The women's 4 × 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[1] .
Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
World record
Soviet Union (URS) Tatyana Ledovskaya , Olga Nazarova , Mariya Pinigina , Olga Bryzgina
3:15.17
Seoul , South Korea
1 October 1988
Championship record
United States (USA) Gwen Torrence , Jearl Miles Clark , Natasha Kaiser-Brown , Maicel Malone-Wallace
3:16.71
Stuttgart , Germany
22 August 1993
World Leading
United States (USA) Monica Hargrove , Natasha Hastings , Allyson Felix , Sanya Richards
3:23.08
Philadelphia , United States
25 April 2009
African Record
Nigeria (NGR) Falilat Ogunkoya , Fatima Yusuf , Olabisi Afolabi , Charity Opara
3:21.04
Atlanta , United States
3 August 1996
Asian Record
China (CHN) An Xiaohong, Bai Xiaoyun , Cao Chunying , Ma Yuqin
3:24.28
Beijing , China
13 September 1993
North American Record
United States (USA) Denean Howard-Hill , Diane Dixon , Valerie Brisco-Hooks , Florence Griffith Joyner
3:15.51
Seoul, South Korea
1 October 1988
South American record
Brazil (BRA) Lucimar Teodoro , Geisa Aparecida Coutinho , Maria Laura Almirão , Josiane Tito
3:26.82
Helsinki , Finland
13 August 2005
European Record
Soviet Union (URS) Tatyana Ledovskaya , Olga Nazarova , Mariya Pinigina , Olga Bryzgina
3:15.17
Seoul, South Korea
1 October 1988
Oceanian Record
Australia (AUS) Cathy Freeman , Melinda Gainsford-Taylor , Tamsyn Lewis , Nova Peris
3:23.81
Sydney , Australia
30 September 2000
No new world or championship record was set during this competition.
Qualification standards
Schedule
Date
Time
Round
August 22, 2009
20:15
Heats
August 23, 2009
17:50
Final
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final .
Rank
Heat
Nation
Athletes
Time
Notes
1
2
Russia (RUS)
Natalya Nazarova , Tatyana Firova , Natalya Antyukh , Lyudmila Litvinova
3:23.80
Q, SB
2
2
Jamaica (JAM)
Kaliese Spencer , Shereefa Lloyd , Rosemarie Whyte , Novlene Williams-Mills
3:24.72
Q
3
2
Germany (GER)
Fabienne Kohlmann , Sorina Nwachukwu , Esther Cremer , Claudia Hoffmann
3:25.08
Q, SB
4
2
Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
Nicola Sanders , Vicki Barr , Jenny Meadows , Lee McConnell
3:25.23
q, SB
5
2
Cuba (CUB)
Susana A. Clement , Daisurami Bonne , Zulia Calatayud , Indira Terrero
3:27.36
q, SB
6
2
Canada (CAN)
Esther Akinsulie , Adrienne Power , Jenna Martin , Carline Muir
3:29.17
SB
7
1
United States (USA)
Debbie Dunn , Natasha Hastings , Jessica Beard , Sanya Richards
3:29.31
Q
8
1
Nigeria (NGR)
Endurance Abinuwa , Muizat Ajoke Odumosu , Josephine Ehigie, Folashade Abugan
3:29.60
Q, SB
8
1
France (FRA)
Virginie Michanol , Aurélie Kamga , Symphora Béhi , Solen Désert-Mariller
3:29.60
Q, SB
10
2
Ukraine (UKR)
Yuliya Baraley , Tetiana Petlyuk , Anastasiya Rabchenyuk , Antonina Yefremova
3:30.76
11
1
Australia (AUS)
Pirrenee Steinert, Madeleine Pape , Caitlin Willis-Pincott, Tamsyn Lewis
3:30.80
12
1
Italy (ITA)
Marta Milani , Daniela Reina , Maria Enrica Spacca , Libania Grenot
3:31.05
13
1
Brazil (BRA)
Geisa Aparecida Coutinho , Emmilly Pinheiro, Sheila Ferreira, Jailma de Lima
3:31.42
14
2
Japan (JPN)
Sayaka Aoki , Asami Tanno , Mayu Sato , Satomi Kubokura
3:34.46
15
1
Mexico (MEX)
Alejandra Cherizola, Nallely Vela , Ruth Grajeda , Karla Dueñas
3:40.03
1
Bahamas (BAH)
Sasha Rolle, Shakeitha Henfield, Rashan Brown, Katrina Seymour
DQ
Key : DQ = Disqualified, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best
Final
Rank
Nation
Athletes
Time
Notes
United States (USA)
Debbie Dunn , Allyson Felix , Lashinda Demus , Sanya Richards
3:17.83
WL
Jamaica (JAM)
Rosemarie Whyte , Novlene Williams-Mills , Shereefa Lloyd , Shericka Williams
3:21.15
SB
3
Russia (RUS)
Anastasiya Kapachinskaya , Tatyana Firova , Lyudmila Litvinova , Antonina Krivoshapka
3:21.64
Doping
Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
Lee McConnell , Christine Ohuruogu , Vicki Barr , Nicola Sanders
3:25.16
SB[2]
4
Germany (GER)
Fabienne Kohlmann , Sorina Nwachukwu , Esther Cremer , Claudia Hoffmann
3:27.61
5
Nigeria (NGR)
Endurance Abinuwa , Muizat Ajoke Odumosu , Josephine Ehigie, Folasade Abugan
3:28.55
SB
6
France (FRA)
Virginie Michanol , Aurélie Kamga , Symphora Béhi , Solen Désert-Mariller
3:30.16
7
Cuba (CUB)
Diosmely Peña , Daisurami Bonne , Zulia Calatayud , Indira Terrero
3:36.99
Key : SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)
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