Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
dq1 The United States team of Kelli White, Chryste Gaines, Inger Miller, and Marion Jones originally won the 2001 World Championship in a time of 41.71 seconds, but were disqualified after Jones and White were found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
B The original bronze medalist (Hrysopiyi Devetzi of Greece) was disqualified for doping in 2016.[3] The medal was given to Anna Pyatykh but later in 2017 she was disqualified for the use of steroids.[4]