| Event: | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay |
| Games: | 2018 |
| Venue: | Carrara Stadium |
| Dates: | 14 April |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Win Value: | 42.46 |
| Gold: | Asha Philip Dina Asher-Smith Bianca Williams Lorraine Ugen |
| Goldcga: | ENG |
| Silvercga: | JAM |
| Bronze: | Joy Udo-Gabriel Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor Oluwatobiloba Amusan Rosemary Chukwuma |
| Bronzecga: | NGR |
| Prev: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 14 April 2018.[1]
The English team set an English record of 42.46 seconds to defeat the defending Jamaicans. Long jumper Lorraine Ugen, who had not run a relay in four years, replaced heat runner Corinne Humphreys in the England set-up at 24 hours' notice following an injury to Humphreys, and successfully managed to hold off Olympic champion Elaine Thompson on the anchor leg.[2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[3]
| World record | (Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter) | 40.82 | London, United Kingdom | 10 August 2012 | |
| Games record | (Kerron Stewart, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce) | 41.83 | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 August 2014 |
The schedule was as follows:[1]
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)With eight teams, the event was held as a straight final.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 42.46 | |||||
| 1 | 42.52 | |||||
| 6 | 42.75 | |||||
| 4 | 8 | 43.50 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 43.64 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 45.24 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 7 |