The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 14 and 15 July 2012. [1] [2] [3]
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 14 and 15 July 2012. [1] [2] [3]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 United StatesErika Rucker Olivia Ekpone Kendall Baisden Ashley Spencer |  Jamaica Sandrae Farquharson Olivia James Shericka Jackson Janieve Russell |  RussiaYana Glotova Alina Galitskaya Yuliya Koltachikhina Ekaterina Renzhina |
Prior to the competition [update] , the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record & Championship Record | United States (Alexandria Anderson, Ashlee Kidd, Stephanie Smith, Natasha Hastings) | 3:27.60 | Grosseto, Italy | 18 July 2004 |
| World Junior Leading | Jamaica (Genekee Leith, Simoya Campbell, Janieve Russell, Olivia James) | 3:34.27 | Hamilton, Bermuda | 9 April 2012 |
| Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Leading | United States (Erika Rucker, Olivia Ekpone, Kendall Baisden, Ashley Spencer) | 3:30.01 | Barcelona, Spain | 15 July 2012 |
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 9 | United States | Erika Rucker, Olivia Ekpone, Kendall Baisden, Ashley Spencer | 3:30.01 | WJL |
 | 6 | Jamaica | Sandrae Farquharson, Olivia James, Shericka Jackson, Janieve Russell | 3:32.97 | SB |
 | 3 | Russia | Yana Glotova, Alina Galitskaya, Yuliya Koltachikhina, Ekaterina Renzhina | 3:36.42 | |
| 4 | 1 |  Ukraine | Oksana Ralko, Kateryna Slyusarenko, Viktoriya Tkachuk, Anastasiia Tkachuk | 3:37.02 | |
| 5 | 2 |  Germany | Maike Schachtschneider, Lea Madlen Meyer, Anna-Sophie Bellerich, Sonja Mosler | 3:37.23 | SB |
| 6 | 7 |  Canada | Alexandra Courtnall, Devan Wiebe, Julia Zrinyi, Sage Watson | 3:37.84 | |
| 7 | 5 |  Poland | Agnieszka Karczmarczyk, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Małgorzata Curyło, Martyna Dąbrowska | 3:37.90 | SB |
| 8 | 8 |  Australia | Abbey de la Motte, Ella Solin, Tessa Consedine, Morgan Mitchell | 3:38.84 | SB |
| 9 | 4 |  South Africa | Justine Palframan, Janet Seeliger, Ane Fourie, Stephanie Wicksell | 3:40.31 |
According to an unofficial count, 59 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
Australia (5) Canada (4)
Colombia (4) Germany (5)
Hungary (4) Jamaica (5)
Kazakhstan (4) Poland (4)
Romania (4) Russia (4) South Africa (5) Ukraine (5) United States (6)The men's 400 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10, 11, and 12 July.
The women's 800 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10, 11, and 12 July.
The women's 400 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 11, 12, and 13 July.
The women's 200 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12 and 13 July.
The women's 100 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 11 July.
The women's 1500 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 15 July.
The men's hammer throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 14 July.
The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10–12 July.
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 11–13 July.
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 14 July.
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 14 and 15 July.
The women's 5000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 11 July.
The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12, 13, and 14 July.
The women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 12 July.
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 14 July.
The women's 10000 metres walk at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 11 July.
The women's long jump at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12 and 13 July. The event was won by British heptathlon specialist Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
The women's triple jump at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 12 and 13 July.
The women's high jump at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 15 July.
The women's shot put at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics will be held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 July.
