2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the 2015 World Championships
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates29 August (heats & final)
Competitors68 from 16 nations
Winning time41.07
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
  2013
2017  

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 29 August. [1] [2]

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Summary

It is a rare chance for all the best athletes in a country to get together to run a relay, it takes a major championship. In the heats, Canada, the Netherlands and Trinidad and Tobago set National Records to get to the finals, T&T did so while resting anchor runner Semoy Hackett for the finals. Jamaica rested two, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Elaine Thompson, but not their superstar Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, in order to make six girls eligible for medals. Jamaica was the number one qualifier. USA ran their A team, to assure qualification but not resting their workhorse Allyson Felix even though Tori Bowie, Dezerea Bryant and Kaylin Whitney had been listed as their entries, [3] unlisted Jasmine Todd anchored.

In the finals Jamaica was out early with Campbell-Brown and a quick handoff to Natasha Morrison. Kseniya Ryzhova left too early and Russia never made a handoff, while USA looked to proportionally hold their own against the stagger through the backstretch with Felix. Trinidad and Tobago was also in position, while Dafne Schippers ran past Canada's Kimberly Hyacinthe on the outside. Jamaica continued to build their lead with Elaine Thompson through the tour, handing off smoothly to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in first place, who further extended their lead. USA was a clear second and Trinidad and Tobago clearly third, each with enough separation that places would not change to the finish. Behind them, the Netherlands was just slightly ahead of the British and German teams. Desiree Henry ran away from the others and was closing on Hackett, [4] while the Dutch team's illegal handover earned them a disqualification.

The Jamaican team set a new National Record and the Championship Record, Trinidad and Tobago improved theirs from earlier in the day and the British team set their National Record. In all, five teams set their National Record.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [5]

World record Flag of the United States.svg United States
(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)
40.82 London, United Kingdom10 August 2012
Championship record Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
(Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce)
41.29 Moscow, Russia18 August 2013
World LeadingFlag of the United States.svg United States
(English Gardner, Allyson Felix, Jenna Prandini, Kaylin Whitney)
41.96 Fontvieille, Monaco17 July 2015
African Record Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
(Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Christy Opara-Thompson, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi)
42.39 Barcelona, Spain7 August 1992
Asian Record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
(Xiao Lin, Li Yali, Liu Xiaomei, Li Xuemei)
42.23 Shanghai, China23 October 1997
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg United States
(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)
40.82London, United Kingdom10 August 2012
South American Record Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
(Evelyn dos Santos, Ana Cláudia Lemos, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos)
42.29Moscow, Russia18 August 2013
European Record Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
(Silke Gladisch-Möller, Sabine Rieger, Ingrid Auerswald-Lange, Marlies Göhr)
41.37 Canberra, Australia6 October 1985
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
(Rachael Massey, Suzanne Broadrick, Jodi Lambert, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor)
42.99 Pietersburg, South Africa18 March 2000
The following records were established during the competition:
World LeadingFlag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
(Sherone Simpson, Natasha Morrison, Kerron Stewart, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce)
41.84 Beijing, China29 August 2015
Championship record Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
(Veronica Campbell-Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce)
41.07 Beijing, China29 August 2015
World Leading

Qualification standards

Entry standards [6]
Top 8 at IWR+ 8 from Top Lists

Schedule

DateTimeRound
29 August 201512:00 Heats
29 August 201520:50 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final. [7]

RankHeatLaneNationAthletesTimeNotes
116Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM) Sherone Simpson, Natasha Morrison, Kerron Stewart, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 41.84 Q, WL
228Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) English Gardner, Allyson Felix, Jenna Prandini, Jasmine Todd 42.00 Q
327Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO) Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Khalifa St. Fort 42.24 Q, NR
429Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED) Nadine Visser, Dafne Schippers, Naomi Sedney, Jamile Samuel 42.32 Q, NR
515Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR) Asha Philip, Jodie Williams, Bianca Williams, Desiree Henry 42.48 Q, SB
618Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN) Crystal Emmanuel, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Isatu Fofanah, Khamica Bingham 42.60 Q, NR
726Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER) Rebekka Haase, Alexandra Burghardt, Gina Lückenkemper, Verena Sailer 42.64 q, SB
817Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS) Marina Panteleyeva, Kseniya Ryzhova, Yelizaveta Demirova, Ekaterina Smirnova 43.09 q
924Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA) Bruna Farias, Franciela Krasucki, Vitória Cristina Rosa, Rosângela Santos 43.15
1013Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN) Liang Xiaojing, Kong Lingwei, Lin Huijun, Wei Yongli 43.18
1119Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL) Agata Forkasiewicz, Anna Kiełbasińska, Weronika Wedler, Marta Jeschke 43.20 SB
1214Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA) Giulia Riva, Irene Siragusa, Anna Bongiorni, Gloria Hooper 43.22 SB
1325Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI) Marisa Lavanchy, Léa Sprunger, Mujinga Kambundji, Sarah Atcho 43.38
1422Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA) Lénora Guion-Firmin, Stella Akakpo, Maroussia Paré, Céline Distel-Bonnet 43.58 SB
1523Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR) Olesya Povh, Nataliya Strohova, Hrystyna Stuy, Nataliya Pyhyda 43.59
1612Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR) Gloria Asumnu, Stephanie Kalu, Deborah Oluwaseun Odeyemi, Cecilia Francis 43.89

Final

The final was held at 20:45. [8]

RankLaneNationAthletesTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM) Veronica Campbell-Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 41.07 CR, WL, NR
Silver medal icon.svg5Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) English Gardner, Allyson Felix, Jenna Prandini, Jasmine Todd 41.68 SB
Bronze medal icon.svg4Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO) Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Semoy Hackett 42.03 NR
47Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR) Asha Philip, Dina Asher-Smith, Jodie Williams, Desiree Henry 42.10 NR
53Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER) Rebekka Haase, Alexandra Burghardt, Gina Lückenkemper, Verena Sailer 42.64 SB
69Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN) Crystal Emmanuel, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Isatu Fofanah, Khamica Bingham 43.05
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS) Marina Panteleyeva, Kseniya Ryzhova, Yelizaveta Demirova, Anna Kukushkina DNF
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED) Nadine Visser, Dafne Schippers, Naomi Sedney, Jamile Samuel DQ R170.7

References

  1. "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. Start list
  3. "USA Track & Field - Returning gold medalists lead Team USA into IAAF World Championships". Legacy.usatf.org. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  4. "REPORT: WOMEN'S 4X100M FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  5. "Records & Lists – 4x100 metres relay". IAAF . Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  6. IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  7. Heats results
  8. Final results