Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 14 April 2018.[1]

Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	14 April
Nations	8
Winning time	42.46
Medalists
Asha Philip Dina Asher-Smith Bianca Williams Lorraine Ugen    England   Christania Williams Natasha Morrison Gayon Evans Elaine Thompson    Jamaica   Joy Udo-Gabriel Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor Oluwatobiloba Amusan Rosemary Chukwuma    Nigeria

The English team set an English record of 42.46 seconds to defeat the defending Jamaicans. Long jumper Lorraine Ugen, who had not run a relay in four years, replaced heat runner Corinne Humphreys in the England set-up at 24 hours' notice following an injury to Humphreys, and successfully managed to hold off Olympic champion Elaine Thompson on the anchor leg.[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[3]

World record	United States (Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)	40.82	London, United Kingdom	10 August 2012
Games record	Jamaica (Kerron Stewart, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce)	41.83	Glasgow, Scotland	2 August 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date	Time	Round
Saturday 14 April 2018	14:57	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With eight teams, the event was held as a straight final.[3]

Final

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Result	Notes
	5	England	Asha Philip Dina Asher-Smith Bianca Williams Lorraine Ugen	42.46	NR
	1	Jamaica	Christania Williams Natasha Morrison Gayon Evans Elaine Thompson	42.52
	6	Nigeria	Joy Udo-Gabriel Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor Oluwatobiloba Amusan Rosemary Chukwuma	42.75
4	8	Trinidad and Tobago	Khalifa St. Fort Semoy Hackett Reyare Thomas Kai Selvon	43.50
5	3	Ghana	Flings Owusu Agyapong Gemma Acheampong Halutie Hor Janet Amponsah	43.64
6	4	Cameroon	Germaine Abessolo Bivina Marie Gisele Eleme Irene Bell Bonong Fanny Appes Ekanga	45.24
–	2	Australia	Brianna Beahan Maddie Coates Riley Day Melissa Breen	DQ	R 163.3a
–	7	Bahamas		DNS

References

1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Results - Women's 4 × 100 metres relay" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
2. Kelner, Martha (2018-04-12). Late call-up Lorraine Ugen anchors England to Commonwealth relay gold. The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
3. Athletics | Women's 4 × 100m Relay - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 224. Retrieved 22 April 2018.