carter Birade | Canada | 40.59 | SB |
| 13 | 4 | Jaden De Souza, Shakeem Mc Kay, Elijah Simmons, Revell Webster | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.77 | SB |
| 14 | 1 | Hassan Al-Absi, Hattan Majrashi, Ali Abdullah Al Tawfeeq, Mohammed Khaled Al-Khalidi | Saudi Arabia | 40.86 | SB |
| 15 | 3 | Rodrigo Cornejo, Ismael Arévalo, Aron Eart, Luis Angulo | Peru | 40.96 | NU20R |
| 16 | 1 | Aldrett Nisbett, K'Anthony Benjamin, William Sharpe, Shamarie Newton-Roberts | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 41.23 | SB |
| 17 | 3 | Watchapol Thanthong, Natawat Imaudom, Thawatchai Himaiad, Puripool Boonson | Thailand | 42.09 | SB |
| | 3 | Heiko Gussmann, Tobias Morawietz, Eddie Reddemann, Chidiera Onuoha | Germany | DNF | DNF |
| | 4 | Lachlan Kennedy, Connor Bond, Ryan Tarrant, Aidan Murphy | Australia | DNF | DNF |
| | 2 | Olutimilehin Esan, Medwin Odamtten, Tyler Panton, Michael Onilogbo | Great Britain | DNF | DNF |
| | 2 | Giovanni Pirolli, Jérémy Valnet, Nathan Oberti, Mathieu Chèvre | Switzerland | DNF | DNF |
| | 3 | Abofelo Leitseng, Lundi Pinaemang, Godiraone Lobatlamang, Thuso Omphile | Botswana | DQ | DQ |
| | 4 | Carlos Florez, Oscar Baltán, Yerlin González, Ronal Longa | Colombia | DQ | DQ |
| | 4 | Hugo Cerra, Jeff Erius, Dejan Ottou, Grégory Afoy | France | DQ | DQ |
| | 1 | Damian Soból, Dawid Grząka, Michał Gorzkowicz, Hubert Kozelan | Poland | DQ | DQ |

### Final

The final (originally set for 18:00) was started at 19:09 on 5 August. The results were as follows:

| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 3 | Kowa Ikeshita, Hiroto Fujiwara, Shunki Tateno, Hiroki Yanagita | Japan | 39.35 | |
| | 8 | Bouwahjgie Nkrumie, Bryan Levell, Mark-Anthony Daley, Adrian Kerr | Jamaica | 39.35 | |
| | 5 | Laurenz Colbert, Michael Gizzi, Brandon Miller, Johnny Brackins | United States | 39.57 | SB |
| 4 | 7 | Eduardo Longobardi, Loris Tonella, Alessandro Malvezzi, Alessio Faggin | Italy | 39.77 | |
| 5 | 6 | Adekalu Fakorede, Ogheneovo Mabilo, Kayinsola Ajayi, Nurain Musa | Nigeria | 39.78 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jaime Mendoza, Mario Mena, Juan Carlos Castillo, Alejandro Rueda | Spain | 39.87 | |
| 7 | 2 | Matthew Sophia, Maurice Afognon, Nsikak Ekpo, Daniljo Vriendwijk | Netherlands | 39.90 | |
| | 4 | Mukhethwa Tshifura, Letlhogonolo Moleyane, Bradley Oliphant, Banjamin Richardson | South Africa | DQ TR17.4.3 | DQ TR17.4.3 |
