The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held over two rounds at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary, on 26 and 27 August 2023.

Seventeen national relay teams participated in round 1, where nine teams qualified for the final, the teams of Italy and Hungary set national records and the teams of Nigeria and the United States were disqualified. The final was won by the team of the Netherlands in a national record of 3:20.72 minutes, followed by the team of Jamaica in second place in 3:20.88 min and the team of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in third place in 3:21.04 min.

Background

Before the competition records were as follows:

+ Global records before the 2023 World Championships Record Nation (athletes) Location Date World record (Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina) 3:15.17 Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988 Championship record (Gwen Torrence, Maicel Malone, Natasha Kaiser, Jearl Miles Clark) 3:16.71 Stuttgart, Germany 22 August 1993 World leading University of Texas(Lanae-Tava Thomas, Kennedy Simon, Julien Alfred, Rhasidat Adeleke) 3:23.27 Austin, Texas, United States 1 April 2023

+ Area records before the 2023 World Championships Record Nation (athletes) Location Date African record (Olabisi Afolabi, Fatimat Yusuf, Charity Opara, Falilat Ogunkoya) 3:21.04 Atlanta, Georgia, United States3 August 1996 Asian record Hebei(Bai Xiaoyun, Cao Chunying, Ma Yuqin, An Xiaohong) 3:24.28 Beijing, China 13 September 1993 North, Central American and Caribbean record (Denean Howard, Diane Dixon, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Florence Griffith Joyner) 3:15.51 Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988 South American record BM&F Bovespa(Geisa Coutinho, Bárbara Farias de Oliveira, Joelma Sousa, Jailma de Lima) 3:26.68 São Paulo, Brazil 7 August 2011 European record (Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina) 3:15.17 Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988Oceanian record (Nova Peris-Kneebone, Tamsyn Manou, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Cathy Freeman) 3:23.81 Sydney, Australia 30 September 2000

Qualification After the postponement for COVID-19 pandemic reasons of the 2023 World Relays to 2024 Nassau, the modified system to qualify automatically is to have finished in the first eight (finalists) at 2022 World Championships, in Eugene, completed by eight more 2022-2023 top lists' teams. Additionally, host country Hungary received a bye for the event.

The top 8 from the 2022 World Athletics Championships:

(1st) (2nd) (3rd) (4th) (5th) (6th) (7th) (8th)

Top list before 30 July 2023:

3:20.87 Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 20 August 2022 3:21.68 Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 20 August 2022 3:26.06 Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 19 August 2022 3:26.08 San Salvador (ESA) - 7 July 2023 3:26.09 Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 20 August 2022 3:27.60 Yabatech Sport Complex, Lagos (NGR) - 14 July 2023 3:27.76 Olympiastadion, München (GER) - 19 August 2022 3:27.84 San Salvador (ESA) - 7 July 2023 Not entered (was Next best by Top List) 3:28.79 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) - 24 June 2023

Results Round 1

Seventeen national teams competed in the two heats of round 1 on 26 August in the evening, starting at 19.55 (UTC+2). Eight teams, the first three teams in each heat () and the next two fastest teams overall (), qualified for the final. In the first heat, the team of Nigeria was disqualified () for a fault at recovering a dropped baton () and the team of France additionally advanced to the final by referee's decision (). In the second heat, the Italian team set a national record () of 3:23.86 min, the Hungarian team set a national record () of 3:27.79 min, and the team of the United States was disqualified for passing the baton outside the takeover zone ().

+ Results of round 1 Rank Heat Lane Nation Athletes Notes 1 1 8 Charokee Young, Nickisha Pryce, Shiann Salmon, Stacey Ann Williams 3:22.74 , 2 1 6 Zoe Sherar, Aiyanna Stiverne, Kyra Constantine, Grace Konrad 3:23.29 , 3 2 3 Laviai Nielsen, Amber Anning, Nicole Yeargin, Yemi Mary John 3:23.33 , 4 2 5 Naomi Van den Broeck, Imke Vervaet, Hanne Claes, Helena Ponette 3:23.63 , 5 1 3 Eveline Saalberg, Cathelijn Peeters, Lisanne de Witte, Femke Bol 3:23.75 , 6 2 4 Alice Mangione, Ayomide Folorunso, Alessandra Bonora, Giancarla Trevisan 3:23.86 , 7 1 2 Alicja Wrona-Kutrzepa, Marika Popowicz-Drapala, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz-Zawadzka, Natalia Kaczmarek 3:24.05 , 8 2 6 Sophie Becker, Róisín Harrison, Kelly McGrory, Sharlene Mawdsley 3:26.18 , 9 1 5 Amandine Brossier, Louise Maraval, Sounkamba Sylla, Camille Seri 3:27.50 , 10 1 4 Luna Thiel, Alica Schmidt, Mona Mayer, Carolina Krafzik 3:27.74 11 2 2 Evelin Nádházy, Bianka Kéri, Fanni Rapai, Janka Molnár 3:27.79 12 2 9 Gulia Senn, Julia Niederberger, Rachel Pellaud, Catia Gubelmann 3:29.07 13 2 1 Zurian Hechavarría, Lisneidy Veitía, Rose Mary Almanza, Roxana Gómez 3:29.70 14 2 8 Lydia Jele, Oratile Nowe, Galefele Moroko, Obakeng Kamberuka 3:31.85 15 1 9 Eva Santidrián, Herminia Parra, Laura Bueno, Barbara Camblor 3:31.91 2 7 Lynna Irby-Jackson, Rosey Effiong, Quanera Hayes, Alexis Holmes 1 7 Ella Onojuvwevwo, Patience Okon George, Opeyemi Deborah Oke, Imaobong Nse Uko

Final

Nine teams competed in the final on 27 August in the evening, starting at 21.50 (UTC+2). After the first leg, Candice McLeod of Jamaica was the first to hand over the baton, followed by Laviai Nielsen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Eveline Saalberg of the Netherlands. After the second leg, Lieke Klaver of the Netherlands had moved into first place, followed by Janieve Russell of Jamaica and Amber Anning of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. After the third leg, Nickisha Pryce of Jamaica reached the hand-over first, followed by Ama Pipi of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Cathelijn Peeters of the Netherlands."Race Analysis – 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Final, World Athletics, 14 September 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2026. In the anchor leg, Femke Bol of the Netherlands started in third position, first overtook Nicole Yeargin of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and then passed Stacey Ann Williams in the last 20 metres.Mitch Phillips, "Brilliant Bol grabs gold for Dutch, U.S. men stroll in 4x400m relays", Reuters, 27 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2026. The race was won by the team of the Netherlands in a world leading performance () and national record () of 3:20.72 min, followed by the team of Jamaica in second place in 3:20.88 min and the team of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in third place in 3:21.04 min. The fastest split times were 48.75 s by Bol, 48.78 s by Klaver, and 48.80 s by Natalia Kaczmarek of Poland, although the split times of the team of Canada were not reported.

+ Results of the final Rank Lane Nation Athletes Notes 9 Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, Femke Bol 3:20.72 8 Candice McLeod, Janieve Russell, Nickisha Pryce, Stacey Ann Williams 3:20.88 7 Laviai Nielsen, Amber Anning, Ama Pipi, Nicole Yeargin 3:21.04 4 5 Zoe Sherar, Aiyanna Stiverne, Kyra Constantine, Grace Konrad 3:22.42 5 6 Helena Ponette, Imke Vervaet, Hanne Claes, Camille Laus 3:22.84 6 2 Alicja Wrona-Kutrzepa, Marika Popowicz-Drapała, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz-Zawadzka, Natalia Kaczmarek 3:24.93 7 4 Alice Mangione, Anna Polinari, Alessandra Bonora, Giancarla Trevisan 3:24.98 8 3 Sophie Becker, Róisín Harrison, Kelly McGrory, Sharlene Mawdsley 3:27.08 9 1 Amandine Brossier, Louise Maraval, Marjorie Veyssiere, Camille Seri 3:28.35

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