2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 800 metres relay

The men's 4 x 800 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 23 April.

Men's 4 x 800 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays
Venue	Thomas Robinson Stadium
Dates	23 April (final)
Competitors	28 from 7 nations
Medalists
Brannon Kidder Erik Sowinski Casimir Loxsom Clayton Murphy   United States   Alfred Kipketer Kipyegon Bett Timothy Kitum Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich   Kenya   Artur Kuciapski Mateusz Borkowski Adam Kszczot Marcin Lewandowski   Poland

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record	Kenya (Joseph Mutua, William Yiampoy, Ismael Kombich, Wilfred Bungei)	7:02.43	Brussels, Belgium	25 August 2006
Championship record	United States (Duane Solomon, Erik Sowinski, Casimir Loxsom, Robby Andrews)	7:04.84	Nassau, Bahamas	2 May 2015
World Leading	University of Florida	7:18.11	Gainesville, United States	1 April 2017
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	Australia (Josh Ralph, Ryan Gregson, Jordan Williamsz, Jared West)	7:11.48	Nassau, Bahamas	24 May 2014

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
23 April 2017	20:47	Final

All times are local times (UTC-4)

Results

Final

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes	Points
	United States	Brannon Kidder, Erik Sowinski, Casimir Loxsom, Clayton Murphy	7:13.16	WL	8
	Kenya	Alfred Kipketer, Kipyegon Bett, Timothy Kitum, Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich	7:13.70	SB	7
	Poland	Artur Kuciapski, Mateusz Borkowski, Adam Kszczot, Marcin Lewandowski	7:18.74	SB	6
4	Australia	Josh Ralph, Jordan Williamsz, James Gurr, Luke Mathews	7:20.10	SB	5
5	Mexico	José Eduardo Rodríguez, Alexis Sotelo, Gamaliel Moctezuma, Jesús Tonatiu López	7:20.92	NR	4
6	Qatar	Jamal Hairane, Musaab Adam Ali, Hamza Driouch, Hashim Salah Mohamed	7:28.25	SB	3
7	ART	Gai Nyang, Paulo Amotun, Wiyual Puok, Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu	8:12.57		2