The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

 was held at the Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium (Berlin)

The Olympiastadion is a sports stadium in Berlin, Germany. There have been two stadiums on the site: the present facility, and one that is called the Deutsches Stadion which was built for the aborted 1916 Summer Olympics. Both were designed by members of the same family, the first by Otto March...

 on August 22 and August 23.

Medalists

' Debbie Dunn Debbie Dunn Debbie Dunn is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. Originally from Jamaica, she attended Fairmont Heights High School in Maryland, then Norfolk State University, and became an American citizen in 2004.... Allyson Felix Allyson Felix Allyson Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She also competes at the 100 meters and the 400 meters distances... Lashinda Demus Lashinda Demus Lashinda Demus is an American hurdler who specialises in the 400 meter hurdles.Her personal best time over 400m hurdles is 52.47 seconds in Daegu, South Korea on September 1, 2011, which is currently the women's 3rd fastest time ever. Also she is the American Record holder in 400m Hurdles... Sanya Richards Sanya Richards Sanya Richards-Ross is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009... Natasha Hastings Natasha Hastings Natasha Monique Hastings is an American sprint athlete of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent.Hastings began her track career at a very early age and made a first place win at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 400 metres in the Youth Girls division. She attended A... * Jessica Beard Jessica Beard Jessica Beard is an American sprinter who qualified for the 2009 IAAF World Championships in the 4x400-meter relay and 400 meters. She won the gold medal with the relay team... *

' Rosemarie Whyte Rosemarie Whyte Rosemarie Whyte is the 2008 Jamaican national 400m champion. She represented Jamaica at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.-References:... Novlene Williams-Mills Shereefa Lloyd Shereefa Lloyd Shereefa Lloyd is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.At the 2007 World Championships Lloyd won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Shericka Williams, Davita Prendagast and Novlene Williams... Shericka Williams Shericka Williams Shericka Williams is a Jamaican sprinter and former student of St. Elizabeth Technical High School.... Kaliese Spencer Kaliese Spencer Kaliese Spencer is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. She has finished fourth at both the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. She was heavy favourite to win the Gold Medal in 2011 but performed poorly in... *

' Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Alexandrovna Kapachinskaya is a sprint athlete.At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2004 she won the 200 m, but was stripped of the title after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid stanozolol... Tatyana Firova Tatyana Firova Tatyana Pavlovna Firova is a Russian sprint athlete.Firova won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Two years later, at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha, she finished second behind American athlete Debbie Dunn in the 400 metres, obtaining her first... Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova is a Russian sprint athlete.Litvinova won the silver medal in the 4x400m Women's relay for Russia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres... Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th... * Natalya Antyukh Natalya Antyukh Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh is a Russian athlete who primarily competed in the 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles.In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.... *

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

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record	Soviet Union Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk.... , Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal... , Mariya Pinigina Mariya Pinigina Mariya Dzhumabaevna Pinigina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres, training at Spartak in Kiev... , Olga Bryzgina Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team...	3:15.17	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...	1 October 1988
Championship record	United States Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia.... , Jearl Miles Clark, Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Maicel Malone-Wallace Maicel Malone-Wallace Maicel Malone-Wallace is a former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 meters. She was the 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the women's 4 x 400 meters relay for the United States.-External links:...	3:16.71	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	22 August 1993
World Leading	United States Monica Hargrove Monica Hargrove Monica Hargrove is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 200 and 400 metres. She won the silver medal at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships as part of the 4×400-meter relay team, and also set a world best in the distance medley relay at the Penn Relays that year.-College... , Natasha Hastings Natasha Hastings Natasha Monique Hastings is an American sprint athlete of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent.Hastings began her track career at a very early age and made a first place win at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 400 metres in the Youth Girls division. She attended A... , Allyson Felix Allyson Felix Allyson Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She also competes at the 100 meters and the 400 meters distances... , Sanya Richards Sanya Richards Sanya Richards-Ross is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009...	3:23.08	Philadelphia, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	25 April 2009
African Record	Nigeria Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya is a Nigerian athlete.Ogunkoya has won a number of national championships, including a gold medal in 1996 in the 400 metres, gold in the 200 metres and 400 m in 1998, and gold again in 1999 and 2001 in the 400 m. At the 1987 All Africa Games in Kenya she won the silver medal in... , Fatima Yusuf Fatima Yusuf Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju is a retired Nigerian athlete, who competed mainly in the 400 metres during her career. She won 400 metres race in the 1991 All-Africa Games and was second in the 200 metres race. She is married to Adewale Olukoju.She later competed in the 200 meters at the World Championship... , Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who specialized in the 400 metres during her career. She was a member of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay.She won the World Junior Championships in 1994... , Charity Opara Charity Opara Charity Opara is a former Nigerian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. She was in particular a successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics....	3:21.04	Atlanta, United States	3 August 1996
Asian Record	People's Republic of China An Xiaohong, Bai Xiaoyun, Cao Chunying, Ma Yuqin Ma Yuqin Ma Yuqin is a Chinese sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She currently holds the Asian record with 49.81 seconds, achieved on 11 September 1993 in Beijing. This was also the world leading time that year, only 0.01 second ahead of Jearl Miles of the USA.Ma won gold medals at the 1993 Asian...	3:24.28	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	13 September 1993
North American Record	United States Denean Howard-Hill Denean Howard Denean Elizabeth Howard-Hill is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.At the Olympics she competed as Miss Howard in 1984, as Mrs. Howard-Hill in 1988, and as Mrs... , Diane Dixon Diane Dixon Diane Lynn Dixon is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for the United States in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the Silver medal with her team mates Denean Howard, Valerie Brisco-Hooks and Florence Griffith... , Valerie Brisco-Hooks Valerie Brisco-Hooks Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian to win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races at a single Olympics. She also won a gold medal for the 4x400 m... , Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith-Joyner , also known as Flo-Jo was an American track and field athlete. She is considered the "fastest woman of all time" based on the fact that she still holds the world record for both the 100 metres and 200 metres, both set in 1988 and never seriously challenged...	3:15.51	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988
South American record	Brazil Lucimar Teodoro Lucimar Teodoro Lucimar Teodoro is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres sprint and the 400 metres hurdles.Teodoro was born in Guararapes, São Paulo and began competing in senior athletics in 2001. She attended her first Olympics at the 2004 Athens Games as part of the 4×400 metres... , Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Maria Laura Almirão, Josiane Tito	3:26.82	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	13 August 2005
European Record	Soviet Union Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk.... , Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal... , Mariya Pinigina Mariya Pinigina Mariya Dzhumabaevna Pinigina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres, training at Spartak in Kiev... , Olga Bryzgina Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team...	3:15.17	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988
Oceanian Record	Australia Cathy Freeman Cathy Freeman Catherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman, OAM is former Australian sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame.Freeman was the first ever Aboriginal... , Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Melinda Gainsford-Taylor is a retired Australian athlete, who specialised in sprint events.In 1995 Gainsford-Taylor won the World Indoor championship over 200 m... , Tamsyn Lewis Tamsyn Lewis Tamsyn Carolyn Lewis is an Australian athlete and middle-distance runner, who has won a total of seventeen Australian Championships at 400 metres, 800 metres and 400m hurdles.... , Nova Peris Nova Peris-Kneebone Nova Maree Peris, AO, is an Australian athlete. She was a representative in the Australian Women's Hockey team at the 1996 Summer Olympics becoming the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal.In 1997, she switched sports to athletics and a year later she became a double gold...	3:23.81	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	30 September 2000

No new world or championship record was set during this competition.

Qualification standards

Standard
3:31.00

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 22, 2009	20:15	Heats
August 23, 2009	17:50	Final

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	2		Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th... , Tatyana Firova Tatyana Firova Tatyana Pavlovna Firova is a Russian sprint athlete.Firova won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Two years later, at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha, she finished second behind American athlete Debbie Dunn in the 400 metres, obtaining her first... , Natalya Antyukh Natalya Antyukh Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh is a Russian athlete who primarily competed in the 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles.In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.... , Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova is a Russian sprint athlete.Litvinova won the silver medal in the 4x400m Women's relay for Russia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.-External links:*...	3:23.80	Q, SB
	2		Kaliese Spencer Kaliese Spencer Kaliese Spencer is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. She has finished fourth at both the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. She was heavy favourite to win the Gold Medal in 2011 but performed poorly in... , Shereefa Lloyd Shereefa Lloyd Shereefa Lloyd is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.At the 2007 World Championships Lloyd won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Shericka Williams, Davita Prendagast and Novlene Williams... , Rosemarie Whyte Rosemarie Whyte Rosemarie Whyte is the 2008 Jamaican national 400m champion. She represented Jamaica at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.-References:... , Novlene Williams-Mills	3:24.72	Q
	2		Fabienne Kohlmann Fabienne Kohlmann Fabienne Kohlmann is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:... , Sorina Nwachukwu, Esther Cremer Esther Cremer Esther Cremer is a German athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.She came 5th in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay, and won silver relay medals at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships and the 2010 European Team Championships.- External links :*... , Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represents SC Potsdam and trains under Frank Möller.Her personal best time is 51.65 seconds, achieved in June 2010 in Regensburg....	3:25.08	Q, SB
	2		Nicola Sanders Nicola Sanders Nicola Clare Sanders is a British sprinter and hurdler.-Early achievements:Nicola won a bronze medal in the 1999 European Athletics Junior Championships in Riga at 400 m hurdles. That same year she was 4th in the 400 m hurdles at the World Youth Championships... , Vicki Barr Vicki Barr (athlete) Victoria "Vicki" Barr is a track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres sprint. Her personal best for the event is 52.40 seconds. She is a frequent member of the British 4×400 m relay team and won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships in 2010... , Jenny Meadows Jenny Meadows Jennifer Brenda "Jenny" Meadows is a British athlete. Her main event is the 800 m, although she previously competed over the 400 m.She is the third-fastest British woman over 800 m, behind Kelly Holmes and Kirsty Wade.... , Lee McConnell Lee McConnell Lee McConnell is a Scottish athlete, who competes in the 400 metres. She attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow before graduating from Loughborough University in 2000 with a degree in Sports Science. She became the Scottish 200 metres champion in 2002, and 2005. She also won the 400...	3:25.23	q, SB
	2		Susana A. Clement, Daisurami Bonne Daisurami Bonne Daisurami Bonne is a Cuban track and field sprint athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. A two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics , her personal best for the event is 51.69 seconds. At the 2011 Pan American Games, she was the 400 m silver medallist and a relay... , Zulia Calatayud Zulia Calatayud Zulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the... , Indira Terrero Indira Terrero Indira Terrero Letuce is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 51.00 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:...	3:27.36	q, SB
	2		Esther Akinsulie, Adrienne Power, Jenna Martin, Carline Muir	3:29.17	SB
	1		Debbie Dunn Debbie Dunn Debbie Dunn is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. Originally from Jamaica, she attended Fairmont Heights High School in Maryland, then Norfolk State University, and became an American citizen in 2004.... , Natasha Hastings Natasha Hastings Natasha Monique Hastings is an American sprint athlete of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent.Hastings began her track career at a very early age and made a first place win at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 400 metres in the Youth Girls division. She attended A... , Jessica Beard Jessica Beard Jessica Beard is an American sprinter who qualified for the 2009 IAAF World Championships in the 4x400-meter relay and 400 meters. She won the gold medal with the relay team... , Sanya Richards Sanya Richards Sanya Richards-Ross is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009...	3:29.31	Q
	1		Endurance Abinuwa, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Muizat Ajoke Odumosu is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles. She represented Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009... , Josephine Ehigie, Folashade Abugan Folashade Abugan Folashade Abugan is a female Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She was the 400 m bronze medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games and improved to the silver medal at the 2008 African Championships, where she set a personal best time of 50.89 seconds...	3:29.60	Q, SB
	1		Virginie Michanol Virginie Michanol Virginie Michanol is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She was born in Albi. As a junior she won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2003 European Junior Championships with a career-best time of 23.36 seconds... , Aurélie Kamga Aurélie Kamga Aurélie Kamga is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 metres.As a junior she finished eighth in the 200 metres at the 2003 European Junior Championships and the 2004 World Junior Championships. At the 2004 World Junior Championships she also won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100... , Symphora Béhi Symphora Béhi Symphora Béhi is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She reached the semi-final at the 2009 European Indoor Championships... , Solen Désert-Mariller Solen Désert-Mariller Solen Désert-Mariller is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She was born in Brest. She competed in the 200 metres at the 2003 World Indoor Championships, and then in the 400 metres at the 2003 World Championships, the 2005 World Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the...	3:29.60	Q, SB
10	2		Yuliya Baraley Yuliya Baraley Yuliya Baraley is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2007 World Youth Championships, finished fifth at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and won two gold medals at the 2009 European Junior Championships... , Tetiana Petlyuk, Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk is a Ukrainian hurdler.She was born in Ternovka, at the time in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union .She is a world top level 400m hurdles runner.... , Antonina Yefremova Antonina Yefremova Antonina Yefremova is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2001 European U23 Championships, finished sixth at the 2002 European Championships and fourth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships...	3:30.76
11	1		Pirrenee Steinert, Madeleine Pape, Caitlin Willis-Pincott, Tamsyn Lewis Tamsyn Lewis Tamsyn Carolyn Lewis is an Australian athlete and middle-distance runner, who has won a total of seventeen Australian Championships at 400 metres, 800 metres and 400m hurdles....	3:30.80
12	1		Marta Milani Marta Milani Marta Milani is an Italian sprint athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:... , Daniela Reina, Maria Enrica Spacca, Libania Grenot Libania Grenot Libania Grenot Martinez Scafetti is a Cuban born Italian female athlete.Born in Santiago de Cuba on 12 July 1983, she started her sports career in track and field athletics. In 2006 she married an Italian man and relocated to Casalpalocco, a borough in Rome. She acquired Italian citizenship in...	3:31.05
13	1		Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Emmilly Pinheiro, Sheila Ferreira, Jailma de Lima	3:31.42
14	2		Sayaka Aoki, Asami Tanno Asami Tanno née Tanno is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. She is the Japanese record holder in the event, and has also broken the national record in the 4×400 metres relay on multiple occasions... , Mayu Sato, Satomi Kubokura Satomi Kubokura is a Japanese athlete. She competes in the 200 metres, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles.Her personal bests are 24.32 in the 200m achieved at Kobe on April 27, 2008; 38.12 in the 300 metres at Izumo on April 22, 2007; 53.08 in the 400 metres in Osaka on June 30, 2007; and 55.34 in the 400m...	3:34.46
15	1		Alejandra Cherizola, Nallely Vela, Ruth Grajeda, Karla Dueñas	3:40.03

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Key: DQ = Disqualified, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
		Debbie Dunn Debbie Dunn Debbie Dunn is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. Originally from Jamaica, she attended Fairmont Heights High School in Maryland, then Norfolk State University, and became an American citizen in 2004.... , Allyson Felix Allyson Felix Allyson Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She also competes at the 100 meters and the 400 meters distances... , Lashinda Demus Lashinda Demus Lashinda Demus is an American hurdler who specialises in the 400 meter hurdles.Her personal best time over 400m hurdles is 52.47 seconds in Daegu, South Korea on September 1, 2011, which is currently the women's 3rd fastest time ever. Also she is the American Record holder in 400m Hurdles... , Sanya Richards Sanya Richards Sanya Richards-Ross is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009...	3:17.83	WL
		Rosemarie Whyte Rosemarie Whyte Rosemarie Whyte is the 2008 Jamaican national 400m champion. She represented Jamaica at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.-References:... , Novlene Williams-Mills, Shereefa Lloyd Shereefa Lloyd Shereefa Lloyd is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.At the 2007 World Championships Lloyd won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Shericka Williams, Davita Prendagast and Novlene Williams... , Shericka Williams Shericka Williams Shericka Williams is a Jamaican sprinter and former student of St. Elizabeth Technical High School....	3:21.15	SB
		Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Alexandrovna Kapachinskaya is a sprint athlete.At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2004 she won the 200 m, but was stripped of the title after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid stanozolol... , Tatyana Firova Tatyana Firova Tatyana Pavlovna Firova is a Russian sprint athlete.Firova won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Two years later, at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha, she finished second behind American athlete Debbie Dunn in the 400 metres, obtaining her first... , Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova is a Russian sprint athlete.Litvinova won the silver medal in the 4x400m Women's relay for Russia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.-External links:*... , Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres...	3:21.64	SB
4		Lee McConnell Lee McConnell Lee McConnell is a Scottish athlete, who competes in the 400 metres. She attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow before graduating from Loughborough University in 2000 with a degree in Sports Science. She became the Scottish 200 metres champion in 2002, and 2005. She also won the 400... , Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu MBE is an English athlete, who specialises in the 400 metres; the event for which she is the current Olympic and former World and Commonwealth Champion... , Vicki Barr Vicki Barr (athlete) Victoria "Vicki" Barr is a track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres sprint. Her personal best for the event is 52.40 seconds. She is a frequent member of the British 4×400 m relay team and won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships in 2010... , Nicola Sanders Nicola Sanders Nicola Clare Sanders is a British sprinter and hurdler.-Early achievements:Nicola won a bronze medal in the 1999 European Athletics Junior Championships in Riga at 400 m hurdles. That same year she was 4th in the 400 m hurdles at the World Youth Championships...	3:25.16	SB
5		Fabienne Kohlmann Fabienne Kohlmann Fabienne Kohlmann is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-References:... , Sorina Nwachukwu, Esther Cremer Esther Cremer Esther Cremer is a German athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.She came 5th in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay, and won silver relay medals at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships and the 2010 European Team Championships.- External links :*... , Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represents SC Potsdam and trains under Frank Möller.Her personal best time is 51.65 seconds, achieved in June 2010 in Regensburg....	3:27.61
6		Endurance Abinuwa, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Muizat Ajoke Odumosu is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles. She represented Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009... , Josephine Ehigie, Folasade Abugan	3:28.55	SB
7		Virginie Michanol Virginie Michanol Virginie Michanol is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She was born in Albi. As a junior she won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2003 European Junior Championships with a career-best time of 23.36 seconds... , Aurélie Kamga Aurélie Kamga Aurélie Kamga is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 metres.As a junior she finished eighth in the 200 metres at the 2003 European Junior Championships and the 2004 World Junior Championships. At the 2004 World Junior Championships she also won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100... , Symphora Béhi Symphora Béhi Symphora Béhi is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She reached the semi-final at the 2009 European Indoor Championships... , Solen Désert-Mariller Solen Désert-Mariller Solen Désert-Mariller is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She was born in Brest. She competed in the 200 metres at the 2003 World Indoor Championships, and then in the 400 metres at the 2003 World Championships, the 2005 World Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the...	3:30.16
8		Diosmely Peña, Daisurami Bonne Daisurami Bonne Daisurami Bonne is a Cuban track and field sprint athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. A two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics , her personal best for the event is 51.69 seconds. At the 2011 Pan American Games, she was the 400 m silver medallist and a relay... , Zulia Calatayud Zulia Calatayud Zulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the... , Indira Terrero Indira Terrero Indira Terrero Letuce is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 51.00 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:...	3:36.99

Key: SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)