The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 24 and 25 August 2023.
Summary
Jamaica had all of three 2022 World Championships 100m medalists, but double Olympic Gold Medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah ran in the heats and was replaced by 200 metre gold medalist Shericka Jackson in the final. The USA replaced Tamara Clark and Melissa Jefferson with 200 metre silver medalist Gabby Thomas and 100 metre gold medalist Sha'Carri Richardson.
Côte d'Ivoire set an African record of 41.90 in the heats.
In the final, out of the blocks, USA's Tamari Davis gained against the stagger of Jamaica's Natasha Morrison who in turn was gaining on GBR's Asha Philip. USA passed first to Twanisha Terry. Jamaica passed late to their fifteen time World Championship medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce who recaptured some of the distance lost, passing GBR's Imani-Lara Lansiquot down the backstretch. USA and Jamaica passed virtually together, but that meant USA in the inside had the advantage. This exchange was a disaster for Côte d'Ivoire as Marie-Josée Ta Lou tripped over Jessika Gbai, both athletes crashing to the track. Thomas brought USA around the turn ahead of Jamaica's Shashalee Forbes, only GBR with Bianca Williams and the Netherlands with Nadine Visser still battling for the bronze. Tasa Jiya started running too early, never connecting with Visser and GBR had clear sailing to bronze. Richardson got the baton for USA two metres up on Jamaica's Jackson. The United States was clear to win with Jamaica two metres back and GBR's Daryll Neita 10 metres back. The winning time of 41.03 took down Jamaica's Championships Record and was the fourth best time ever run, the third best by an American squad. Jamaica's 41.21 was number 8 on that same all-time list, the fourth best by a Jamaican squad.
Records Before the competition records were as follows:
RecordAthlete & LocationDate World recordTianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter40.82London, United Kingdom10 August 2012Championship recordVeronica Campbell-Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce41.07Beijing, China29 August 2015World LeadingUniversity of TexasJulien Alfred, Ezinne Abba, Rhasidat Adeleke, Kevona Davis41.55Austin, United States8 June 2023African RecordJoy Chinenye Udo-Gabriel, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha42.22Eugene, United States23 July 2022Asian Record SichuanLin Xiao, Li Yali, Liu Xiaomei, Li Xuemei42.23Shanghai, China23 October 1997North, Central American and Caribbean recordTianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter40.82London, United Kingdom10 August 2012South American RecordEvelyn dos Santos, Ana Claudia Lemos, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos42.29Moscow, Russia18 August 2013European RecordSilke Möller, Sabine Rieger, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr41.37Canberra, Australia6 October 1985Oceanian recordRachael Massey, Suzanne Broadrick, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Jodi Lambert42.99Pietersburg, South Africa18 March 2000
Qualification standard After the postponement for COVID-19 pandemic reasons of the 2023 World Relays to 2024 Nassau, the modified system to qualify automatically is to have finished in the first eight (finalists) at 2022 World Championships, in Eugene, completed by eight more 2022-2023 top lists' teams.
The top 8 from the 2022 World Athletics Championships:
(1st) (2nd) (3rd) (4th) (5th) (6th) (7th) (8th)
Top list before the 30 July 2023: 42.23 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) - 30 June 2023 42.38 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) - 23 July 2023 42.61 Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 21 August 2022 43.16 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) - 7 August 2022 43.17 San Salvador (ESA) - 6 July 2023 43.24 Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 19 August 2022 43.34 Grand Bahama Sports Complex, Freeport (BAH) - 21 AUG 2022 Not entered (was Next best by Top List) 43.35 Central Stadium, Almaty (KAZ) - 01 JUL 2023 Not entered (was Next best by Top List) 43.43 43.43 - San Salvador (ESA) - 6 July 2023 43.45 43.45 - San Salvador (ESA) - 06 JUL 2023 Not entered (was Next best by Top List) 43.47 COTP Stadium, São Paulo (BRA) - 29 July 2023
Schedule The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:
Date Time Round25 August 20:00 Heats26 August 21:53 Final
Results
Heats The first three in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Rank Heat Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 2 6 Tamari Davis, Twanisha Terry, Tamara Clark, Melissa Jefferson 41.59 Q, 2 1 2 Briana Williams, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shashalee Forbes, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 41.70 Q, 3 2 8 Murielle Ahouré-Demps, Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Jessika Gbai, Maboundou Koné 41.90 Q, 4 2 4 Dalia Kaddari, Anna Bongiorni, Alessia Pavese, Zaynab Dosso 42.14 Q, 5 1 5 Asha Philip, Imani Lansiquot, Bianca Williams, Annie Tagoe 42.33 Q, 6 2 3 N'Ketia Seedo, Marije van Hunenstijn, Jamile Samuel, Tasa Jiya 42.53 q 7 1 4 Nathacha Kouni, Salomé Kora, Géraldine Frey, Melissa Gutschmidt 42.64 Q, 8 2 5 Pia Skrzyszowska, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, Magdalena Stefanowicz, Ewa Swoboda 42.65 q, 9 1 7 Louise Wieland, Sina Mayer, Gina Lückenkemper, Rebekka Haase 42.78 qR, 10 1 8 Akilah Lewis, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Leah Bertrand 42.85 11 1 9 Lucia Carrillo, Jaël Bestué, Paula Sevilla, 42.96 12 1 3 Carolle Zahi, Gémima Joseph, Helene Parisot, Mallory Leconte 43.12 13 2 9 Laura Moreira, Enis M. Pérez, , Yunisleidy García 43.17 14 2 1 Gréta Kerekes, , Boglárka Takács, Anna Luca Kocsis 43.38 15 2 2 Garbriela Mourão, Vitoria Cristina Rosa, Ana Carolina Azevedo, Rosângela Santos 43.46 27Justina Eyakpobeyan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, Faith Okwose 1 6 Ebony Lane, Bree Masters, Kristie Edwards, Torrie Lewis
Final The final was started on 26 August at 21:53.
Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 6 Tamari Davis, Twanisha Terry, Gabrielle Thomas, Sha'Carri Richardson 41.03 7 Natasha Morrison, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shashalee Forbes, Shericka Jackson 41.21 8 Asha Philip, Imani Lansiquot, Bianca Williams, Daryll Neita 41.97 4 4 Zaynab Dosso, Dalia Kaddari, Anna Bongiorni, Alessia Pavese 42.49 5 3 Pia Skrzyszowska, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, Magdalena Stefanowicz, Ewa Swoboda 42.66 6 1 Louise Wieland, Sina Mayer, Gina Lückenkemper, Rebekka Haase 42.98 5 Murielle Ahouré-Demps, Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Jessika Gbai, Maboundou Koné 2 N'Ketia Seedo, Lieke Klaver, Nadine Visser, Tasa Jiya 9 Nathacha Kouni, Salomé Kora, Géraldine Frey, Melissa Gutschmidt
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