The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers StadiuminBeijing, China between 30 August and 1 September.[1][2]
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  United States |
Andrew Pierce, Geno White, Brandon Couts, Thomas Gerding | 3:05.18 | Q |
| 2 | 1 |  Ukraine |
Andriy Tverdostup, Volodymyr Rybalka, Yevhen Zyukov, Oleksandr Kaydash | 3:06.15 | Q |
| 3 | 2 |  Russia |
Oleg Mishukov, Aleksandr Ladeyshchikov, Dmitriy Forshev, Aleksandr Usov | 3:06.59 | Q |
| 4 | 1 |  South Africa |
Johan Cronje, Corné du Plessis, Adriaan Botha, Brian Erasmus | 3:07.26 | Q[3] |
| 5 | 2 |  Netherlands |
Bob Keus, Patrick van Balkom, Julien Hagen, Bram Som | 3:07.52 | Q |
| 6 | 1 |  Japan |
Yoshihiro Chiba, Mitsuhiro Sato, Ryuji Muraki, Ken Yoshizawa | 3:07.82 | Q |
| 7 | 2 |  Australia |
Frazer Dowling, David Flowers, Kris McCarthy, Clinton Hill | 3:08.19 | q[4] |
| 8 | 1 |  Nigeria |
Kayode Isijola, Bolaji Lawal, Poploola Toope, Popoola Toope | 3:13.12 | q |
| 9 | 2 |  Sri Lanka |
Vajira Kularatne, Ravindra Jayasinghe, Chadana Wickramarachchi, Kulan Arunajith | 3:23.20 |
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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United States |
Thomas Gerding, Geno White, Brandon Couts, Andrew Pierce | 3:02.83 | |
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Ukraine |
Andriy Tverdostup, Yevhen Zyukov, Oleksandr Kaydash, Volodymyr Rybalka | 3:02.87 | |
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Japan |
Mitsuhiro Sato, Ken Yoshizawa, Ryuji Muraki, Masayuki Okusako | 3:03.63 | |
| 4 | Australia |
David Flowers, Clinton Hill, Paul Pearce, Tim Williams | 3:04.51 | |
| 5 | South Africa |
Adriaan Botha, Alwyn Myburgh, Liod Kgopong, Martin Willemse | 3:05.23 | |
| 6 | Netherlands |
Bram Som, Patrick van Balkom, Julien Hagen, Bob Keus | 3:06.30 | |
| 7 | Russia |
Aleksandr Ladeyshchikov, Oleg Mishukov, Aleksandr Usov, Dmitriy Forshev | 3:06.83 | [5] |
| 8 | Nigeria |
Bolaji Lawal, Popoola Toope, Poploola Toope, Kayode Isijola | 3:22.14 |