Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Gold medal winners
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date10–11 August
Teams16
Winning time3:16.87
Medalists
   United States
 
   Jamaica
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The Women's 4 × 400 metres relay competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 10–11 August.[1]

In the final, the USA had individual 400m bronze medalist DeeDee Trotter lead off. From the gun she put distance on the rest of the field. While the display clock read 49.57 for her split, it was more like 50.3, handing the baton to Allyson Felix several meters ahead. With the miscalculation Felix ran close to a 48.1 split, reported as 48.85, then Francena McCorory (49.39) and individual gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross (49.07) continued to extend the lead. It was almost 3 and a half seconds at the finish. Russia was clearly second ahead of Jamaica and Ukraine, those teams remaining in the same positions from the first handoff.[2][3]

The three medaling countries finished in identical places in 2004, 2008 and 2012.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows. Sanya Richards (Ross) for the USA and Novlene Williams (Mills) for Jamaica have been on all three teams.

World record  Soviet Union
(Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina)
3:15.17 Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988
Olympic record
2012 World leading  United States Red
(Francena McCorory, Allyson Felix, Natasha Hastings, Sanya Richards-Ross)
3:21.18 Philadelphia, United States 28 April 2012
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 World leading  United States
(DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, Sanya Richards-Ross)
3:16.87 London, United Kingdom 11 August 2012

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Friday, 10 August 2012 19:10Round 1
Saturday, 11 August 2012 20:25Finals

Results

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes
1 2 JamaicaChristine Day, Shereefa Lloyd, Shericka Williams, Rosemarie Whyte 3:25.13 Q, SB
2 3 UkraineOlha Zemlyak, Alina Lohvynenko, Hanna Yaroshchuk, Nataliya Pyhyda 3:25.90 Q
3 6 FrancePhara Anacharsis, Muriel Hurtis, Marie Gayot, Floria Guei3:25.94 Q
4 8 NigeriaOmolara Omotosho, Idara Otu, Bukola Abogunloko, Regina George3:26.29 q, SB
5 4 BelarusAlena Kiyevich, Iryna Khliustava, Ilona Usovich, Sviatlana Usovich3:26.52 SB
6 5 CubaAymée Martínez, Diosmely Peña, Yaimeisi Borlot, Daysiurami Bonne3:27.41 SB
7 9 ItalyChiara Bazzoni, Elena Maria Bonfanti, Libania Grenot, Maria Enrica Spacca3:29.01 SB
8 7 GermanyEsther Cremer, Janin Lindenberg, Maral Feizbakhsh, Fabienne Kohlmann3:31.06

Heat 2

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes
1 9 United StatesKeshia Baker, Francena McCorory, Diamond Dixon, DeeDee Trotter3:22.09 Q
2 4 RussiaYuliya Gushchina, Tatyana Firova, Natalya Nazarova, Anastasiya Kapachinskaya3:23.11 Q, SB
3 8 Great BritainShana Cox, Lee McConnell, Eilidh Child, Christine Ohuruogu3:25.05 Q
4 6 Czech RepublicDenisa Rosolová, Zuzana Bergrová, Jitka Bartoničková, Zuzana Hejnová3:26.20 q
5 7 PolandIga Baumgart, Justyna Święty, Anna Jesień, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz3:30.15
6 2 IrelandMarian Heffernan, Joanne Cuddihy, Jessie Barr, Michelle Carey3:30.55 SB
7 5 BrazilJoelma Sousa, Jailma de Lima, Aline dos Santos, Geisa Coutinho3:32.95
8 3 TurkeyPınar Saka, Meliz Redif, Birsen Engin, Sema Apak 3:34.71

Final

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 7 United StatesDeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, Sanya Richards-Ross 3:16.87 WL, SB
N/A 5 RussiaYulia Gushchina, Antonina Krivoshapka, Tatyana Firova, Natalya Antyukh DQ Doping Violation
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 6 JamaicaChristine Day, Rosemarie Whyte, Shericka Williams, Novlene Williams-Mills 3:20.95 SB
4 4 UkraineAlina Lohvynenko, Olha Zemlyak, Hanna Yaroshchuk, Nataliya Pyhyda 3:23.57 SB
5 9 Great BritainShana Cox, Lee McConnell, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Christine Ohuruogu 3:24.76 SB
6 8 FrancePhara Anacharsis, Muriel Hurtis, Marie Gayot, Floria Guei 3:25.92
7 2 Czech RepublicDenisa Rosolova, Zuzana Bergrová, Jitka Bartoničková, Zuzana Hejnova 3:27.77
N/A 3 NigeriaOmolara Omotosho, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, Regina George, Bukola Abogunloko DQ R 163.3a[4]

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References

  1. Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  2. "Highlights: U.S. Women Dominate 4x400m, Win Gold - Track & Field Video". NBC Olympics. 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  3. "International Association of Athletics Federations". iaaf.org. 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  4. Lane infringement
  5. "Women's 4 x 400m Relay". London 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.


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