1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
# 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4x100 metres relay event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 25 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Andrea Anderson Lakeesha White Jernae Wright Nanceen Perry United States |
| - | - |
| Silver | Tulia Robinson Peta-Gaye Dowdie Saran Patterson Aleen Bailey Jamaica |
| Bronze | Sandra Abel Esther Möller Nancy Kette Marion Wagner Germany |

## Results

### Final

25 August

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | United States | Andrea Anderson Lakeesha White Jernae Wright Nanceen Perry | 43.79 |
| | Jamaica | Tulia Robinson Peta-Gaye Dowdie Saran Patterson Aleen Bailey | 44.26 |
| | Germany | Sandra Abel Esther Möller Nancy Kette Marion Wagner | 44.57 |
| 4 | France | Céline Thélamon Doris Deruel Nadine Mahobah Fabé Dia | 44.58 |
| 5 | Italy | Stefania Ferrante Irene Daniele Manuela Grillo Manuela Levorato | 45.27 |
| 6 | Australia | Simone Purvis Tamsyn Lewis Mindy Slomka Lauren Hewitt | 45.50 |
| 7 | Japan | Kozue Motohashi Kayo Kuramoto Emiko Toda Ayumi Shimazaki | 45.97 |
| | United Kingdom | Gosha Rostek Sarah Wilhelmy Victoria Shipman Rebecca Drummond | DNF |

### Heats

25 August

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jamaica | Tulia Robinson Peta-Gaye Dowdie Saran Patterson Aleen Bailey | 44.38 | Q |
| 2 | France | Céline Thélamon Doris Deruel Nadine Mahobah Fabé Dia | 44.88 | Q |
| 3 | Italy | Stefania Ferrante Irene Daniele Manuela Grillo Manuela Levorato | 45.29 | Q |
| 4 | Australia | Mindy Slomka Lauren Hewitt Simone Purvis Rosemary Hayward | 45.30 | q |
| | Finland | Niina Saarman Johanna Manninen Annika Kumlin Johanna Halkoaho | DQ | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | Andrea Anderson Lakeesha White Jernae Wright Nanceen Perry | 44.16 | Q |
| 2 | Germany | Sandra Abel Esther Möller Nancy Kette Marion Wagner | 45.01 | Q |
| 3 | United Kingdom | Gosha Rostek Sarah Wilhelmy Victoria Shipman Rebecca Drummond | 45.49 | Q |
| 4 | Japan | Kozue Motohashi Kayo Kuramoto Emiko Toda Tomomi Suzuki | 45.66 | q |
| 5 | Czech Republic | Pavla Sichová Jitka Burianová Štepánka Klapácová Gabriela Švecová | 45.88 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | Anna Smythe Felicity Major Bryony Barker Rebecca Murphy | 46.11 | |
| 7 | Canada | Deniece Bell Natasha Quan-Vie Veronica Dyer Margaret Fox | 46.65 | |
| 8 | Indonesia | Meivy Ratnasari Irene Joseph Nyoman Rae Sih Ernawati | 47.12 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 54 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

* Australia (5)
* Canada (4)
* Czech Republic (4)
* Finland (4)
* France (4)
* Germany (4)
* Indonesia (4)
* Italy (4)
* Jamaica (4)
* Japan (5)
* New Zealand (4)
* United Kingdom (4)
* United States (4)
