World Athletics Championships 2015/4 × 100 m women

World Athletics Championships 2015
discipline	4 x 100 meter relay for women
city	Beijing
place	Beijing National Stadium
Participants	16 relays with 69 athletes
Competition phase	August 29, 2015 (prelims / finals)
Medalists
gold	Jamaica
silver	United States
bronze	Trinidad and Tobago

Beijing National Stadium at night

The women's 4 x 100 meter relay at the 2015 World Athletics Championships took place on August 29, 2015 in Beijing , People's Republic of China .

It won the season from Jamaica with Veronica Campbell-Brown , Natasha Morrison , Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce as well as the sprinters Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart also used in the preliminary run . The USA won the silver medal in the cast of English Gardner , Allyson Felix , Jenna Prandini and Jasmine Todd . Bronze went to Trinidad and Tobago with Kelly-Ann Baptiste , Michelle-Lee Ahye , Reyare Thomas and Semoy Hackett as well as Khalifa St. Fort, who was also used in the preliminary run .

The runners from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago who were used in the preliminary run for the medal winners also received corresponding precious metal.

Records

World record	USA Tianna Madison , Allyson Felix , Bianca Knight , Carmelita Jeter	40.82 s	London Olympic Games , UK	August 10, 2012
Championship record	Jamaica Carrie Russell , Kerron Stewart , Schillonie Calvert , Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	41.29 s	World Championships in Moscow , Russia	18th August 2013

Prelims

From the two preliminary runs, the first three of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the two fastest times - highlighted in light green - qualified for the semifinals.

Forward 1

August 22, 2015, 12:00 local time (6:00 a.m. CEST )

space	train	country	Athletes	Time (s)
01	6th	Jamaica	Sherone Simpson Natasha Morrison Kerron Stewart Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	41.84 WL
02	5	Great Britain	Asha Philip Jodie Williams Bianca Williams Desiree Henry	42.48 SB
03	8th	Canada	Crystal Emmanuel Kimberly Hyacinthe Isatu Fofanah Khamica Bingham	42.60 NO
04th	7th	Russia	Marina Panteleeva Xenia Ryschowa Eelisaveta Demirova Ekaterina Smirnova	43.09
05	3	People's Republic of China	Liang Xiaojing Kong Lingwei Lin Huijun Wei Yongli	43.18
06th	9	Poland	Agata Forkasiewicz Anna Kiełbasińska Weronika Wedler Marta Jeschke	43.20 SB
07th	4th	Italy	Giulia Riva Irene Siragusa Anna Bongiorni Gloria Hooper	43.22 SB
08th	2	Nigeria	Gloria Asumnu Stephanie Kalu Deborah Oluwaseun Odeyemi Cecilia Francis	43.89

Forward 2

August 22, 2015, 12:08 pm local time (6:08 am CEST )

space	train	country	Athletes	Time (s)
01	8th	United States	English Gardner Allyson Felix Jenna Prandini Jasmine Todd	42.00
02	7th	Trinidad and Tobago	Kelly-Ann Baptiste Michelle-Lee Ahye Reyare Thomas Khalifa St. Fort	42.24 NO
03	9	Netherlands	Nadine Visser Dafne Schippers Naomi Sedney Jamile Samuel	42.32 NO
04th	6th	Germany	Rebekka Haase Alexandra Burghardt Gina Lückenkemper Verena Sailer	42.64 SB
05	4th	Brazil	Bruna Farias Franciela Krasucki Vitória Cristina Rosa Rosângela Santos	43.15
06th	5	Switzerland	Marisa Lavanchy Léa Sprunger Mujinga Kambundji Sarah Atcho	43.38
07th	2	France	Lénora Guion-Firmin Stella Akakpo Maroussia Paré Celine Distel-Bonnet	43.58 SB
08th	2	Ukraine	Olesja Powch Natalija Strohowa Chrystyna Stuj Natalija Pyhyda	43.59

final

August 29, 2015, 8:45 pm local time (2:45 pm CEST )

The race came down to a duel between Jamaica and the USA. These two nations had had the best individual sprinters for many years. The US team won the last Olympic Games with a world record , and Jamaica was ahead at the last World Championships . The battle for bronze was also open. The European champions from Great Britain as well as the teams from Trinidad and Tobago and the Netherlands who were convincing in the heats - each with national records - started promisingly.

The following line-up changes were made for the finale:

• Jamaica - Veronica Campbell-Brown ran for Sherone Simpson, Elaine Thompson for Kerron Stewart.
• Trinidad and Tobago - Khalifa St. Fort has been replaced by Semoy Hackett.
• Great Britain - Dina Asher-Smith ran for Bianca Williams.
• Russia - Anna Kukuschkina replaced Ekaterina Smirnova.

In the final, the USA and Jamaica were pretty tied after 200 meters. The Dutch women with Dafne Schippers as the second runner were also still very good in the race. In the finish curve, the Jamaican Elaine Thompson ran very well and passed the baton to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce with a clear lead over her opponents. The American Jasmine Todd was in second place and had no chance against the Jamaican in the final section. Jamaica defended the 2013 world championship, while the Americans won silver. Behind them, the relay from Trinidad and Tobago won the bronze medal just ahead of the British. The Netherlands crossed the finish line fifth, but the relay was disqualified after the race due to a faulty replacement. Germany finished fifth ahead of Canada. The Russians lost the baton at the first change and could not finish the race.

space	train	country	Athletes	Time (s)
	6th	Jamaica	Veronica Campbell-Brown Natasha Morrison Elaine Thompson Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the lead also: Sherone Simpson Kerron Stewart	41.07 CR
	5	United States	English Gardner Allyson Felix Jenna Prandini Jasmine Todd	41.68 SB
	4th	Trinidad and Tobago	Kelly-Ann Baptiste Michelle-Lee Ahye Reyare Thomas Semoy Hackett in advance also: Khalifa St. Fort	42.03 NO
4th	7th	Great Britain	Asha Philip Dina Asher-Smith Jodie Williams Desiree Henry also: Bianca Williams	42.10 NO
5	3	Germany	Rebekka Haase Alexandra Burghardt Gina Lückenkemper Verena Sailer	42.64 SB
6th	9	Canada	Crystal Emmanuel Kimberly Hyacinthe Isatu Fofanah Khamica Bingham	43.05
DSQ	8th	Netherlands	Nadine Visser Dafne Schippers Naomi Sedney Jamile Samuel	IAAF Rule 170.7 - baton handover outside of the exchange room
DNF	2	Russia	Marina Pantelejewa Xenija Ryschowa Jelisaveta Demirowa Anna Kukuschkina in the run-up also: Ekaterina Smirnowa

Web links and sources

• Homepage for the 2015 World Championships, 4 × 100 m relay women on the IAAF website (English), accessed on November 11, 2018
• Results of the 2015 World Championships at Leichtathletik.de, accessed on November 11, 2018
• Reports on the 2015 World Championships at Leichtathletik.de, accessed on November 11, 2018

Video

• 4x100m relay women IAAF World Athletics Championships 2015 Beijing on youtube.com, published August 29, 2015, accessed November 11, 2018

Individual evidence

1. ↑ IAAF competition rules, page 99 (PDF), accessed on November 11, 2018