2014 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 800 metres relay
| Men's 4 x 800 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Thomas Robinson Stadium |
| Dates | 24 May (final) |
| Events at the 2014 World Relays  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Events | ||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4 × 200 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4 × 800 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4 × 1500 m relay | men | women | ||
The men's 4 × 800 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 24 May.
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| World record |  Kenya(Joseph Mutua, William Yiampoy, Ismael Kombich, Wilfred Bungei) |
7:02.43 | .svg.png){kind=small} Brussels, Belgium |
25 August 2006 |
| Championship record | New event | |||
| World Leading |  Villanova University |
7:16.58 | Philadelphia, United States |
26 April 2014 |
| African record | Kenya (Joseph Mutua, William Yiampoy, Ismael Kombich, Wilfred Bungei) |
7:02.43 | Brussels, Belgium |
25 August 2006 |
| Asian record |  Qatar(Majed Saeed Sultan, Salem Amer Al-Badri, Abdulrahman Suleiman, Abubaker Ali Kamal) |
7:06.66 | Brussels, Belgium |
25 August 2006 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | United States (Jebreh Harris, Khadevis Robinson, Samuel Burley, David Krummenacker) |
7:02.82 | Brussels, Belgium |
25 August 2006 |
| South American record | No official record | |||
| European record |  Great Britain(Peter Elliott, Garry Cook, Steve Cram, Sebastian Coe) |
7:03.89 | London, Great Britain |
30 August 1982 |
| Oceanian record |  New Zealand(Stephen Lunn, Dick Tayler, Stuart Melville, Bruce Hunter) |
7:27.2 | Dunedin, New Zealand |
17 March 1971 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2014 | 18:10 | 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 | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | Kenya | Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich, Sammy Kibet Kirongo, Job Koech Kinyor, Alfred Kipketer | 7:08.40 | CR | 8 |
 | 1 |  Poland | Karol Konieczny, Szymon Krawczyk, Marcin Lewandowski, Adam Kszczot | 7:08.69 | NR | 7 |
 | 8 | United States | Michael Rutt, Robby Andrews, Brandon Johnson, Duane Solomon | 7:09.06 | SB | 6 |
| 4 | 3 |  Australia | Josh Ralph, Ryan Gregson, Jordan Williamsz, Jared West | 7:11.48 | AR | 5 |
| 5 | 5 |  Spain | Kevin López, Luis Alberto Marco, Alejandro Rodríguez, Francisco Roldán | 7:19.90 | SB | 4 |
| 6 | 8 |  Mexico | Bryan Martínez, César Daniel Belman, Christopher Sandoval, José María Martínez | 7:21.12 | NR | 3 |
| 7 | 7 |  Bermuda | Shaquille Dill, Aaron Evans, Lamont Marshall, Trey Simons | 7:21.87 | NR | 2 |
| 8 | 6 |  Slovakia | Jozef Repčík, Jozef Pelikán, Dušan Páleník, Tomas Timoransky | 7:32.87 | NR | 1 |
| 9 | 4 |  Uganda | Peter Agaba, Julius Mutekanga, Peter Okwera, Geoffrey Lukwiya Akena | 7:53.34 | NR |
References
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