2014 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

Women's 4 x 100 metres relay
at the 2014 IAAF World Relays
Women's 4 x 100 metres relay ; at the 2014 IAAF World Relays
Venue	Thomas Robinson Stadium
Dates	24 may (heats & final)
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The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 24 May.

Records[]

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record	United States (Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)	40.82	London, Great Britain	10 August 2012
Championship record	New event
World Leading	Jamaica	42.81	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	26 April 2014
African Record	Nigeria (Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Christy Opara, Mary Onyali)	42.39	Barcelona, Spain	7 August 1992
Asian Record	China (Xiao Lin, , Liu Xiaomei, Li Xuemei)	42.23	Shanghai, China	23 October 1997
North, Central American and Caribbean record	United States (Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)	40.82	London, Great Britain	10 August 2012
South American Record	Brazil (Evelyn dos Santos, Ana Claudia Silva, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos)	42.29	Moscow, Russia	18 August 2013
European Record	East Germany (Silke Gladisch-Möller, , Ingrid Auerswald-Lange, Marlies Göhr)	41.37	Canberra, Australia	6 October 1985
Oceanian record	Australia (, , Jodi Lambert, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor)	42.99	Pietersburg, South Africa	18 March 2000

Date	Time	Round
24 May 2014	17:47	Heats
24 May 2014	20:02	Final

All times are local times (UTC-4)

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	3	United States	Tianna Bartoletta, Alexandria Anderson, Jeneba Tarmoh, LaKeisha Lawson	42.29	Q, CR
1	2	4	Jamaica	Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Samantha Henry-Robinson	42.29	Q, CR
3	1	8	Trinidad and Tobago	Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Kai Selvon	42.59	Q, SB
4	2	5	Nigeria	Gloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Dominique Duncan,	42.77	Q, SB
5	1	4	Germany	Yasmin Kwadwo, , Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto, Verena Sailer	42.92	q, SB
6	3	6	Great Britain	Asha Philip, Anyika Onuora, Jodie Williams, Desiree Henry	43.20	Q
7	2	7	Brazil	, Franciela Krasucki, Evelyn dos Santos, Rosângela Santos	43.22	q, SB
8	3	3	France	Éloyse Lesueur, Céline Distel-Bonnet, Émilie Gaydu, Stella Akakpo	43.35	Q, SB
9	1	6	Switzerland	Michelle Cueni, Marisa Lavanchy, Mujinga Kambundji, Léa Sprunger	43.41	SB
10	3	7	Bahamas	, Sheniqua Ferguson, , Anthonique Strachan	43.54	SB
11	2	8	Canada	Khamica Bingham, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Crystal Emmanuel,	43.69	SB
12	3	4	Puerto Rico	Beatriz Cruz, Celiangeli Morales, , Carol Rodríguez	44.04	SB
13	3	8	Poland	Anna Kiełbasińska, Weronika Wedler, Marta Jeschke, Ewelina Ptak	44.07	SB
14	2	3	China	Tao Yujia, Kong Lingwei, Lin Huijun, Yuan Qiqi	44.12	SB
15	1	5	Dominican Republic	Lavonne Idlette, Fany Chalas, ,	44.30	SB
16	2	6	British Virgin Islands	Ashley Kelly, , Chantel Malone,	44.53	SB
17	2	2	Venezuela	Wilmary Álvarez, Andrea Purica, Nediam Vargas, Nercely Soto	44.64	SB
18	3	5	Japan	Saori Kitakaze, Anna Doi, Mayumi Watanabe, Kana Ichikawa	44.66
19	1	7	Australia	Margaret Gayen, Ella Nelson, ,	44.69

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
9	5	Canada	Khamica Bingham, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Crystal Emmanuel,	43.33	SB
10	6	Bahamas	, Sheniqua Ferguson, , Anthonique Strachan	43.46	SB
11	4	Switzerland	Michelle Cueni, Marisa Lavanchy, Mujinga Kambundji, Léa Sprunger	43.55
12	3	Puerto Rico	Beatriz Cruz, Celiangeli Morales, , Carol Rodríguez	43.99	SB
13	8	China	Tao Yujia, , Lin Huijun, Yuan Qiqi	44.09	SB
14	7	Poland	Anna Kiełbasińska, Weronika Wedler, Marta Jeschke,	44.59
15	1	British Virgin Islands	Ashley Kelly, , Chantel Malone,	45.06
	2	Dominican Republic	, Fany Chalas, ,	DQ	R170.7^[3]

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes	Points
	4	United States	Tianna Bartoletta, Alexandria Anderson, Jeneba Tarmoh, LaKeisha Lawson	41.88	CR	8
	5	Jamaica	Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Samantha Henry-Robinson	42.28	SB	7
	3	Trinidad and Tobago	Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Kai Selvon	42.66		6
4	8	Nigeria	Gloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Dominique Duncan,	42.67	SB	5
5	6	Great Britain	Asha Philip, Bianca Williams, Jodie Williams, Desiree Henry	42.75	SB	4
6	1	Germany	Yasmin Kwadwo, , Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto, Verena Sailer	43.38		3
7	2	Brazil	, Franciela Krasucki, Evelyn dos Santos, Rosângela Santos	43.67		2
8	7	France	Éloyse Lesueur, Céline Distel-Bonnet, Émilie Gaydu, Stella Akakpo	43.76		1