# 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 29 August.

## Summary

It is a rare chance for all the best athletes in a country to get together to run a relay, it takes a major championship. In the heats, Canada, the Netherlands and Trinidad and Tobago set National Records to get to the finals, T&T did so while resting anchor runner Semoy Hackett for the finals. Jamaica rested two, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Elaine Thompson, but not their superstar Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, in order to make six girls eligible for medals. Jamaica was the number one qualifier. USA ran their A team, to assure qualification but not resting their workhorse Allyson Felix even though Tori Bowie, Dezerea Bryant and Kaylin Whitney had been listed as their entries, unlisted Jasmine Todd anchored.
In the finals Jamaica was out early with Campbell-Brown and a quick handoff to Natasha Morrison. Kseniya Ryzhova left too early and Russia never made a handoff, while USA looked to proportionally hold their own against the stagger through the backstretch with Felix. Trinidad and Tobago was also in position, while Dafne Schippers ran past Canada's Kimberly Hyacinthe on the outside. Jamaica continued to build their lead with Elaine Thompson through the tour, handing off smoothly to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in first place, who further extended their lead. USA was a clear second and Trinidad and Tobago clearly third, each with enough separation that places would not change to the finish. Behind them, the Netherlands was just slightly ahead of the British and German teams. Desiree Henry ran away from the others and was closing on Hackett, while the Dutch team's illegal handover earned them a disqualification.
The Jamaican team set a new National Record and the Championship Record, Trinidad and Tobago improved theirs from earlier in the day and the British team set their National Record. In all, five teams set their National Record.

## 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, United Kingdom | 10 August 2012 |
| Championship record | Jamaica (Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce) | 41.29 | Moscow, Russia | 18 August 2013 |
| World Leading | United States (English Gardner, Allyson Felix, Jenna Prandini, Kaylin Whitney) | 41.96 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 17 July 2015 |
| African Record | Nigeria (Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Christy Opara-Thompson, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi) | 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, United Kingdom | 10 August 2012 |
| South American Record | Brazil (Evelyn dos Santos, Ana Cláudia Lemos, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos) | 42.29 | Moscow, Russia | 18 August 2013 |
| European Record | East Germany (Silke Gladisch-Möller, Sabine Rieger, 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 |
| The following records were established during the competition: |||||
| World Leading | Jamaica (Sherone Simpson, Natasha Morrison, Kerron Stewart, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce) | 41.84 | Beijing, China | 29 August 2015 |
| Championship record | Jamaica (Veronica Campbell-Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce) | 41.07 | Beijing, China | 29 August 2015 |
| World Leading | Jamaica (Veronica Campbell-Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce) | 41.07 | Beijing, China | 29 August 2015 |

## Qualification standards

* Entry standards
* Top 8 at IWR+ 8 from Top Lists

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 29 August 2015 | 12:00 | Heats |
| 29 August 2015 | 20:50 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+8)

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Jamaica (JAM) | Sherone Simpson, Natasha Morrison, Kerron Stewart, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 41.84 | Q, WL |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | United States (USA) | English Gardner, Allyson Felix, Jenna Prandini, Jasmine Todd | 42.00 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Khalifa St. Fort | 42.24 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | Netherlands (NED) | Nadine Visser, Dafne Schippers, Naomi Sedney, Jamile Samuel | 42.32 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | Asha Philip, Jodie Williams, Bianca Williams, Desiree Henry | 42.48 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 1 | 8 | Canada (CAN) | Crystal Emmanuel, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Isatu Fofanah, Khamica Bingham | 42.60 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Germany (GER) | Rebekka Haase, Alexandra Burghardt, Gina Lückenkemper, Verena Sailer | 42.64 | q, SB |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | Russia (RUS) | Marina Panteleyeva, Kseniya Ryzhova, Yelizaveta Demirova, Ekaterina Smirnova | 43.09 | q |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | Brazil (BRA) | Bruna Farias, Franciela Krasucki, Vitória Cristina Rosa, Rosângela Santos | 43.15 | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | China (CHN) | Liang Xiaojing, Kong Lingwei, Lin Huijun, Wei Yongli | 43.18 | |
| 11 | 1 | 9 | Poland (POL) | Agata Forkasiewicz, Anna Kiełbasińska, Weronika Wedler, Marta Jeschke | 43.20 | SB |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | Italy (ITA) | Giulia Riva, Irene Siragusa, Anna Bongiorni, Gloria Hooper | 43.22 | SB |
| 13 | 2 | 5 | Switzerland (SUI) | Marisa Lavanchy, Léa Sprunger, Mujinga Kambundji, Sarah Atcho | 43.38 | |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | France (FRA) | Lénora Guion-Firmin, Stella Akakpo, Maroussia Paré, Céline Distel-Bonnet | 43.58 | SB |
| 15 | 2 | 3 | Ukraine (UKR) | Olesya Povh, Nataliya Strohova, Hrystyna Stuy, Nataliya Pyhyda | 43.59 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | Gloria Asumnu, Stephanie Kalu, Deborah Oluwaseun Odeyemi, Cecilia Francis | 43.89 | |

### Final

The final was held at 20:45.
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| | 6 | Jamaica (JAM) | Veronica Campbell-Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 41.07 | CR, WL, NR |
| | 5 | United States (USA) | English Gardner, Allyson Felix, Jenna Prandini, Jasmine Todd | 41.68 | SB |
| | 4 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Semoy Hackett | 42.03 | NR |
| 4 | 7 | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | Asha Philip, Dina Asher-Smith, Jodie Williams, Desiree Henry | 42.10 | NR |
| 5 | 3 | Germany (GER) | Rebekka Haase, Alexandra Burghardt, Gina Lückenkemper, Verena Sailer | 42.64 | SB |
| 6 | 9 | Canada (CAN) | Crystal Emmanuel, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Isatu Fofanah, Khamica Bingham | 43.05 | |
| | 2 | Russia (RUS) | Marina Panteleyeva, Kseniya Ryzhova, Yelizaveta Demirova, Anna Kukushkina | DNF | |
| | 8 | Netherlands (NED) | Nadine Visser, Dafne Schippers, Naomi Sedney, Jamile Samuel | DQ | R170.7 |