2014 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay explained
| Event: | Women's 4 × 400 metres relay |
| Competition: | 2014 IAAF World Relays |
| Venue: | Thomas Robinson Stadium |
| Dates: | 24 May (heats) & 25 May (final) |
| Next: | 2015 |
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 24 and 25 May.
Records
Prior to the competition, the 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 | New event |
| World Leading |  University of Texas | 3:25.05 | Philadelphia, United States | 26 April 2014 |
| African Record |  Nigeria
(Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf, Charity Opara, Falilat Ogunkoya) | 3:21.04 | Atlanta, United States | 3 August 1996 |
| Asian Record |  Hebei province
(An Xiaohong, Bai Xiaoyun, Cao Chunying, Ma Yuqin) | 3:24.28 | Beijing, China | 13 September 1993 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |
(Denean Howard, Diane Dixon, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Florence Griffith Joyner) | 3:15.51 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| South American Record |  BM&F Bovespa
(Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Bárbara de Oliveira, Joelma Sousa, Jailma de Lima) | 3:26.68 | São Paulo, Brazil | 7 August 2011 |
| European Record |
(Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina) | 3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| Oceanian record |
(Nova Peris, Tamsyn Manou, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Cathy Freeman) | 3:23.81 |  Sydney, Australia | 30 September 2000 | |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|
| 24 May 2014 | 18:26 | Heats |
| 25 May 2014 | 18:12 | Final | |
Results
| KEY: | bgcolor=ccffcc align=center | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | bgcolor=ccffcc align=center | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | |
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | | | 3:23.84 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | | | 3:24.95 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | | | 3:27.07 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | | | 3:27.30 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | | | 3:27.37 | q, SB |
| 6 | 2 | 8 | | | 3:28.93 | q, SB |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | | | 3:30.37 | Q, SB |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | | | 3:30.67 | Q, SB |
| 9 | 1 | 8 | | | 3:30.91 | SB |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | | | 3:30.92 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | | | 3:34.60 | SB |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | | | 3:54.95 | |
| 1 | 2 | | | | | |
Final
Final B
[2]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 3 | | | 3:31.01 | |
| 10 | 6 | | | 3:31.71 | SB |
| 11 | 4 | | | 3:32.58 | SB |
| 12 | 5 | | | 3:33.21 | | |
Final A
[3]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | Points |
|---|
| 5 | | | 3:21.73 | CR | 8 |
| 4 | | | 3:23.26 | SB | 7 |
| 6 | | | 3:23.41 | SB | 6 |
| 1 | | | 3:25.84 | SB | 5 |
| 2 | | | 3:27.37 | =SB | 4 |
| 7 | | | 3:27.44 | SB | 3 |
| 8 | | | 3:28.03 | | 2 |
| 3 | | | 3:31.59 | | 1 | |
Notes and References
- https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitiondocuments/pdf/5409/AT-4X4-W-h----.RS6.pdf?v=163683644 Heats results
- https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitiondocuments/pdf/5409/AT-4X4-W-f2----.RS6.pdf?v=-2021468534 Final B results
- https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitiondocuments/pdf/5409/AT-4X4-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=696704003 Final A results
