2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on 20 March 2022.[1]

Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships
VenueŠtark Arena
Dates20 March
Competitors56 from 13 nations
Winning time3:06.52
Medalists
gold medal    Belgium
silver medal    Spain
bronze medal    Netherlands

Summary

Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands won their respective heats and qualified for the final automatically, with Spain clocking the fastest time. US anchor leg runner Isaiah Harris suffered an injury during the last lap and, despite finishing in second place, the US team did not make the final for the first time in the history of the World Athletics Indoor Championships. The Czech Republic, Poland and Great Britain were the next three fastest teams to make the final. This marked the first time in the history of the World Athletics Indoor Championships that the men's 4x400m relay final consisted entirely of European teams.

Spain was in the lead for the first two legs, with Belgium following closely behind. At the second exchange, Jonathan Sacoor got the baton in the first place, with Spain and Great Britain in second and third, respectively. Terrence Agard of the Netherlands, having received the baton in the fifth place, quickly made up ground on the leading teams and was at the front with the leader by the end of the first lap. On the back straight a gap opened up in lane one, which was quickly taken up by the accelerating Manuel Guijarro, immediately putting Spain back in the lead. At the final hand-off it was Spain, followed by Belgium and Great Britain. Spain's Bernat Erta quickly opened up a sizeable lead on the Belgium's veteran Kevin Borlée, but, in an exact replay of the events from three years ago at the 2019 European Indoor Championships in Glasgow, was overtaken by the more experienced Belgian with 100m to go. Belgium won their first World Indoor title in the event, Spain held on for silver and the accelerating Tony van Diepen secured bronze for the Netherlands. The defending champions Poland finished in fourth place.

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 1 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

The heats were started at 11:10.[2][3]

RankHeatLaneCountryAthletesTimeNotes
126 SpainBruno Hortelano, Iñaki Cañal, Manuel Guijarro, Bernat Erta3:06.98Q, SB
225 Czech RepublicPavel Maslák, Vít Müller, Tadeáš Plaček, Patrik Šorm3:07.25q, SB
315 BelgiumJulien Watrin, Dylan Borlée, Alexander Doom, Kevin Borlée3:07.43Q, SB
436 NetherlandsIsayah Boers, Nick Smidt, Jochem Dobber, Tony van Diepen3:07.64Q, SB
534 PolandTymoteusz Zimny, Mateusz Rzeźniczak, Jacek Majewski, Kajetan Duszyński3:07.90q, SB
635 Great BritainAlex Haydock-Wilson, Ben Higgins, Samuel Reardon, Guy Learmonth3:08.30q, SB
724 IrelandCillin Greene, Cathal Crosbie, Brian Gregan, Christopher O'Donnell3:08.63NR
816 United StatesNoah Williams, Donavan Brazier, Amere Lattin, Isaiah Harris3:09.11SB
914 SwedenKasper Kadestål, Nick Ekelund-Arenander, Karl Wållgren, Erik Martinsson3:09.48SB
1013 NigeriaIfeanyi Ojeli, Sikiru Adeyemi, Timothy Emeoghene, Samson Nathaniel3:09.55SB
1123 SlovakiaŠimon Bujna, Patrik Dömötör, Matej Baluch, Miroslav Marček3:09.79NR
1233 RomaniaRemus Niculita, Mihai Dringo, Denis Toma, Robert Parge3:13.11
12 EcuadorKatriel Angulo, Alan Minda, Anderson Marquinez, Steeven SalasDQTR17.4.3

Final

Final was started at 19:40.[4]

RankLaneCountryAthletesTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)5 BelgiumJulien Watrin, Alexander Doom, Jonathan Sacoor, Kevin Borlée3:06.52SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)6 SpainBruno Hortelano, Iñaki Cañal, Manuel Guijarro, Bernat Erta3:06.82SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3 NetherlandsTaymir Burnet, Nick Smidt, Terrence Agard, Tony van Diepen3:06.90SB
41 PolandTymoteusz Zimny, Mateusz Rzeźniczak, Maksymilian Klepacki, Kajetan Duszyński3:07.81SB
54 Czech RepublicPatrik Šorm, Vít Müller, Tadeáš Plaček, Pavel Maslák3:07.98
62 Great BritainBen Higgins, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Samuel Reardon, Guy Learmonth3:08.30SB

References

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