These are the results of the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.
The gold medal was originally won by the US team, but the team were retrospectively disqualified in 2009 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
Medalists
* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.
Final
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 Great Britain
|
Iwan Thomas, Roger Black, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson | 2:56.65 | |
|
 Jamaica
|
Michael McDonald, Gregory Haughton, Danny McFarlane, Davian Clarke | 2:56.75 | NR |
|
 Poland
|
Tomasz Czubak, Piotr Rysiukiewicz, Piotr Haczek, Robert Maćkowiak | 3:00.26 | |
| 4 |  South Africa
|
Arnaud Malherbe, Hezekiel Sepeng, Hendrik Mokganyetsi, Llewellyn Herbert | 3:00.26 | NR |
| 5 |  France
|
Jean-Louis Rapnouil, Marc Foucan, Fred Mango, Stephane Diagana | 3:01.07 | |
| 6 |  Zimbabwe
|
Tawanda Chiwira, Phillip Mukomana, Savieri Ngidhi, Ken Harnden | 3:01.43 | |
| 7 |  Italy
|
Ashraf Saber, Marco Vaccari, Andrea Nuti, Fabrizio Mori | 3:01.52 | |
| DSQ |  United States
|
Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew, Chris Jones, Tyree Washington | 2:56.47 |
References
| 4 × 400 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Complete event overview | |
| Men | |
| Women | |
| Mixed | |
