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.
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.Kelner, Martha (2018-04-12). Late call-up Lorraine Ugen anchors England to Commonwealth relay gold. The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: World record(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)40.82London, United Kingdom10 August 2012Games record(Kerron Stewart, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce)41.83Glasgow, Scotland2 August 2014
Schedule The schedule was as follows: 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.
Final Rank Heat Nation Athletes Result Notes 5 Asha PhilipDina Asher-SmithBianca WilliamsLorraine Ugen 42.46 1 Christania WilliamsNatasha MorrisonGayon EvansElaine Thompson 42.52 6 Joy Udo-GabrielBlessing Okagbare-IghoteguonorOluwatobiloba AmusanRosemary Chukwuma 42.75 4 8 Khalifa St. FortSemoy HackettReyare ThomasKai Selvon 43.50 5 3 Flings Owusu AgyapongGemma AcheampongHalutie HorJanet Amponsah 43.64 6 4 Germaine Abessolo BivinaMarie Gisele ElemeIrene Bell BonongFanny Appes Ekanga 45.24 2 Brianna BeahanMaddie CoatesRiley DayMelissa Breen 7
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