| Final | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | United States |  | 41.95s | 5 | | | Chryste Gaines 11.57s, Gail Devers 10.03s, Inger Miller 10.38s, Gwen Torrence 9.97s | | 2. | Bahamas |  | 42.14s | 2 | | | Eldece Clarke 11.56s, Chandra Sturrup 10.02s, Savatheda Fynes 10.46s, Pauline Davis 10.10s | | 3. | Jamaica |  | 42.24s | 6 | | | Michelle Freeman 11.72s, Juliet Cuthbert 10.11s, Nicole Mitchell 10.58s, Merlene Ottey 9.83s | | 4. | Russia |  | 42.27s | 4 | | | Yekaterina Leshchova 11.52s, Galina Malchugina 10.34, Natalya Voronova 10.26s, Irina Privalova 10.15s | | 5. | Nigeria |  | 42.56s | 7 | | | Chioma Ajunwa 11.61s, Mary Tombiri-Shirey 10.42s, Christy Opara 10.63s, Mary Onyali 9.90s | | 6. | France |  | 42.76s | 3 | | | Sandra Citté 11.78s, Odiah Sidibé 10.39s, Patricia Girard 10.50s, Marie-José Pérec 10.09s | | 7. | Australia |  | 43.70s | 8 | | | Sharon Cripps 12.11s, Kylie Hanigan 10.61s, Lauren Hewitt 10.35s, Jodi Lambert 10.63s | | 8. | Great Britain |  | 43.93s | 1 | | | Angela Thorp 11.85s, Marcia Richardson 10.82s, Simmone Jacobs 10.70s, Katharine Merry 10.56s |
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Heats - Friday, 2nd August | | First 2 from each of 3 Heats and Best 2 times advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | United States | | 42.49s | 3 | | | Chryste Gaines, Carlette Guidry 10.28s, Inger Miller, Gwen Torrence | | 2. | Bahamas | | 43.14s | 7 | | | Eldece Clarke, Sevetheda Fynes, Debbie Ferguson 10.73s, Pauline Davis | | 3. | Australia | | 43.75s | 5 | | | Sharon Cripps, Kylie Hanigan, Lauren Hewitt, Jodi Lambert | | 4. | Colombia |  | 44.16s | 8 | | | Mirtha Brock, Felipa Palacios, Patricia Rodriguez, Zandra Borrero | | 5. | Cuba |  | 44.32s | 1 | | | Idalia Hechavarria, Aliuska Lopez, Dainelkis Perez, Liliana Allen | | 6. | Brit. Virgin Islands |  | 46.09s | 6 | | | Maria Noel, Ameerah Bello, Jilma Patrick, Rochelle Thomas | | -. | Cameroon |  | DNF | 4 | | | Leonie Mani, Georgette Nkoma, Edwige Abena Fouda, S. Mballa Eloundou | | -. | Antigua Barbuda |  | DQ | 2 | | | Sonia Williams, Dine Potter, Charmaine Thomas, Heather Samuel |
| Heat 2 | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | Jamaica | | 43.36s | 5 | | | Michelle Freeman, Gillian Russell 10.51s, Nikole Mitchell, Andria Lloyd 10.50s | | 2. | Nigeria | | 43.54s | 4 | | | Chioma Ajunwa, M. Tombiri-Shirey, Christy Opara-Thompson, Mary Onyali | | 3. | Great Britain | | 43.88s | 8 | | | Angie Thorp, Marcia Richardson, Simmone Jacobs, Katharine Merry | | 4. | Thailand |  | 45.62s | 2 | | | Sunisa Kawrungruang, Kwuanfah Inchareon, S. Srichure, S. Hubson | | -. | Germany |  | DNF | 3 | | | Andrea Philipp, Silke Lichtenhagen, Melanie Paschke, Silke Knoll | | -. | Madagascar |  | DNF | 7 | | | Lantoniana Ramalalanirina, Rivosoa Rakotondrabe, Nicole Ramalalanirina, Lalao Ravaonirina | | -. | Leshoto |  | DQ | 6 | | | Sebongile Sello, 'm'apotlaki Ts'ehlo, Nteboheleng Koaeana, Lineo Shoai |
| Heat 3 | time | L | _____________ | | 1. | Russsia | | 43.00s | 3 | | | Yekaterina Leshchova, Galina Malchugina, Natalya Voronova, Irina Privalova | | 2. | France | | 43.09s | 7 | | | Sandra Citte, Odiah Sidibe, Delphine Combe 10.46s, Patricia Girard-Leno | | 3. | Bulgaria |  | 44.19s | 8 | | | Dessislava Dimitrova, Petya Pendareva, Zlatka Georgieva, Monika Gachevska | | 4. | Finland |  | 44.21s | 2 | | | Johanna Manninen, Sanna Hernesniemi, Heidi Suomi, Anu Pirttimaa | | 5. | Canada |  | 44.34s | 5 | | | Katie Anderson, Tara Perry, Ladonna Antoine, Lesley Tashlin | | -. | Saint Kitts Nevis |  | DNF | 6 | | | Bernadeth Prentice, Bernice Morton, Elricia Francis, Valma Bass | | -. | Siera Leone |  | DQ | 4 | | | Eunice Barber, Sia Kamanor, Sama Fornah, Melrose Mansaray |
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| | Venue: Centennial Olympic Stadium. | | 81 competitors from 19 nations. |
| Round | H | Teams | Date | | Heats | 3 | 23 | 02.08 |
The USA was favoured to win its fourth title in a row, and had the
fastest heat time (42.49). Russia were the surprise leaders after the first
leg in the final, with Leshchova (11.52) just ahead of Clarke (11.56)
and Gaines (11.57). Devers overtook the veteran Malchugina, but
could not get ahead of Sturrup, who handed over with a slim lead for
the Bahamas. Inger Miller, daughter of double medal winner Lennox,
ran 10.38 for her leg and gave Torrence a half metre lead. Behind them
Voronova had the best 100m curve (10.26) of the race to put Russia a
metre behind the Bahamas. Torrence ran a fine anchor to give the USA
a 2m win, with Jamaica passing Russia for bronze thanks to Ottey’s
anchor of 9.83, fastest of the race.
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