The men's 4x400 metres relay event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 8–9.
Medalists edit
* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 teams of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Jamaica |
Garth Robinson, Michael McDonald, Dinsdale Morgan, Greg Haughton | 3:06.87 | Q, WL |
| 2 | 1 |  United States |
Jason Rouser, Sean Maye, Mark Everett, Deon Minor | 3:08.03 | Q |
| 3 | 1 |  Austria |
Martin Lachkovics, Rafik Elouardi, Andreas Rechbauer, Thomas Griesser | 3:08.37 | Q |
| 4 | 1 |  Japan |
Shunji Karube, Dai Tamesue, Masayoshi Kan, Shigekazu Ōmori | 3:08.58 | q |
| 5 | 1 |  Russia |
Dmitriy Bey, Dmitriy Kosov, Dmitriy Guzov, Dmitriy Golovastov | 3:08.85 | q |
| 6 | 2 |  France |
Pierre-Marie Hilaire, Rodrigue Nordin, Loic Lerouge, Fred Mango | 3:09.50 | Q |
| 7 | 2 |  Italy |
Andrea Nuti, Alessandro Aimar, Ashraf Saber, Marco Vaccari | 3:09.98 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Brazil |
Claudinei da Silva, Osmar dos Santos, Flávio Godoy, Geraldo Maranhão Jr. | 3:10.50 | |
| 9 | 2 |  Mexico |
Alejandro Cárdenas, Juan Vallín, Alberto Araujo, Juan Pedro Toledo | 3:11.41 | |
| 10 | 2 |  Great Britain |
Guy Bullock, Richard Knowles, Sean Baldock, Adrian Patrick | 3:14.55 |
Final edit
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
Jason Rouser, Mark Everett, Sean Maye, Deon Minor | 3:04.93 | WL |
 |
Jamaica |
Linval Laird, Michael McDonald, Dinsdale Morgan, Greg Haughton | 3:08.11 | |
 |
France |
Pierre-Marie Hilaire, Rodrigue Nordin, Loic Lerouge, Fred Mango | 3:09.68 | |
| 4 | Russia |
Dmitriy Bey, Ruslan Mashchenko, Dmitriy Kosov, Dmitriy Golovastov | 3:09.75 | |
| 5 | Austria |
Martin Lachkovics, Rafik Elouardi, Andreas Rechbauer, Thomas Griesser | 3:11.47 | |
| 6 | Japan |
Shunji Karube, Dai Tamesue, Shigekazu Ōmori, Masayoshi Kan | 3:20.18 |