2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
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The Women's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
was held on March 12.
* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena....
was held on March 12.
Medalists
Tatyana Levina Tatyana Levina Tatyana Levina is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.-Achievements:-External links:... Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th... Olesya Forsheva Olesya Forsheva Olesya Aleksandrovna Forsheva is a Russian athlete.She was born in Nizhny Tagil and is married to Dmitriy Forshev.Specializing in the 400 metres, she won a silver medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships... Natalya Antyukh Natalya Antyukh Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh is a Russian athlete who primarily competed in the 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles.In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.... Yulia Gushchina* Tatyana Veshkurova Tatyana Veshkurova Tatyana Leonidovna Veshkurova is a Russian sprint athlete.She won the silver medal in the 400m at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, as well as a gold medal in the 4 x 400 m relay.-External links:* at rusathletics.com... * |
Debbie Dunn Debbie Dunn Debbie Dunn is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. Originally from Jamaica, she attended Fairmont Heights High School in Maryland, then Norfolk State University, and became an American citizen in 2004.... Tiffany Williams Monica Hargrove Monica Hargrove Monica Hargrove is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 200 and 400 metres. She won the silver medal at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships as part of the 4×400-meter relay team, and also set a world best in the distance medley relay at the Penn Relays that year.-College... Mary Wineberg Mary Wineberg Mary Wineberg is an American athlete from Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Walnut Hills High School, she attended the University of Cincinnati on a track scholarship, graduating in 2002 with a bachelors degree in education.Wineberg was an Olympic... Kia Davis* |
Natallia Solohub Natallia Solohub Natallia Solohub, sometimes spelt Sologub , is a Belarusian sprinter.She has won silver medals in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 and 2006 World Indoor Championships, and a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships.At the 2001 World Championships she failed a drugs test... Anna Kozak Anna Kozak Anna Kozak is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Ilona Usovich and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. For the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, the Belarusian team had substituted Svetlana Usovich with... Yulyana Yushchanka Ilona Usovich Ilona Usovich Ilona Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Anna Kozak and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The next year Ilona finished 4th over 400 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships... |
Heats
Qualification: First 2 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| 1. | 1 | Yulia Gushchina, Tatyana Veshkurova Tatyana Veshkurova Tatyana Leonidovna Veshkurova is a Russian sprint athlete.She won the silver medal in the 400m at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, as well as a gold medal in the 4 x 400 m relay.-External links:* at rusathletics.com... , Tatyana Levina Tatyana Levina Tatyana Levina is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.-Achievements:-External links:... , Natalya Antyukh Natalya Antyukh Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh is a Russian athlete who primarily competed in the 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles.In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.... |
3:25.91 | Q | |
| 2. | 2 | Natallia Solohub Natallia Solohub Natallia Solohub, sometimes spelt Sologub , is a Belarusian sprinter.She has won silver medals in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 and 2006 World Indoor Championships, and a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships.At the 2001 World Championships she failed a drugs test... , Anna Kozak Anna Kozak Anna Kozak is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Ilona Usovich and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. For the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, the Belarusian team had substituted Svetlana Usovich with... , Yulyana Yushchanka, Ilona Usovich Ilona Usovich Ilona Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Anna Kozak and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The next year Ilona finished 4th over 400 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships... |
3:28.47 | Q, NR Belarusian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Belarus maintained by Belarus Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not recognised by federation-External links:* *... |
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| 3. | 2 | Debbie Dunn Debbie Dunn Debbie Dunn is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. Originally from Jamaica, she attended Fairmont Heights High School in Maryland, then Norfolk State University, and became an American citizen in 2004.... , Tiffany Williams, Monica Hargrove Monica Hargrove Monica Hargrove is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 200 and 400 metres. She won the silver medal at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships as part of the 4×400-meter relay team, and also set a world best in the distance medley relay at the Penn Relays that year.-College... , Kia Davis |
3:29.44 | Q | |
| 4. | 2 |  United Kingdom |
Melanie Purkiss Melanie Purkiss Melanie Purkiss is a British athlete. She reached the semi-finals of the 400 metres at the Commonwealth Games at Manchester in 2002.She was educated at The Mountbatten School in Romsey, Hampshire, England.-External links:**... , Jennifer Meadows, Emma Duck Emma Duck Emma Duck is a British international track athlete known for the 400 metres and the 400 metre hurdles. She is current with Southampton, under coach Todd Bennett.-Track career:... , Helen Karagounis |
3:29.59 | q, NR British records in athletics British records in athletics are the best performances in athletics events by athletes representing the United Kingdom which are ratified by the Amateur Athletic Association and the British Amateur Athletic Board .-History:... |
| 5. | 1 | Shellene Williams Shellene Williams Shellene Williams is a retired female track and field sprinter from Jamaica. She specialized in the 200 metres and the 400 metres. Her personal best time in the women's 200 metres was 23.50 seconds, achieved on May 1, 2004 in Iowa City, Iowa... , Ronetta Smith Ronetta Smith Ronetta Smith is a Jamaican sprinter.A 400m runner with a personal best of 51.23 , Smith has never reached an international final in an individual race. However, she was a part of the Jamaican 4 x 400 meters relay teams that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships and the silver medal... , Moya Thompson, Allison Beckford Allison Beckford Allison J. Beckford Allison J. Beckford Allison J. Beckford (born May 8, 1979 in Westmorland is a Jamaican. She attended Manning's High school in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland Jamaica. Where she was one of the star athletes coached by Howard Daugharty. She was also academically astute passing... |
3:30.03 | Q, 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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| 6. | 1 | Grażyna Prokopek Grazyna Prokopek Grażyna Prokopek is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.67 s *200 metres - 23.22 s *400 metres - 51.29 s -External links:... , Monika Bejnar Monika Bejnar Monika Bejnar is a Polish sprint athlete.She finished 4th in the 200m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also competed in the 4 x 400m relay team for Poland in the 2004 Olympics.... , Marta Chrust-Rożej Marta Chrust-Rozej Marta Chrust-Rożej is a Polish athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:* 200 metres - 24.17 s * 400 metres - 53.77 s... , Małgorzata Pskit Małgorzata Pskit Małgorzata Pskit is a retired Polish athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outdoor*200m 24.86*400m 53.10 *400m hurdles 54.75 *800m 2:04.88Indoor... |
3:30.18 | q, SB | |
| 7. | 1 | Monika Gachevska, Mariyana Dimitrova Mariyana Dimitrova Mariyana Dimitrova is a Bulgarian sprint athlete who specializes in the 400 metres.She finished sixth in the 400 m final at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, and fourth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, the latter in a personal best time of 50.64 seconds... , Teodora Kolarova Teodora Kolarova Teodora Kolarova is a Bulgarian middle distance runner.She finished 6th in the 800m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, setting a personal best time in the process.-External links:... , Tezzhan Naimova |
3:34.47 | ||
| 8. | 2 | Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk is a Ukrainian hurdler.She was born in Ternovka, at the time in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union .She is a world top level 400m hurdles runner.... , Olha Zavhorodnya Olha Zavhorodnya Olha Zavhorodnya is a Ukrainian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and 800 metres.She finished eighth in the 400 metres at the 2005 Summer Universiade, and also won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay. At the 2007 Summer Universiade she won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay... , Oksana Shcherbak Oksana Shcherbak Oksana Shcherbak, née Holodkova is a Ukrainian sprint athlete who specializes in the 400 metres.She was born in Pyriatyn, and represents the club Kolos Poltava. In individual competition she competed in the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final... , Liliya Lobanova Liliya Lobanova Liliya Lobanova, née Pilyuhina is a Ukrainian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and 800 metres.She was born in Lugansk. She finished eighth in the 400 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships, fourth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, and fifth in... |
3:35.80 | SB |
Final
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
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| Tatyana Levina Tatyana Levina Tatyana Levina is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.-Achievements:-External links:... , Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th... , Olesya Forsheva Olesya Forsheva Olesya Aleksandrovna Forsheva is a Russian athlete.She was born in Nizhny Tagil and is married to Dmitriy Forshev.Specializing in the 400 metres, she won a silver medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships... , Natalya Antyukh Natalya Antyukh Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh is a Russian athlete who primarily competed in the 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles.In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.... |
3:24.91 | |||
| Debbie Dunn Debbie Dunn Debbie Dunn is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. Originally from Jamaica, she attended Fairmont Heights High School in Maryland, then Norfolk State University, and became an American citizen in 2004.... , Tiffany Williams, Monica Hargrove Monica Hargrove Monica Hargrove is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 200 and 400 metres. She won the silver medal at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships as part of the 4×400-meter relay team, and also set a world best in the distance medley relay at the Penn Relays that year.-College... , Mary Wineberg Mary Wineberg Mary Wineberg is an American athlete from Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Walnut Hills High School, she attended the University of Cincinnati on a track scholarship, graduating in 2002 with a bachelors degree in education.Wineberg was an Olympic... |
3:28.63 | SB | ||
| Natallia Solohub Natallia Solohub Natallia Solohub, sometimes spelt Sologub , is a Belarusian sprinter.She has won silver medals in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 and 2006 World Indoor Championships, and a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships.At the 2001 World Championships she failed a drugs test... , Anna Kozak Anna Kozak Anna Kozak is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Ilona Usovich and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. For the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, the Belarusian team had substituted Svetlana Usovich with... , Yulyana Yushchanka, Ilona Usovich Ilona Usovich Ilona Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Anna Kozak and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The next year Ilona finished 4th over 400 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships... |
3:28.65 | |||
| 4 | Grażyna Prokopek Grazyna Prokopek Grażyna Prokopek is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.67 s *200 metres - 23.22 s *400 metres - 51.29 s -External links:... , Monika Bejnar Monika Bejnar Monika Bejnar is a Polish sprint athlete.She finished 4th in the 200m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also competed in the 4 x 400m relay team for Poland in the 2004 Olympics.... , Marta Chrust-Rożej Marta Chrust-Rozej Marta Chrust-Rożej is a Polish athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:* 200 metres - 24.17 s * 400 metres - 53.77 s... , Małgorzata Pskit Małgorzata Pskit Małgorzata Pskit is a retired Polish athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outdoor*200m 24.86*400m 53.10 *400m hurdles 54.75 *800m 2:04.88Indoor... |
3:28.95 | NR Polish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Poland maintained by its national athletics federation: Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not recognised by federation-External links:* * * * *... |
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| 5 | Shellene Williams Shellene Williams Shellene Williams is a retired female track and field sprinter from Jamaica. She specialized in the 200 metres and the 400 metres. Her personal best time in the women's 200 metres was 23.50 seconds, achieved on May 1, 2004 in Iowa City, Iowa... , Novlene Williams Novlene Williams Novlene Hilaire Williams-Mills is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was initially a bronze medalist in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece... , Moya Thompson, Allison Beckford Allison Beckford Allison J. Beckford Allison J. Beckford Allison J. Beckford (born May 8, 1979 in Westmorland is a Jamaican. She attended Manning's High school in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland Jamaica. Where she was one of the star athletes coached by Howard Daugharty. She was also academically astute passing... |
3:29.54 | 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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| 6 | United Kingdom |
Melanie Purkiss Melanie Purkiss Melanie Purkiss is a British athlete. She reached the semi-finals of the 400 metres at the Commonwealth Games at Manchester in 2002.She was educated at The Mountbatten School in Romsey, Hampshire, England.-External links:**... , Jennifer Meadows, Emma Duck Emma Duck Emma Duck is a British international track athlete known for the 400 metres and the 400 metre hurdles. She is current with Southampton, under coach Todd Bennett.-Track career:... , Helen Karagounis |
3:29.70 |