# 2015 IAAF World Relays

The 2015 IAAF World Relays was the second edition of the biennial, global track and field relay competition between nations. As in the previous year, it was held in May in Nassau, Bahamas. Apart from contesting for the Golden Baton for the best team overall, the competition also served as a qualifying stage for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 and 4 × 400 metres relay. One major change compared to the inaugural edition was the replacement of the 4 × 1500 metres relay with the distance medley relay.

## Schedule

Day 1 – Saturday 2 May :
| 19:00 | Men's 4 × 400 m | Heats |
| 19:29 | Women's 4 × 200 m | Heats |
| 19:46 | Men's 4 × 100 m | Heats |
| 20:09 | Men's 4 × 800 m | Final |
| 20:32 | Women's 4 × 400 m | Heats |
| 21:02 | Women's distance medley | Final |
| 21:29 | Men's 4 × 100 m | Final B |
| 21:36 | Women's 4 × 200 m | Final |
| 21:52 | Men's 4 × 100 m | Final |
Day 2 – Sunday 3 May :
| 19:00 | Men's 4 × 200 m | Heats |
| 19:16 | Women's 4 × 100 m | Heats |
| 19:39 | Women's 4 × 800 m | Final |
| 20:02 | Women's 4 × 400 m | Final B |
| 20:12 | Women's 4 × 400 m | Final |
| 20:31 | Men's distance medley | Final |
| 20:57 | Men's 4 × 400 m | Final B |
| 21:06 | Men's 4 × 200 m | Final |
| 21:23 | Women's 4 × 100 m | Final B |
| 21:30 | Women's 4 × 100 m | Final |
| 21:46 | Men's 4 × 400 m | Final |

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Mike Rodgers Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay Ryan Bailey | 37.38 CR, WL | Jamaica Nesta Carter Kemar Bailey-Cole Nickel Ashmeade Usain Bolt | 37.68 | Japan Kazuma Oseto Kenji Fujimitsu Yoshihide Kiryū Kotaro Taniguchi | 38.20 |
| 4 × 200 metres relay details | Jamaica Nickel Ashmeade Rasheed Dwyer Jason Livermore Warren Weir | 1:20.97 | France Teddy Tinmar Christophe Lemaitre Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Ben Bassaw | 1:21.49 | Germany Robin Erewa Sven Knipphals Aleixo-Platini Menga Alexander Kosenkow | 1:22.65 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States David Verburg Tony McQuay Jeremy Wariner LaShawn Merritt | 2:58.43 WL | Bahamas Ramon Miller Michael Mathieu Steven Gardiner Chris Brown | 2:58.91 SB | Belgium Dylan Borlée Julien Watrin Jonathan Borlée Kevin Borlée | 2:59.33 NR |
| 4 × 800 metres relay details | United States Duane Solomon Erik Sowinski Casimir Loxsom Robby Andrews | 7:04.84 CR, WL | Poland Karol Konieczny Kamil Gurdak Marcin Lewandowski Adam Kszczot | 7:09.98 | Australia Jared West Josh Ralph Ryan Gregson Jordan Williamsz | 7:16.30 |
| Distance medley relay details | United States Kyle Merber Brycen Spratling Brandon Johnson Ben Blankenship | 9:15.50 WR | Kenya Abednego Chesebe Miti Alphas Kishoyian Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich Timothy Cheruiyot | 9:17.20 | Australia Ryan Gregson Alexander Beck Jordan Williamsz Collis Birmingham | 9:21.62 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Jamaica Simone Facey Kerron Stewart Schillonie Calvert Veronica Campbell-Brown | 42.14 WL | United States Tianna Bartoletta Allyson Felix Kimberlyn Duncan Carmelita Jeter | 42.32 SB | Great Britain Asha Philip Ashleigh Nelson Bianca Williams Margaret Adeoye | 42.84 SB |
| 4 × 200 metres relay details | Nigeria Blessing Okagbare Regina George Dominique Duncan Christy Udoh | 1:30.52 AR, WL | Jamaica Samantha Henry-Robinson Veronica Campbell-Brown Shericka Williams Sherone Simpson | 1:31.73 | Germany Rebekka Haase Anne Christina Haack Nadine Gonska Josefina Elsler | 1:33.61 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Phyllis Francis Natasha Hastings Sanya Richards-Ross Francena McCorory | 3:19.39 CR, WL | Jamaica Anastasia Le-Roy Novlene Williams-Mills Christine Day Stephenie Ann McPherson | 3:22.49 SB | Great Britain Eilidh Child Anyika Onuora Kelly Massey Seren Bundy-Davies | 3:26.38 SB |
| 4 × 800 metres relay details | United States Chanelle Price Maggie Vessey Molly Beckwith-Ludlow Alysia Montaño | 8:00.62 CR, AR, WL | Poland Syntia Ellward Katarzyna Broniatowska Angelika Cichocka Sofia Ennaoui | 8:11.36 NR | Australia Abbey de la Motte Kelly Hetherington Selma Kajan Brittany McGowan | 8:13.97 SB |
| Distance medley relay details | United States Treniere Moser Sanya Richards-Ross Ajee' Wilson Shannon Rowbury | 10:36.50 WR | Kenya Selah Jepleting Busienei Joy Nakhumicha Sakari Sylivia Chematui Chesebe Virginia Nyambura Nganga | 10:43.35 | Poland Katarzyna Broniatowska Monika Szczęsna Angelika Cichocka Sofia Ennaoui | 10:45.32 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Bahamas)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bahamas (BAH)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |

## Team standings

Teams scored for every place in the top 8 with 8 points awarded for the first place, 7 for second, etc. The overall points winner was given the Golden Baton.
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | United States | 63.0 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 46.0 |
| 3 | Poland | 34.0 |
| 4 | Australia | 25.0 |
| 5 | Germany | 21.0 |
| 6 | France | 19.0 |
| 7 | Kenya | 15.0 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 15.0 |
| 9 | Brazil | 13.0 |
| 10 | Canada | 11.0 |
| 10 | Bahamas | 11.0 |

## Qualification for 2016 Summer Olympics

The top eight-finishers in 4×100 and 4×400 events gained qualification into the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. If a team was disqualified, the top team in the B-final would qualify.
| # | Men's 4×100 | Men's 4×400 | Women's 4×100 | Women's 4×400 |
| 1 | United States | United States | Jamaica | United States |
| 2 | Jamaica | Bahamas | United States | Jamaica |
| 3 | Japan | Belgium | Great Britain | Great Britain |
| 4 | Brazil | Jamaica | Canada | France |
| 5 | France | Brazil | Trinidad and Tobago | Poland |
| 6 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Great Britain | Brazil | Canada |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | Nigeria | Australia |
| 8 | Germany | Botswana | Switzerland | Brazil |
The following teams secured a full set of relay places across four events at the 2016 Games:
* Brazil
* United States
* Jamaica

## Participating nations

669 athletes from 43 nations are set to take part in the competition.
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Australia
* Bahamas (host)
* Bahrain
* Barbados
* Belgium
* Botswana
* Brazil
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* China
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Hong Kong
* Ireland
* Italy
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Kenya
* Mexico
* Namibia
* Netherlands
* Nigeria
* Papua New Guinea
* Poland
* Portugal
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saudi Arabia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turkey
* United States
* Venezuela
* United States Virgin Islands

## Records

| Nation | Athletes | Event | Performance | Type | Date |
| Barbados | Levi Cadogan Ramon Gittens Nicholas Deshong Mario Burke | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | 38.85 | NR | 2 May |
| Dominican Republic | Gustavo Cuesta Yoandry Andujar Stanly del Carmen Yancarlos Martínez | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | 38.94 | NR | 2 May |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Chavaughn Walsh Daniel Bailey Tahir Walsh Miguel Francis | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | 39.01 | NR | 2 May |
| United States | Duane Solomon Casimir Loxsom Robby Andrews Erik Sowinski | Men's 4 × 800 m relay | 7:04.84 | CR | 2 May |
| Namibia | Tjipekapora Herunga Globine Mayova Mberihonga Kandovasu Lilianne Klaasman | Women's 4 × 400 m relay | 3:41.47 | NR | 2 May |
| United States | Sanya Richards-Ross Treniere Moser Shannon Rowbury Ajee' Wilson | Women's distance medley relay | 10:36.50 | WR | 2 May |
| Barbados | Ramon Gittens Nicholas Deshong Levi Cadogan Mario Burke | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | 38.70 | NR | 2 May |
| China | Lin Huijun Yuan Qiqi Kong Lingwei Liang Xiaojing | Women's 4 × 200 m relay | 1:34.89 | AR NR | 2 May |
| Ireland | Amy Foster Stephanie Creaner Sarah Lavin Phil Healy | Women's 4 × 200 m relay | 1:36.90 | NR | 2 May |
| United States | Justin Gatlin Ryan Bailey Tyson Gay Mike Rodgers | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | 37.38 | CR | 2 May |
| Canada | Crystal Emmanuel Kimberly Hyacinthe Shai-Anne Davis Khamica Bingham | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | 42.94 | NR | 3 May |
| Canada | Crystal Emmanuel Kimberly Hyacinthe Shai-Anne Davis Khamica Bingham | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | 42.85 | NR | 3 May |