2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 22 and August 23.
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
![]() Debbie Dunn Allyson Felix Lashinda Demus Sanya Richards Natasha Hastings* Jessica Beard* |
![]() Rosemarie Whyte Novlene Williams-Mills Shereefa Lloyd Shericka Williams Kaliese Spencer* |
![]() Lee McConnell Christine Ohuruogu Vicki Barr Nicola Sanders Jenny Meadows* |
* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.
**Original medalists Russia forfeited results and medals as a result of disqualification of Kapachinskaya[1].
Records[]
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
World record | ![]() Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina |
3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
Championship record | ![]() Gwen Torrence, Jearl Miles Clark, Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Maicel Malone-Wallace |
3:16.71 | Stuttgart, Germany | 22 August 1993 |
World Leading | ![]() Monica Hargrove, Natasha Hastings, Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards |
3:23.08 | Philadelphia, United States | 25 April 2009 |
African Record | ![]() Falilat Ogunkoya, Fatima Yusuf, Olabisi Afolabi, Charity Opara |
3:21.04 | Atlanta, United States | 3 August 1996 |
Asian Record | ![]() , Bai Xiaoyun, Cao Chunying, Ma Yuqin |
3:24.28 | Beijing, China | 13 September 1993 |
North American Record | ![]() Denean Howard-Hill, Diane Dixon, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Florence Griffith-Joyner |
3:15.51 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
South American record | ![]() Lucimar Teodoro, Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Maria Laura Almirão, Josiane Tito |
3:26.82 | Helsinki, Finland | 13 August 2005 |
European Record | ![]() Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina |
3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
Oceanian Record | ![]() Cathy Freeman, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Tamsyn Lewis, Nova Peris |
3:23.81 | Sydney, Australia | 30 September 2000 |
No new world or championship record was set during this competition.
Qualification standards[]
Standard |
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3:31.00 |
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Round |
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August 22, 2009 | 20:15 | Heats |
August 23, 2009 | 17:50 | Final |
Results[]
Heats[]
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.
Key: DQ = Disqualified, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best
Final[]
Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Lashinda Demus, Sanya Richards | 3:17.83 | WL |
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Rosemarie Whyte, Novlene Williams-Mills, Shereefa Lloyd, Shericka Williams | 3:21.15 | SB |
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Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Tatyana Firova, Lyudmila Litvinova, Antonina Krivoshapka | Doping | ||
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Lee McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu, Vicki Barr, Nicola Sanders | 3:25.16 | SB[2] |
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Fabienne Kohlmann, Sorina Nwachukwu, Esther Cremer, Claudia Hoffmann | 3:27.61 | |
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Endurance Abinuwa, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, , Folasade Abugan | 3:28.55 | SB |
6 | ![]() |
Virginie Michanol, Aurélie Kamga, Symphora Béhi, Solen Désert-Mariller | 3:30.16 | |
7 | ![]() |
Diosmely Peña, Daisurami Bonne, Zulia Calatayud, Indira Terrero | 3:36.99 |
Key: SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)
References[]
External links[]
- Women's 4 x 400 metres relay qualification from IAAF (Archived 2009-09-08). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.
- Women's 4 x 400 metres relay final results from IAAF. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.
Categories:
- Events at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
- Relays at the World Athletics Championships
- 2009 in women's athletics