# 2015 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2015 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 2 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 | United States (Tianna Bartoletta, Alexandria Anderson, Jeneba Tarmoh, LaKeisha Lawson) | 41.88 | Nassau, Bahamas | 24 May 2014 |
| World Leading | HS International | 42.98 | Los Angeles, United States | 11 April 2015 |
| 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 |
| 3 May 2014 | 19:29 | Heats |
| 3 May 2014 | 21:36 | Final B |
| 3 May 2014 | 21:45 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC-4)

## Results

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | WL | World leading | 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 | 5 | Jamaica | Simone Facey, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Natasha Morrison | 42.50 | Q, WL |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | United States | Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, Kimberlyn Duncan, Carmelita Jeter | 42.63 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Kai Selvon | 42.87 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | Brazil | Vanusa dos Santos, Ana Cláudia Silva, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos | 42.94 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | Canada | Crystal Emmanuel, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Shai-Anne Davis, Khamica Bingham | 42.94 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Nigeria | Gloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Dominique Duncan, Peace Uko | 43.56 | q, SB |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Great Britain | Asha Philip, Ashleigh Nelson, Bianca Williams, Margaret Adeoye | 43.60 | Q, SB |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Switzerland | Mujinga Kambundji, Léa Sprunger, Marisa Lavanchy, Fanette Humair | 43.68 | q, SB |
| 9 | 1 | 8 | Bahamas | V'Alonée Robinson, Tayla Carter, Brianne Bethel, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 44.11 | SB |
| 10 | 3 | 8 | Ecuador | Yuliana Angulo, Narcisa Landazuri, Viviana de la Cruz, Ángela Tenorio | 44.24 | SB |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | Kazakhstan | Svetlana Ivanchukova, Viktoriya Zyabkina, Anastasiya Tulapina, Olga Safronova | 44.27 | SB |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | Puerto Rico | Beatriz Cruz, Genoiska Cancel, Dayleen Santana, Carol Rodríguez | 44.35 | SB |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Venezuela | Wilmary Álvarez, Andrea Purica, Nediam Vargas, Nercely Soto | 44.42 | SB |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | China | Yuan Qiqi, Kong Lingwei, Lin Huijun, Tao Yujia | 44.45 | SB |
| 15 | 2 | 6 | Sweden | Pernilla Nilsson, Isabelle Eurenius, Daniella Busk, Moa Hjelmer | 44.81 | SB |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | Australia | Samantha Geddes, Eloise Graf, Hayley Butler, Abbie Tadeo | 45.17 | |
| 17 | 1 | 4 | Ireland | Amy Foster, Stephanie Creaner, Catherine McManus, Phil Healy | 45.38 | SB |
| | 3 | 5 | France | Céline Distel-Bonnet, Stella Akakpo, Jennifer Galais, Ayodelé Ikuesan | DNF | |
| | 1 | 7 | Germany | Yasmin Kwadwo, Inna Weit, Tatjana Pinto, Verena Sailer | DNF | |
| | 2 | 3 | Italy | Giulia Riva, Gloria Hooper, Irene Siragusa, Audrey Alloh | DNF | |
| | 1 | 2 | Poland | Marika Popowicz, Anna Kiełbasińska, Marta Jeschke, Karolina Zagajewska | DNF | |
| | 3 | 1 | Japan | Mayumi Watanabe, Anna Doi, Chisato Fukushima, Kana Ichikawa | DQ | 170.7 |

### Final B

The final B was started at 21:47.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Ecuador | Yuliana Angulo, Narcisa Landazuri, Viviana de la Cruz, Ángela Tenorio | 44.14 | SB |
| 2 | 5 | Bahamas | V'Alonée Robinson, Tayla Carter, Brianne Bethel, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 44.14 | |
| 3 | 8 | Venezuela | Wilmary Álvarez, Andrea Purica, Nediam Vargas, Nercely Soto | 44.17 | SB |
| 4 | 7 | China | Yuan Qiqi, Kong Lingwei, Lin Huijun, Tao Yujia | 44.28 | SB |
| 5 | 4 | Puerto Rico | Beatriz Cruz, Genoiska Cancel, Dayleen Santana, Carol Rodríguez | 44.56 | |
| 6 | 3 | Kazakhstan | Svetlana Ivanchukova, Viktoriya Zyabkina, Anastasiya Tulapina, Olga Safronova | 44.89 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sweden | Pernilla Nilsson, Isabelle Eurenius, Daniella Busk, Moa Hjelmer | 44.97 | |
| 8 | 2 | Australia | Brianna Beahan, Eloise Graf, Hayley Butler, Abbie Tadeo | 45.70 | |

### Final

The final was started at 21:57.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| | 6 | Jamaica | Simone Facey, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Veronica Campbell-Brown | 42.14 | WL |
| | 3 | United States | Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, Kimberlyn Duncan, Carmelita Jeter | 42.32 | SB |
| | 7 | Great Britain | Asha Philip, Ashleigh Nelson, Bianca Williams, Margaret Adeoye | 42.84 | SB |
| 4 | 8 | Canada | Crystal Emmanuel, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Shai-Anne Davis, Khamica Bingham | 42.85 | NR |
| 5 | 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Kai Selvon | 42.88 | |
| 6 | 5 | Brazil | Vanusa dos Santos, Ana Cláudia Silva, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos | 42.92 | SB |
| 7 | 1 | Nigeria | Gloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Dominique Duncan, Peace Uko | 42.99 | SB |
| 8 | 2 | Switzerland | Mujinga Kambundji, Léa Sprunger, Marisa Lavanchy, Fanette Humair | 43.74 | |