title: 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
text: # 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
  
  The men's 4x400 metres relay event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 31 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Jesse Carr Chris Nelloms Jerome Williams Ralph Carrington United States |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Anthony Ryan Mark Garner Dean Capobianco Steve Perry Australia |
  | Bronze | Michael Rose Carey Johnson Anthony Pryce Daniel England Jamaica |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  31 July
  
  | Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | United States | Jesse Carr Chris Nelloms Jerome Williams Ralph Carrington | 3:05.09 |
  | | Australia | Anthony Ryan Mark Garner Dean Capobianco Steve Perry | 3:07.60 |
  | | Jamaica | Michael Rose Carey Johnson Anthony Pryce Daniel England | 3:08.00 |
  | 4 | Cuba | Luis Cadogan Enrique Díaz Ángel Carnesolta Pedro Cañete | 3:08.48 |
  | 5 | France | Olivier Noirot Christian Landre Gauthier Blanquart Thierry Jean-Charles | 3:10.12 |
  | 6 | Japan | Shigeaki Matsunaga Tatsuo Sugimoto Shigeru Yamaguchi Yoshikazu Tachi | 3:10.50 |
  | 7 | Canada | Brian Dicker Karl Jones Jonathon Fidelak Mark Jackson | 3:12.04 |
  | 8 | Nigeria | Omokhegbele Okotako Oritse Smith Omokaro Alohan Anthony Eziuka | 3:12.48 |
  
  ### Heats
  
  31 July
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cuba | Luis Cadogan Enrique Díaz Ángel Carnesolta Pedro Cañete | 3:08.02 | Q |
  | 2 | France | Olivier Noirot Christian Landre Gauthier Blanquart Thierry Jean-Charles | 3:08.15 | Q |
  | 3 | Australia | Darren Edmunds Anthony Ryan Dean Capobianco Mark Garner | 3:08.41 | q |
  | | West Germany | Jochen Neumann Erubami Ladipoh Christian Kerberg Marc Eggers | DQ | |
  | | Poland | Jacek Oraczewski Paweł Woźniak Grzegorz Machelski Tomasz Jędrusik | DQ | |
  | | United Kingdom | Bob Brown Kevin McKay Mark Richardson Wayne McDonald | DNF | |
  | | Italy | Raffaele Altissimo Paolo Bellino Gianrico Boncompagni Fabrizio Mori | DNF | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States | Jesse Carr Chris Nelloms Jerome Williams Ralph Carrington | 3:06.12 | Q |
  | 2 | Jamaica | Michael Rose Carey Johnson Anthony Pryce Daniel England | 3:08.03 | Q |
  | 3 | Nigeria | Omokhegbele Okotako Oritse Smith Omokaro Alohan Anthony Eziuka | 3:08.24 | q |
  | 4 | Japan | Shigeaki Matsunaga Masaru Komori Shigeru Yamaguchi Yoshikazu Tachi | 3:08.57 | q |
  | 5 | Canada | Brian Dicker Karl Jones Jonathon Fidelak Mark Jackson | 3:10.13 | q |
  | 6 | Spain | Miguel Cuesta Salvador Vila Amador Mohedano Didac Mañas | 3:11.23 | |
  | 7 | Kenya | Wilson Kipketer Joseph Tengelei Jonah Birir Wilfred Kirochi | 3:11.71 | |
  | 8 | Ethiopia | Legesse Dereba Feru Dadi Ojulu Bach Tesfaye Aschalew | 3:12.63 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 62 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (5)
  * Canada (4)
  * Cuba (4)
  * Ethiopia (4)
  * France (4)
  * Italy (4)
  * Jamaica (4)
  * Japan (5)
  * Kenya (4)
  * Nigeria (4)
  * Poland (4)
  * Spain (4)
  * United Kingdom (4)
  * United States (4)
  * West Germany (4)
  