# 2014 IAAF World Relays

The 2014 IAAF World Relays were held in May 2014 in Nassau, Bahamas. The event was the first edition of the IAAF World Relays. There were five events for each gender. In men's and women's 4 × 100 metres and 4 × 400 metres, the event served as a qualification event for the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.

## Schedule

Day 1 – Saturday 24 May :
| 17:30 | Men's 4 × 200 m | Round 1 |
| 17:47 | Women's 4 × 100 m | Round 1 |
| 18:10 | Men's 4 × 800 m | Final |
| 18:26 | Women's 4 × 400 m | Round 1 |
| 18:55 | Men's 4 × 400 m | Round 1 |
| 19:28 | Women's 4 × 1500 m | Final |
| 19:52 | Men's 4 × 200 m | Final |
| 20:02 | Women's 4 × 100 m | Final |
Day 2 – Sunday 25 May :
| 17:30 | Women's 4 × 200 m | Round 1 |
| 17:50 | Men's 4 × 100 m | Round 1 |
| 18:12 | Women's 4 × 400 m | Final |
| 18:39 | Men's 4 × 1500 m | Final |
| 19:00 | Women's 4 × 800 m | Final |
| 19:21 | Men's 4 × 400 m | Final |
| 19:46 | Women's 4 × 200 m | Final |
| 20:00 | Men's 4 × 100 m | Final |

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Jamaica Nesta Carter Nickel Ashmeade Julian Forte Yohan Blake | 37.77 | Trinidad and Tobago Keston Bledman Marc Burns Rondel Sorrillo Richard Thompson | 38.04 | Great Britain Richard Kilty Harry Aikines-Aryeetey James Ellington Dwain Chambers | 38.19 |
| 4 × 200 metres relay details | Jamaica Nickel Ashmeade Warren Weir Jermaine Brown Yohan Blake | 1:18.63 WR | Saint Kitts and Nevis Antoine Adams Lestrod Roland Brijesh Lawrence Allistar Clarke | 1:20.51 NR | France Christophe Lemaitre Yannick Fonsat Ben Bassaw Ken Romain | 1:20.66 AR |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States David Verburg Tony McQuay Christian Taylor LaShawn Merritt | 2:57.25 | Bahamas LaToy Williams Demetrius Pinder Chris Brown Michael Mathieu | 2:57.59 | Trinidad and Tobago Lalonde Gordon Renny Quow Machel Cedenio Jarrin Solomon | 2:58.43 NR |
| 4 × 800 metres relay details | Kenya Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich Sammy Kibet Kirongo Job Koech Kinyor Alfred Kipketer | 7:08.40 | Poland Karol Konieczny Szymon Krawczyk Marcin Lewandowski Adam Kszczot | 7:08.69 NR | United States Michael Rutt Robby Andrews Brandon Johnson Duane Solomon | 7:09.06 |
| 4 × 1500 metres relay details | Kenya Collins Cheboi Silas Kiplagat James Kiplagat Magut Asbel Kiprop | 14:22.22 WR | United States Patrick Casey David Torrence Will Leer Leonel Manzano | 14:40.80 AR | Ethiopia Mekonnen Gebremedhin Soresa Fida Zebene Alemayehu Aman Wote | 14:41.22 NR |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Tianna Bartoletta Alexandria Anderson Jeneba Tarmoh LaKeisha Lawson | 41.88 | Jamaica Carrie Russell Kerron Stewart Schillonie Calvert Samantha Henry-Robinson | 42.28 | Trinidad and Tobago Kamaria Durant Michelle-Lee Ahye Reyare Thomas Kai Selvon | 42.66 |
| 4 × 200 metres relay details | United States Shalonda Solomon Tawanna Meadows Bianca Knight Kimberlyn Duncan | 1:29.45 | Great Britain Desirèe Henry Anyika Onuora Bianca Williams Asha Philip | 1:29.61 NR | Jamaica Simone Facey Sheri-Ann Brooks Anneisha McLaughlin Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 1:30.04 NR |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States DeeDee Trotter Sanya Richards-Ross Natasha Hastings Joanna Atkins | 3:21.73 | Jamaica Kaliese Spencer Novlene Williams-Mills Anastasia Le-Roy Shericka Jackson | 3:23.26 | Nigeria Folasade Abugan Regina George Omolara Omotoso Patience Okon George | 3:23.41 |
| 4 × 800 metres relay details | United States Chanelle Price Geena Lara Ajeé Wilson Brenda Martinez | 8:01.58 | Kenya Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei Agatha Jeruto Kimaswai Sylivia Chematui Chesebe Eunice Jepkoech Sum | 8:04.28 AR | Russia Irina Maracheva Elena Kobeleva Tatiana Myazina Svetlana Rogozina | 8:08.19 |
| 4 × 1500 metres relay details | Kenya Mercy Cherono Faith Kipyegon Irene Jelagat Hellen Onsando Obiri | 16:33.58 WR | United States Heather Kampf Katie Mackey Kate Grace Brenda Martinez | 16:55.33 AR | Australia Zoe Buckman Bridey Delanay Brittany McGowan Melissa Duncan | 17:08.65 AR |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Bahamas)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Bahamas (BAH)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 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 United States team won the overall classification and was awarded the Golden Baton. No individual medals were awarded although presentations of the first three teams in each event did take place.
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | United States | 60.0 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 41.0 |
| 3 | Kenya | 35.0 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 24.0 |
| 5 | Australia | 21.0 |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.0 |
| 7 | France | 18.0 |
| 8 | Bahamas | 15.0 |
| 9 | Poland | 14.0 |
| 10 | Nigeria | 13.0 |
| 11 | Brazil | 10.0 |
| 12 | Spain | 8.0 |
| 13 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.0 |
| 14 | Romania | 7.0 |
| 15 | Russia | 6.0 |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 6.0 |
| 17 | Barbados | 5.0 |
| 17 | Germany | 5.0 |
| 19 | Japan | 4.0 |
| 19 | Cuba | 4.0 |
| 19 | Switzerland | 4.0 |
| 19 | Mexico | 4.0 |
| 23 | Italy | 3.0 |
| 23 | Canada | 3.0 |
| 23 | Venezuela | 3.0 |
| 26 | Bermuda | 2.0 |
| 26 | Qatar | 2.0 |
| 26 | China | 2.0 |
| 29 | Slovakia | 1.0 |

## Qualification for 2015 World Championships

The top eight-finishers in 4x100 and 4x400 events would qualify for the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. If a team was disqualified, the top team in the B-final would qualify.
The following countries qualified teams for all four relays in 2015. :
* Jamaica
* Great Britain
* Brazil
All qualifiers :
| # | Men's 4x100 | Men's 4x400 | Women's 4x100 | Women's 4x400 |
| 1 | Jamaica | United States | United States | United States |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | Bahamas | Jamaica | Jamaica |
| 3 | Great Britain | Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | Nigeria |
| 4 | Brazil | Great Britain | Nigeria | France |
| 5 | Japan | Cuba | Great Britain | Poland |
| 6 | Canada | Venezuela | Germany | Italy |
| 7 | Germany | Brazil | Brazil | Great Britain |
| 8 | Ukraine | Jamaica | France | Brazil |

## Participating nations

43 nations took part in the competition.
* Australia (30)
* Bahamas (28)
* Bahrain (5)
* Barbados (6)
* Belgium (5)
* Bermuda (4)
* Brazil (20)
* British Virgin Islands (5)
* Canada (20)
* Cayman Islands (5)
* China (10)
* Cuba (8)
* Dominican Republic (10)
* Ethiopia (10)
* France (28)
* Germany (17)
* Great Britain (24)
* Italy (5)
* Jamaica (38)
* Japan (17)
* Kenya (28)
* Mexico (9)
* Netherlands (6)
* Nigeria (21)
* Papua New Guinea (5)
* Poland (25)
* Puerto Rico (9)
* Qatar (5)
* Romania (6)
* Russia (14)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (5)
* Saudi Arabia (6)
* Slovakia (5)
* South Korea (5)
* Spain (15)
* Switzerland (7)
* Trinidad and Tobago (23)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (5)
* Uganda (5)
* Ukraine (5)
* United States (56)
* United States Virgin Islands (5)
* Venezuela (11)