2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

Events at the 2016 World Championships
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m		women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men	women
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
10 km walk	men	women
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 22 and 23 July.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
United States Tia Jones Taylor Bennett Kaylor Harris Candace Hill Lynna Irby*	France Tamara Murcia Cynthia Leduc Fanny Peltier Estelle Raffai	Germany Katrin Fehm Keshia Beverly Kwadwo Eleni Frommann Chantal Butzek Johanna Bechthold*

*Athletes who competed in heats only

Records

World Junior Record	United States "Blue"	43.29	Eugene, United States	8 August 2006
Championship Record	Jamaica	43.40	Kingston, Jamaica	21 July 2002
World Junior Leading	Germany	44.25	Pliezhausen, Germany	8 May 2016

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	2	France	Tamara Murcia, Cynthia Leduc, Fanny Peltier, Estelle Raffai	43.82	Q, WU20L
2	2	United States	Lynna Irby, Tia Jones, Kaylor Harris, Candace Hill	44.31	Q, SB
3	2	Poland	Klaudia Adamek, Martyna Kotwiła, Olga Pietrzak, Ewa Swoboda	44.55	q, NU20R
4	3	Germany	Johanna Bechthold, Keshia Beverly Kwadwo, Eleni Frommann, Chantal Butzek	44.73	Q
5	3	Ireland	Molly Scott, Sharlene Mawdsley, Gina Akpe-Moses, Ciara Neville	45.09	Q, SB
6	1	Spain	Andrea Verdú, Ane Petrirena, Paula Sevilla, Lara Gómez	45.10	Q
7	3	Australia	Gabriella O'Grady, Maddison Coates, Samantha Geddes, Nicole Kay	45.18	q, SB
8	3	Italy	Zaynab Dosso, Sofia Bonicalza, Alessia Niotta, Desola Oki	45.50
9	2	Canada	Shyvonne Roxborough, Natassha McDonald, Chinque Thompson, Keira Christie-Galloway	45.89	SB
10	2	Thailand	On-Uma Chattha, Parichat Charoensuk, Sureewan Runan, Suwimon Khongthong	45.89
11	3	South Africa	Gezelle Magerman, Cassidy Williamson, Jeanelle Griesel, Taylon Bieldt	45.98	SB
12	1	Ecuador	Marina Poroso, Romina Cifuentes, Katherin Chillambo, Maribel Caicedo	46.20	Q, SB
	1	Czech Republic	Veronika Palicková, Zdenka Seidlová, Kateřina Vávrová, Nikola Bendová	DNF
	1	Netherlands	Marijke Boogerd, Tasa Jiya, Bowien Jansen, Lieke Klaver	DNF
	2	Great Britain	Hannah Brier, Charlotte McLennaghan, Finette Agyapong, Megan Marrs	DNF
	1	Jamaica	Kimone Shaw, Patrice Moody, Shellece Clark, Vanesha Pusey	DQ	R163.3(a)[2]
	3	New Zealand	Brooke Somerfield, Lucy Sheat, Zoe Hobbs, Olivia Eaton	DQ	R163.3(a)[2]
	1	Trinidad and Tobago		DNS

Final

The finish

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Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	6	United States	Tia Jones, Taylor Bennett, Kaylor Harris, Candace Hill	43.69	WU20L
	4	France	Tamara Murcia, Cynthia Leduc, Fanny Peltier, Estelle Raffai	44.05
	5	Germany	Katrin Fehm, Keshia Beverly Kwadwo, Eleni Frommann, Chantal Butzek	44.18	SB
4	2	Poland	Klaudia Adamek, Martyna Kotwiła, Olga Pietrzak, Ewa Swoboda	44.81
5	8	Ireland	Molly Scott, Sharlene Mawdsley, Gina Akpe-Moses, Ciara Neville	44.82	NU20R
6	7	Spain	Andrea Verdú, Ane Petrirena, Paula Sevilla, Lara Gómez	44.99	NU20R
7	3	Australia	Nana-Adoma Owusu-Afriyie, Maddison Coates, Samantha Geddes, Nicole Kay	45.15	SB
8	9	Ecuador	Marina Poroso, Romina Cifuentes, Katherin Chillambo, Maribel Caicedo	45.72	SB

References