2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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The women's

4x100 metres relay event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 20 and 21 July.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold
Anneisha McLaughlin
Simone Facey
 Jamaica
Silver Lauryn Williams
Ashlee Williams
Shalonda Solomon
Marshevet Hooker
 United States
Bronze Jade Lucas-Read
Jeanette Kwakye
Amy Spencer
Vernicha James
 United Kingdom

Results

Final

21 July

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Jamaica
Anneisha McLaughlin
Simone Facey
43.40
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States Lauryn Williams
Ashlee Williams
Shalonda Solomon
Marshevet Hooker
43.66
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United Kingdom Jade Lucas-Read
Jeanette Kwakye
Amy Spencer
Vernicha James
44.22
4  Germany Kathrin Walloschek
Silke Maurer
Johanna Kedzierski
Michaela Halm
45.34
5  Finland Siina Pylkkä
Elina Korjansalo
Carla Bosco
Anna Heiniö
45.62
6  South Africa Monique Balsamo
Cindy Stewart
Chantelle Terblanche
Carla Fick
46.16
7   Switzerland Carmen Kissling
Saskia Girsberger
Melanie Stempfel
Manuela Frei
46.33
 France Sandra Gomis
Natalia Losange
Narayane Dossévi
Phara Anacharsis
DQ IAAF rule 170.14

Heats

20 July

Heat 1

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1  Jamaica Sherone Simpson
Nadine Palmer
Kerron Stewart
Simone Facey
43.85 Q
2  United Kingdom Jade Lucas-Read
Danielle Norville
Amy Spencer
Vernicha James
44.49 Q
3  France Sandra Gomis
Natalia Losange
Narayane Dossévi
Phara Anacharsis
45.24 q
4  Finland Siina Pylkkä
Elina Korjansalo
Carla Bosco
Anna Heiniö
45.63 q
5  South Africa Monique Balsamo
Cindy Stewart
Chantelle Terblanche
Carla Fick
46.03 q
 Australia Jacinta Boyd
Alicia Spencer
Shermin Oksuz
Kylie Bent
DQ

Heat 2

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1  United States Lauryn Williams
Allyson Felix
Marshevet Hooker
Shalonda Solomon
43.92 Q
2  Germany Kathrin Walloschek
Silke Maurer
Johanna Kedzierski
Michaela Halm
45.77 Q
3   Switzerland Carmen Kissling
Saskia Girsberger
Melanie Stempfel
Manuela Frei
45.96 q
4  Saint Kitts and Nevis Julieta Johnson
Tiandra Ponteen
Nathandra John
Virgil Hodge
46.14
5  Senegal Adja Ndiaye
Fatou Diabaye
Gnima Faye
Fatoumata Coly
47.55
 Canada Kerri-Ann Mitchell
Oluwatoyin Olupona
Ashley Purnell
Krysia Bayley
DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 51 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2002 Kingston JAM Jul 16-21, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF
    , retrieved 13 June 2015