2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
Women's athletic competition
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The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held over two rounds at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary, on 26 and 27 August 2023.
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
Femke Bol (left) passed Nicole Yeargin and Stacey-Ann Williams in the last hundred metres of the final. | |
| Venue | National Athletics Centre |
| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Dates |
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| Teams | 17 nations |
| Winning time | 3:20.72 min NR |
| Medalists | |
Seventeen national relay teams participated in round 1, where nine teams qualified for the final, the teams of Italy and Hungary set national records and the teams of Nigeria and the United States were disqualified. The final was won by the team of the Netherlands in a national record of 3:20.72 minutes, followed by the team of Jamaica in second place in 3:20.88 min and the team of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in third place in 3:21.04 min.
Background
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Before the competition records were as follows:[1]
| Record | Nation (athletes) | Time | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Soviet Union(Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina) |
3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| Championship record |  United States(Gwen Torrence, Maicel Malone, Natasha Kaiser, Jearl Miles Clark) |
3:16.71 | Stuttgart, Germany | 22 August 1993 |
| World leading | University of Texas (Lanae-Tava Thomas, Kennedy Simon, Julien Alfred, Rhasidat Adeleke) |
3:23.27 | Austin, Texas, United States | 1 April 2023 |
| Record | Nation (athletes) | Time | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African record |  Nigeria(Olabisi Afolabi, Fatimat Yusuf, Charity Opara, Falilat Ogunkoya) |
3:21.04 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 3 August 1996 |
| Asian record |  Hebei(Bai Xiaoyun, Cao Chunying, Ma Yuqin, An Xiaohong) |
3:24.28 | Beijing, China | 13 September 1993 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | United States (Denean Howard, Diane Dixon, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Florence Griffith Joyner) |
3:15.51 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| South American record |  BM&F Bovespa(Geisa Coutinho, Bárbara Farias de Oliveira, Joelma Sousa, Jailma de Lima) |
3:26.68 | São Paulo, Brazil | 7 August 2011 |
| European record | Soviet Union (Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina) |
3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| Oceanian record |  Australia(Nova Peris-Kneebone, Tamsyn Manou, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Cathy Freeman) |
3:23.81 | Sydney, Australia | 30 September 2000 |
Qualification
After the postponement for COVID-19 pandemic reasons of the 2023 World Relays to 2024 Nassau, the modified system to qualify automatically is to have finished in the first eight (finalists) at 2022 World Championships, in Eugene, completed by eight more 2022-2023 top lists' teams.[2] Additionally, host country Hungary received a bye for the event.
The top 8 from the 2022 World Athletics Championships:
United States (1st)
Jamaica (2nd)
Great Britain & N.I. (3rd)
Canada (4th)
France (5th)
Belgium (6th)
Italy (7th)
Switzerland (8th)
Top list before 30 July 2023:[3]
- 3:20.87
Netherlands Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 20 August 2022 - 3:21.68
Poland Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 20 August 2022 - 3:26.06
Ireland Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 19 August 2022 - 3:26.08
Cuba San Salvador (ESA) - 7 July 2023 - 3:26.09
Germany Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 20 August 2022 - 3:27.60
Nigeria Yabatech Sport Complex, Lagos (NGR) - 14 July 2023 - 3:27.76
Spain Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 19 August 2022 - 3:27.84
Dominican Republic San Salvador (ESA) - 7 July 2023 Not entered (was Next best by Top List) - 3:28.79
Botswana Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) - 24 June 2023
Results
Round 1
The two heat of round 1 were held on 26 August, starting at 19.55 (UTC+2) in the evening.[4] The first three teams in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest teams overall (q) qualified for the final. In the first heat, the team of Nigeria was disqualified (DQ) for a fault at recovering a dropped baton (TR24.6) and the team of France advanced to the final by referee's decision (qR). In the second heat, the Italian team set a national record (NR) of 3:23.86 min, the Hungarian team set a national record (NR) of 3:27.79 min, and the team of the United States was disqualified for passing the baton outside the takeover zone (TR24.7).[5]
Final
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Nine teams competed in the final on 27 August in the evening, starting at 21.50 (UTC+2). The race was won by the team of the Netherlands in a world leading performance (WL) and national record (NR) of 3:20.72 min, followed by the team of Jamaica in second place in 3:20.88 min and the team of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in third place in 3:21.04 min.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 9 |  Netherlands | Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, Femke Bol | 3:20.72 | WL NR[8] |
 | 8 |  Jamaica | Candice McLeod, Janieve Russell, Nickisha Pryce, Stacey Ann Williams | 3:20.88 | SB |
 | 7 |  Great Britain & N.I. | Laviai Nielsen, Amber Anning, Ama Pipi, Nicole Yeargin | 3:21.04 | SB |
| 4 | 5 |  Canada | Zoe Sherar, Aiyanna Stiverne, Kyra Constantine, Grace Konrad | 3:22.42 | SB |
| 5 | 6 |  Belgium | Helena Ponette, Imke Vervaet, Hanne Claes, Camille Laus | 3:22.84 | SB |
| 6 | 2 |  Poland | Alicja Wrona-Kutrzepa, Marika Popowicz-Drapała, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz-Zawadzka, Natalia Kaczmarek | 3:24.93 | |
| 7 | 4 |  Italy | Alice Mangione, Anna Polinari, Alessandra Bonora, Giancarla Trevisan | 3:24.98 | |
| 8 | 3 |  Ireland | Sophie Becker, Róisín Harrison, Kelly McGrory, Sharlene Mawdsley | 3:27.08 | |
| 9 | 1 |  France | Amandine Brossier, Louise Maraval, Marjorie Veyssiere, Camille Seri | 3:28.35 |
Footnotes
- This athlete competed in round 1, but was replaced in the final.
