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


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.

Medalists

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
World record
Romy Müller, Sabine Günther, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr		41.37Canberra, Australia6 October 1985
Championship record
Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers		41.47Athens, Greece9 August 1997
World Leading
Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Muna Lee, Carmelita Jeter		41.58Cottbus, Germany8 August 2009
African Record
Christy Opara-Thompson, Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi		42.39Barcelona, Spain7 August 1992
Asian Record
Li Xuemei, Xiao Lin, Li Yali, Liu Xiaomei		42.23Shanghai, China23 October 1997
North American Record
Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers		41.47Athens, Greece9 August 1997
South American record
Luciana dos Santos, Lucimar de Moura, Katia Regina Santos, Rosemar Coelho Neto		42.97Bogotá, Colombia10 July 2004
European Record
Romy Müller, Sabine Günther, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr		41.37Canberra, Australia6 October 1985
Oceanian Record
Rachael Massey, Suzanne Broadrick, Jodi Lambert, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor		42.99Pietersburg, South Africa18 March 2000

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

Qualification standard

Schedule

Results

Heats

The first 2 of each heat plus the 2 fastest times qualify.
RankHeatNationAthletesTimeNotes
1Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart41.88Q, SB
1Sheniqua Ferguson, Chandra Sturrup, Christine Amertil, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie42.66Q, SB
2Marion Wagner, Anne Möllinger, Cathleen Tschirch, Verena Sailer42.96Q, SB
3Rosemar Maria Neto, Lucimar Aparecida de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Vanda Gomes43.07Q, SB
3Yevgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yuliya Gushchina, Natalia Rusakova43.18Q, SB
1Reyare Thomas, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett43.22q, NR
2Yomara Hinestroza, Felipa Palacios, Darlenis Obregón, Norma González43.30Q, SB
2Laura Turner, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania43.34q
3Iwona Ziółkowska, Marta Jeschke, Dorota Jędrusińska, Iwona Brzezińska43.63
101Olena Chebanu, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen, Hrystyna Stuy43.77
111Tanika Liburd, Meritzer Williams, Tameka Williams, Virgil Hodge43.98
121Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Anne Zagré43.99SB
132Anna Bagdanovich, Aksana Drahun, Alena Kievich, Yulia Nestsiarenka44.12SB
143Chisato Fukushima, Momoko Takahashi, Mayumi Watanabe, Maki Wada44.24
152Sangwan Jaksunin, Orranut Klomdee, Jutamass Tawoncharoen, Jintara Seangdee44.59
162Olutoyin Augustus, Halimat Ismaila, Seun Adigun, Oludamola Osayomi46.54
3Lauryn Williams, Alexandria Anderson, Muna Lee, Carmelita JeterDNF

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

Key: SB = Seasonal best