2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

None thumb|110px|Official Video The Women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on 4 September. Runners from the United States had provided the fastest times before the competition, but bad baton exchanges had seen their teams disqualified at both the 2008 Olympics and the 2009 World Championships. The Americans and Jamaica, the defending world relay champions, were seen as the primary contenders for the title. Ukraine and Russia (the Olympic title holder) were the next fastest entrants into the championships.Rowbottom, Mike (2011-08-21). Women's 4x100m Relay – PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20120801032650/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventPreviewsListDetail.aspx?id=61181 2012-08-01 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-25. The first semi-final was won by a ragged looking Jamaican team. France followed Jamaica into the final. In third place, Brazil set the South American record and qualified for the final by time. China false started out of the event. The second semi-final was won by Trinidad and Tobago, setting their national record, with Ukraine following them into the final. Russia also qualified on time. In the third semi-final, the USA, running in lane 2 ran the world leader to qualify, along with Nigeria. In lane 3, Bahamas' Anthonique Strachan fell as the modern version of the golden girls tried to qualify. Bahamas eventually finished while Germany was unable to complete their first handoff. In the final, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce put Jamaica into the lead, but strong legs from Allyson Felix and Marshevet Myers brought the United States back into contention. Despite their recent history of poor handoffs, the United States executed their final baton exchange perfectly, gaining a couple of metres on Jamaica. Given the lead, Carmelita Jeter was able to hold off a closing Veronica Campbell-Brown for the win. Jamaica set their national record in second. Ukraine's Hrystyna Stuy in lane 8 ran down France and Trinidad and Tobago to finish a distant third. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeUnited States 2011 WorldBianca KnightAllyson FelixMarshevet MyersCarmelita JeterShalonda Solomon*Alexandria Anderson*Jamaica 2011 WorldShelly-Ann Fraser-PryceKerron StewartSherone SimpsonVeronica Campbell-BrownJura Levy*Ukraine 2011 WorldOlesya PovhNataliya PohrebnyakMariya RyemyenHrystyna Stuy Records World recordEast Germany (Silke Gladisch-Möller, Sabine Rieger, Ingrid Auerswald-Lange, Marlies Göhr)41.37Canberra, Australia6 October 1985Championship recordUnited States (Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers)41.47Athens, Greece9 August 1997World leadingUnited States Red(Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Marshevet Myers, Carmelita Jeter)42.28Philadelphia, PA, United States5 August 2011African recordNigeria (Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Christy Opara-Thompson, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi)42.39Barcelona, Spain7 August 1992Asian recordChina (Lin Xiao, Yali Li, Xiaomei Liu, Li Xuemei)42.23Shanghai, China23 October 1997North, Central American and Caribbean recordUnited States (Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers)41.47Athens, Greece9 August 1997South American recordBrazil (Lucimar Aparecida de Moura, Katia Regina Santos, Luciana dos Santos, Rosemar Maria Neto)42.97Bogotá, Colombia10 July 2004European recordEast Germany (Silke Gladisch-Möller, Sabine Rieger, Ingrid Auerswald-Lange, Marlies Göhr)41.37Canberra, Australia6 October 1985Oceanian recordAustralia (Rachael Massey, Suzanne Broadrick, Jodi Lambert, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor)42.99Pietersburg, South Africa18 March 2000 Qualification standards A timeB time 44.00 Schedule Date Time Round 4 September 2011 18:30 Heats 4 September 2011 20:35 Final Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best Heats Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final. Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 3 United States 2011 World Bianca Knight, Shalonda Solomon, Marshevet Myers, Alexandria Anderson 41.94 Q, WL 2 1 Jamaica 2011 World Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Kerron Stewart, Sherone Simpson, Jura Levy 42.23 Q, SB 3 1 France 2011 World Myriam Soumaré, Céline Distel, Lina Jacques-Sébastien, Véronique Mang 42.60 Q, SB 4 2 Ukraine 2011 World Olesya Povh, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen, Hrystyna Stuy 42.63 Q, SB 5 3 Nigeria 2011 World Gloria Asumnu, Oludamola Osayomi, Agnes Osazuwa, Blessing Okagbare 42.74 Q, SB 6 2 Russia 2011 World Yuliya Gushchina, Natalia Rusakova, Elizabeta Savlinis, Aleksandra Fedoriva 42.78 q, SB 7 1 Brazil 2011 World Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva, Vanda Gomes, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos 42.92 q, AR 8 3 Netherlands 2011 World Kadene Vassell, Dafne Schippers, Anouk Hagen, Jamile Samuel 43.44 NR 9 1 Colombia 2011 World Yomara Hinestroza, Maria Alejandra Idrobo, Darlenys Obregón, Norma González 43.53 SB 10 2 Australia 2011 World Hayley Butler, Melissa Breen, Charlotte van Veenendaal, Sally Pearson 43.79 11 1 Japan 2011 World Nao Okabe, Momoko Takahashi, Chisato Fukushima, Saori Imai 43.83 12 2 Great Britain 2011 World Tiffany Porter, Anyika Onuora, Laura Turner, Jeanette Kwakye 43.95 13 3 Switzerland 2011 World Clélia Reuse, Jacqueline Gasser, Ellen Sprunger, Léa Sprunger 44.04 14 3 Belarus 2011 World Anna Bagdanovich, Yuliya Balykina, Alena Neumiarzhitskaya, Hanna Liapeshka 44.38 15 2 South Korea 2011 World Eum Jeesu, Kim So-yeon, Lee Sunae, Park So-Yeun 46.14 SB 16 1 Spain 2011 World Plácida Martínez, Amparo Cotán, Concepción Montaner, Ruth Beitia 46.24 17 3 Bahamas 2011 World Sheniqua Ferguson, Nivea Smith, Anthonique Strachan, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 50.62 99 3 Germany 2011 World Yasmin Kwadwo, Anne Möllinger, Cathleen Tschirch, Marion Wagner 99.99 DNF 99 2 Poland 2011 World Anna Kiełbasińska, Marika Popowicz, Marta Jeschke, Agnieszka Ligięza 99.99 DNF 99 1 China 2011 World Wei Yongli, Liang Qiuping, Jiang Lan, Tao Yujia 99.99 DSQ FS 99 2 Trinidad and Tobago 2011 World Kai Selvon, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Semoy Hackett, Michelle-Lee Ahye 99.99 DQ Semoy Hackett's Drug Test Final Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes 4 United States 2011 World Bianca Knight, Allyson Felix, Marshevet Myers, Carmelita Jeter 41.56 WL 6 Jamaica 2011 World Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Kerron Stewart, Sherone Simpson, Veronica Campbell-Brown 41.70 NR 8 Ukraine 2011 World Olesya Povh, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen, Hrystyna Stuy 42.51 SB 4 5 France 2011 World Myriam Soumaré, Céline Distel, Lina Jacques-Sébastien, Véronique Mang 42.70 5 1 Russia 2011 World Yuliya Gushchina, Natalia Rusakova, Elizabeta Savlinis, Aleksandra Fedoriva 42.93 6 7 Nigeria 2011 World Gloria Asumnu, Oludamola Osayomi, Agnes Osazuwa, Blessing Okagbare 42.93 7 2 Brazil 2011 World Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva, Vanda Gomes, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos 43.10 99 3 Trinidad and Tobago 2011 World Kai Selvon, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Semoy Hackett, Michelle-Lee Ahye 42.58 (42.58) Semoy Hackett's Drug Test References External links Relay results at IAAF website Relay 4 x 100 Category:Relays at the World Athletics Championships