The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 14 and 15 July 2012.[1][2][3]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 United StatesErika Rucker Olivia Ekpone Kendall Baisden Ashley Spencer |  JamaicaSandrae Farquharson Olivia James Shericka Jackson Janieve Russell |  RussiaYana Glotova Alina Galitskaya Yuliya Koltachikhina Ekaterina Renzhina |
Records
Prior to the competition[update], the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record & Championship Record | United States (Alexandria Anderson, Ashlee Kidd, Stephanie Smith, Natasha Hastings) | 3:27.60 | Grosseto, Italy | 18 July 2004 |
| World Junior Leading | Jamaica (Genekee Leith, Simoya Campbell, Janieve Russell, Olivia James) | 3:34.27 | Hamilton, Bermuda | 9 April 2012 |
| Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Leading | United States (Erika Rucker, Olivia Ekpone, Kendall Baisden, Ashley Spencer) | 3:30.01 | Barcelona, Spain | 15 July 2012 |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | United States | Kendall Baisden, Robin Reynolds, Kiara Porter, Olivia Ekpone | 3:34.25 | q, WJL |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Jamaica | Sandrae Farquharson, Olivia James, Genekee Leith, Shericka Jackson | 3:34.96 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 9 |  Canada | Alexandra Courtnall, Devan Wiebe, Julia Zrinyi, Sage Watson | 3:35.56 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Russia | Yana Glotova, Alina Galitskaya, Yuliya Koltachikhina, Ekaterina Renzhina | 3:35.83 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | 8 |  Ukraine | Oksana Ralko, Kateryna Slyusarenko, Tetiana Shevchenko, Viktoriya Tkachuk | 3:35.97 | q, SB |
| 6 | 2 | 7 |  Germany | Maike Schachtschneider, Lea Madlen Meyer, Ann-Kathrin Kopf, Anna-Sophie Bellerich | 3:37.90 | q, SB |
| 7 | 2 | 5 |  Colombia | Janeth Largacha, Evelis Aguilar, Rosa Escobar, Melissa Torres | 3:39.44 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 |  Poland | Agnieszka Karczmarczyk, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Małgorzata Curyło, Martyna Dąbrowska | 3:39.54 | Q, SB |
| 9 | 1 | 7 |  South Africa | Izelle Neuhoff, Janet Seeliger, Stephanie Wicksell, Justine Palframan | 3:40.00 | Q, SB |
| 10 | 1 | 4 |  Australia | Abbey de la Motte, Ella Solin, Emily Coppins, Morgan Mitchell | 3:40.57 | Q, SB |
| 11 | 2 | 4 |  Kazakhstan | Elina Mikhina, Olga Andreyeva, Yekaterina Yermak, Marina Zaiko | 3:45.34 | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 |  Hungary | Nóra Zajovics, Fanni Dániel, Zsanett Kenesei, Bianka Kéri | 3:48.72 | SB |
| 1 | 2 | United States | Kendall Baisden, Robin Reynolds, Kiara Porter, Olivia Ekpone | DQ | ||
| 1 | 5 |  Romania | Maria Loredana Carasila, Adelina Pastor, Roxana Ene, Bianca Răzor | DQ | ||
| 1 | 3 |  Austria | DNS | |||
| 1 | 6 |  Finland | DNS | |||
| 1 | 8 |  France | DNS | |||
| 1 | 9 |  Nigeria | DNS | |||
| 3 | 5 | Romania | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 9 | United States | Erika Rucker, Olivia Ekpone, Kendall Baisden, Ashley Spencer | 3:30.01 | WJL |
 | 6 | Jamaica | Sandrae Farquharson, Olivia James, Shericka Jackson, Janieve Russell | 3:32.97 | SB |
 | 3 | Russia | Yana Glotova, Alina Galitskaya, Yuliya Koltachikhina, Ekaterina Renzhina | 3:36.42 | |
| 4 | 1 | Ukraine | Oksana Ralko, Kateryna Slyusarenko, Viktoriya Tkachuk, Anastasiia Tkachuk | 3:37.02 | |
| 5 | 2 | Germany | Maike Schachtschneider, Lea Madlen Meyer, Anna-Sophie Bellerich, Sonja Mosler | 3:37.23 | SB |
| 6 | 7 | Canada | Alexandra Courtnall, Devan Wiebe, Julia Zrinyi, Sage Watson | 3:37.84 | |
| 7 | 5 | Poland | Agnieszka Karczmarczyk, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Małgorzata Curyło, Martyna Dąbrowska | 3:37.90 | SB |
| 8 | 8 | Australia | Abbey de la Motte, Ella Solin, Tessa Consedine, Morgan Mitchell | 3:38.84 | SB |
| 9 | 4 | South Africa | Justine Palframan, Janet Seeliger, Ane Fourie, Stephanie Wicksell | 3:40.31 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 59 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
Australia (5)
Canada (4)
Colombia (4)
Germany (5)
Hungary (4)
Jamaica (5)
Kazakhstan (4)
Poland (4)
Romania (4)
Russia (4)
South Africa (5)
Ukraine (5)
United States (6)
References
External links
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