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 Source: Simone FaceyShelly-Ann FraserAleen BaileyKerron StewartSheniqua FergusonChandra SturrupChristine AmertilDebbie Ferguson-McKenzieMarion WagnerAnne MöllingerCathleen TschirchVerena Sailer
Records Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. World record Romy Müller, Sabine Günther, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr 41.37Canberra, Australia6 October 1985Championship record Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers 41.47Athens, Greece9 August 1997World Leading Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Muna Lee, Carmelita Jeter 41.58Cottbus, Germany8 August 2009African Record Christy Opara-Thompson, Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi 42.39Barcelona, Spain7 August 1992Asian Record Li Xuemei, Xiao Lin, Li Yali, Liu Xiaomei42.23Shanghai, China23 October 1997North American Record Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers 41.47Athens, Greece9 August 1997South American record Luciana dos Santos, Lucimar de Moura, Katia Regina Santos, Rosemar Coelho Neto42.97Bogotá, Colombia10 July 2004European Record Romy Müller, Sabine Günther, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr 41.37Canberra, Australia6 October 1985Oceanian Record Rachael Massey, Suzanne Broadrick, Jodi Lambert, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor42.99Pietersburg, South Africa18 March 2000
No new world or championship record was set during this competition.
Qualification standard Standard 43.90
Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 22, 2009 18:10 HeatsAugust 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 Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart 41.88 Q, SB 1 Sheniqua Ferguson, Chandra Sturrup, Christine Amertil, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 42.66 Q, SB 2 Marion Wagner, Anne Möllinger, Cathleen Tschirch, Verena Sailer 42.96 Q, SB 3 Rosemar Maria Neto, Lucimar Aparecida de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Vanda Gomes 43.07 Q, SB 3 Yevgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yuliya Gushchina, Natalia Rusakova 43.18 Q, SB 1 Reyare Thomas, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett 43.22 q, NR 2 Yomara Hinestroza, Felipa Palacios, Darlenis Obregón, Norma González 43.30 Q, SB 2 Laura Turner, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania 43.34 q 3 Iwona Ziółkowska, Marta Jeschke, Dorota Jędrusińska, Iwona Brzezińska 43.63 10 1 Olena Chebanu, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen, Hrystyna Stuy 43.77 11 1 Tanika Liburd, Meritzer Williams, Tameka Williams, Virgil Hodge 43.98 12 1 Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Anne Zagré 43.99 SB 13 2 Anna Bagdanovich, Aksana Drahun, Alena Kievich, Yulia Nestsiarenka 44.12 SB 14 3 Chisato Fukushima, Momoko Takahashi, Mayumi Watanabe, Maki Wada 44.24 15 2 Sangwan Jaksunin, Orranut Klomdee, Jutamass Tawoncharoen, Jintara Seangdee 44.59 16 2 Olutoyin Augustus, Halimat Ismaila, Seun Adigun, Oludamola Osayomi 46.54 3 Lauryn Williams, Alexandria Anderson, Muna Lee, Carmelita Jeter
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 Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart 42.06 Sheniqua Ferguson, Chandra Sturrup, Christine Amertil, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 42.29 SB Marion Wagner, Anne Möllinger, Cathleen Tschirch, Verena Sailer 42.87 SB4 Yevgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yuliya Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya 43.00 SB5 Rosemar Maria Neto, Lucimar Aparecida de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Vanda Gomes 43.136 Laura Turner, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania 43.16 SB7 Reyare Thomas, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett 43.438 Yomara Hinestroza, Felipa Palacios, Darlenis Obregón, Norma González 43.71
Key: SB = Seasonal best
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