2015 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2015 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 2 May.

Women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays
Venue	Thomas Robinson Stadium
Dates	3 May (heats & final)
Nations	22
Winning time	42.14
Medalists
Simone Facey Kerron Stewart Schillonie Calvert Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica   Tianna Bartoletta Allyson Felix Kimberlyn Duncan Carmelita Jeter United States   Asha Philip Ashleigh Nelson Bianca Williams Margaret Adeoye Great Britain

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	United States (Tianna Bartoletta, Alexandria Anderson, Jeneba Tarmoh, LaKeisha Lawson)	41.88	Nassau, Bahamas	24 May 2014
World Leading	HS International	42.98	Los Angeles, United States	11 April 2015
African Record	Nigeria (Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Christy Opara, Mary Onyali)	42.39	Barcelona, Spain	7 August 1992
Asian Record	China (Xiao Lin, Li Yali, 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, Sabine Rieger-Günther, Ingrid Auerswald-Lange, Marlies Göhr)	41.37	Canberra, Australia	6 October 1985
Oceanian record	Australia (Rachael Massey, Suzanne Broadrick, Jodi Lambert, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor)	42.99	Pietersburg, South Africa	18 March 2000

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
3 May 2014	19:29	Heats
3 May 2014	21:36	Final B
3 May 2014	21:45	Final

All times are local times (UTC-4)

Results

KEY:

q

Fastest non-qualifiers

Q

Qualified

WL

World leading

SB

Seasonal best

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	5	Jamaica	Simone Facey, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Natasha Morrison	42.50	Q, WL
2	2	4	United States	Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, Kimberlyn Duncan, Carmelita Jeter	42.63	Q, SB
3	2	8	Trinidad and Tobago	Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Kai Selvon	42.87	Q, SB
4	3	7	Brazil	Vanusa dos Santos, Ana Cláudia Silva, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos	42.94	Q, SB
4	1	6	Canada	Crystal Emmanuel, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Shai-Anne Davis, Khamica Bingham	42.94	Q, NR
6	1	3	Nigeria	Gloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Dominique Duncan, Peace Uko	43.56	q, SB
7	3	3	Great Britain	Asha Philip, Ashleigh Nelson, Bianca Williams, Margaret Adeoye	43.60	Q, SB
8	3	2	Switzerland	Mujinga Kambundji, Léa Sprunger, Marisa Lavanchy, Fanette Humair	43.68	q, SB
9	1	8	Bahamas	V'Alonée Robinson, Tayla Carter, Brianne Bethel, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie	44.11	SB
10	3	8	Ecuador	Yuliana Angulo, Narcisa Landazuri, Viviana de la Cruz, Ángela Tenorio	44.24	SB
11	3	6	Kazakhstan	Svetlana Ivanchukova, Viktoriya Zyabkina, Anastasiya Tulapina, Olga Safronova	44.27	SB
12	2	5	Puerto Rico	Beatriz Cruz, Genoiska Cancel, Dayleen Santana, Carol Rodríguez	44.35	SB
13	2	7	Venezuela	Wilmary Álvarez, Andrea Purica, Nediam Vargas, Nercely Soto	44.42	SB
14	2	2	China	Yuan Qiqi, Kong Lingwei, Lin Huijun, Tao Yujia	44.45	SB
15	2	6	Sweden	Pernilla Nilsson, Isabelle Eurenius, Daniella Busk, Moa Hjelmer	44.81	SB
16	3	4	Australia	Samantha Geddes, Eloise Graf, Hayley Butler, Abbie Tadeo	45.17
17	1	4	Ireland	Amy Foster, Stephanie Creaner, Catherine McManus, Phil Healy	45.38	SB
	3	5	France	Céline Distel-Bonnet, Stella Akakpo, Jennifer Galais, Ayodelé Ikuesan	DNF
	1	7	Germany	Yasmin Kwadwo, Inna Weit, Tatjana Pinto, Verena Sailer	DNF
	2	3	Italy	Giulia Riva, Gloria Hooper, Irene Siragusa, Audrey Alloh	DNF
	1	2	Poland	Marika Popowicz, Anna Kiełbasińska, Marta Jeschke, Karolina Zagajewska	DNF
	3	1	Japan	Mayumi Watanabe, Anna Doi, Chisato Fukushima, Kana Ichikawa	DQ	170.7

Final B

The final B was started at 21:47.

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	6	Ecuador	Yuliana Angulo, Narcisa Landazuri, Viviana de la Cruz, Ángela Tenorio	44.14	SB
2	5	Bahamas	V'Alonée Robinson, Tayla Carter, Brianne Bethel, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie	44.14
3	8	Venezuela	Wilmary Álvarez, Andrea Purica, Nediam Vargas, Nercely Soto	44.17	SB
4	7	China	Yuan Qiqi, Kong Lingwei, Lin Huijun, Tao Yujia	44.28	SB
5	4	Puerto Rico	Beatriz Cruz, Genoiska Cancel, Dayleen Santana, Carol Rodríguez	44.56
6	3	Kazakhstan	Svetlana Ivanchukova, Viktoriya Zyabkina, Anastasiya Tulapina, Olga Safronova	44.89
7	1	Sweden	Pernilla Nilsson, Isabelle Eurenius, Daniella Busk, Moa Hjelmer	44.97
8	2	Australia	Brianna Beahan, Eloise Graf, Hayley Butler, Abbie Tadeo	45.70

Final

The final was started at 21:57.

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	6	Jamaica	Simone Facey, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Veronica Campbell-Brown	42.14	WL
	3	United States	Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, Kimberlyn Duncan, Carmelita Jeter	42.32	SB
	7	Great Britain	Asha Philip, Ashleigh Nelson, Bianca Williams, Margaret Adeoye	42.84	SB
4	8	Canada	Crystal Emmanuel, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Shai-Anne Davis, Khamica Bingham	42.85	NR
5	4	Trinidad and Tobago	Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Kai Selvon	42.88
6	5	Brazil	Vanusa dos Santos, Ana Cláudia Silva, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos	42.92	SB
7	1	Nigeria	Gloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Dominique Duncan, Peace Uko	42.99	SB
8	2	Switzerland	Mujinga Kambundji, Léa Sprunger, Marisa Lavanchy, Fanette Humair	43.74