Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
VenueAlexander Stadium
Dates6 August (first round)
7 August (final)
Competitors53 from 12 nations
Winning time42.41
Medalists
gold medal    England
silver medal    Jamaica
bronze medal    Australia
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The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, is taking place at the Alexander Stadium on 6 August & 7 August 2022.

On 14 July 2023, it was confirmed[1] that the Nigerian team had been disqualified for an anti-doping infringement. As a result, England were promoted to gold, Jamaica to silver and Australia to bronze.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record  United States
(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)
40.82 London, United Kingdom 10 August 2012
Commonwealth record  Jamaica
(Briana Williams, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson)
41.02 Tokyo, Japan 6 August 2021
Games record  ) 41.83 Glasgow, Scotland 2 August 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[2]

Date Time Round
Saturday 6 August 2022 12:15 First round
Sunday 7 August 2022 12:54 Final

Results

First round

The first three in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
2 2 2  England (ENG) Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Bianca Williams, Ashleigh Nelson 42.72 Q, SB
3 2 3  Australia (AUS) Mia Gross, Bree Masters, Jacinta Beecher, Naa Anang 43.47 Q
4 2 4  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) Khalifa St. Fort, Mauricia Prieto, Akilah Lewis, Michelle-Lee Ahye 43.48 q, SB
5 1 4  Jamaica (JAM) Kemba Nelson, Natalliah Whyte, Remona Burchell, Roneisha McGregor 43.66 Q
6 2 6  Ghana (GHA) Mary Boakye, Latifa Ali, Gifty Oku, Halutie Hor 44.32 q, SB
7 1 7  India (IND) Dutee Chand, Hima Das, Srabani Nanda, Jyothi Yarraji 44.45 Q
8 2 5  Papua New Guinea (PNG) Adrine Monagi, Toea Wisil, Isila Apkup, Leonie Beu 45.38 NR
9 1 5  Scotland (SCO) Rebecca Matheson, Alisha Rees, Sarah Malone, Taylah Spence 45.39 Q
10 1 6  Singapore (SGP) Shanti Pereira, Nur Izlyn Zaini, Kugapriya Chandran, Bernice Liew Yee Ling 45.58 SB
11 1 3  Malta (MLT) Claire Azzopardi, Janet Richard, Carla Scicluna, Charlotte Wingfield 45.59 NR
12 1 2  Maldives (MDV) Mariyam Hussain, Rifa Mohamed, Aishath Hassan, Aminath Mohamed 49.19 NR
- 2 7  Nigeria (NGR) Joy Udo-Gabriel, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha DQ

Final

The medals were determined in the final.[4]

Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5  England Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Bianca Williams, Daryll Neita 42.41 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6  Jamaica (JAM) Kemba Nelson, Natalliah Whyte, Remona Burchell, Elaine Thompson-Herah 43.08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8  Australia (AUS) Ella Connolly, Bree Masters, Jacinta Beecher, Naa Anang 43.16
4 7  India (IND) Dutee Chand, Hima Das, Srabani Nanda, Jyothi Yarraji 43.81
5 2  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) Khalifa St. Fort, Michelle-Lee Ahye , Mauricia Prieto, Leah Bertrand 43.86
6 3  Ghana (GHA) Mary Boakye, Latifa Ali, Gifty Oku, Halutie Hor 44.86
7 9  Scotland (SCO) Rebecca Matheson, Alisha Rees, Sarah Malone, Taylah Spence 45.01
- 4  Nigeria Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha 42.10 DQ

References

  1. ^ "England win after Birmingham 2022 gold medal in women's 4x100m relay". www.insidethegames.biz. 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  2. ^ "Women's 4 x 100m Relay". Birmingham 2022. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ^ First round results
  4. ^ Final results