2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 8–9 March.
Doping
The Russian team came 4th in the final but was later disqualified after Kseniya Ryzhovas doping sample from 7 March was found positive for trimetazidine.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Natasha Hastings Joanna Atkins Francena McCorory Cassandra Tate Jernail Hayes* Monica Hargrove* |
 Patricia Hall Anneisha McLaughlin Kaliese Spencer Stephenie Ann McPherson Verone Chambers* Natoya Goule* |
 Eilidh Child Shana Cox Margaret Adeoye Christine Ohuruogu Victoria Ohuruogu* |
*Athletes who competed in heats only.
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  |
3:23.37 | Glasgow, Great Britain | 28 January 2006 |
| Championship record | |
3:23.88 | Budapest, Hungary | 7 March 2004 |
| World Leading | University of Oregon | 3:30.08 | Albuquerque, United States | 15 February 2014 |
| Asian record |  |
3:37.46 | Doha, Qatar | 16 February 2008 |
| European record | |
3:23.37 | Glasgow, Great Britain | 28 January 2006 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
|
3:27.34 | Doha, Qatar | 14 March 2010 |
| Oceanian Record | .svg.png){kind=small} |
3:26.87 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
| Records broken during the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
| World Leading | |
3:29.06 | Sopot, Poland | 8 March 2014 |
| World Leading | |
3:24.83 | Sopot, Poland | 9 March 2014 |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | | Natasha Hastings, Jernail Hayes, Monica Hargrove, Cassandra Tate | 3:29.06 | Q, WL |
| 2 | 2 | | Verone Chambers, Anneisha McLaughlin, Natoya Goule, Stephanie McPherson | 3:29.43 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 2 |  | Ewelina Ptak, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Joanna Linkiewicz, Małgorzata Hołub | 3:29.48 | q, SB |
| 4 | 2 |  | Omolara Omotoso, Patience Okon George, Bukola Abogunloko, Folashade Abugan | 3:29.67 | q, AR |
| 5 | 1 | | Eilidh Child, Shana Cox, Victoria Ohuruogu, Christine Ohuruogu | 3:30.60 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 1 | | Olga Tovarnova, Irina Davydova, Yuliya Terekhova, Natalya Nazarova | 3:30.87 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 1 |  | Maria Enrica Spacca, Elena Maria Bonfanti, Marta Milani, Chiara Bazzoni | 3:31.99 | NR |
| 8 | 1 |  | Adelina Pastor, Alina Andreea Panainte, Sanda Belgyan, Bianca Răzor | 3:38.18 | SB |
Final
Natasha Hastings of the winning US team.
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | Natasha Hastings, Joanna Atkins, Francena McCorory, Cassandra Tate | 3:24.83 | WL, NR |
 | | Patricia Hall, Anneisha McLaughlin, Kaliese Spencer, Stephanie McPherson | 3:26.54 | NR |
 | | Eilidh Child, Shana Cox, Margaret Adeoye, Christine Ohuruogu | 3:27.90 | SB |
| DQ | | Olga Tovarnova, Alena Tamkova, Yuliya Terekhova, Kseniya Ryzhova | ||
| 4 | | Ewelina Ptak, Małgorzata Hołub, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Justyna Święty | 3:29.89 | |
| 5 | | Omolara Omotoso, Folashade Abugan, Bukola Abogunloko, Patience Okon George | 3:31.59 |
References
- "Russian athlete Ksenya Ryzhova disqualified for nine months for doping". ITAR-TASS. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- IAAF: IAAF World Indoor Championships > IAAF World Indoor Championships 2014 > 4x400 Metres Relay - women
- Heats results
- Final results
- The team was disqualified retrospectivelly after Kseniya Ryzhova failed a doping test
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