2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

The women's 4 × 400 metres relay was a two-round track event of the 2023 World Athletics Championships held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest. Seventeen national relay teams participated in the two heats that took place on 26 August 2023. Nine teams qualified for the final, the last track race of the championships, on 27 August 2023. The final was won by the Dutch team consisting of Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, and Femke Bol in 3:20.72 minutes, which was a world-leading time and a national record. In second place finished the Jamaican team with Candice McLeod, Janieve Russell, Nickisha Pryce, and Stacey-Ann Williams in 3:20.88 minutes and third was Great Britain and Northern Ireland with Laviai Nielsen, Amber Anning, Ama Pipi, and Nicole Yeargin in 3:21.04 minutes.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:

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. Additionally, host country Hungary received a bye for the event.

The top 8 from the 2022 World Athletics Championships:

Top list before 30 July 2023:

• 3:20.87  Netherlands (NED) Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 20 August 2022
• 3:21.68  Poland (POL) Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 20 August 2022
• 3:26.06  Ireland (IRL) Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 19 August 2022
• 3:26.08  Cuba (CUB) San Salvador (ESA) - 7 July 2023
• 3:26.09  Germany (GER) Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 20 August 2022
• 3:27.60  Nigeria (NGR) Yabatech Sport Complex, Lagos (NGR) - 14 July 2023
• 3:27.76  Spain (ESP) Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 19 August 2022
• 3:27.84  Dominican Republic (DOM) San Salvador (ESA) - 7 July 2023 Not entered (was Next best by Top List)
• 3:28.79  Botswana (BOT) Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) - 24 June 2023

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:

Results

Heats

The first three in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final. France also advanced to the final by referee's decision (qR).

Final

The final was held at 21:50 on 27 August 2023.

References

1. 2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
2. 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
3. 2023 World Athletics Championships – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay
4. 4 × 400 metres relay
5. 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
6. 2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
7. 2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
8. 2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
9. 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
10. 4 × 100 metres relay
11. 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres
12. 2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
13. Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay
14. 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres
15. 2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
16. 2024 World Athletics Relays – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay
17. World Athletics Relays
18. 2023 World Athletics Championships
19. 4 × 400 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships
20. 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres