# 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4x100 metres relay event at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Beijing, China, at Chaoyang Sports Centre on 19 and 20 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Jeneba Tarmoh Alexandria Anderson Elizabeth Olear Gabby Mayo United States |
| Silver | Johanna Danois Emilie Gaydu Joellie Baflan Céline Distel France |
| Bronze | Naffene Briscoe Anastasia Le-Roy Carrie Russell Schillonie Calvert Jamaica |

## Results
### Final

20 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time |
| | United States | Jeneba Tarmoh Alexandria Anderson Elizabeth Olear Gabby Mayo | 43.49 |
| | France | Johanna Danois Emilie Gaydu Joellie Baflan Céline Distel | 44.20 |
| | Jamaica | Naffene Briscoe Anastasia Le-Roy Carrie Russell Schillonie Calvert | 44.22 |
| 4 | Brazil | Josiane Valentim Vanda Gomes Tatiane Ferraz Franciela Krasucki | 44.45 |
| 5 | Poland | Paulina Siemieniako Marika Popowicz Ewelina Klocek Agnieszka Ceglarek | 44.70 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | Elaine O'Neill Hayley Jones Lucy Sargent Asha Philip | 44.74 |
| 7 | Russia | Irina Blazhenkina Yuliya Kashina Yekaterina Tatarintseva Aleksandra Fedoriva | 44.98 |
| 8 | China | Ma Xiaoyan Liang Qiuping Wang Jing Chen Jue | 45.07 |

### Heats

19 August

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| 1 | France | Johanna Danois Emilie Gaydu Joellie Baflan Céline Distel | 44.02 | Q |
| 2 | China | Ma Xiaoyan Liang Qiuping Wang Jing Chen Jue | 44.99 | Q |
| 3 | Germany | Manuela Schwarz Juliane Stolle Anne-Kathrin Elbe Julia Sutschet | 45.10 | |
| 4 | Norway | Ezinne Okparaebo Folake Akinyemi Malene Hjort Thea Oppegaard | 45.46 | |
| 5 | Finland | Noora Pesola Minna Laukka Noora Hämäläinen Oona Vilén | 45.54 | |
| 6 | Spain | Esther Arregui Amparo Cotán Andrea Díez Silvia Riba | 46.03 | |
| 7 | Slovenia | Anja Puc Tina Jures Maja Petan Maja Mihalinec | 46.09 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| 1 | United States | Jeneba Tarmoh Alexandria Anderson Elizabeth Olear Kenyanna Wilson | 43.67 | Q |
| 2 | United Kingdom | Elaine O'Neill Hayley Jones Lucy Sargent Asha Philip | 44.33 | Q |
| 3 | Brazil | Josiane Valentim Vanda Gomes Tatiane Ferraz Franciela Krasucki | 44.43 | q |
| 4 | Bahamas | T'Shonda Webb Sheniqua Ferguson Lanece Clarke Nivea Smith | 45.41 | |
| 5 | South Africa | Arista Hefer Wenda Theron Claudine Jansen Van Reensburg Constance Mkenku | 46.90 | |
| 6 | Belarus | Yekaterina Poplavskaya Volha Lozhechnik Maryna Boika Hanna Tashpulatava | 47.03 | |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | Vanessa Bilei Toea Wisil Cécilia Kumalamelame Raphaela Baki | 48.40 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jamaica | Kettiany Clarke Anastasia Le-Roy Carrie Russell Schillonie Calvert | 44.69 | Q |
| 2 | Poland | Paulina Siemieniako Marika Popowicz Ewelina Klocek Agnieszka Ceglarek | 44.75 | Q |
| 3 | Russia | Jana Lyadnova Yuliya Kashina Yekaterina Tatarintseva Ksenia Vdovina | 44.92 | q |
| 4 | Canada | Whitney Wellington Carline Muir Phylicia George Kimberley Hyacinthe | 45.26 | |
| 5 | Italy | Beatrice Alfinito Jessica Paoletta Audrey Alloh Martina Giovanetti | 45.57 | |
| | Japan | Megumi Shimizu Nao Okabe Chisato Fukushima Takarako Nakamura | DQ | |
| | Australia | Laura Verlinden Kate Leitch Jess Gulli Angeline Blackburn | DNF | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 88 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (4)
* Bahamas (4)
* Belarus (4)
* Brazil (4)
* Canada (4)
* China (4)
* Finland (4)
* France (4)
* Germany (4)
* Italy (4)
* Jamaica (5)
* Japan (4)
* Norway (4)
* Papua New Guinea (4)
* Poland (4)
* Russia (6)
* Slovenia (4)
* South Africa (4)
* Spain (4)
* United Kingdom (4)
* United States (5)