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 | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Štark Arena |
| Dates | 20 March |
| Competitors | 56 from 13 nations |
| Winning time | 3:06.52 |
| Medalists | |
Summary
editBelgium, 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
editHeats
editQualification: 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]
Final
editFinal was started at 19:40.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 |  Belgium | Julien Watrin, Alexander Doom, Jonathan Sacoor, Kevin Borlée | 3:06.52 | SB |
 | 6 |  Spain | Bruno Hortelano, Iñaki Cañal, Manuel Guijarro, Bernat Erta | 3:06.82 | SB |
 | 3 |  Netherlands | Taymir Burnet, Nick Smidt, Terrence Agard, Tony van Diepen | 3:06.90 | SB |
| 4 | 1 |  Poland | Tymoteusz Zimny, Mateusz Rzeźniczak, Maksymilian Klepacki, Kajetan Duszyński | 3:07.81 | SB |
| 5 | 4 |  Czech Republic | Patrik Šorm, Vít Müller, Tadeáš Plaček, Pavel Maslák | 3:07.98 | |
| 6 | 2 |  Great Britain | Ben Higgins, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Samuel Reardon, Guy Learmonth | 3:08.30 | SB |
References
edit- ^ "USA, Poland and Netherlands in competitive 4x400m in Belgrade". World Athletics. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Summary 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men - Round 1" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org. 20 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Results 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men - Round 1" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org. 20 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Results 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men - Final" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org. 20 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.