# 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

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.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| United States Erika Rucker Olivia Ekpone Kendall Baisden Ashley Spencer | Jamaica Sandrae Farquharson Olivia James Shericka Jackson Janieve Russell | Russia Yana Glotova Alina Galitskaya Yuliya Koltachikhina Ekaterina Renzhina |

## Records

Prior to the competition, 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 |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | United States | Kendall Baisden, Robin Reynolds, Kiara Porter, Olivia Ekpone | 3:34.25 | q, WJL |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Jamaica | Sandrae Farquharson, Olivia James, Genekee Leith, Shericka Jackson | 3:34.96 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | Canada | Alexandra Courtnall, Devan Wiebe, Julia Zrinyi, Sage Watson | 3:35.56 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Russia | Yana Glotova, Alina Galitskaya, Yuliya Koltachikhina, Ekaterina Renzhina | 3:35.83 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | Ukraine | Oksana Ralko, Kateryna Slyusarenko, Tetiana Shevchenko, Viktoriya Tkachuk | 3:35.97 | q, SB |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | Germany | Maike Schachtschneider, Lea Madlen Meyer, Ann-Kathrin Kopf, Anna-Sophie Bellerich | 3:37.90 | q, SB |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Colombia | Janeth Largacha, Evelis Aguilar, Rosa Escobar, Melisa Torres | 3:39.44 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Poland | Agnieszka Karczmarczyk, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Małgorzata Curyło, Martyna Dąbrowska | 3:39.54 | Q, SB |
| 9 | 1 | 7 | South Africa | Izelle Neuhoff, Janet Seeliger, Stephanie Wicksell, Justine Palframan | 3:40.00 | Q, SB |
| 10 | 1 | 4 | Australia | Abbey de la Motte, Ella Solin, Emily Coppins, Morgan Mitchell | 3:40.57 | Q, SB |
| 11 | 2 | 4 | Kazakhstan | Elina Mikhina, Olga Andreyeva, Yekaterina Yermak, Marina Zaiko | 3:45.34 | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | Hungary | Nóra Zajovics, Fanni Dániel, Zsanett Kenesei, Bianka Kéri | 3:48.72 | SB |
| | 1 | 2 | United States | Kendall Baisden, Robin Reynolds, Kiara Porter, Olivia Ekpone | DQ | |
| | 1 | 5 | Romania | Maria Loredana Carasila, Adelina Pastor, Roxana Ene, Bianca Răzor | DQ | |
| | 1 | 3 | Austria | | DNS | |
| | 1 | 6 | Finland | | DNS | |
| | 1 | 8 | France | | DNS | |
| | 1 | 9 | Nigeria | | DNS | |
| | 3 | 5 | Romania | | DNS | |

### Final

| 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 | |

## Participation

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)