2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay


The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 22 and August 23.

Medalists

* 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 1988
Championship record
Gwen Torrence, Jearl Miles Clark, Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Maicel Malone-Wallace		3:16.71Stuttgart, Germany22 August 1993
World Leading
Monica Hargrove, Natasha Hastings, Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards		3:23.08Philadelphia, United States25 April 2009
African Record
Falilat Ogunkoya, Fatima Yusuf, Olabisi Afolabi, Charity Opara		3:21.04Atlanta, United States3 August 1996
Asian Record
An Xiaohong, Bai Xiaoyun, Cao Chunying, Ma Yuqin		3:24.28Beijing, China13 September 1993
North American Record
Denean Howard-Hill, Diane Dixon, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Florence Griffith-Joyner		3:15.51Seoul, South Korea1 October 1988
South American record
Lucimar Teodoro, Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Maria Laura Almirão, Josiane Tito		3:26.82Helsinki, Finland13 August 2005
European Record
Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina		3:15.17Seoul, South Korea1 October 1988
Oceanian Record
Cathy Freeman, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Tamsyn Lewis, Nova Peris		3:23.81Sydney, Australia30 September 2000

No new world or championship record was set during this competition.

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat plus the 2 fastest times advance to the [|final].
RankHeatNationAthletesTimeNotes
2Natalya Nazarova, Tatyana Firova, Natalya Antyukh, Lyudmila Litvinova3:23.80Q, SB
2Kaliese Spencer, Shereefa Lloyd, Rosemarie Whyte, Novlene Williams-Mills3:24.72Q
2Fabienne Kohlmann, Sorina Nwachukwu, Esther Cremer, Claudia Hoffmann3:25.08Q, SB
2Nicola Sanders, Vicki Barr, Jenny Meadows, Lee McConnell3:25.23q, SB
2Susana A. Clement, Daisurami Bonne, Zulia Calatayud, Indira Terrero3:27.36q, SB
2Esther Akinsulie, Adrienne Power, Jenna Martin, Carline Muir3:29.17SB
1Debbie Dunn, Natasha Hastings, Jessica Beard, Sanya Richards3:29.31Q
1Endurance Abinuwa, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, Josephine Ehigie, Folashade Abugan3:29.60Q, SB
1Virginie Michanol, Aurélie Kamga, Symphora Béhi, Solen Désert-Mariller3:29.60Q, SB
102Yuliya Baraley, Tetiana Petlyuk, Anastasiya Rabchenyuk, Antonina Yefremova3:30.76
111Pirrenee Steinert, Madeleine Pape, Caitlin Willis-Pincott, Tamsyn Lewis3:30.80
121Marta Milani, Daniela Reina, Maria Enrica Spacca, Libania Grenot3:31.05
131Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Emmilly Pinheiro, Sheila Ferreira, Jailma de Lima3:31.42
142Sayaka Aoki, Asami Tanno, Mayu Sato, Satomi Kubokura3:34.46
151Alejandra Cherizola, Nallely Vela, Ruth Grajeda, Karla Dueñas3:40.03
1Sasha Rolle, Shakeitha Henfield, Rashan Brown, Katrina SeymourDQ

Key: DQ = Disqualified, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final

RankNationAthletesTimeNotes
Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Lashinda Demus, Sanya Richards3:17.83WL
Rosemarie Whyte, Novlene Williams-Mills, Shereefa Lloyd, Shericka Williams3:21.15SB
3Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Tatyana Firova, Lyudmila Litvinova, Antonina Krivoshapka3:21.64Doping
Lee McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu, Vicki Barr, Nicola Sanders3:25.16SB
4Fabienne Kohlmann, Sorina Nwachukwu, Esther Cremer, Claudia Hoffmann3:27.61
5Endurance Abinuwa, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, Josephine Ehigie, Folasade Abugan3:28.55SB
6Virginie Michanol, Aurélie Kamga, Symphora Béhi, Solen Désert-Mariller3:30.16
7Diosmely Peña, Daisurami Bonne, Zulia Calatayud, Indira Terrero3:36.99

Key: SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading