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

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

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Jamaica (JAM) Simone Facey Shelly-Ann Fraser Aleen Bailey Kerron Stewart	Bahamas (BAH) Sheniqua Ferguson Chandra Sturrup Christine Amertil Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie	Germany (GER) 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 (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

Final

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