Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Dates	20–21 October 1964
Competitors	80 from 20 nations
Medalists
01 ! Ollan Cassell Mike Larrabee Ulis Williams Henry Carr  United States 02 ! Tim Graham Adrian Metcalfe John Cooper Robbie Brightwell  Great Britain 03 ! Edwin Skinner Kent Bernard Edwin Roberts Wendell Mottley  Trinidad and Tobago
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01 !		Ollan Cassell Mike Larrabee Ulis Williams Henry Carr	United States
02 !		Tim Graham Adrian Metcalfe John Cooper Robbie Brightwell	Great Britain
03 !		Edwin Skinner Kent Bernard Edwin Roberts Wendell Mottley	Trinidad and Tobago

The men's 4 × 400 metres relay was the longer of the two men's relays on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 20 October and 21 October 1964. 20 teams, for a total of 80 athletes, from 20 nations entered, with 3 teams of 4 not starting in the first round. The first round was held on 20 October with the final on 21 October.

The final of the 4×400 relay was the last event on the athletics schedule to begin, though the marathon was still in progress when the 4×400 finished.

The top two teams in each of the 3 heats as well as the two fastest remaining teams advanced.

Carr moved from initial position to anchor for the United States team as they set a new world record, followed closely by Great Britain and Northern Ireland as well as Trinidad and Tobago. All three teams were under the old world record time.

France also shuffled their lineup, moving Nelzy to third from first.