The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 5 and 6 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. There were 16 competing relay teams, with each team having 5 members from which 4 were selected in each round.
Background This was the 22nd appearance of the event, having appeared at every Olympics since women's athletics was introduced in 1928.
Qualification
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could qualify a relay team of 5 athletes in one of three ways. A total of 16 NOCs qualified.
The top 8 NOCs at the 2019 World Athletics Championships qualified a relay team. The top 8 NOCs at the 2021 World Athletics Relays qualified a relay team. Where an NOC placed in the top 8 at both the 2019 World Championships and the 2021 World Relays, the quota place was allocated to the world ranking list as of 29 June 2021. In this case, 2 teams did so, so there are 2 places available through the world rankings.
The qualifying period was originally from 1 May 2019 to 29 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the period was suspended from 6 April 2020 to 30 November 2020, with the end date extended to 29 June 2021. The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the given period that have the approval of the IAAF. Both indoor and outdoor meets are eligible. The most recent Area Championships may be counted in the ranking, even if not during the qualifying period.
Competition format The event continued to use the two-round format introduced in 2012.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Olympic, and area records were as follows.
Area Time (s) Athletes Nation Africa 42.39 Asia 42.23 Europe 41.37 North, Central America and Caribbean 40.82 Oceania 42.99 South America 42.29
The following national records were established during the competition:
Country Athlete Round Time Notes Great Britain Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita Heats 41.55 Italy Irene Siragusa, Gloria Hooper, Anna Bongiorni, Vittoria Fontana Heats 42.84 Ecuador Marizol Landázuri, Anahí Suárez, Yuliana Angulo, Ángela Tenorio Heats 43.69 Switzerland Riccarda Dietsche, Ajla Del Ponte, Mujinga Kambundji, Salomé Kora Heats 42.05 Denmark Mathilde Kramer, Astrid Glenner-Frandsen, Emma Beiter Bomme, Ida Karstoft Heats 43.51 Jamaica Briana Williams, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson Final 41.02
Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay took place over two consecutive days.
Date Time Round Thursday, 5 August 2021 9:00 Round 1 Friday, 6 August 2021 19:50 Final
Results Heats Qualification Rules: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final
Heat 1 RankLaneNationCompetitorsReaction TimeNotes 3 5 Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita 0.132 41.55 NR, 2 4 Javianne Oliver, Teahna Daniels, English Gardner, Aleia Hobbs 0.140 41.90 , 1 6 Briana Williams, Natasha Morrison, Remona Burchell, Shericka Jackson 0.180 42.15 , 4 3 Carolle Zahi, Orlann Ombissa-Dzangue, Gémima Joseph, Cynthia Leduc 0.156 42.68 , 5 2 Nadine Visser, Dafne Schippers, Marije van Hunenstijn, Naomi Sedney 0.151 42.81 , 6 9 Irene Siragusa, Gloria Hooper, Anna Bongiorni, Vittoria Fontana 0.143 42.84 NR 7 8 Hanae Aoyama, Mei Kodama, Ami Saito, Remi Tsuruta 0.145 43.44 8 7 Marizol Landázuri, Anahí Suárez, Yuliana Angulo, Ángela Tenorio 0.141 43.69 NR
Heat 2 RankLaneNationCompetitorsReaction TimeNotes 1 7 Rebekka Haase, Alexandra Burghardt, Tatjana Pinto, Gina Lückenkemper 0.216 42.00 , 2 6 Riccarda Dietsche, Ajla Del Ponte, Mujinga Kambundji, Salomé Kora 0.166 42.05 NR, 3 3 Liang Xiaojing, Ge Manqi, Huang Guifen, Wei Yongli 0.137 42.82 4 8 Marika Popowicz-Drapała, Klaudia Adamek, Paulina Paluch, Pia Skrzyszowska 0.156 43.09 5 2 Bruna Farias, Ana Cláudia Lemos, Vitória Cristina Rosa, Rosângela Santos 0.128 43.15 6 4 Oluwatobiloba Amusan, Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha, Patience Okon George, Ese Brume 0.164 43.25 7 5 Mathilde Kramer, Astrid Glenner-Frandsen, Emma Beiter Bomme, Ida Karstoft 0.157 43.51 NR 8 9 Khalifa St. Fort, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Kai Selvon, Kelly-Ann Baptiste 0.196 43.62
Final Setting a national record, Jamaica won the gold medal with the third fastest time in history.
RankLaneNationCompetitorsReaction TimeNotes 8 Briana Williams, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson 0.188 41.02 6 Javianne Oliver, Teahna Daniels, Jenna Prandini, Gabrielle Thomas 0.132 41.45 5 Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita 0.121 41.88 4 7 Riccarda Dietsche, Ajla Del Ponte, Mujinga Kambundji, Salomé Kora 0.166 42.08 5 4 Rebekka Haase, Alexandra Burghardt, Tatjana Pinto, Gina Lückenkemper 0.196 42.12 6 9 Liang Xiaojing, Ge Manqi, Huang Guifen, Wei Yongli 0.160 42.71 7 3 Carolle Zahi, Orlann Ombissa-Dzangue, Gémima Joseph, Cynthia Leduc 0.146 42.89 2 Nadine Visser, Dafne Schippers, Marije van Hunenstijn, Naomi Sedney 0.148
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