2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 22 and 23 July 2022.[1]

Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the 2022 World Championships
VenueHayward Field
Dates22 July (heats)
23 July (final)
Competitors93 from 16 nations
Winning time41.14
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Jamaica
bronze medal    Germany
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Video on YouTube
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Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record   United States
Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter
40.82 London, Great Britain 10 August 2012
Championship record   Jamaica
Veronica Campbell-Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
41.07 Beijing, China 29 August 2015
World Leading   Switzerland
Géraldine Frey, Mujinga Kambundji, Salomé Kora, Ajla del Ponte
42.13 Stockholm, Sweden 30 June 2022
African Record   Nigeria
Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Christy Opara, Mary Onyali
42.39 Barcelona, Spain 7 August 1992
Asian Record   Sichuan
Lin Xiao, Li Yali, Liu Xiaomei, Li Xuemei
42.23 Shanghai, China 23 October 1997
North, Central American and Caribbean record   United States
Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter
40.82 London, Great Britain 10 August 2012
South American Record   Brazil
Evelyn dos Santos, Ana Claudia Lemos, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos
42.29 Moscow, Russia 18 August 2013
European Record   East Germany
Silke Möller, Sabine Rieger, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr
41.37 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
Oceanian record   Australia
Rachael Massey, Suzanne Broadrick, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Jodi Lambert
42.99 Pietersburg, South Africa 18 March 2000

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was to finish in the first 10 at 2021 World Relays, completed by 6 2021-2022 top lists' teams.[3]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC-7), was as follows:

Date Time Round
22 July 17:40 Heats
23 July 19:30 Final

Results

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Heats

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The first three in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.[4][5]

Rank Heat Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 2 2   United States (USA) Melissa Jefferson, Aleia Hobbs, Jenna Prandini, Twanisha Terry 41.56 Q, WL
2 1 4   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Asha Philip, Imani Lansiquot, Ashleigh Nelson, Daryll Neita 41.99 Q
3 1 8   Jamaica (JAM) Briana Williams, Natalliah Whyte, Remona Burchell, Kemba Nelson 42.37 Q, SB
4 1 3   Germany (GER) Tatjana Pinto, Alexandra Burghardt, Gina Lückenkemper, Rebekka Haase 42.44 Q, SB
5 2 8   Spain (ESP) Sonia Molina-Prados, Jaël Bestué, Paula Sevilla, Maria Isabel Pérez 42.61 Q, NR
6 2 1   Nigeria (NGR) Joy Chinenye Udo-Gabriel, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha 42.68 Q, SB
7 2 4   Italy (ITA) Zaynab Dosso, Dalia Kaddari, Anna Bongiorni, Vittoria Fontana 42.71 q, NR
8 2 7   Switzerland (SUI) Géraldine Frey, Sarah Atcho, Salomé Kora, Ajla del Ponte 42.73 q
9 1 7   China (CHN) Li He, Ge Manqi, Wei Yongli, Liang Xiaojing 42.93 SB
10 1 1   Canada (CAN) Crystal Emmanuel, Khamica Bingham, Jacqueline Madogo, Leya Buchanan 43.09
11 1 6   Poland (POL) Magdalena Stefanowicz, Martyna Kotwiła, Marika Popowicz-Drapała, Ewa Swoboda 43.19 SB
12 1 5   Japan (JPN) Masumi Aoki, Arisa Kimishima, Mei Kodama, Midori Mikase 43.33 NR
13 2 5   Netherlands (NED) Andrea Bouma, Zoë Sedney, Minke Bisschops, Naomi Sedney 43.46
13 2 6   Denmark (DEN) Mette Graversgaard, Mathilde Kramer, Astrid Glenner-Frandsen, Ida Karstoft 43.46 NR
15 2 3   Ecuador (ECU) Yuliana Angulo, Anahí Suárez, Nicole Caicedo, Nicole Jazmine Chala 44.17 SB
16 1 2   Ireland (IRL) Joan Healy, Adeyemi Talabi, Lauren Roy, Sarah Leahy 44.48

Final

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The final started on 23 July at 19:30.[6][7][8]

Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
  3   United States (USA) Melissa Jefferson, Abby Steiner, Jenna Prandini, Twanisha Terry 41.14 WL
  5   Jamaica (JAM) Kemba Nelson, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson 41.18 SB
  7   Germany (GER) Tatjana Pinto, Alexandra Burghardt, Gina Lückenkemper, Rebekka Haase 42.03 SB
4 8   Nigeria (NGR) Joy Chinenye Udo-Gabriel, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha 42.22 AR
5 4   Spain (ESP) Sonia Molina-Prados, Jaël Bestué, Paula Sevilla, Maria Isabel Pérez 42.58 NR
6 6   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Asha Philip, Imani Lansiquot, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita 42.75
7 1   Switzerland (SUI) Géraldine Frey, Mujinga Kambundji, Salomé Kora, Ajla del Ponte 42.81
8 2   Italy (ITA) Zaynab Dosso, Dalia Kaddari, Anna Bongiorni, Vittoria Fontana 42.92

References

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  1. ^ Timetable
  2. ^ "4 × 100 Metres Relay Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Road to | World Athletics". iaaf.org. 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ STARTLIST 4 x 100 Metres Relay Women - Round 1
  5. ^ SUMMARY 4 x 100 Metres Relay Women - Round 1
  6. ^ STARTLIST 4 x 100 Metres Relay Women - Final
  7. ^ U.S. women run to surprise gold in 4x100m relay at World Championships; American men win silver
  8. ^ RESULTS 4 x 100 Metres Relay Women - Final