title: 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
text: # 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
  
  The men's 4x400 metres relay event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 20 and 21 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Kenneth Ferguson Darold Williamson Ashton Collins Jonathan Fortenberry United States |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Sékou Clarke Usain Bolt Jermaine Myers Jermaine Gonzales Jamaica |
  | Bronze | Fujio Yamauchi Daisuke Sakai Yuki Yamaguchi Yosuke Inoue Japan |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  21 July
  
  | Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | United States | Kenneth Ferguson Darold Williamson Ashton Collins Jonathan Fortenberry | 3:03.71 |
  | | Jamaica | Sékou Clarke Usain Bolt Jermaine Myers Jermaine Gonzales | 3:04.06 |
  | | Japan | Fujio Yamauchi Daisuke Sakai Yuki Yamaguchi Yosuke Inoue | 3:05.80 |
  | 4 | Poland | Miroslaw Sadej Piotr Zrada Daniel Mazurek Piotr Kędzia | 3:06.25 |
  | 5 | France | Yohann Negre Mohamed Atig Brice Lagier Brice Panel | 3:07.26 |
  | 6 | Australia | Courtney McLeod Ryan Turton Keith Sheehy Stephen Landers | 3:09.67 |
  | 7 | Germany | Thomas Wilhelm Christoph Helm David Busch Kamghe Gaba | 3:11.21 |
  | | South Africa | Shaine Morrison Bonolo Maboa Louis van Zyl Leigh Julius | DQ |
  
  ### Heats
  
  20 July
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States | Kenneth Ferguson Darold Williamson Bershawn Jackson Jonathan Fortenberry | 3:03.56 | Q |
  | 2 | Jamaica | Jermaine Myers Sékou Clarke Yhann Plummer Jermaine Gonzales | 3:05.82 | Q |
  | 3 | South Africa | Shaine Morrison Bonolo Maboa Leigh Julius Louis van Zyl | 3:07.65 | q |
  | 4 | Poland | Miroslaw Sadej Piotr Kędzia Daniel Mazurek Piotr Zrada | 3:07.65 | q |
  | 5 | Brazil | Luiz da Silva Diego Venâncio Luíz de Oliveira Luís Ambrósio | 3:08.49 | |
  | 6 | Morocco | Abdellatif El-Ghazaoui Hicham Chliyeh Ouadih Naciri Mohamed Battani | 3:09.56 | |
  | 7 | Ireland | David Gillick Daniel Tobin Liam McDermid David McCarthy | 3:13.45 | |
  | 8 | Bahamas | André Williams Drameko Bridgewater Andretti Bain Michael Mathieu | 3:15.10 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Japan | Fujio Yamauchi Daisuke Sakai Yuki Yamaguchi Yosuke Inoue | 3:07.35 | Q |
  | 2 | France | Yohann Negre Mohamed Atig Brice Lagier Brice Panel | 3:07.58 | Q |
  | 3 | Germany | Stefan Wittl Thomas Wilhelm Christoph Helm Kamghe Gaba | 3:08.06 | q |
  | 4 | Australia | Courtney McLeod Ryan Turton Keith Sheehy Stephen Landers | 3:08.22 | q |
  | 5 | Canada | Ryan Therrien Tyler Christopher Nathan Vadeboncoeur Erik Sproll | 3:10.40 | |
  | 6 | Botswana | Paschalius Mahore Gaolesiela Salang Gakologelwang Masheto Kagiso Kilego | 3:11.84 | |
  | 7 | Spain | José María García Marcos Muñoz David Testa Isaac Herrera | 3:12.61 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 63 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (4)
  * Bahamas (4)
  * Botswana (4)
  * Brazil (4)
  * Canada (4)
  * France (4)
  * Germany (5)
  * Ireland (4)
  * Jamaica (5)
  * Japan (4)
  * Morocco (4)
  * Poland (4)
  * South Africa (4)
  * Spain (4)
  * United States (5)
  