# 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 25 and 26 July 2014.

## Medalists

| Gold | Teahna Daniels Ariana Washington Jada Martin Kaylin Whitney United States |
| Silver | Sashalee Forbes Kedisha Dallas Saqukine Cameron Natalliah Whyte Jamaica |
| Bronze | Lisa Marie Kwayie Lisa Mayer Gina Lückenkemper Chantal Butzek Germany |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics :
| World Junior Record | United States (Bianca Knight, Jeneba Tarmoh, Elizabeth Olear, Gabrielle Mayo) | 43.29 | Eugene, United States | 8 August 2006 |
| Championship Record | Jamaica (Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart, Anneisha McLaughlin, Simone Facey) | 43.40 | Kingston, Jamaica | 21 July 2002 |
| World Junior Leading | Jamaica | 44.16 | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 20 April 2014 |
| Broken records during the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||

## Results
### Final

26 July Start time: 17:18 Temperature: 31 °C Humidity: 26 %
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| | United States | Teahna Daniels Ariana Washington Jada Martin Kaylin Whitney | 3 | 0.171 | 43.46 | WJL |
| | Jamaica | Sashalee Forbes Kedisha Dallas Saqukine Cameron Natalliah Whyte | 5 | 0.199 | 43.97 | SB |
| | Germany | Lisa Marie Kwayie Lisa Mayer Gina Lückenkemper Chantal Butzek | 2 | 0.177 | 44.65 | SB |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | Aaliyah Telesford Zakiya Denoon Mauricia Prieto Kayelle Clarke | 4 | 0.168 | 44.75 | |
| 5 | Switzerland | Majella Hauri Ajla del Ponte Sarah Atcho Irina Strebel | 8 | 0.175 | 45.02 | SB |
| 6 | Japan | Sayaka Adachi Anna Doi Tomoka Tsuchihashi Maho Takamori | 7 | 0.209 | 45.40 | |
| | Brazil | Letícia de Souza Vitoria Cristina Rosa Mirna da Silva Tamiris de Liz | 6 | 0.152 | DNF | |
| | Bahamas | Devynne Charlton Carmiesha Cox Brianne Bethel Keianna Albury | 1 | 0.149 | DQ | 170.7 |
Note: IAAF Rule 170.7 – Passing the baton outside the takeover zone

### Heats

25 July First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

#### Summary

| Rank | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | United States | 44.03 | Q WJL |
| 2 | Jamaica | 44.22 | Q |
| 3 | Brazil | 44.61 | Q SB |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.68 | Q |
| 5 | Germany | 44.87 | q |
| 6 | Switzerland | 45.17 | Q SB |
| 7 | Bahamas | 45.22 | q SB |
| 8 | Netherlands | 45.29 | |
| 9 | Japan | 45.38 | Q SB |
| 10 | Australia | 45.54 | |
| 11 | Nigeria | 45.93 | |
| 12 | South Africa | 46.25 | SB |
| | Canada | DNF | |
| | France | DNF | |
| | United Kingdom | DNF | |
| | Poland | DNF | |
| | Cyprus | DQ | 170.7 |
| | Barbados | DNS | |

#### Details

First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

##### Heat 1

26 July Start time: 18:02 Temperature: 28 °C Humidity: 33%
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | United States | Teahna Daniels Ariana Washington Jada Martin Ky Westbrook | 6 | 0.172 | 44.03 | Q WJL |
| 2 | Brazil | Letícia de Souza Vitoria Cristina Rosa Mirna da Silva Tamiris de Liz | 3 | 0.149 | 44.61 | Q SB |
| 3 | Germany | Lisa Marie Kwayie Lisa Mayer Gina Lückenkemper Chantal Butzek | 5 | 0.180 | 44.87 | q |
| 4 | Bahamas | Carmiesha Cox Jenae Ambrose Brianne Bethel Keianna Albury | 2 | 0.202 | 45.22 | q SB |
| 5 | South Africa | Carla Johnson Simoné Du Plooy Robyn Haupt Tebogo Mamathu | 7 | 0.301 | 46.25 | SB |
| | France | Solenn Compper Eva Berger Maroussia Paré Floriane Gnafoua | 4 | 0.198 | DNF | |

##### Heat 2

26 July Start time: 18:09 Temperature: 28 °C Humidity: 33%
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jamaica | Shimayra Williams Chanice Bonner Sashalee Forbes Saqukine Cameron | 4 | 0.182 | 44.22 | Q |
| 2 | Switzerland | Majella Hauri Ajla del Ponte Sarah Atcho Irina Strebel | 2 | 0.177 | 45.17 | Q SB |
| 3 | Netherlands | Lieke Klaver Tasa Jiya Eva Hovenkamp Marije van Hunenstijn | 5 | 0.169 | 45.29 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | Abolaji Omotayo Ese Brume Haisha Kikelomo Bisiolu Deborah Oluwaseun Odeyemi | 6 | 0.197 | 45.93 | |
| | Canada | Leya Buchanan Sade McCreath Natasha Brown Raquel Tjernagel | 7 | 0.159 | DNF | |
| | Barbados | | 3 | | DNS | |

##### Heat 3

26 July Start time: 18:17 Temperature: 28 °C Humidity: 33%
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Lane | Reaction Time | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Aaliyah Telesford Zakiya Denoon Mauricia Prieto Kayelle Clarke | 6 | 0.183 | 44.68 | Q |
| 2 | Japan | Sayaka Adachi Anna Doi Tomoka Tsuchihashi Maho Takamori | 3 | 0.143 | 45.38 | Q SB |
| 3 | Australia | Hana Basic Audrey Kyriacou Tavleen Singh Larissa Chambers | 5 | 0.181 | 45.54 | |
| | United Kingdom | Ama Pipi Cheriece Hylton Iman Lansiquot Desiree Henry | 2 | 0.205 | DNF | |
| | Poland | Weronika Błażek Klaudia Gołąbek Kamila Janowska Ewa Swoboda | 7 | 0.169 | DNF | |
| | Cyprus | Marianna Pisiara Olivia Fotopoulou Dimitra Kyriakidou Paraskevi Andreou | 4 | 0.165 | DQ | 170.7 |
Note: IAAF Rule 170.7 – Passing the baton outside the takeover zone

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 72 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (4)
* Bahamas (5)
* Brazil (4)
* Canada (4)
* Cyprus (4)
* France (4)
* Germany (4)
* Jamaica (6)
* Japan (4)
* Netherlands (4)
* Nigeria (4)
* Poland (4)
* South Africa (4)
* Switzerland (4)
* Trinidad and Tobago (4)
* United Kingdom (4)
* United States (5)