The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 21 and August 22.
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World record |
 East Germany (GDR)
Romy Müller, Sabine Günther, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr |
41.37 |
Canberra, Australia |
6 October 1985 |
| Championship record |
 United States (USA)
Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers |
41.47 |
Athens, Greece |
9 August 1997 |
| World Leading |
United States (USA)
Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Muna Lee, Carmelita Jeter |
41.58 |
Cottbus, Germany |
8 August 2009 |
| African Record |
 Nigeria (NGR)
Christy Opara-Thompson, Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi |
42.39 |
Barcelona, Spain |
7 August 1992 |
| Asian Record |
 China (CHN)
Li Xuemei, Xiao Lin, Li Yali, Liu Xiaomei |
42.23 |
Shanghai, China |
23 October 1997 |
| North American Record |
United States (USA)
Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers |
41.47 |
Athens, Greece |
9 August 1997 |
| South American record |
 Brazil (BRA)
Luciana dos Santos, Lucimar de Moura, Katia Regina Santos, Rosemar Coelho Neto |
42.97 |
Bogotá, Colombia |
10 July 2004 |
| European Record |
East Germany (GDR)
Romy Müller, Sabine Günther, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr |
41.37 |
Canberra, Australia |
6 October 1985 |
| Oceanian Record |
 Australia (AUS)
Rachael Massey, Suzanne Broadrick, Jodi Lambert, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor |
42.99 |
Pietersburg, South Africa |
18 March 2000 |
No new world or championship record was set during this competition.
More information Standard ...
Close
More information Date, Time ...
| Date |
Time |
Round |
|---|
| August 22, 2009 | 18:10 | Heats |
| August 22, 2009 | 20:00 | Final |
Close
Heats
The first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualify.
More information Rank, Heat ...
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 |  Jamaica (JAM) | Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart | 41.88 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 1 |  Bahamas (BAH) | Sheniqua Ferguson, Chandra Sturrup, Christine Amertil, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 42.66 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 |  Germany (GER) | Marion Wagner, Anne Möllinger, Cathleen Tschirch, Verena Sailer | 42.96 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | Brazil (BRA) | Rosemar Maria Neto, Lucimar Aparecida de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Vanda Gomes | 43.07 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 3 |  Russia (RUS) | Yevgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yuliya Gushchina, Natalia Rusakova | 43.18 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 1 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | Reyare Thomas, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett | 43.22 | q, NR |
| 7 | 2 |  Colombia (COL) | Yomara Hinestroza, Felipa Palacios, Darlenis Obregón, Norma González | 43.30 | Q, SB |
| 8 | 2 |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | Laura Turner, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania | 43.34 | q |
| 9 | 3 |  Poland (POL) | Iwona Ziółkowska, Marta Jeschke, Dorota Jędrusińska, Iwona Brzezińska | 43.63 | |
| 10 | 1 |  Ukraine (UKR) | Olena Chebanu, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen, Hrystyna Stuy | 43.77 | |
| 11 | 1 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | Tanika Liburd, Meritzer Williams, Tameka Williams, Virgil Hodge | 43.98 | |
| 12 | 1 |  Belgium (BEL) | Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Anne Zagré | 43.99 | SB |
| 13 | 2 |  Belarus (BLR) | Anna Bagdanovich, Aksana Drahun, Alena Kievich, Yulia Nestsiarenka | 44.12 | SB |
| 14 | 3 |  Japan (JPN) | Chisato Fukushima, Momoko Takahashi, Mayumi Watanabe, Maki Wada | 44.24 | |
| 15 | 2 |  Thailand (THA) | Sangwan Jaksunin, Orranut Klomdee, Jutamass Tawoncharoen, Jintara Seangdee | 44.59 | |
| 16 | 2 |  Nigeria (NGR) | Olutoyin Augustus, Halimat Ismaila, Seun Adigun, Oludamola Osayomi | 46.54 | |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | Lauryn Williams, Alexandria Anderson, Muna Lee, Carmelita Jeter | | DNF |
Close
Key: DNF = Did not finish, DNS = Did not start, NR = National record, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best
Final
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
 | Jamaica (JAM) | Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart | 42.06 | |
 | Bahamas (BAH) | Sheniqua Ferguson, Chandra Sturrup, Christine Amertil, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 42.29 | SB |
 | Germany (GER) | Marion Wagner, Anne Möllinger, Cathleen Tschirch, Verena Sailer | 42.87 | SB |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | Yevgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yuliya Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya | 43.00 | SB |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | Rosemar Maria Neto, Lucimar Aparecida de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Vanda Gomes | 43.13 | |
| 6 | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | Laura Turner, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania | 43.16 | SB |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | Reyare Thomas, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett | 43.43 | |
| 8 | Colombia (COL) | Yomara Hinestroza, Felipa Palacios, Darlenis Obregón, Norma González | 43.71 | |
Close
Key: SB = Seasonal best
Jamaica (JAM)
Bahamas (BAH)
Germany (GER)
Russia (RUS)
Brazil (BRA)
Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Colombia (COL)
