# 2014 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 24 May.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| World record | United States (Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter) | 40.82 | London, Great Britain | 10 August 2012 |
| Championship record | New event | New event | New event | New event |
| World Leading | Jamaica | 42.81 | Philadelphia, United States | 26 April 2014 |
| African Record | Nigeria (Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Christy Opara, Mary Onyali) | 42.39 | Barcelona, Spain | 7 August 1992 |
| Asian Record | China (Xiao Lin, Li Yali, Liu Xiaomei, Li Xuemei) | 42.23 | Shanghai, China | 23 October 1997 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | United States (Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter) | 40.82 | London, Great Britain | 10 August 2012 |
| South American Record | Brazil (Evelyn dos Santos, Ana Claudia Silva, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos) | 42.29 | Moscow, Russia | 18 August 2013 |
| European Record | East Germany (Silke Gladisch-Möller, Sabine Rieger-Günther, Ingrid Auerswald-Lange, Marlies Göhr) | 41.37 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| Oceanian record | Australia (Rachael Massey, Suzanne Broadrick, Jodi Lambert, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor) | 42.99 | Pietersburg, South Africa | 18 March 2000 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 24 May 2014 | 17:47 | Heats |
| 24 May 2014 | 20:02 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC−4)

## Results

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | United States | Tianna Bartoletta, Alexandria Anderson, Jeneba Tarmoh, LaKeisha Lawson | 42.29 | Q, CR |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Jamaica | Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Samantha Henry-Robinson | 42.29 | Q, CR |
| 3 | 1 | 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Kai Selvon | 42.59 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Nigeria | Gloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Dominique Duncan, Francesca Okwara | 42.77 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Germany | Yasmin Kwadwo, Inna Weit, Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto, Verena Sailer | 42.92 | q, SB |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | Great Britain | Asha Philip, Anyika Onuora, Jodie Williams, Desirèe Henry | 43.20 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 7 | Brazil | Vanusa dos Santos, Franciela Krasucki, Evelyn dos Santos, Rosângela Santos | 43.22 | q, SB |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | France | Éloyse Lesueur, Céline Distel-Bonnet, Émilie Gaydu, Stella Akakpo | 43.35 | Q, SB |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Switzerland | Michelle Cueni, Marisa Lavanchy, Mujinga Kambundji, Léa Sprunger | 43.41 | SB |
| 10 | 3 | 7 | Bahamas | V'Alonée Robinson, Sheniqua Ferguson, Tayla Carter, Anthonique Strachan | 43.54 | SB |
| 11 | 2 | 8 | Canada | Khamica Bingham, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Crystal Emmanuel, Shai-Anne Davis | 43.69 | SB |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | Puerto Rico | Beatriz Cruz, Celiangeli Morales, Genoiska Cancel, Carol Rodríguez | 44.04 | SB |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | Poland | Anna Kiełbasińska, Weronika Wedler, Marta Jeschke, Ewelina Ptak | 44.07 | SB |
| 14 | 2 | 3 | China | Tao Yujia, Kong Lingwei, Lin Huijun, Yuan Qiqi | 44.12 | SB |
| 15 | 1 | 5 | Dominican Republic | LaVonne Idlette, Fany Chalas, Marleni Mejia, Margarita Menzueta | 44.30 | SB |
| 16 | 2 | 6 | British Virgin Islands | Ashley Kelly, Nelda Huggins, Chantel Malone, Karene King | 44.53 | SB |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | Venezuela | Wilmary Álvarez, Andrea Purica, Nediam Vargas, Nercely Soto | 44.64 | SB |
| 18 | 3 | 5 | Japan | Saori Kitakaze, Anna Doi, Mayumi Watanabe, Kana Ichikawa | 44.66 | |
| 19 | 1 | 7 | Australia | Margaret Gayen, Ella Nelson, Monica Brennan, Elly Graff | 44.69 | |

### Final
#### Final B

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 9 | 5 | Canada | Khamica Bingham, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Crystal Emmanuel, Shai-Anne Davis | 43.33 | SB |
| 10 | 6 | Bahamas | V'Alonée Robinson, Sheniqua Ferguson, Caché Armbrister, Anthonique Strachan | 43.46 | SB |
| 11 | 4 | Switzerland | Michelle Cueni, Marisa Lavanchy, Mujinga Kambundji, Léa Sprunger | 43.55 | |
| 12 | 3 | Puerto Rico | Beatriz Cruz, Celiangeli Morales, Genoiska Cancel, Carol Rodríguez | 43.99 | SB |
| 13 | 8 | China | Tao Yujia, Zhu Yayun, Lin Huijun, Yuan Qiqi | 44.09 | SB |
| 14 | 7 | Poland | Anna Kiełbasińska, Weronika Wedler, Marta Jeschke, Angelika Stępień | 44.59 | |
| 15 | 1 | British Virgin Islands | Ashley Kelly, Nelda Huggins, Chantel Malone, Karene King | 45.06 | |
| | 2 | Dominican Republic | María Luisa Rodríguez, Fany Chalas, Marleni Mejia, Margarita Manzueta | DQ | R170.7 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | Points |
| | 4 | United States | Tianna Bartoletta, Alexandria Anderson, Jeneba Tarmoh, LaKeisha Lawson | 41.88 | CR | 8 |
| | 5 | Jamaica | Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Samantha Henry-Robinson | 42.28 | SB | 7 |
| | 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Kai Selvon | 42.66 | | 6 |
| 4 | 8 | Nigeria | Gloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Dominique Duncan, Francesca Okwara | 42.67 | SB | 5 |
| 5 | 6 | Great Britain | Asha Philip, Bianca Williams, Jodie Williams, Desirèe Henry | 42.75 | SB | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Germany | Yasmin Kwadwo, Inna Weit, Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto, Verena Sailer | 43.38 | | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | Brazil | Vanusa dos Santos, Franciela Krasucki, Evelyn dos Santos, Rosângela Santos | 43.67 | | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | France | Éloyse Lesueur, Céline Distel-Bonnet, Émilie Gaydu, Stella Akakpo | 43.76 | | 1 |