Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 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 | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
These are the official results of the Atlanta, Georgia. There were 15 nations competing.[1]
In the penultimate race ever in Centennial Stadium,
Jearl Miles with a 4-metre advantage. Nigeria's bronze medalist Falilat Ogunkoya chased Miles leaving Jamaica's hurdle gold medalist Deon Hemmings to battle Germany's drug cheat Grit Breuer
. Campbell closed quickly to give Hemmings the edge over Breuer, but Ogunkoya made it clear she was not going to battle for bronze, putting a gap on Hemmings and Breuer quickly from the pass. Ogunkoya's focus was on Miles, gaining steadily until the final straight, reducing the gap to less than a metre. Miles was gritting her teeth, trying to hold off Ogunkoya. Coming off the turn, she looked to be struggling as Ogunkoya gained, Miles drifting into lane 2 to give Ogunkoya the direct route to victory. But Miles didn't let her by, holding the edge all the way to the finish line for American gold. Behind them, Hemmings held the advantage over Breuer until the final straight, then Breuer unleashed a sprint that left Hemmings and was nipping at Ogunkoya's heels, giving the German team the bronze.
Medalists
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  United States |
Maicel Malone |
3:22.71 | Q |
| 2 | 1 |  Nigeria |
3:23.24 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 |  Germany |
Uta Rohländer, Linda Kisabaka, Anja Rücker, Grit Breuer | 3:24.08 | Q |
| 4 | 2 |  Cuba |
Idalmis Bonne, Julia Duporty, Surella Morales, Ana Fidelia Quirot | 3:24.23 | Q |
| 5 | 2 |  Russia |
Tatyana Chebykina, Olga Kotlyarova, Yekaterina Kulikova, Svetlana Goncharenko | 3:24.86 | Q |
| 6 | 2 |  Jamaica |
3:25.33 | q | |
| 7 | 2 |  Czech Republic |
Naděžda Koštovalová, Ludmila Formanová, Helena Fuchsová, Hana Benešová | 3:26.82 | q |
| 8 | 1 |  France |
Elsa de Vassoigne |
3:28.07 | Q |
| 9 | 1 |  Great Britain |
Phylis Smith, Allison Curbishley, Donna Fraser, Georgina Oladapo | 3:28.13 | |
| 10 | 1 |  Ukraine |
Viktoriya Fomenko, Liudmyla Koshchey, Yana Manuylova, Olha Moroz | 3:28.16 | |
| 11 | 2 |  Australia |
3:33.78 | ||
| 12 | 2 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Bernadeth Prentice, Diane Francis, Valma Bass, Tamara Wigley | 3:35.12 | NR |
| 13 | 1 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Dine Potter, Sonia Williams, Charmaine Thomas, Heather Samuel | 3:44.98 | |
| 1 |  India |
Shiny Wilson |
DQ | ||
| 1 |  Virgin Islands |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | United States |
Maicel Malone, Kim Graham, Jearl Miles |
3:20.91 | |
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6 | Nigeria |
3:21.04 | ||
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5 | Germany |
Uta Rohländer, Linda Kisabaka, Anja Rücker, Grit Breuer | 3:21.14 | |
| 4 | 8 | Jamaica |
Juliet Campbell, Deon Hemmings |
3:21.69 | |
| 5 | 2 | Russia |
Tatyana Chebykina, Svetlana Goncharenko, Yekaterina Kulikova, Olga Kotlyarova | 3:22.22 | |
| 6 | 4 | Cuba |
Idalmis Bonne, Julia Duporty, Surella Morales, Ana Fidelia Quirot | 3:25.85 | |
| 7 | 7 | Czech Republic |
Naděžda Koštovalová, Ludmila Formanová, Helena Fuchsová, Hana Benešová | 3:26.99 | |
| 8 | 1 | France |
Elsa de Vassoigne |
3:28.46 |
See also
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2017.