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

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

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Debbie Dunn Allyson Felix Lashinda Demus Sanya Richards Natasha Hastings Jessica Beard

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Rosemarie Whyte Novlene Williams-Mills Shereefa Lloyd Shericka Williams Kaliese Spencer

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Lee McConnell Christine Ohuruogu Vicki Barr Nicola Sanders Jenny Meadows

* 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	Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina	3:15.17	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988
Championship record	Gwen Torrence, Jearl Miles Clark, Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Maicel Malone-Wallace	3:16.71	Stuttgart, Germany	22 August 1993
World Leading	Monica Hargrove, Natasha Hastings, Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards	3:23.08	Philadelphia, United States	25 April 2009
African Record	Falilat Ogunkoya, Fatima Yusuf, Olabisi Afolabi, Charity Opara	3:21.04	Atlanta, United States	3 August 1996
Asian Record	An Xiaohong, Bai Xiaoyun, Cao Chunying, Ma Yuqin	3:24.28	Beijing, China	13 September 1993
North American Record	Denean Howard-Hill, Diane Dixon, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Florence Griffith Joyner	3:15.51	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988
South American record	Lucimar Teodoro, Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Maria Laura Almirão, Josiane Tito	3:26.82	Helsinki, Finland	13 August 2005
European Record	Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina	3:15.17	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988
Oceanian Record	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.

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
	2			3:23.80	Q, SB
	2			3:24.72	Q
	2			3:25.08	Q, SB
	2			3:25.23	q, SB
	2			3:27.36	q, SB
	2			3:29.17	SB
	1			3:29.31	Q
	1			3:29.60	Q, SB
	1			3:29.60	Q, SB
10	2			3:30.76
11	1			3:30.80
12	1			3:31.05
13	1			3:31.42
14	2			3:34.46
15	1			3:40.03
	1				DQ

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

Final

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
		Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Lashinda Demus, Sanya Richards	3:17.83	WL
		Rosemarie Whyte, Novlene Williams-Mills, Shereefa Lloyd, Shericka Williams	3:21.15	SB
3		Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Tatyana Firova, Lyudmila Litvinova, Antonina Krivoshapka	3:21.64	Doping
		Lee McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu, Vicki Barr, Nicola Sanders	3:25.16	SB^[2]
4		Fabienne Kohlmann, Sorina Nwachukwu, Esther Cremer, Claudia Hoffmann	3:27.61
5		Endurance Abinuwa, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, Josephine Ehigie, Folasade Abugan	3:28.55	SB
6		Virginie Michanol, Aurélie Kamga, Symphora Béhi, Solen Désert-Mariller	3:30.16
7		Diosmely Peña, Daisurami Bonne, Zulia Calatayud, Indira Terrero	3:36.99

Key: SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)

External links

• Women's 4 x 400 metres relay qualification from IAAF (Archived 2009-09-08). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.
• Women's 4 x 400 metres relay final results from IAAF. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Три российских легкоатлета дисквалифицированы за допинг. 21 June 2017.
2. Web site: Ennis-Hill and US women's 4x400m team to receive reallocated gold medals in London | PRESS-RELEASE | World Athletics.