Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay


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.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
World record
40.82London, United Kingdom10 August 2012
Games record
41.83Glasgow, Scotland2 August 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
DateTimeRound
Saturday 14 April 201814:57Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time

Results

With eight teams, the event was held as a straight final.

Final