The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 22 and August 23.
Medalists Debbie DunnAllyson FelixLashinda DemusSanya RichardsNatasha Hastings*Jessica Beard*Rosemarie WhyteNovlene Williams-MillsShereefa LloydShericka WilliamsKaliese Spencer*Lee McConnellChristine OhuruoguVicki BarrNicola SandersJenny Meadows*
* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.
**Original medalists Russia forfeited results and medals as a result of disqualification of Kapachinskaya.
Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
World record Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina 3:15.17Seoul, South Korea1 October 1988Championship record Gwen Torrence, Jearl Miles Clark, Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Maicel Malone-Wallace 3:16.71Stuttgart, Germany22 August 1993World Leading Monica Hargrove, Natasha Hastings, Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards 3:23.08Philadelphia, United States25 April 2009African Record Falilat Ogunkoya, Fatima Yusuf, Olabisi Afolabi, Charity Opara 3:21.04Atlanta, United States3 August 1996Asian Record An Xiaohong, Bai Xiaoyun, Cao Chunying, Ma Yuqin3:24.28Beijing, China13 September 1993North American Record Denean Howard-Hill, Diane Dixon, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Florence Griffith Joyner 3:15.51Seoul, South Korea1 October 1988South American record Lucimar Teodoro, Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Maria Laura Almirão, Josiane Tito3:26.82Helsinki, Finland13 August 2005European Record Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina 3:15.17Seoul, South Korea1 October 1988Oceanian Record Cathy Freeman, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Tamsyn Lewis, Nova Peris3:23.81Sydney, Australia30 September 2000
No new world or championship record was set during this competition.
Qualification standards Standard 3:31.00
Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 22, 2009 20:15 HeatsAugust 23, 2009 17:50 Final
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.
Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes 2 Natalya Nazarova, Tatyana Firova, Natalya Antyukh, Lyudmila Litvinova 3:23.80 Q, SB 2 Kaliese Spencer, Shereefa Lloyd, Rosemarie Whyte, Novlene Williams-Mills 3:24.72 Q 2 Fabienne Kohlmann, Sorina Nwachukwu, Esther Cremer, Claudia Hoffmann 3:25.08 Q, SB 2 Nicola Sanders, Vicki Barr, Jenny Meadows, Lee McConnell 3:25.23 q, SB 2 Susana A. Clement, Daisurami Bonne, Zulia Calatayud, Indira Terrero 3:27.36 q, SB 2 Esther Akinsulie, Adrienne Power, Jenna Martin, Carline Muir 3:29.17 SB 1 Debbie Dunn, Natasha Hastings, Jessica Beard, Sanya Richards 3:29.31 Q 1 Endurance Abinuwa, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, Josephine Ehigie, Folashade Abugan 3:29.60 Q, SB 1 Virginie Michanol, Aurélie Kamga, Symphora Béhi, Solen Désert-Mariller 3:29.60 Q, SB 10 2 Yuliya Baraley, Tetiana Petlyuk, Anastasiya Rabchenyuk, Antonina Yefremova 3:30.76 11 1 Pirrenee Steinert, Madeleine Pape, Caitlin Willis-Pincott, Tamsyn Lewis 3:30.80 12 1 Marta Milani, Daniela Reina, Maria Enrica Spacca, Libania Grenot 3:31.05 13 1 Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Emmilly Pinheiro, Sheila Ferreira, Jailma de Lima 3:31.42 14 2 Sayaka Aoki, Asami Tanno, Mayu Sato, Satomi Kubokura 3:34.46 15 1 Alejandra Cherizola, Nallely Vela, Ruth Grajeda, Karla Dueñas 3:40.03 1 Sasha Rolle, Shakeitha Henfield, Rashan Brown, Katrina Seymour Key: DQ = Disqualified, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best
Final
Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Lashinda Demus, Sanya Richards 3:17.83 WL Rosemarie Whyte, Novlene Williams-Mills, Shereefa Lloyd, Shericka Williams 3:21.15 SB 3Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Tatyana Firova, Lyudmila Litvinova, Antonina Krivoshapka 3:21.64 Doping Lee McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu, Vicki Barr, Nicola Sanders 3:25.16 SB 4Fabienne Kohlmann, Sorina Nwachukwu, Esther Cremer, Claudia Hoffmann 3:27.61 5Endurance Abinuwa, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, Josephine Ehigie, Folasade Abugan 3:28.55 SB 6Virginie Michanol, Aurélie Kamga, Symphora Béhi, Solen Désert-Mariller 3:30.16 7Diosmely Peña, Daisurami Bonne, Zulia Calatayud, Indira Terrero 3:36.99
Key: SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)
References
External links Women's 4 x 400 metres relay qualification from IAAF (Archived 2009-09-08). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-27. Women's 4 x 400 metres relay final results from IAAF. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.