# 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 22 and 23 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| United States Tia Jones Taylor Bennett Kaylor Harris Candace Hill Lynna Irby* | France Tamara Murcia Cynthia Leduc Fanny Peltier Estelle Raffai | Germany Katrin Fehm Keshia Kwadwo Eleni Frommann Chantal Butzek Johanna Bechthold* |
*Athletes who competed in heats only

## Records

| World Junior Record | United States "Blue" | 43.29 | Eugene, United States | 8 August 2006 |
| Championship Record | Jamaica | 43.40 | Kingston, Jamaica | 21 July 2002 |
| World Junior Leading | Germany | 44.25 | Pliezhausen, Germany | 8 May 2016 |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | France | Tamara Murcia, Cynthia Leduc, Fanny Peltier, Estelle Raffai | 43.82 | Q, WU20L |
| 2 | 2 | United States | Lynna Irby, Tia Jones, Kaylor Harris, Candace Hill | 44.31 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | Poland | Klaudia Adamek, Martyna Kotwiła, Olga Pietrzak, Ewa Swoboda | 44.55 | q, NU20R |
| 4 | 3 | Germany | Johanna Bechthold, Keshia Kwadwo, Eleni Frommann, Chantal Butzek | 44.73 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Ireland | Molly Scott, Sharlene Mawdsley, Gina Akpe-Moses, Ciara Neville | 45.09 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 1 | Spain | Andrea Verdú, Ane Petrirena, Paula Sevilla, Lara Gómez | 45.10 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Australia | Gabriella O'Grady, Maddison Coates, Samantha Geddes, Nicole Kay | 45.18 | q, SB |
| 8 | 3 | Italy | Zaynab Dosso, Sofia Bonicalza, Alessia Niotta, Desola Oki | 45.50 | |
| 9 | 2 | Canada | Shyvonne Roxborough, Natassha McDonald, Chinque Thompson, Keira Christie-Galloway | 45.89 | SB |
| 10 | 2 | Thailand | On-Uma Chattha, Parichat Charoensuk, Sureewan Runan, Suwimon Khongthong | 45.89 | |
| 11 | 3 | South Africa | Gezelle Magerman, Cassidy Williamson, Jeanelle Griesel, Taylon Bieldt | 45.98 | SB |
| 12 | 1 | Ecuador | Marina Poroso, Romina Cifuentes, Katherin Chillambo, Maribel Caicedo | 46.20 | Q, SB |
| | 1 | Czech Republic | Veronika Palicková, Zdenka Seidlová, Kateřina Vávrová, Nikola Bendová | DNF | |
| | 1 | Netherlands | Marijke Boogerd, Tasa Jiya, Bowien Jansen, Lieke Klaver | DNF | |
| | 2 | Great Britain | Hannah Brier, Charlotte McLennaghan, Finette Agyapong, Megan Marrs | DNF | |
| | 1 | Jamaica | Kimone Shaw, Patrice Moody, Shellece Clark, Vanesha Pusey | DQ | R163.3(a) |
| | 3 | New Zealand | Brooke Somerfield, Lucy Sheat, Zoe Hobbs, Olivia Eaton | DQ | R163.3(a) |
| | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| | 6 | United States | Tia Jones, Taylor Bennett, Kaylor Harris, Candace Hill | 43.69 | WU20L |
| | 4 | France | Tamara Murcia, Cynthia Leduc, Fanny Peltier, Estelle Raffai | 44.05 | |
| | 5 | Germany | Katrin Fehm, Keshia Beverly Kwadwo, Eleni Frommann, Chantal Butzek | 44.18 | SB |
| 4 | 2 | Poland | Klaudia Adamek, Martyna Kotwiła, Olga Pietrzak, Ewa Swoboda | 44.81 | |
| 5 | 8 | Ireland | Molly Scott, Sharlene Mawdsley, Gina Akpe-Moses, Ciara Neville | 44.82 | NU20R |
| 6 | 7 | Spain | Andrea Verdú, Ane Petrirena, Paula Sevilla, Lara Gómez | 44.99 | NU20R |
| 7 | 3 | Australia | Nana-Adoma Owusu-Afriyie, Maddison Coates, Samantha Geddes, Nicole Kay | 45.15 | SB |
| 8 | 9 | Ecuador | Marina Poroso, Romina Cifuentes, Katherin Chillambo, Maribel Caicedo | 45.72 | SB |