2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay

These are the official results of the Men's 4x400 metres
Relay race
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event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

in Paris, France. Their final was held on Sunday 31 August 2003 at 19:35h.

Final

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
	France	• Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone Leslie Djhone is a French athlete. Competing mainly in the 400 metres event, he placed 5th at the 2003 World Championships and 2007 World Championships and 7th at the 2004 Olympics... • Naman Keïta Naman Keita Naman Keïta is a track and field athlete, who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles, competing internationally for France. He was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.-Personal:Keïta was born in Paris to a Malian father and an Algerian mother... • Stéphane Diagana Stéphane Diagana Stéphane Diagana is a former French athlete who won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens over 400 metres hurdles. In 2002 he won the gold medal at the European Championships in Athletics in Munich in the same event. Diagana also set the European record of 47.37... • Marc Raquil Marc Raquil Marc Raquil is a French runner of Martiniquais origin who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He has a World Championships bronze medal from 2003 and a European gold medal from the 2006 European Athletics Championships...	2:58.96
	Jamaica	• Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004... • Danny McFarlane Danny McFarlane Danny McFarlane, OD is a Jamaican hurdler, who has won numerous international medals in individual and relay contests... • Davian Clarke Davian Clarke Davian Clarke is a Jamaican athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1996 Olympics, and many relay medals followed, before he won his first individual medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:*... • Michael Blackwood Michael Blackwood Michael Blackwood is a male track and field athlete from Jamaica, who specializes in 400 Metres, his personal best being 44.60 set in Madrid in 2002. He is the brother of Catherine Scott.-Achievements:...	2:59.60
	The Bahamas	• Avard Moncur Avard Moncur Avard Moncur is a Bahamian athlete competing in the 400 metres. He was born in Nassau.Moncur's most successful year came in 2001 when he won the gold medal in the 400m and the 4x400m relay at the 2001 World Championships... • Dennis Darling Dennis Darling Dennis Darling is a Bahamian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He is currently track and field Assistant Coach at Texas Christian University.... • Nathaniel McKinney Nathaniel McKinney Nathaniel Benjamin McKinney is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 4 x 400 m relay.At the 2004 Olympic Games McKinney's relay team finished sixth... • Chris Brown	3:00.53
4.	United Kingdom	• Ian Mackie • Sean Baldock • Christopher Rawlinson Chris Rawlinson Christopher Lee Rawlinson is a track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metre hurdles.He also appeared in the 1995 series of the popular TV series Gladiators.... • Daniel Caines Daniel Caines Daniel Stephen Caines is an English athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres.-Early life:He was educated at Solihull School, a British independent school in the affluent West Midlands town of Solihull...	3:01.00
5.	Spain	• Eduardo Iván Rodríguez • David Canal David Canal David Canal Valero is a Spanish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 10.53 s 200 metres - 20.68 s 400 metres - 45.01 s... • Salvador Rodríguez • Antonio Manuel Reina Antonio Manuel Reina Antonio Manuel Reina Ballesteros is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:400 metres - 45.98 s *800 metres - 1:43.83 min...	3:02.50
6.	Greece	• Stilianos Dimotsios • Anastasios Gousis Anastásios Goúsis Anastasios "Tasos" Gousis is a Greek sprint athlete.He was born in Corfu.He competed in the 200 m and 400 m in the 2000 Olympics, but did not progress out of the heats in either event... • Panagiotis Sarris Panagiotis Sarris Panagiotis Sarris is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and finished eighth in 4 x 100 m relay at the 2006 IAAF World Cup... • Periklis Iakovakis Periklís Iakovákis Periklís Iakovákis is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder and nine times national champion in the event....	3:02.56
7.	Japan	• Yuki Yamaguchi Yuki Yamaguchi is a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:... • Takahiko Yamamura • Kenji Tabata Kenji Tabata is a retired Japanese sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1998 Asian Championships in a career best time of 45.69 seconds... • Mitsuhiro Sato Mitsuhiro Sato is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He finished fourth in 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games, together with teammates Yuki Yamaguchi, Jun Osakada and Tomohiro Ito. Sato also competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005....	3:03.15
—	United States	• Calvin Harrison Calvin Harrison Calvin Harrison is an American athlete. He won a gold medal in the Men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He is the twin brother of fellow Olympic medalist Alvin Harrison... • Tyree Washington Tyree Washington Tyree Washington is a retired American sprinter.He attended both La Sierra High School and San Bernardino Valley College.... • Derrick Brew Derrick Brew Derrick Brew is a 2004 Olympic Gold medalist in the Men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. Earlier in the games he took third in the US sweep of the 400m. He went to Klein Forest High School... • Jerome Young Jerome Young Jerome Young in Clarendon, Jamaica, attended high school in Hartford, Connecticut at Prince Technical, is a sprint athlete. He was caught doping in 1999, which cast suspicious shadows over his entire track & field career....	DQ

Heat 1

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	The Bahamas	• Avard Moncur Avard Moncur Avard Moncur is a Bahamian athlete competing in the 400 metres. He was born in Nassau.Moncur's most successful year came in 2001 when he won the gold medal in the 400m and the 4x400m relay at the 2001 World Championships... • Nathaniel McKinney Nathaniel McKinney Nathaniel Benjamin McKinney is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 4 x 400 m relay.At the 2004 Olympic Games McKinney's relay team finished sixth... • Carl Oliver • Chris Brown	3:01.33
2.	Spain	• Eduardo Iván Rodríguez • David Canal David Canal David Canal Valero is a Spanish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 10.53 s 200 metres - 20.68 s 400 metres - 45.01 s... • Salvador Rodríguez • Antonio Manuel Reina Antonio Manuel Reina Antonio Manuel Reina Ballesteros is a Spanish middle distance runner. He specializes in the 800 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:400 metres - 45.98 s *800 metres - 1:43.83 min...	3:02.26
3.	Australia	• John Steffensen John Steffensen John William Steffensen is an Australian athlete, who specialises in 200 and 400 metres. His personal bests are 20.79 and 44.73.... • Clinton Hill Clinton Hill (athlete) Clinton Hill is an Australian athlete. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, his family moved to Australia in 1997. He became an Australian citizen in June 2000 and was selected for the national 400 metres team.... • Paul Pearce Paul Pearce Paul Ronald Pearce is an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Coogee between 2003 and 2011 for the Australian Labor Party.... • Mark Ormrod Mark Ormrod Mark Ormrod is an Australian athlete. He originally played soccer, but quit the sport to start a career in athletics, his special distance being 400 Metres. He attended Adelaide private school Pedare Christian College...	3:02.89
4.	Germany	• Ingo Schultz Ingo Schultz Ingo Schultz is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Career:Schultz took up athletics in 1997, and ran his first 400 metres race in 1998, clocking in 49.45 seconds. The next season he lowered his time to 45.99 s.... • Sebastian Gatzka Sebastian Gatzka Sebastian Gatzka is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.At the 2000 World Junior Championships Gatzka won a silver medal in 4x400 m relay with Christian Duma, Steffen Hönig and Bastian Swillims. Gatzka travelled to the 2004 Summer Olympics as a reserve team member, but did not make... • Ruwen Faller Ruwen Faller Ruwen Faller is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.74 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Erfurt.-Achievements:-References:... • Bastian Swillims Bastian Swillims Bastian Swillims is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.44 seconds, achieved in August 2007 in Osaka.- Achievements :- External links :...	3:04.72
—	Saudi Arabia	• Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi is a Saudi Arabian track and field athlete who specialises in sprint running. He won a gold medal in 4 x 400 m relay at the 2002 Asian Games and became Asian champion over 200 metres in 2005.-Achievements:... • Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily • Mohammed Al-Salhi • Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi	DQ
—	United States	• Calvin Harrison Calvin Harrison Calvin Harrison is an American athlete. He won a gold medal in the Men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He is the twin brother of fellow Olympic medalist Alvin Harrison... • Mitch Potter Mitch Potter Mitchell "Mitch" Potter is a male American track and field athlete, who competes in the sprints events, primarily the 400 metres. He is best known for winning the men's 400 metres event at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo... • Adam Steele • Derrick Brew Derrick Brew Derrick Brew is a 2004 Olympic Gold medalist in the Men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. Earlier in the games he took third in the US sweep of the 400m. He went to Klein Forest High School...	DQ
—	Belarus	• Aleksandr Yelistratov • Evgeny Mikheiko • Leanid Viarshanin • Sergey Kozlov Sergey Kozlov Sergey Kozlov is a prominent award-winning American cinematographer. He has won 2 Nika Award and was nominated for a prime-time Emmy for outstanding cinematography for an NBC miniseries Merlin ....	DQ

Heat 2

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	Jamaica	• Michael Campbell Michael Campbell (athlete) Michael Campbell is a retired male track and field sprinter from Jamaica, who specialized in the 200 metres and the 400 metres during his career. His personal best time in the men's 200 metres was 21.07 seconds, achieved on May 30, 2004 in Sacramento, California... • Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson Brandon Simpson is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004... • Lanceford Spence • Davian Clarke Davian Clarke Davian Clarke is a Jamaican athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1996 Olympics, and many relay medals followed, before he won his first individual medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:*...	3:01.37
2.	Greece	• Stilianos Dimotsios • Anastasios Gousis Anastásios Goúsis Anastasios "Tasos" Gousis is a Greek sprint athlete.He was born in Corfu.He competed in the 200 m and 400 m in the 2000 Olympics, but did not progress out of the heats in either event... • Panagiotis Sarris Panagiotis Sarris Panagiotis Sarris is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and finished eighth in 4 x 100 m relay at the 2006 IAAF World Cup... • Periklis Iakovakis Periklís Iakovákis Periklís Iakovákis is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder and nine times national champion in the event....	3:02.31
3.	Japan	• Yuki Yamaguchi Yuki Yamaguchi is a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:... • Takahiko Yamamura • Jun Osakada Jun Osakada is a male track and field sprinter from Japan.-Achievements:-References:... • Mitsuhiro Sato Mitsuhiro Sato is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He finished fourth in 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games, together with teammates Yuki Yamaguchi, Jun Osakada and Tomohiro Ito. Sato also competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005....	3:02.35
4.	Canada	• Tyler Christopher Tyler Christopher (athlete) Tyler Christopher is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in 400 meters. He is the Canadian record holder for the distance in both indoor and outdoor competition.In 2004 he won the NACAC U23 Championships... • Shane Niemi Shane Niemi Shane Niemi is a Canadian sprints athlete.-Achievements:He holds the current BC high school track and field 400m record of 46.8 in 1996 while he was attending Westsyde.-Personal bests:... • Gary Reed Gary Reed (athlete) Gary Reed is a Canadian retired middle distance runner. He currently holds the Canadian record in the 800 metre run with a time of 1:43.68. On September 2, 2007, he won the silver medal in the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, with a time of 1.47.10... • Keston Nelson	3:02.97
5.	Romania	• Florin Suciu • Alexandru Mardan • Alexandru Cristea • Ioan Lucian Vieru	3:06.42
6.	Botswana	• Oganebitse Moseki • Johnson Kubisa Johnson Kubisa Johnson Kubisa is a Botswanan sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He was a member of the Botswana 4 x 400 metres relay team that finished eighth at the 2004 Olympic Games. He also helped win this event at the 2003 All-Africa Games in a national record time of 3:02.24 minutes, together with... • Kagiso Kilego Kagiso Kilego Kagiso Kilego is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He was a member of the Botswana 4 x 400 metres relay team that finished eighth at the 2004 Olympic Games. He also helped win this event at the 2003 All-Africa Games in a national record time of 3:02.24 minutes, together with... • Gaolesiela Salang Gaolesiela Salang Gaolesiela Salang is a Botswanan sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He was a member of the Botswana 4 x 400 metres relay team that finished eighth at the 2004 Olympic Games.-External:...	3:07.91
—	Nigeria	• Musa Audu Musa Audu Musa Audu is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He is notable for winning the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the Nigerian team and the silver medal in the 2003 All-Africa Games 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the Nigerian team too.... • Bolaji Lawal • James Godday James Godday James Godday is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He was born in Kaduna.Godday was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay. In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, he competed in 400 metres where he was knocked out in the... • Abayomi Agunbiade	DQ

Heat 3

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	France	• Ahmed Douhou Ahmed Douhou Ahmed Douhou is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Côte d'Ivoire in 2002.... • Naman Keïta Naman Keita Naman Keïta is a track and field athlete, who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles, competing internationally for France. He was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.-Personal:Keïta was born in Paris to a Malian father and an Algerian mother... • Stéphane Diagana Stéphane Diagana Stéphane Diagana is a former French athlete who won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens over 400 metres hurdles. In 2002 he won the gold medal at the European Championships in Athletics in Munich in the same event. Diagana also set the European record of 47.37... • Marc Raquil Marc Raquil Marc Raquil is a French runner of Martiniquais origin who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He has a World Championships bronze medal from 2003 and a European gold medal from the 2006 European Athletics Championships...	3:01.79
2.	United Kingdom	• Timothy Benjamin Timothy Benjamin Timothy David Benjamin is a former professional athlete from Wales. He specialised in the 400 metres, and in his teens was coached by Jock Anderson, in the same training group as Christian Malcolm... • Sean Baldock • Ian Mackie • Daniel Caines Daniel Caines Daniel Stephen Caines is an English athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres.-Early life:He was educated at Solihull School, a British independent school in the affluent West Midlands town of Solihull...	3:02.22
3.	South Africa	• Marcus La Grange Marcus la Grange Marcus la Grange is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.65 seconds, achieved in April 2002 in Pretoria.-Achievements:-External links:... • Ockert Cilliers Ockert Cilliers Ockert Cilliers is a South African 400 m hurdler. Born in Vanderbijlpark, Cilliers now lives in Potchefstroom . He is 1.70 m tall and weighs 74 kg.... • Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh is a South African hurdler.His personal best time is 48.09 seconds, achieved at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 10.66 s... • Paul Gorries Paul Gorries Paul Gorries is a South African sprinter.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 10.43 s 200 metres - 20.59 s 400 metres - 45.30 s -References:...	3:03.05
4.	Russia	• Anton Galkin • Aleksandr Usov Aleksandr Usov Aleksandr Usov is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Usov won the silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, together with teammates Dmitriy Forshev, Boris Gorban and Andrey Rudnitskiy... • Andrey Rudnitskiy Andrey Rudnitskiy Andrey Rudnitskiy is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Rudnitskiy won the silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, together with teammates Dmitriy Forshev, Boris Gorban and Aleksandr Usov... • Ruslan Mashchenko Ruslan Mashchenko Ruslan Mashchenko is a retired hurdler from Russia, who is best known for winning two silver medals at the European Championships during his career . He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics , and set his personal best in the men's 400 metres hurdles on 1998-06-13 in...	3:03.62
5.	Republic of Ireland	• Paul McKee • Gary Ryan Gary Ryan Gary Ryan is a former Irish sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. On retirement he worked for the Irish athletics association as Director of Coaching before leaving in January, 2009 for a position with the National University of Ireland, Galway.Ryan won the bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres... • David McCarthy • David Gillick David Gillick David Gillick is an Irish international track and field athlete. David began his education in Our Lady's Boys School and attended St.Benildus College secondary school in Kilmacud. He studied at Dublin Institute of Technology before moving to Loughborough to train as a full time athlete with coach...	3:04.31
—	Dominican Republic	• Arismendy Peguero Arismendy Peguero Arismendy Peguero Thicket is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres. He was born in La Romana.... • Carlos Santa Carlos Santa Carlos Johelín Santa is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres.He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005, and finished fifth at the 2005 World Athletics Final.In 2006 he finished fifth in 4 x 400... • José Peralta Jose Peralta José Rafael Peralta represents District 13 in the New York State Senate, which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights and Woodside... • Félix Sánchez Felix Sanchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States who competes for The Dominican Republic...	DQ
—	Kenya	• Vincent Mumo Kiilu • Joseph Mwengi Mutua • Victor Kibet • Ezra Sambu Ezra Sambu Ezra Kenyoke Sambu is a Kenyan sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.43 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Nairobi. This ranks him third in Kenya, behind Samson Kitur and Charles Gitonga, and fifth in Africa, behind Innocent Egbunike, Kitur, Gitonga and Davis Kamoga...	DQ
—	Sri Lanka	• Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara Prasanna Sampath Amarasekara is a Sri Lankan athlete. He participated at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Commonwealth Games the 2005 Asian Championships in Athletics and the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.-External links:... • Rohan Pradeep Kumara Rohan Pradeep Kumara Rohan Pradeep Kumara is Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the Men's 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and did not pass the first round.Kumara finished 400m Round 1's fourth heat at a time of 46.20 seconds and was placed fifth... • Ranga Wimalawansa • Sugath Thilakaratne Sugath Thilakaratne Sugath Thilakaratne is a Sri Lankan athlete competing in the 400 metres.His best season was in 1998, when he improved his personal best by almost a second to 44.61 and subsequently won medals in three international championships...	DQ

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