The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the
2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the
athletics programme, took place in the
Carrara Stadium
Carrara Stadium (known commercially as Metricon Stadium) is a stadium on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara.
The stadium is primarily used for Australian rules football, serving as the home ground of the ...
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:
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:
Results
With eight teams, the event was held as a straight final.
Final
References
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Women's 4 x 100 metres relay
2018
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2018 in women's athletics