2014 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 800 metres relay
2014 athletic competition
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The women's 4 × 800 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 25 May.
Dates25 May (final)
| Women's 4 × 800 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Thomas Robinson Stadium |
| Dates | 25 May (final) |
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| World record |  Soviet Union(Nadiya Olizarenko, Lyubov Gurina, Lyudmila Borisova, Irina Podyalovskaya) |
7:50.17 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
5 August 1984 |
| Championship record | New event | |||
| World Leading | No record | |||
| African Record |  Kenya(Winny Chebet, Eunice Jepkoech Sum, Hellen Onsando Obiri, Janeth Jepkosgei) |
8:07.58 |  Philadelphia, United States |
27 April 2013 |
| Asian Record |  China (Liaoning Team)Liu Dong, Chen Yumei, Qu Yunxia, Liu Li |
8:16.2 | Shanghai, China |
3 October 1991 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | United States Red (Lea Wallace, Brenda Martinez, Ajee' Wilson, Alysia Johnson Montano) |
8:04.31 | Philadelphia, United States |
27 April 2013 |
| South American Record |  Brazil (C.R. Flamengo)(Cristiane Barbosa, Cintia Fragoso, Lorena de Oliveira, Ana Paula Pereira) |
9:29.10 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
21 December 2000 |
| European Record | Soviet Union (Nadiya Olizarenko, Lyubov Gurina, Lyudmila Borisova, Irina Podyalovskaya) |
7:50.17 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
5 August 1984 |
| Oceanian record |  Australia(Zoe Buckman, Anna Laman, Heidi Gregson, Selma Kajan) |
8:18.96 | Philadelphia, United States |
27 April 2013 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2014 | 19:00 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC−4)
Results
The Russian team, originally 3rd, was later disqualified due to doping by Irina Maracheva.[1]
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6 | United States | Chanelle Price, Geena Lara, Ajee' Wilson, Brenda Martinez | 8:01.58 | CR "AR" | 8 |
 | 4 | Kenya | Janeth Jepkosgei, Agatha Jeruto Kimaswai, Sylvia Chematui Chesebe, Eunice Jepkoech Sum | 8:04.28 | AR | 7 |
 | 1 | Australia | Brittany McGowan, Zoe Buckman, Selma Kajan, Melissa Duncan | 8:13.26 | AR | |
| 4 | 3 |  Jamaica | Yanique Malcolm, Simoya Campbell, Chrisann Gordon, Natoya Goule | 8:17.22 | NR | |
| 5 | 8 |  France | Justine Fedronic, Clarisse Moh, Lisa Blameble, Rénelle Lamote | 8:17.54 | NR | |
| 6 | 5 |  Romania | Adelina Elena Tanasie, Claudia Bobocea, Florina Pierdevara, Mihaela Nunu | 8:23.12 | SB | |
| 7 | 7 |  Mexico | Gabriela Medina, Cristina Guevara, Mariel Espinosa, Arantza Hernández | 8:24.45 | NR | |
| 2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | Jessica James, Shawna Fermin, Alena Brooks, Romona Modeste | DNF | |||
| 8 |  Russia | Irina Maracheva, Elena Kobeleva, Tatyana Myazina, Svetlana Rogozina |