2011 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

Events at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men		women
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
20 km walk		men		women
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The Women's 4x100 metres relay event at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, at Městský stadion on 17 July.^[1][2]

Medalists

Gold	Yekaterina Filatova Alena Tamkova Yekaterina Kuzina Nina Argunova  Russia
Silver	Yariatou Touré Sarah Goujon Orlann Ombissa Cornnelly Calydon Émilie Gaydu†  France
Bronze	Annabelle Lewis Emily Diamond Torema Thompson Asha Philip  United Kingdom

^†: Competed only in heat.

Results

Final

17 July 2011 / 17:10

Rank	Name	Nationality	Lane	Reaction Time	Time	Notes
01 !	Russia	Yekaterina Filatova Alena Tamkova Yekaterina Kuzina Nina Argunova	7	0.224	44.14
02 !	France	Yariatou Touré Sarah Goujon Orlann Ombissa Cornnelly Calydon	6	0.181	44.26
03 !	United Kingdom	Annabelle Lewis Emily Diamond Torema Thompson Asha Philip	5	0.192	44.34
4	Italy	Martina Balboni Michaela D'Angelo Martina Amidei Ilenia Draisci	8	0.195	44.41
5	Netherlands	Nikki van Leeuwen Anouk Hagen Judith Bosker Kadene Vassell	1	0.132	44.61
6	Poland	Ewa Zarębska Małgorzata Kołdej Martyna Opoń Anna Kiełbasińska	3	0.177	44.67
7	Czech Republic	Petra Urbánková Jana Slaninová Jana Branišová Barbora Procházková	2	0.201	45.31
8	Ukraine	Olena Yanovska Darya Pizhankova Viktoriya Pyatachenko Ulyana Lepska	4	0.214	DQ	R 32.2.a Doping†

^†:  Ukraine ranked initially 1st (44.00), but was disqualified later for infringement of IAAF doping rules by team members Darya Pizhankova and Ulyana Lepska.

Heats

Qualified: First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final

Summary

Rank	Nation	Time	Notes
1	France	44.14	Q
2	United Kingdom	44.42	Q
3	Ukraine	DQ	R 32.2.a Doping†
3	Russia	44.61	Q
4	Poland	44.68	Q
5	Italy	44.73	Q
6	Netherlands	44.94	q
7	Czech Republic	45.28	q
8	Switzerland	DNF

^†:  Ukraine initially reached the final (44.56), but was disqualified later for infringement of IAAF doping rules by team members Darya Pizhankova and Ulyana Lepska.

Details

Heat 1

17 July 2011 / 15:20

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Lane	Reaction Time	Time	Notes
1	United Kingdom	Annabelle Lewis Emily Diamond Torema Thompson Asha Philip	3	0.150	44.42	Q
2	Ukraine	Olena Yanovska Darya Pizhankova Viktoriya Pyatachenko Ulyana Lepska	2	0.208	DQ	R 32.2.a Doping†
2	Russia	Yekaterina Filatova Alena Tamkova Yekaterina Kuzina Nina Argunova	4	0.220	44.61	Q
3	Netherlands	Nikki van Leeuwen Anouk Hagen Judith Bosker Kadene Vassell	5	0.163	44.94	q

^†:  Ukraine initially reached the final (44.56), but was disqualified later for infringement of IAAF doping rules by team members Darya Pizhankova and Ulyana Lepska.

Heat 2

17 July 2011 / 15:27

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Lane	Reaction Time	Time	Notes
1	France	Yariatou Touré Cornnelly Calydon Sarah Goujon Émilie Gaydu	5	0.178	44.14	Q
2	Poland	Ewa Zarębska Małgorzata Kołdej Martyna Opoń Anna Kiełbasińska	6	0.167	44.68	Q
3	Italy	Martina Balboni Michaela D'Angelo Martina Amidei Ilenia Draisci	2	0.163	44.73	Q
4	Czech Republic	Petra Urbánková Jana Slaninová Jana Branišová Barbora Procházková	4	0.172	45.28	q
5	Switzerland	Joelle Curti Jacqueline Gasser Marisa Lavanchy Aurélie Humair	3	0.163	DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

References