The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 14 July.[1][2][3]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 United StatesMorgan Snow Dezerea Bryant Jennifer Madu Shayla Sanders |
 GermanyAlexandra Burghardt Ida Mayer Katharina Grompe Jessie Maduka |
 BrazilCamila de Souza Tamiris de Liz Nathalia da Rosa Jéssica Carolina dos Reis |
Records
Prior to the competition[update], the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record | United States Blue (Bianca Knight, Jeneba Tarmoh, Elizabeth Olear, Gabrielle Mayo) |
43.29 | Eugene, OR, United States | 8 August 2006 |
| Championship Record |  Jamaica(Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart, Anneisha McLaughlin, Simone Facey) |
43.40 | Kingston, Jamaica | 21 July 2002 |
| World Junior Leading | United States Young Achievers A (Keana Gray, Tristie Johnson, Shayla Sanders, Kali Davis-White) |
44.39 | Orlando, FL, United States | 26 May 2012 |
| Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Leading | United States (Morgan Snow, Dezerea Bryant, Jennifer Madu, Shayla Sanders) |
43.89 | Barcelona, Spain | 14 July 2012 |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7 | United States |
Morgan Snow, Kali Davis-White, Jennifer Madu, Shayla Sanders | 43.95 | Q, WJL |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | Germany |
Alexandra Burghardt, Ida Mayer, Katharina Grompe, Jessie Maduka | 44.27 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | 4 |  Great Britain |
Annie Tagoe, Hannah Thomas, Rachel Johncock, Sophie Papps | 44.47 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | 6 |  Nigeria |
Josephine Ada Omaka, Wisdom Isoken, Goodness Thomas, Stephanie Kalu | 44.58 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 1 | 4 |  Netherlands |
Miquella Lobo, Tessa van Schagen, Naomi Sedney, Marloes Duijn | 44.68 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | Brazil |
Thais Vides, Tamiris de Liz, Nathalia da Rosa, Camila de Souza | 44.79 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 2 | 8 |  Belgium |
Orphée Depuydt, Camille Laus, Imke Vervaet, Justien Grillet | 44.88 | q, NJ |
| 8 | 3 | 4 |  Poland |
Zuzanna Kalinowska, Katarzyna Sokólska, Angelika Stępień, Kamila Ciba | 45.02 | q, SB |
| 9 | 3 | 5 |  Italy |
Elisa Paiero, Irene Siragusa, Anna Bongiorni, Udochi Ekeh | 45.15 | SB |
| 10 | 3 | 8 |  Switzerland |
Nora Frey, Sara Atcho, Charlène Keller, Samantha Dagry | 45.61 | |
| 1 | 8 |  Australia |
Carla Williams, Monica Brennan, Ella Nelson, Ashleigh Whittaker | DQ | ||
| 2 | 3 |  Canada |
Clémence Paiement, Khamica Bingham, Isatu Fofanah, Shai-Anne Davis | DQ | ||
| 2 | 5 |  Spain |
Cristina Lara, Paula Llistosella, Sonia Molina-Prados, María Isabel Pérez | DQ | ||
| 3 | 3 |  South Africa |
Chante van Tonder, Philippa van der Merwe, Zanri van der Merwe, Nabeela Parker | DQ | ||
| 1 | 5 |  Bahamas |
Devynne Charlton, Carmiesha Cox, Rashan Brown, Anthonique Strachan | DNF | ||
| 2 | 6 | Jamaica |
Monique Spencer, Shawnette Lewin, Christania Williams, Deandre Whitehorne | DNF | ||
| 1 | 6 |  Slovenia |
Laura Strajnar, Kaja Debevec, Tina Slejko, Maja Petrovic | DNF | ||
| 1 | 3 |  China |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
9 | United States |
Morgan Snow, Dezerea Bryant, Jennifer Madu, Shayla Sanders | 43.89 | WJL |
 |
6 | Germany |
Alexandra Burghardt, Ida Mayer, Katharina Grompe, Jessie Maduka | 44.24 | SB |
 |
3 | Brazil |
Camila de Souza, Tamiris de Liz, Nathalia da Rosa, Jéssica Carolina dos Reis | 44.29 | SB |
| 4 | 1 | Poland |
Zuzanna Kalinowska, Katarzyna Sokólska, Angelika Stępień, Kamila Ciba | 44.95 | SB |
| 5 | 2 | Belgium |
Orphée Depuydt, Camille Laus, Imke Vervaet, Justien Grillet | 45.12 | |
| 6 | 7 | Netherlands |
Miquella Lobo, Tessa van Schagen, Naomi Sedney, Marloes Duijn | 45.22 | |
| 8 | Great Britain |
Dina Asher-Smith, Rachel Johncock, Desiree Henry, Sophie Papps | DNF | ||
| 5 | Nigeria |
Josephine Ada Omaka, Wisdom Isoken, Goodness Thomas, Stephanie Kalu | DQ |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 72 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
Australia (4)
Bahamas (4)
Belgium (4)
Brazil (5)
Canada (4)
Germany (4)
Italy (4)
Jamaica (4)
Netherlands (4)
Nigeria (4)
Poland (4)
Slovenia (4)
South Africa (4)
Spain (4)
Switzerland (4)
United Kingdom (6)
United States (5)
References
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/Results/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=W/discCode=4X1/combCode=hash/timetable.html[dead link]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC – 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10–15, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Eugene 2014 – FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
External links
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