The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 24 May.

Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)40.82 London, Great Britain10 August 2012Championship recordNew eventWorld Leading 42.81 Philadelphia, United States26 April 2014African Record(Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Christy Opara, Mary Onyali)42.39 Barcelona, Spain7 August 1992Asian Record(Xiao Lin, Li Yali, Liu Xiaomei, Li Xuemei)42.23 Shanghai, China23 October 1997North, Central American and Caribbean record(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)40.82 London, Great Britain10 August 2012South American Record(Evelyn dos Santos, Ana Claudia Silva, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos)42.29 Moscow, Russia18 August 2013European Record(Silke Gladisch-Möller, Sabine Rieger-Günther, Ingrid Auerswald-Lange, Marlies Göhr)41.37 Canberra, Australia6 October 1985Oceanian record(Rachael Massey, Suzanne Broadrick, Jodi Lambert, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor)42.99 Pietersburg, South Africa18 March 2000

Schedule Date Time Round24 May 2014 17:47 Heats24 May 2014 20:02 Final

Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

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

Rank Heat Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 1 3 Tianna Bartoletta, Alexandria Anderson, Jeneba Tarmoh, LaKeisha Lawson 42.29 Q, CR 1 2 4 Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Samantha Henry-Robinson 42.29 Q, CR 3 1 8 Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Kai Selvon 42.59 Q, SB 4 2 5 Gloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Dominique Duncan, Francesca Okwara 42.77 Q, SB 5 1 4 Yasmin Kwadwo, Inna Weit, Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto, Verena Sailer 42.92 q, SB 6 3 6 Asha Philip, Anyika Onuora, Jodie Williams, Desirèe Henry 43.20 Q 7 2 7 Vanusa dos Santos, Franciela Krasucki, Evelyn dos Santos, Rosângela Santos 43.22 q, SB 8 3 3 Éloyse Lesueur, Céline Distel-Bonnet, Émilie Gaydu, Stella Akakpo 43.35 Q, SB 9 1 6 Michelle Cueni, Marisa Lavanchy, Mujinga Kambundji, Léa Sprunger 43.41 SB 10 3 7 V'Alonée Robinson, Sheniqua Ferguson, Tayla Carter, Anthonique Strachan 43.54 SB 11 2 8 Khamica Bingham, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Crystal Emmanuel, Shai-Anne Davis 43.69 SB 12 3 4 Beatriz Cruz, Celiangeli Morales, Genoiska Cancel, Carol Rodríguez 44.04 SB 13 3 8 Anna Kiełbasińska, Weronika Wedler, Marta Jeschke, Ewelina Ptak 44.07 SB 14 2 3 Tao Yujia, Kong Lingwei, Lin Huijun, Yuan Qiqi 44.12 SB 15 1 5 LaVonne Idlette, Fany Chalas, Marleni Mejia, Margarita Menzueta 44.30 SB 16 2 6 Ashley Kelly, Nelda Huggins, Chantel Malone, Karene King 44.53 SB 17 2 2 Wilmary Álvarez, Andrea Purica, Nediam Vargas, Nercely Soto 44.64 SB 18 3 5 Saori Kitakaze, Anna Doi, Mayumi Watanabe, Kana Ichikawa 44.66 19 1 7 Margaret Gayen, Ella Nelson, Monica Brennan, Elly Graff 44.69

Final

Final B Final B results Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 5 Khamica Bingham, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Crystal Emmanuel, Shai-Anne Davis 43.33 SB 10 6 V'Alonée Robinson, Sheniqua Ferguson, Caché Armbrister, Anthonique Strachan 43.46 SB 11 4 Michelle Cueni, Marisa Lavanchy, Mujinga Kambundji, Léa Sprunger 43.55 12 3 Beatriz Cruz, Celiangeli Morales, Genoiska Cancel, Carol Rodríguez 43.99 SB 13 8 Tao Yujia, Zhu Yayun, Lin Huijun, Yuan Qiqi 44.09 SB 14 7 Anna Kiełbasińska, Weronika Wedler, Marta Jeschke, Angelika Stępień 44.59 15 1 Ashley Kelly, Nelda Huggins, Chantel Malone, Karene King 45.06 2 María Luisa Rodríguez, Fany Chalas, Marleni Mejia, Margarita Manzueta R170.7Passing the baton outside the takeover zone

Final A Final A results Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes Points 4 Tianna Bartoletta, Alexandria Anderson, Jeneba Tarmoh, LaKeisha Lawson 41.88 CR 8 5 Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Samantha Henry-Robinson 42.28 SB 7 3 Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Kai Selvon 42.66 6 8 Gloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Dominique Duncan, Francesca Okwara 42.67 SB 5 6 Asha Philip, Bianca Williams, Jodie Williams, Desirèe Henry 42.75 SB 4 1 Yasmin Kwadwo, Inna Weit, Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto, Verena Sailer 43.38 3 2 Vanusa dos Santos, Franciela Krasucki, Evelyn dos Santos, Rosângela Santos 43.67 2 7 Éloyse Lesueur, Céline Distel-Bonnet, Émilie Gaydu, Stella Akakpo 43.76 1

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