2014 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

Women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays
Venue	Thomas Robinson Stadium
Dates	24 May (heats) & 25 May (final)

The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 24 and 25 May.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record	Soviet Union (Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina)	3:15.17	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988
Championship record	New event
World Leading	University of Texas	3:25.05	Philadelphia, United States	26 April 2014
African Record	Nigeria (Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf, Charity Opara, Falilat Ogunkoya)	3:21.04	Atlanta, United States	3 August 1996
Asian Record	Hebei province (An Xiaohong, Bai Xiaoyun, Cao Chunying, Ma Yuqin)	3:24.28	Beijing, China	13 September 1993
North, Central American and Caribbean record	United States (Denean Howard, Diane Dixon, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Florence Griffith Joyner)	3:15.51	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988
South American Record	BM&F Bovespa (Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Bárbara de Oliveira, Joelma Sousa, Jailma de Lima)	3:26.68	São Paulo, Brazil	7 August 2011
European Record	Soviet Union (Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina)	3:15.17	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988
Oceanian record	Australia (Nova Peris, Tamsyn Manou, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Cathy Freeman)	3:23.81	Sydney, Australia	30 September 2000

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
24 May 2014	18:26	Heats
25 May 2014	18:12	Final

All times are local times (UTC−4)

Results

KEY:

q

Fastest non-qualifiers

Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	2	5	United States	DeeDee Trotter, Sanya Richards-Ross, Monica Hargrove, Jessica Beard	3:23.84	Q, CR
2	2	3	Jamaica	Christine Day, Anastasia Le-Roy, Shericka Jackson, Kaliese Spencer	3:24.95	Q, SB
3	1	4	Nigeria	Folasade Abugan, Regina George, Bukola Abogunloko, Patience Okon George	3:27.07	Q, SB
4	2	4	Great Britain	Eilidh Child, Shana Cox, Emily Diamond, Margaret Adeoye	3:27.30	Q, SB
5	2	6	Poland	Małgorzata Hołub, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Agata Bednarek, Justyna Święty	3:27.37	q, SB
6	2	8	France	Marie Gayot, Lenora Guion-Fermin, Estelle Perrossier, Floria Gueï	3:28.93	q, SB
7	1	7	Brazil	Joelma Sousa, Liliane Fernandes, Jailma de Lima, Geisa Aparecida Coutinho	3:30.37	Q, SB
8	1	3	Italy	Chiara Bazzoni, Maria Enrica Spacca, Elena Maria Bonfanti, Libania Grenot	3:30.67	Q, SB
9	1	8	Trinidad and Tobago	Shawna Fermin, Domonique Williams, Romona Modeste, Alena Brooks	3:30.91	SB
10	2	7	Australia	Anneliese Rubie, Jessica Gulli, Lyndsay Pekin, Morgan Mitchell	3:30.92	SB
11	1	6	Canada	Carline Muir, Jenna Martin, Wendy Fawn Dorr, Noelle Montcalm	3:34.60	SB
12	1	5	Bahamas	Lanece Clarke, Shakeitha Henfield, Christine Amertil, Miriam Byfield	3:54.95
	1	2	Russia	Yelena Zuykevich, Nadezhda Kotlyarova, Ayvika Malanova, Svetlana Rogozina	DNS

Final

Final B

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
9	3	Australia	Anneliese Rubie, Morgan Mitchell, Jessica Gulli, Lyndsay Pekin	3:31.01
10	6	Bahamas	Lanece Clarke, Christine Amertil, Shakeitha Henfield, Miriam Byfield	3:31.71	SB
11	4	Canada	Jenna Martin, Carline Muir, Sarah-Lynn Wells, Wendy Fawn Dorr	3:32.58	SB
12	5	Trinidad and Tobago	Shawna Fermin, Alena Brooks, Magnolia Howell, Romona Modeste	3:33.21

Final A

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes	Points
	5	United States	DeeDee Trotter, Sanya Richards-Ross, Natasha Hastings, Joanna Atkins	3:21.73	CR	8
	4	Jamaica	Kaliese Spencer, Novlene Williams-Mills, Anastasia Le-Roy, Shericka Jackson	3:23.26	SB	7
	6	Nigeria	Folasade Abugan, Regina George, Omolara Omotoso, Patience Okon George	3:23.41	SB	6
4	1	France	Marie Gayot, Lénora Guion-Firmin, Agnès Raharolahy, Floria Gueï	3:25.84	SB	5
5	2	Poland	Małgorzata Hołub, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Joanna Linkiewicz, Justyna Święty	3:27.37	=SB	4
6	7	Italy	Chiara Bazzoni, Maria Enrica Spacca, Elena Maria Bonfanti, Libania Grenot	3:27.44	SB	3
7	8	Great Britain	Eilidh Child, Shana Cox, Christine Ohuruogu, Margaret Adeoye	3:28.03		2
8	3	Brazil	Joelma Sousa, Liliane Fernandes, Jailma de Lima, Geisa Aparecida Coutinho	3:31.59		1