2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
Introduction The '''women's 4 × 400 metres relay''' at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 22 and August 23.
Medalists ''''Debbie DunnAllyson FelixLashinda DemusSanya RichardsNatasha Hastings*Jessica Beard*''''Rosemarie WhyteNovlene Williams-MillsShereefa LloydShericka WilliamsKaliese Spencer*''''Lee McConnellChristine OhuruoguVicki BarrNicola SandersJenny Meadows* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.Original medalists Russia forfeited results and medals as a result of disqualification of Kapachinskaya.
Records Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. '''World record''' Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina '''3:15.17'''Seoul, South Korea1 October 1988'''Championship record''' Gwen Torrence, Jearl Miles Clark, Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Maicel Malone-Wallace '''3:16.71'''Stuttgart, Germany22 August 1993'''World Leading''' Monica Hargrove, Natasha Hastings, Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards '''3:23.08'''Philadelphia, United States25 April 2009'''African Record''' Falilat Ogunkoya, Fatima Yusuf, Olabisi Afolabi, Charity Opara '''3:21.04'''Atlanta, United States3 August 1996'''Asian Record''' An Xiaohong, Bai Xiaoyun, Cao Chunying, Ma Yuqin'''3:24.28'''Beijing, China13 September 1993'''North American Record''' Denean Howard-Hill, Diane Dixon, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Florence Griffith Joyner '''3:15.51'''Seoul, South Korea1 October 1988'''South American record''' Lucimar Teodoro, Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Maria Laura Almirão, Josiane Tito'''3:26.82'''Helsinki, Finland13 August 2005'''European Record''' Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina '''3:15.17'''Seoul, South Korea1 October 1988'''Oceanian Record''' Cathy Freeman, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Tamsyn Lewis, Nova Peris'''3:23.81'''Sydney, Australia30 September 2000No new world or championship record was set during this competition.
Qualification standards Standard 3:31.00
Schedule  Date Time RoundAugust 22, 2009  '''20:15'''  '''Heats'''August 23, 2009  '''17:50'''   '''Final'''
Results ===Heats===Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.Rank  Heat   Nation  Athletes  Time  Notes      2   Natalya Nazarova, Tatyana Firova, Natalya Antyukh, Lyudmila Litvinova    3:23.80 Q, SB      2   Kaliese Spencer, Shereefa Lloyd, Rosemarie Whyte, Novlene Williams-Mills    3:24.72 Q       2   Fabienne Kohlmann, Sorina Nwachukwu, Esther Cremer, Claudia Hoffmann    3:25.08 Q, SB      2   Nicola Sanders, Vicki Barr, Jenny Meadows, Lee McConnell    3:25.23 q, SB      2   Susana A. Clement, Daisurami Bonne, Zulia Calatayud, Indira Terrero    3:27.36 q, SB      2   Esther Akinsulie, Adrienne Power, Jenna Martin, Carline Muir    3:29.17  SB      1   Debbie Dunn, Natasha Hastings, Jessica Beard, Sanya Richards    3:29.31 Q       1   Endurance Abinuwa, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, Josephine Ehigie, Folashade Abugan    3:29.60 Q, SB       1   Virginie Michanol, Aurélie Kamga, Symphora Béhi, Solen Désert-Mariller    3:29.60 Q, SB   10    2   Yuliya Baraley, Tetiana Petlyuk, Anastasiya Rabchenyuk, Antonina Yefremova    3:30.76     11    1   Pirrenee Steinert, Madeleine Pape, Caitlin Willis-Pincott, Tamsyn Lewis    3:30.80     12    1   Marta Milani, Daniela Reina, Maria Enrica Spacca, Libania Grenot    3:31.05      13    1   Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Emmilly Pinheiro, Sheila Ferreira, Jailma de Lima    3:31.42  	       14    2   Sayaka Aoki, Asami Tanno, Mayu Sato, Satomi Kubokura    3:34.46    15    1   Alejandra Cherizola, Nallely Vela, Ruth Grajeda, Karla Dueñas    3:40.03       1   Sasha Rolle, Shakeitha Henfield, Rashan Brown, Katrina Seymour      DQ'''Key''':  DQ = Disqualified, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best===Final===Rank   Nation  Athletes  Time  Notes  Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Lashinda Demus, Sanya Richards 3:17.83   '''WL'''  Rosemarie Whyte, Novlene Williams-Mills, Shereefa Lloyd, Shericka Williams 3:21.15   SB 3Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Tatyana Firova, Lyudmila Litvinova, Antonina Krivoshapka 3:21.64   Doping  Lee McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu, Vicki Barr, Nicola Sanders 3:25.16   SB 4Fabienne Kohlmann, Sorina Nwachukwu, Esther Cremer, Claudia Hoffmann 3:27.61      5Endurance Abinuwa, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, Josephine Ehigie, Folasade Abugan 3:28.55 SB    6Virginie Michanol, Aurélie Kamga, Symphora Béhi, Solen Désert-Mariller 3:30.16        7Diosmely Peña, Daisurami Bonne, Zulia Calatayud, Indira Terrero 3:36.99        '''Key''':  SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)
References
External links * Women's 4 x 400 metres relay qualification from IAAF ( Archived 2009-09-08). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-27. * Women's 4 x 400 metres relay final results from IAAF. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-27.