2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
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The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 1 and 2 September.
Medalists
* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World record |  United States (USA)Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson |
2:54.29 | Stuttgart, Germany | 22 August 1993 |
| Championship record | United States (USA) Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson |
2:54.29 | Stuttgart, Germany | 22 August 1993 |
Schedule
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.
Final
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  United States | LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner | 2:55.56 | WL |
 |  Bahamas | Avard Moncur, Michael Mathieu, Andrae Williams, Chris Brown | 2:59.18 | SB |
 |  Poland | Marek Plawgo, Daniel Dąbrowski, Marcin Marciniszyn, Kacper Kozłowski | 3:00.05 | SB |
| 4 |  Jamaica | Michael Blackwood, Ricardo Chambers, Leford Green, Sanjay Ayre | 3:00.76 | |
| 5 |  Russia | Maksim Dyldin, Vladislav Frolov, Konstantin Svechkar, Denis Alekseyev | 3:01.62 | |
| 6 |  Great Britain | Andrew Steele, Robert Tobin, Richard Buck, Martyn Rooney | 3:02.94 | |
| 7 |  Dominican Republic | Félix Sánchez, Yoel Tapia, Carlos Santa, Arismendy Peguero | 3:03.56 | |
| 8 |  Germany | Ingo Schultz, Simon Kirch, Kamghe Gaba, Bastian Swillims | 3:07.40 |