Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[1]
KEY:
|
WL
|
World leading
|
CR
|
Championship record
|
NR
|
National record
|
SB
|
Seasonal best
|
[1]
Rank
|
Lane
|
Nation
|
Athletes
|
Time
|
Notes
|
|
7
|
Germany
|
Steven Müller, Felix Straub, Lucas Ansah-Peprah, Owen Ansah
|
1:22.43
|
SB
|
|
5
|
Kenya
|
Mark Odhiambo, Mike Nyang'au, Elijah Mathew, Hesborn Ochieng
|
1:24.26
|
SB
|
|
3
|
Portugal
|
Frederico Curvelo, Delvis Santos, Diogo Antunes, André Prazeres
|
1:24.53
|
NR
|
4
|
2
|
Ecuador
|
Alex Quiñónez, Anderson Marquínez, Steeven Salas, Katriel Angulo
|
1:24.89
|
NR
|
|
6
|
Denmark
|
Steffen Udengaard Knudsen, Simon Hansen, Tazana Kamanga-Dyrbak, Kojo Musah
|
DNF
|
|
|
4
|
Poland
|
Dominik Kopeć, Adrian Brzeziński, Łukasz Żok, Karol Zalewski
|
DQ
|
TR24.6.3[2]
|