2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

Events at the 2007 World Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
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
Road events
Marathon		men		women
20 km walk		men		women
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The women's 4 x 100 metre relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan on 1 September.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
United States Lauryn Williams Allyson Felix Mikele Barber Torri Edwards Carmelita Jeter* Mechelle Lewis*	Jamaica Sheri-Ann Brooks Kerron Stewart Simone Facey Veronica Campbell Shelly-Ann Fraser*	Belgium Olivia Borlée Hanna Mariën Élodie Ouédraogo Kim Gevaert

* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
September 1, 2007	9:45	Heats
September 1, 2007	22:05	Final

Results

Heats

The first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualify.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	2	United States	Carmelita Jeter, Mechelle Lewis, Mikele Barber, Lauryn Williams	42.24	Q, WL
2	2	Jamaica	Sheri-Ann Brooks, Kerron Stewart, Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser	42.70	Q, SB
3	2	Great Britain	Laura Turner, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Joice Maduaka	42.82	Q, SB
4	1	Belgium	Olivia Borlee, Hanna Mariën, Elodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert	42.85	Q, NR
5	1	Russia	Irina Khabarova, Natalia Rusakova, Yuliya Gushchina, Yevgeniya Polyakova	42.90	Q
6	1	Belarus	Nastassia Shuliak, Natallia Safronnikava, Alena Neumiarzhitskaya, Aksana Drahun	43.16	Q, SB
7	2	Germany	Katja Wakan, Cathleen Tschirch, Johanna Kedzierski, Verena Sailer	43.17	q
8	2	Poland	Marta Jeschke, Daria Korczyńska, Dorota Jędrusińska, Ewelina Klocek	43.25	q, SB
9	1	China	Yujia Tao, Jue Chen, Lan Jiang, Wangping Qin	43.39	SB
10	1	Finland	Heidi Hannula, Sari Keskitalo, Ilona Ranta, Johanna Manninen	43.41
11	1	Nigeria	Gloria Kemasuode, Endurance Ojokolo, Oludamola Osayomi, Ene Franca Idoko	43.58	SB
12	2	Ghana	Gifty Addy, Elizabeth Amolofo, Esther Dankwah, Vida Anim	43.76	SB
13	1	France	Carima Louami, Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Fabienne Beret-Martinel, Christine Arron	43.88
14	1	Australia	Sally McLellan, Melanie Kleeberg, Crystal Attenborough, Fiona Cullen	43.91
15	1	Brazil	Thatiana Regina Ignâcio, Lucimar Aparecida de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Luciana dos Santos	44.64
	2	Cuba	Virgen Benavides, Roxana Díaz, Misleidys Lazo, Yenima Arencibia	DSQ
	2	Japan	Saori Kitakaze, Sakie Nobuoka, Mayumi Watanabe, Momoko Takahashi	DSQ
	2	Ukraine	Olena Chebanu, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Iryna Shtanhyeyeva, Iryna Shepetyuk	DNF

Final

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	United States	Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Mikele Barber, Torri Edwards	41.98	WL
	Jamaica	Sheri-Ann Brooks, Kerron Stewart, Simone Facey, Veronica Campbell	42.01	SB
	Belgium	Olivia Borlee, Hanna Mariën, Elodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert	42.75	NR
4	Great Britain	Laura Turner, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Joice Maduaka	42.87	SB
5	Russia	Ekaterina Grigorieva, Natalia Rusakova, Yuliya Gushchina, Yevgeniya Polyakova	42.97
6	Belarus	Nastassia Shuliak, Natallia Safronnikava, Alena Neumiarzhitskaya, Aksana Drahun	43.37
7	Germany	Katja Wakan, Cathleen Tschirch, Johanna Kedzierski, Verena Sailer	43.51
8	Poland	Marta Jeschke, Daria Korczyńska, Dorota Jędrusińska, Ewelina Klocek	43.57

References

• IAAF results, heats
• IAAF results, final