1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
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These are the results of the Women's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics
in Athens, Greece.
* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
in Athens, Greece.
Medalists
Anke Feller Anke Feller Anke Feller is a retired German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.82 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Erfurt.-Achievements:-References:... Uta Rohlander Uta Rohländer Uta Rohländer, married Fromm is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Linda Kisabaka, Anja Rücker and Grit Breuer.Her personal best time is 50.33 seconds, achieved in... Anja Rucker Anja Rücker Anja Rücker is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Uta Rohländer, Linda Kisabaka and Grit Breuer... Grit Breuer Grit Breuer Grit Breuer is a former East German athlete, who competed in the women's 200m, 400m, 4x100m, and 4x400m events.... |
Maicel Malone-Wallace Maicel Malone-Wallace Maicel Malone-Wallace is a former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 meters. She was the 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the women's 4 x 400 meters relay for the United States.-External links:... Kim Graham Kim Graham Kimberly Elaine Graham is a former American sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres event. She represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she received a gold medal in women's 4x400 metres relay with Rochelle Stevens, Maicel Malone, and Jearl Miles... Kim Batten Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles.... Jearl Miles-Clark Jearl Miles-Clark Jearl Atawa Miles Clark is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 and 800 meters.She holds the American record in the women's 800m at 1:56.40.... Michele Collins* Natasha Kaiser-Brown* |
Inez Turner Inez Turner Inez Turner is a retired female sprinter and middle-distance runner from Jamaica. She won the 800m gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Together with Lorraine Fenton, Deon Hemmings and Sandie Richards she claimed a bronze medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships... Lorraine Graham Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004... Sandie Richards Sandie Richards Alexandra Richards is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... Nadia Graham-Hutchinson* |
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anke Feller Anke Feller Anke Feller is a retired German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.82 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Erfurt.-Achievements:-References:... , Uta Rohlander Uta Rohländer Uta Rohländer, married Fromm is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Linda Kisabaka, Anja Rücker and Grit Breuer.Her personal best time is 50.33 seconds, achieved in... , Anja Rucker Anja Rücker Anja Rücker is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Uta Rohländer, Linda Kisabaka and Grit Breuer... , Grit Breuer Grit Breuer Grit Breuer is a former East German athlete, who competed in the women's 200m, 400m, 4x100m, and 4x400m events.... |
3:24.70 | Q, SB | ||
| 1 | Naděžda Koštovalová, Hana Benešová, Ludmila Formanová Ludmila Formanová Ludmila Formanová is a former Czech middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.In 1999 she broke Maria de Lurdes Mutola's running streak at the World Indoor Championships, and won in a championship record of 1:56.90... , Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová |
3:25.11 | Q | ||
| 2 | Michele Collins, Kim Graham Kim Graham Kimberly Elaine Graham is a former American sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres event. She represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she received a gold medal in women's 4x400 metres relay with Rochelle Stevens, Maicel Malone, and Jearl Miles... , Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Maicel Malone-Wallace Maicel Malone-Wallace Maicel Malone-Wallace is a former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 meters. She was the 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the women's 4 x 400 meters relay for the United States.-External links:... |
3:25.37 | Q, SB | ||
| 2 | Nadia Graham-Hutchinson, Lorraine Graham, Inez Turner Inez Turner Inez Turner is a retired female sprinter and middle-distance runner from Jamaica. She won the 800m gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Together with Lorraine Fenton, Deon Hemmings and Sandie Richards she claimed a bronze medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships... , Sandie Richards Sandie Richards Alexandra Richards is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... |
3:25.53 | Q, SB | ||
| 1 |  United Kingdom |
Allison Curbishley Allison Curbishley Allison Curbishley is a former British athlete from Teesside but who represented Scotland. She specialised in the 400m. A play scheme in the summer holiday when she was ten years old got Curbishley interested in sport and although athletics was the sport she eventually chose she also reached... , Michelle Pierre, Michelle Thomas, Donna Fraser Donna Fraser Donna Karen Fraser in Thornton Heath, Croydon is an English athlete who mainly competed in the 200 and 400 metres.-Career:... |
3:25.78 | Q | |
| 2 | Tatyana Chebykina Tatyana Chebykina Tatyana Chebykina is a former Russian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. Over the course of her career her greatest success came in relay races.She is married to the race walker Nikolay Matyukhin.-Achievements:-External links:... , Yuliya Tarasenko, Yekaterina Kulikova, Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova is a Russian runner. She used to compete mainly in 400 metres, and has an Olympic bronze medal from 2000 in relay... |
3:25.83 | Q | ||
| 1 | Doris Jacob Doris Jacob Doris Jacob is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Duah finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf and Falilat Ogunkoya... , Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who specialized in the 400 metres during her career. She was a member of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay.She won the World Junior Championships in 1994... , Saidat Onanuga, Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya is a Nigerian athlete.Ogunkoya has won a number of national championships, including a gold medal in 1996 in the 400 metres, gold in the 200 metres and 400 m in 1998, and gold again in 1999 and 2001 in the 400 m. At the 1987 All Africa Games in Kenya she won the silver medal in... |
3:27.94 | q | ||
| 2 | Danielle Perpoli, Patrizia Spuri, Francesca Carbone, Virna De Angeli | 3:30.34 | q | ||
| 1 | Annamaria Bori, Barbara Petrahn, Alice Kun, Judit Szekeres | 3:35.56 | |||
| 10 | 2 | Chrysoula Goudenoudi, Maria Pachatouridou, Christina Panagou, Marina Vasarmidou | 3:37.14 |
Final
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anke Feller Anke Feller Anke Feller is a retired German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.82 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Erfurt.-Achievements:-References:... , Uta Rohlander Uta Rohländer Uta Rohländer, married Fromm is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Linda Kisabaka, Anja Rücker and Grit Breuer.Her personal best time is 50.33 seconds, achieved in... , Anja Rucker Anja Rücker Anja Rücker is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Uta Rohländer, Linda Kisabaka and Grit Breuer... , Grit Breuer Grit Breuer Grit Breuer is a former East German athlete, who competed in the women's 200m, 400m, 4x100m, and 4x400m events.... |
3:20.92 | WL | ||
| Maicel Malone-Wallace Maicel Malone-Wallace Maicel Malone-Wallace is a former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 meters. She was the 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the women's 4 x 400 meters relay for the United States.-External links:... , Kim Graham Kim Graham Kimberly Elaine Graham is a former American sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres event. She represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she received a gold medal in women's 4x400 metres relay with Rochelle Stevens, Maicel Malone, and Jearl Miles... , Kim Batten Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles.... , Jearl Miles-Clark Jearl Miles-Clark Jearl Atawa Miles Clark is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 and 800 meters.She holds the American record in the women's 800m at 1:56.40.... |
3:21.03 | SB | ||
| Inez Turner Inez Turner Inez Turner is a retired female sprinter and middle-distance runner from Jamaica. She won the 800m gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Together with Lorraine Fenton, Deon Hemmings and Sandie Richards she claimed a bronze medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships... , Lorraine Graham, Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004... , Sandie Richards Sandie Richards Alexandra Richards is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... |
3:21.30 | NR Jamaican records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Jamaica maintained by its national athletics federation: Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude... |
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| 4 | Tatyana Chebykina Tatyana Chebykina Tatyana Chebykina is a former Russian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. Over the course of her career her greatest success came in relay races.She is married to the race walker Nikolay Matyukhin.-Achievements:-External links:... , Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova is a Russian runner. She used to compete mainly in 400 metres, and has an Olympic bronze medal from 2000 in relay... , Yekaterina Kulikova, Tatyana Alekseyeva Tatyana Alekseyeva Tatyana Alekseyeva is a former 400 metres runner from Russia. Her personal best result was 49.98.- Achievements :-External reference:... |
3:21.57 | SB | |
| 5 | Naděžda Koštovalová, Ludmila Formanová Ludmila Formanová Ludmila Formanová is a former Czech middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.In 1999 she broke Maria de Lurdes Mutola's running streak at the World Indoor Championships, and won in a championship record of 1:56.90... , Hana Benešová, Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová |
3:23.73 | ||
| 6 | United Kingdom |
Allison Curbishley Allison Curbishley Allison Curbishley is a former British athlete from Teesside but who represented Scotland. She specialised in the 400m. A play scheme in the summer holiday when she was ten years old got Curbishley interested in sport and although athletics was the sport she eventually chose she also reached... , Michelle Pierre, Michelle Thomas, Donna Fraser Donna Fraser Donna Karen Fraser in Thornton Heath, Croydon is an English athlete who mainly competed in the 200 and 400 metres.-Career:... |
3:26.27 | |
| 7 | Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who specialized in the 400 metres during her career. She was a member of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay.She won the World Junior Championships in 1994... , Fatima Yusuf Fatima Yusuf Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju is a retired Nigerian athlete, who competed mainly in the 400 metres during her career. She won 400 metres race in the 1991 All-Africa Games and was second in the 200 metres race. She is married to Adewale Olukoju.She later competed in the 200 meters at the World Championship... , Doris Jacob Doris Jacob Doris Jacob is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Duah finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf and Falilat Ogunkoya... , Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya is a Nigerian athlete.Ogunkoya has won a number of national championships, including a gold medal in 1996 in the 400 metres, gold in the 200 metres and 400 m in 1998, and gold again in 1999 and 2001 in the 400 m. At the 1987 All Africa Games in Kenya she won the silver medal in... |
3:30.04 | ||
| 8 | Patrizia Spuri, Francesca Carbone, Carla Barbarino, Virna De Angeli | 3:30.63 |