Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 27 and 28 October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion were Vicente de Lima, Rafael Ribeiro, Basílio de Moraes Júnior and Sandro Viana of Brazil.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:| World record | 37.04 | Daegu, South Korea | September 4, 2011 | |
| Pan American Games record | 38.18 | Winnipeg, Canada | July 30, 1999 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter one team.Schedule
Results
All times shown are in seconds.| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on October 27. Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat plus the next 2 fastest qualified for the final.| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Jeremy Dodson, Perrisan White, Rubin Williams, Monzavous Edwards | 39.19 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Jason Rogers, Antoine Adams, Delwayne Delaney, Brijesh Lawrence | 39.31 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Carlos Moraes Junior, Ailson Feitosa, Nilson André, Matheus Facho Inocêncio | 39.44 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Ignacio Rojas, Cristián Reyes, Kael Becerra, Daniel Pineda | 39.68 | Q, NR | |
| 5 | 2 | David Lescay, Michael Herrera, Víctor González, Roberto Skyers | 39.79 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | Chris Brown, Jamial Rolle, Rodney Green, Wesley Neymour | 40.05 | q | |
| 7 | 2 | Luis Morán, Franklin Nazareno, Álex Quiñónez, Hugo Chila | 40.23 | Q, SB | |
| 8 | 2 | Miguel Hernández, Jorge Alonzo, Juan Jose Reyes, José Luis Ceballos | 40.74 | q | |
| 1 | Kenneth Medwood, Jayson Jones, Linford Avila, Kenneth Brackett | ' | |||
| 1 | Isidro Montoya, Daniel Grueso, Geiner Mosquera, Álvaro Gómez | ' | |||
| 1 | Marcos Amalbert, Carlos Rodríguez, Marquis Holston, Miguel López | ' | |||
| 2 | Helson Pitillo, Ronald Bennett, Josef Norales, Rolando Palacios | ' | |||
| 2 | Jamol James, Moriba Morain, Joel Dillon, Emmanuel Callander | ' | |||
| 2 | Jermaine Hamilton, Jason Livermore, Hannukkah Wallace, Oshane Bailey | ' |
Final
Held on October 28.| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| Ailson Feitosa, Sandro Viana, Nilson André, Bruno de Barros | 38.18 | =PR | ||
| Jason Rogers, Antoine Adams, Delwayne Delaney, Brijesh Lawrence | 38.81 | |||
| Calesio Newman, Jeremy Dodson, Rubin Williams, Monzavous Edwards | 39.17 | |||
| David Lescay, Michael Herrera, Víctor González, Roberto Skyers | 39.75 | |||
| Jhon Tamayo, Franklin Nazareno, Álex Quiñónez, Hugo Chila | 39.76 | SB | ||
| Miguel Hernández, Jorge Alonzo, Juan Jose Reyes, José Luis Ceballos | 41.08 | |||
| Ignacio Rojas, Cristián Reyes, Kael Becerra, Daniel Pineda | ' | |||
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