Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
| Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2004 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 |
| 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 | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the
Athens Olympic Stadium from August 26 to 27.[1]
The sixteen teams competed in a two-heat qualifying round in which the first three teams from each heat, together with the next two fastest teams, were given a place in the final race.
The final started off quickly with an early lead from Jamaica, before the U.S. team, led by
Veronica Campbell, scorched their way down the home stretch to an effortless victory in 41.73 seconds. They were soon followed by Russia taking the silver, and the French quartet rounding out the medal podium with the bronze.[3][4]
Records
Prior to the competition[update], the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  |
41.37 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| Olympic record |  East Germany (GDR)Romy Müller Bärbel Wöckel Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr |
41.60 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1 August 1980 |
No new records were set during the competition.
Qualification
The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. A
IAAF
-sanctioned meetings or tournaments, would be among the best sixteen, at the end of this period.
Schedule
All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 26 August 2004 | 22:00 | Round 1 |
| Friday, 27 August 2004 | 22:45 | Final |
Results
Round 1
Qualification rule: The first three teams in each heat (Q) plus the next two fastest overall (q) moved on to the final.[5]
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  United States
|
Angela Williams
|
41.67 | Q, =SB |
| 2 | 6 |  Bahamas
|
Debbie Ferguson, Shandria Brown, Chandra Sturrup, Tamicka Clarke | 43.02 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 4 |  Belgium
|
Kim Gevaert, Élodie Ouédraogo, Lien Huyghebaert, Katleen De Caluwé | 43.08 | Q, NR
|
| 4 | 3 |  Brazil
|
Luciana dos Santos, Rosemar Coelho Neto, Lucimar de Moura, Kátia Regina Santos | 43.12 | |
| 5 | 2 |  Colombia
|
Digna Murillo, Felipa Palacios, Melisa Murillo
|
43.30 | |
| 6 | 8 |  Germany
|
Katja Wakan, Birgit Rockmeier, Marion Wagner, Sina Schielke | 43.64 | SB |
| 7 | 5 |  Ukraine
|
Zhanna Block, Tetyana Tkalich, Maryna Maydanova, Iryna Kozhemyakina | 43.77 | |
| 8 | 7 |  Greece
|
Effrosíni Patsoú, Georgia Kokloni
|
44.45 | SB |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Russia
|
Olga Fyodorova
|
42.12 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 1 |  Jamaica
|
Aleen Bailey, Beverly McDonald, Sherone Simpson, Tayna Lawrence | 42.20 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 8 |  France
|
Muriel Hurtis, Véronique Mang
|
42.98 | Q |
| 4 | 2 |  Nigeria
|
Endurance Ojokolo, Oludamola Osayomi, Mercy Nku, Gloria Kemasuode | 43.00 | q, SB |
| 5 | 5 |  Belarus
|
Alena Neumiarzhitskaya, Natallia Safronnikava, Yulia Nestsiarenka
|
43.06 | q |
| 6 | 3 |  Cuba
|
Ana López, Roxana Díaz, Virgen Benavides
|
43.60 | |
| 6 |  Netherlands
|
Annemarie Kramer, Pascal van Assendelft, Jacqueline Poelman, Joan van den Akker | DNF | ||
| 7 |  Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ayanna Hutchinson, Wanda Hutson, Fana Ashby, Kelly-Ann Baptiste | DNF |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | Jamaica
|
Tayna Lawrence, Sherone Simpson, Aleen Bailey, Veronica Campbell | 41.73 | NR
|
|
6 | Russia
|
42.27 | ||
|
2 | France
|
Muriel Hurtis, Sylviane Félix, Christine Arron
|
42.54 | |
| 4 | 3 | Bahamas
|
Tamicka Clarke, Chandra Sturrup, Shandria Brown, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 42.69 | SB |
| 5 | 1 | Belarus
|
Alena Neumiarzhitskaya, Aksana Drahun
|
42.94 | NR
|
| 6 | 7 | Belgium
|
Elodie Ouedraogo, Kim Gevaert
|
43.11 | |
| 7 | 8 | Nigeria
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Gloria Kemasuode, Mercy Nku, Oludamola Osayomi, Endurance Ojokolo | 43.42 | |
| 5 | United States
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References
- ^ "Athletics at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Marion Jones shut out of medals after short jump and bad handoff". Casper Star-Tribune. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Baton blunder costs USA". BBC Sport. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- EuroSport. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- IAAF. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- IAAF. Retrieved 16 October 2015.