2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships will be held at the Ataköy Athletics Arena on 10 and 11 March.
Medalists
* Runners who participated only in the heats and received medals.
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  United States (USA)
|
3:02.83 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
| Championship record | United States (USA)
|
3:02.83 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
| World Leading | University of Arkansas | 3:03.76 | Fayetteville, United States | 11 February 2012 |
| African record |  Nigeria (NGR)
|
3:09.76 | Lisbon, Portugal | 10 March 2001 |
| Asian record |  Japan (JPN)
|
3:05.90 | Maebashi, Japan | 6 March 1999 |
| European record |  Poland (POL)
|
3:03.01 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
United States (USA)
|
3:02.83 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
| Oceanian Record |  Australia (AUS)
|
3:08.49 | Seville, Spain | 10 March 1991 |
| South American record |  Brazil (BRA)
|
3:10.50 | Paris, France | 8 March 1997 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2012 | 11:20 | Heats |
| March 11, 2012 | 17:40 | Final |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.
11 teams from 11 countries participated. One country did not start the competition. With two heats competing, the qualification round started at 11:20 and 11:33.[1]
Final
Started at 17:40.[2]
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 United States |
Frankie Wright, Calvin Smith Jr., Manteo Mitchell, Gil Roberts | 3:03.94 | SB |
 |
 Great Britain |
Conrad Williams, Nigel Levine, Michael Bingham, Richard Buck | 3:04.72 | SB |
 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Lalonde Gordon, Renny Quow, Jereem Richards, Jarrin Solomon | 3:06.85 | NR |
| 4 |  Russia |
Sergey Petukhov, Valentin Kruglyakov, Semen Golubev, Vladislav Frolov | 3:07.35 | SB |
| 5 |  Spain |
Mark Ujakpor, David Testa, Samuel García, Xavier Carrión | 3:10.01 | SB |
| 6 | Poland |
Jakub Krzewina, Marcin Marciniszyn, Grzegorz Sobiński, Łukasz Krawczuk | 3:11.86 |
References
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's 4×400 metres relay (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's 4×400 metres relay (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-15.