2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 100 metres relay

Events at the
2009 World Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
 

The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 21 and August 22.

Contents

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Jamaica
Simone Facey
Shelly-Ann Fraser
Aleen Bailey
Kerron Stewart		  Bahamas
Sheniqua Ferguson
Chandra Sturrup
Christine Amertil
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie		  Germany
Marion Wagner
Anne Möllinger
Cathleen Tschirch
Verena Sailer

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record  East Germany (GDR)
Romy Müller, Sabine Günther, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr		 41.37 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
Championship record  United States (USA)
Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers		 41.47 Athens, Greece 9 August 1997
World Leading  United States (USA)
Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Muna Lee, Carmelita Jeter		 41.58 Cottbus, Germany 8 August 2009
African Record  Nigeria (NGR)
Christy Opara-Thompson, Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi		 42.39 Barcelona, Spain 7 August 1992
Asian Record  China (CHN)
Li Xuemei, Xiao Lin, Li Yali, Liu Xiaomei		 42.23 Shanghai, China 23 October 1997
North American Record  United States (USA)
Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers		 41.47 Athens, Greece 9 August 1997
South American record  Brazil (BRA)
Luciana dos Santos, Lucimar de Moura, Katia Regina Santos, Rosemar Coelho Neto		 42.97 Bogotá, Colombia 10 July 2004
European Record  East Germany (GDR)
Romy Müller, Sabine Günther, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr		 41.37 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
Oceanian Record  Australia (AUS)
Rachael Massey, Suzanne Broadrick, Jodi Lambert, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor		 42.99 Pietersburg, South Africa 18 March 2000

No new world or championship record was set during this competition.

Qualification standard

Standard
43.90

Schedule

Date Time Round
August 22, 2009 18:10 Heats
August 22, 2009 20:00 Final

Results

Heats

The first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualify.

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 1  Jamaica Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart 41.88 Q, SB
2 1  Bahamas Sheniqua Ferguson, Chandra Sturrup, Christine Amertil, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 42.66 Q, SB
3 2  Germany Marion Wagner, Anne Möllinger, Cathleen Tschirch, Verena Sailer 42.96 Q, SB
4 3  Brazil Rosemar Maria Neto, Lucimar Aparecida de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Vanda Gomes 43.07 Q, SB
5 3  Russia Yevgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yuliya Gushchina, Natalia Rusakova 43.18 Q, SB
6 1  Trinidad and Tobago Reyare Thomas, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett 43.22 q, NR
7 2  Colombia Yomara Hinestroza, Felipa Palacios, Darlenis Obregón, Norma González 43.30 Q, SB
8 2  Great Britain Laura Turner, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania 43.34 q
9 3  Poland Iwona Ziółkowska, Marta Jeschke, Dorota Jędrusińska, Iwona Brzezińska 43.63
10 1  Ukraine Olena Chebanu, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen, Hrystyna Stuy 43.77
11 1  Saint Kitts and Nevis Tanika Liburd, Meritzer Williams, Tameka Williams, Virgil Hodge 43.98
12 1  Belgium Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Anne Zagré 43.99 SB
13 2  Belarus Anna Bagdanovich, Aksana Drahun, Alena Kievich, Yulia Nestsiarenka 44.12 SB
14 3  Japan Chisato Fukushima, Momoko Takahashi, Mayumi Watanabe, Maki Wada 44.24
15 2  Thailand Sangwan Jaksunin, Orranut Klomdee, Jutamass Tawoncharoen, Jintara Seangdee 44.59
16 2  Nigeria Olutoyin Augustus, Halimat Ismaila, Seun Adigun, Oludamola Osayomi 46.54
3  United States Lauryn Williams, Alexandria Anderson, Muna Lee, Carmelita Jeter DNF

Key: DNF = Did not finish, DNS = Did not start, NR = National record, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final

Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes
 Jamaica Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart 42.06
 Bahamas Sheniqua Ferguson, Chandra Sturrup, Christine Amertil, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 42.29 SB
 Germany Marion Wagner, Anne Möllinger, Cathleen Tschirch, Verena Sailer 42.87 SB
4  Russia Yevgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yuliya Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya 43.00 SB
5  Brazil Rosemar Maria Neto, Lucimar Aparecida de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Vanda Gomes 43.13
6  Great Britain Laura Turner, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania 43.16 SB
7  Trinidad and Tobago Reyare Thomas, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett 43.43
8  Colombia Yomara Hinestroza, Felipa Palacios, Darlenis Obregón, Norma González 43.71

Key: SB = Seasonal best

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