The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 21 and August 22.
Medalists [ edit ] Records [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Round August 22, 2009 18:10 Heats August 22, 2009 20:00 Final
Results [ edit ] The first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualify.
Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 1 Jamaica (JAM) Simone Facey , Shelly-Ann Fraser , Aleen Bailey , Kerron Stewart 41.88 Q, SB 2 1 Bahamas (BAH) Sheniqua Ferguson , Chandra Sturrup , Christine Amertil , Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 42.66 Q, SB 3 2 Germany (GER) Marion Wagner , Anne Möllinger , Cathleen Tschirch , Verena Sailer 42.96 Q, SB 4 3 Brazil (BRA) Rosemar Maria Neto , Lucimar Aparecida de Moura , Thaissa Presti , Vanda Gomes 43.07 Q, SB 5 3 Russia (RUS) Yevgeniya Polyakova , Aleksandra Fedoriva , Yuliya Gushchina , Natalia Rusakova 43.18 Q, SB 6 1 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Reyare Thomas , Kelly-Ann Baptiste , Ayanna Hutchinson , Semoy Hackett 43.22 q, NR 7 2 Colombia (COL) Yomara Hinestroza , Felipa Palacios , Darlenis Obregón , Norma González 43.30 Q, SB 8 2 Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Laura Turner , Montell Douglas , Emily Freeman , Emma Ania 43.34 q 9 3 Poland (POL) Iwona Ziółkowska , Marta Jeschke , Dorota Jędrusińska , Iwona Brzezińska 43.63 10 1 Ukraine (UKR) Olena Chebanu , Nataliya Pohrebnyak , Mariya Ryemyen , Hrystyna Stuy 43.77 11 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) Tanika Liburd , Meritzer Williams , Tameka Williams , Virgil Hodge 43.98 12 1 Belgium (BEL) Olivia Borlée , Hanna Mariën , Élodie Ouédraogo , Anne Zagré 43.99 SB 13 2 Belarus (BLR) Anna Bagdanovich , Aksana Drahun , Alena Kievich , Yulia Nestsiarenka 44.12 SB 14 3 Japan (JPN) Chisato Fukushima , Momoko Takahashi , Mayumi Watanabe , Maki Wada 44.24 15 2 Thailand (THA) Sangwan Jaksunin , Orranut Klomdee , Jutamass Tawoncharoen , Jintara Seangdee 44.59 16 2 Nigeria (NGR) Olutoyin Augustus , Halimat Ismaila , Seun Adigun , Oludamola Osayomi 46.54 3 United States (USA) 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
Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes Jamaica (JAM) Simone Facey , Shelly-Ann Fraser , Aleen Bailey , Kerron Stewart 42.06 Bahamas (BAH) Sheniqua Ferguson , Chandra Sturrup , Christine Amertil , Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 42.29 SB Germany (GER) Marion Wagner , Anne Möllinger , Cathleen Tschirch , Verena Sailer 42.87 SB 4 Russia (RUS) Yevgeniya Polyakova , Aleksandra Fedoriva , Yuliya Gushchina , Yuliya Chermoshanskaya 43.00 SB 5 Brazil (BRA) Rosemar Maria Neto , Lucimar Aparecida de Moura , Thaissa Presti , Vanda Gomes 43.13 6 Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Laura Turner , Montell Douglas , Emily Freeman , Emma Ania 43.16 SB 7 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Reyare Thomas , Kelly-Ann Baptiste , Ayanna Hutchinson , Semoy Hackett 43.43 8 Colombia (COL) Yomara Hinestroza , Felipa Palacios , Darlenis Obregón , Norma González 43.71
Key : SB = Seasonal best