The women's 4 × 800 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 25 May.
Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
World record(Nadiya Olizarenko, Lyubov Gurina, Lyudmila Borisova, Irina Podyalovskaya)7:50.17 Moscow, Soviet Union5 August 1984Championship recordNew eventWorld LeadingNo recordAfrican Record(Winny Chebet, Eunice Jepkoech Sum, Hellen Onsando Obiri, Janeth Jepkosgei)8:07.58 Philadelphia, United States27 April 2013Asian Record (Liaoning Team)Liu Dong, Chen Yumei, Qu Yunxia, Liu Li8:16.2 Shanghai, China3 October 1991North, Central American and Caribbean record Red(Lea Wallace, Brenda Martinez, Ajee' Wilson, Alysia Johnson Montano)8:04.31 Philadelphia, United States27 April 2013South American Record (C.R. Flamengo)(Cristiane Barbosa, Cintia Fragoso, Lorena de Oliveira, Ana Paula Pereira)9:29.10 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil21 December 2000European Record(Nadiya Olizarenko, Lyubov Gurina, Lyudmila Borisova, Irina Podyalovskaya)7:50.17 Moscow, Soviet Union5 August 1984Oceanian record(Zoe Buckman, Anna Laman, Heidi Gregson, Selma Kajan)8:18.96 Philadelphia, United States27 April 2013
Schedule Date Time Round25 May 2014 19:00 Final
Results The Russian team, originally 3rd, was later disqualified due to doping by Irina Maracheva.
KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best Official results Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes Points 6 Chanelle Price, Geena Lara, Ajee' Wilson, Brenda Martinez 8:01.58 CR "AR" 8 4 Janeth Jepkosgei, Agatha Jeruto Kimaswai, Sylvia Chematui Chesebe, Eunice Jepkoech Sum 8:04.28 AR 7 1 Brittany McGowan, Zoe Buckman, Selma Kajan, Melissa Duncan 8:13.26 AR 5 6 3 Yanique Malcolm, Simoya Campbell, Chrisann Gordon, Natoya Goule 8:17.22 NR 4 5 8 Justine Fedronic, Clarisse Moh, Lisa Blameble, Rénelle Lamote 8:17.54 NR 3 4 5 Adelina Elena Tanasie, Claudia Bobocea, Florina Pierdevara, Mihaela Nunu 8:23.12 SB 2 3 7 Gabriela Medina, Cristina Guevara, Mariel Espinosa, Arantza Hernández 8:24.45 NR 1 2 2 Jessica James, Shawna Fermin, Alena Brooks, Romona Modeste 8 Irina Maracheva, Elena Kobeleva, Tatyana Myazina, Svetlana Rogozina 8:08.19 SB 6
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