# 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 21 and August 22.

## Medalists

Source:
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Jamaica (JAM) Simone Facey Shelly-Ann Fraser Aleen Bailey Kerron Stewart | Bahamas (BAH) Sheniqua Ferguson Chandra Sturrup Christine Amertil Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Germany (GER) Marion Wagner Anne Möllinger Cathleen Tschirch Verena Sailer |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World record | East Germany (GDR) Romy Müller, Sabine Günther, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr | 41.37 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| Championship record | United States (USA) Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers | 41.47 | Athens, Greece | 9 August 1997 |
| World Leading | United States (USA) Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Muna Lee, Carmelita Jeter | 41.58 | Cottbus, Germany | 8 August 2009 |
| African Record | Nigeria (NGR) Christy Opara-Thompson, Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi | 42.39 | Barcelona, Spain | 7 August 1992 |
| Asian Record | China (CHN) Li Xuemei, Xiao Lin, Li Yali, Liu Xiaomei | 42.23 | Shanghai, China | 23 October 1997 |
| North American Record | United States (USA) Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers | 41.47 | Athens, Greece | 9 August 1997 |
| South American record | Brazil (BRA) Luciana dos Santos, Lucimar de Moura, Katia Regina Santos, Rosemar Coelho Neto | 42.97 | Bogotá, Colombia | 10 July 2004 |
| European Record | East Germany (GDR) Romy Müller, Sabine Günther, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr | 41.37 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| Oceanian Record | Australia (AUS) Rachael Massey, Suzanne Broadrick, Jodi Lambert, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | 42.99 | Pietersburg, South Africa | 18 March 2000 |
No new world or championship record was set during this competition.

## Qualification standard

* Standard
* 43.90

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| August 22, 2009 | 18:10 | Heats |
| August 22, 2009 | 20:00 | Final |

## Results
### Heats

The first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualify.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Jamaica (JAM) | Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart | 41.88 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 1 | Bahamas (BAH) | Sheniqua Ferguson, Chandra Sturrup, Christine Amertil, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 42.66 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | Germany (GER) | Marion Wagner, Anne Möllinger, Cathleen Tschirch, Verena Sailer | 42.96 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | Brazil (BRA) | Rosemar Maria Neto, Lucimar Aparecida de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Vanda Gomes | 43.07 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 3 | Russia (RUS) | Yevgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yuliya Gushchina, Natalia Rusakova | 43.18 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | Reyare Thomas, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett | 43.22 | q, NR |
| 7 | 2 | Colombia (COL) | Yomara Hinestroza, Felipa Palacios, Darlenis Obregón, Norma González | 43.30 | Q, SB |
| 8 | 2 | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | Laura Turner, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania | 43.34 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Poland (POL) | Iwona Ziółkowska, Marta Jeschke, Dorota Jędrusińska, Iwona Brzezińska | 43.63 | |
| 10 | 1 | Ukraine (UKR) | Olena Chebanu, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen, Hrystyna Stuy | 43.77 | |
| 11 | 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | Tanika Liburd, Meritzer Williams, Tameka Williams, Virgil Hodge | 43.98 | |
| 12 | 1 | Belgium (BEL) | Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Anne Zagré | 43.99 | SB |
| 13 | 2 | Belarus (BLR) | Anna Bagdanovich, Aksana Drahun, Alena Kievich, Yulia Nestsiarenka | 44.12 | SB |
| 14 | 3 | Japan (JPN) | Chisato Fukushima, Momoko Takahashi, Mayumi Watanabe, Maki Wada | 44.24 | |
| 15 | 2 | Thailand (THA) | Sangwan Jaksunin, Orranut Klomdee, Jutamass Tawoncharoen, Jintara Seangdee | 44.59 | |
| 16 | 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | Olutoyin Augustus, Halimat Ismaila, Seun Adigun, Oludamola Osayomi | 46.54 | |
| | 3 | United States (USA) | Lauryn Williams, Alexandria Anderson, Muna Lee, Carmelita Jeter | | DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, DNS = Did not start, NR = National record, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

### Final

| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| | Jamaica (JAM) | Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart | 42.06 | |
| | Bahamas (BAH) | Sheniqua Ferguson, Chandra Sturrup, Christine Amertil, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 42.29 | SB |
| | Germany (GER) | Marion Wagner, Anne Möllinger, Cathleen Tschirch, Verena Sailer | 42.87 | SB |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | Yevgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yuliya Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya | 43.00 | SB |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | Rosemar Maria Neto, Lucimar Aparecida de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Vanda Gomes | 43.13 | |
| 6 | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | Laura Turner, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania | 43.16 | SB |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | Reyare Thomas, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett | 43.43 | |
| 8 | Colombia (COL) | Yomara Hinestroza, Felipa Palacios, Darlenis Obregón, Norma González | 43.71 | |
Key: SB = Seasonal best