2014 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 1500 metres relay
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The men's 4 × 1500 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 25 May.
Dates25 May (final)
| Men's 4 × 1500 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Thomas Robinson Stadium |
| Dates | 25 May (final) |
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| World record |  Kenya(William Biwott Tanui, Gideon Mwangi Gathimba, Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono, Augustine Kiprono Choge) |
14:36.23 |  Brussels, Belgium |
4 September 2009 |
| Championship record | New event | |||
| World Leading | No record | |||
| African Record | Kenya (William Biwott Tanui, Gideon Mwangi Gathimba, Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono, Augustine Kiprono Choge) |
14:36.23 | Brussels, Belgium |
4 September 2009 |
| Asian Record | No official record | |||
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  United States |
14:46.3 |  Bourges, France |
23 June 1979 |
| South American Record | No official record | |||
| European Record |  West Germany(Thomas Wessinghage, Harald Hudak, Michael Lederer, Karl Fleschen) |
14:38.8 | Cologne, West Germany |
17 August 1977 |
| Oceanian record |  New Zealand |
14:40.4 |  Oslo, Norway |
22 August 1973 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2014 | 18:39 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC-4)
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kenya | Collins Cheboi, Silas Kiplagat, James Kiplagat Magut, Asbel Kiprop | 14:22.22 | WR | 8 |
 |  United States | Patrick Casey, David Torrence, Will Leer, Leonel Manzano | 14:40.80 | AR | 7 |
 |  Ethiopia | Mekonnen Gebremedhin, Soresa Fida, Zebene Alemayehu, Aman Wote | 14:41.22 | NR | 6 |
| 4 |  Australia | Ryan Gregson, Sam McEntee, Collis Birmingham, Jordan Williamsz | 14:46.04 | NR | 5 |
| 5 |  Spain | Adel Mechaal, Álvaro Rodríguez, Carlos Alonso, Alberto Imedio | 15:00.69 | SB | 4 |
| 6 |  Poland | Szymon Krawczyk, Mateusz Demczyszak, Marcin Lewandowski, Adam Kszczot | 15:05.70 | SB | 3 |
| 7 |  Qatar | Mohamad Al-Garni, Hashim Salah Mohamed, Maaz Abdelrahman Shagag, Abubaker Ali Kamal | 15:10.77 | NR | 2 |