2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
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The Women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
2011 World Championships in Athletics
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....
was held at the Daegu Stadium on 2 and 3 September. Friday and Saturday. This is a change in schedule from previous years when all the relays were at the end of the program. This might necessitate a change in strategy to allow for team members involved in other events.
The United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
held the two fastest relay times before the championships and had won the 2007
2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 1 and 2 September.-Medalists:* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.-Schedule:-Heats:...
and 2009 world titles
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 22 and August 23.-Medalists:* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.-Records:...
, as well as the 2008 Olympic gold medals. Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
– the only other nations to have won a world title since 2000 – were the other primary contenders. A Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian team had broken the South American record a month before the championships and was the third fastest qualifying nation. Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
comprised the other major nations at the competition.
Twenty teams, instead of the normal sixteen, started this event, necessitating three heats instead of two. United States was an easy winner in heat one, with Ukraine edging out neighboring Belarus for the second automatic qualifying spot, but Belarus qualified on time. Russia, with the fastest time, was an easy winner in heat two with Nigeria taking the second automatic spot and Czech Republic taking the second time qualifier. Jamaica and Great Britain separated cleanly from their competitors in heat three.
In the final, the United States led off with previous world champion Sanya Richards-Ross, who handed off to silver medalist Allyson Felix
Allyson Felix
Allyson Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She also competes at the 100 meters and the 400 meters distances...
in the lead. Felix extended the lead with Russian 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....
and then Jamaica 's Davita Prendergast chasing about 5 metres back. Prendergast passed a fading Antyukh, who had charged after Felix and was slowing, just before the handoff. Novlene Williams-Mills solidified Jamaica's hold on second place during the third leg. On the anchor leg, Francena McCorory
Francena McCorory
Francena McCorory is an American track and field athlete, known primarily for running the 400 metres. She is the NCAA and American indoor record holder in that event and is a United States representative to the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.McCorory attended Bethel High School in Hampton,...
burst away from the handoff, extending the lead to 10 metres and discouraging a challenge. McCorory paid for that burst on the home stretch, but still maintained the 5 metre lead at the finish. Jamaica knocked a second off their National record
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...
.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| ' Sanya Richards-Ross Allyson Felix Allyson Felix Allyson Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She also competes at the 100 meters and the 400 meters distances... Jessica Beard Jessica Beard Jessica Beard is an American sprinter who qualified for the 2009 IAAF World Championships in the 4x400-meter relay and 400 meters. She won the gold medal with the relay team... Francena McCorory Francena McCorory Francena McCorory is an American track and field athlete, known primarily for running the 400 metres. She is the NCAA and American indoor record holder in that event and is a United States representative to the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.McCorory attended Bethel High School in Hampton,... Natasha Hastings Natasha Hastings Natasha Monique Hastings is an American sprint athlete of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent.Hastings began her track career at a very early age and made a first place win at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 400 metres in the Youth Girls division. She attended A... * Keshia Baker* |
' Rosemarie Whyte Rosemarie Whyte Rosemarie Whyte is the 2008 Jamaican national 400m champion. She represented Jamaica at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.-References:... Davita Prendergast Novlene Williams-Mills Shericka Williams Shericka Williams Shericka Williams is a Jamaican sprinter and former student of St. Elizabeth Technical High School.... Shereefa Lloyd Shereefa Lloyd Shereefa Lloyd is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.At the 2007 World Championships Lloyd won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Shericka Williams, Davita Prendagast and Novlene Williams... * Patricia Hall* |
' Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres... 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.... Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova is a Russian sprint athlete.Litvinova won the silver medal in the 4x400m Women's relay for Russia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Alexandrovna Kapachinskaya is a sprint athlete.At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2004 she won the 200 m, but was stripped of the title after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid stanozolol... Kseniya Vdovina Kseniya Vdovina Kseniya Olegovna Vdovina is a Russian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... * Ksenia Zadorina Ksenia Zadorina Ksenia Ivanovna Zadorina is a Russian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... * |
Records
| World record |  Soviet Union (Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk.... , Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal... , Mariya Kulchunova, Olga Bryzgina Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team... ) |
3:15.17 | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
1 October 1988 |
| Championship record |  United States (Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia.... , 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:... , Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Jearl Miles Clark) |
3:16.71 | Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
22 August 1993 |
| World leading | United States Red (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.... , Allyson Felix Allyson Felix Allyson Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She also competes at the 100 meters and the 400 meters distances... , Natasha Hastings Natasha Hastings Natasha Monique Hastings is an American sprint athlete of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent.Hastings began her track career at a very early age and made a first place win at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 400 metres in the Youth Girls division. She attended A... , Sanya Richards-Ross) |
3:22.92 | Philadelphia, PA, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
30 April 2011 |
| African record |  Nigeria (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... , Charity Opara Charity Opara Charity Opara is a former Nigerian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. She was in particular a successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics.... , 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... ) |
3:21.04 | Atlanta, GA, United States | 3 August 1996 |
| Asian record |  Hebei Province(Xiaohong An, Xiaoyun Bai, Chunying Cao, Yuqin Ma) |
3:24.28 | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
13 September 1993 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | United States (Denean Howard-Hill, Diane Dixon Diane Dixon Diane Lynn Dixon is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.She competed for the United States in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the Silver medal with her team mates Denean Howard, Valerie Brisco-Hooks and Florence Griffith... , Valerie Brisco-Hooks Valerie Brisco-Hooks Valerie Ann Brisco-Hooks won three gold medals as an Olympic track and field athlete at the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles, California, making her the first Olympian to win gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter races at a single Olympics. She also won a gold medal for the 4x400 m... , Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith-Joyner Florence Griffith-Joyner , also known as Flo-Jo was an American track and field athlete. She is considered the "fastest woman of all time" based on the fact that she still holds the world record for both the 100 metres and 200 metres, both set in 1988 and never seriously challenged... ) |
3:15.51 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| South American record |  BM&F Bovespa(Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Bárbara de Oliveira, Joelma Sousa, Jailma de Lima) |
3:26.68 | São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
7 August 2011 |
| European record | Soviet Union (Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk.... , Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal... , Mariya Kulchunova, Olga Bryzgina Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team... ) |
3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| Oceanian record |  Australia (Nova Peris, Tamsyn Manou, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Melinda Gainsford-Taylor is a retired Australian athlete, who specialised in sprint events.In 1995 Gainsford-Taylor won the World Indoor championship over 200 m... , Cathy Freeman Cathy Freeman Catherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman, OAM is former Australian sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame.Freeman was the first ever Aboriginal... ) |
3:23.81 | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
30 September 2000 |
Qualification standards
| A time | B time |
|---|---|
| 3:32.00 | |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2011 | 12:10 | Heats |
| 3 September 2011 | 20:40 | Final |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Kseniya Vdovina Kseniya Vdovina Kseniya Olegovna Vdovina is a Russian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... , Ksenia Zadorina Ksenia Zadorina Ksenia Ivanovna Zadorina is a Russian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... , Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova is a Russian sprint athlete.Litvinova won the silver medal in the 4x400m Women's relay for Russia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.-External links:*... , Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres... |
3:20.94 | Q, WL | |
| 2 | 3 | Rosemarie Whyte Rosemarie Whyte Rosemarie Whyte is the 2008 Jamaican national 400m champion. She represented Jamaica at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.-References:... , Shereefa Lloyd Shereefa Lloyd Shereefa Lloyd is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.At the 2007 World Championships Lloyd won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Shericka Williams, Davita Prendagast and Novlene Williams... , Patricia Hall, Davita Prendergast |
3:22.01 | Q, SB | |
| 3 | 3 | Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu MBE is an English athlete, who specialises in the 400 metres; the event for which she is the current Olympic and former World and Commonwealth Champion... , Nicola Sanders Nicola Sanders Nicola Clare Sanders is a British sprinter and hurdler.-Early achievements:Nicola won a bronze medal in the 1999 European Athletics Junior Championships in Riga at 400 m hurdles. That same year she was 4th in the 400 m hurdles at the World Youth Championships... , Lee McConnell Lee McConnell Lee McConnell is a Scottish athlete, who competes in the 400 metres. She attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow before graduating from Loughborough University in 2000 with a degree in Sports Science. She became the Scottish 200 metres champion in 2002, and 2005. She also won the 400... , Perri Shakes-Drayton Perri Shakes-Drayton Perri Shakes-Drayton is a British athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. She came to prominence at the English Schools Championships where she set a UK junior record time in the 400 m hurdles... |
3:23.05 | Q, SB | |
| 4 | 1 | Natasha Hastings Natasha Hastings Natasha Monique Hastings is an American sprint athlete of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent.Hastings began her track career at a very early age and made a first place win at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 400 metres in the Youth Girls division. She attended A... , Jessica Beard Jessica Beard Jessica Beard is an American sprinter who qualified for the 2009 IAAF World Championships in the 4x400-meter relay and 400 meters. She won the gold medal with the relay team... , Francena McCorory Francena McCorory Francena McCorory is an American track and field athlete, known primarily for running the 400 metres. She is the NCAA and American indoor record holder in that event and is a United States representative to the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.McCorory attended Bethel High School in Hampton,... , Keshia Baker |
3:23.57 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Nataliya Pyhyda, 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... , Anna Yaroshchuk Anna Yaroshchuk Anna Yaroshchuk is a Ukrainian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. She also competes for her country in the 4×400 metres relay... , Antonina Yefremova Antonina Yefremova Antonina Yefremova is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2001 European U23 Championships, finished sixth at the 2002 European Championships and fourth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships... |
3:24.13 | Q, SB | |
| 6 | 1 | Hanna Tashpulatava, 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... , Sviatlana Usovich Sviatlana Usovich Sviatlana Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... |
3:24.28 | q, SB | |
| 7 | 2 | Omolara Omotosho, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Muizat Ajoke Odumosu is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles. She represented Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009... , Margaret Etim, Bukola Abogunloko |
3:25.59 | Q, SB | |
| 8 | 2 | Denisa Rosolová, Zuzana Bergrová Zuzana Bergrová Zuzana Bergrová is a sprinter and hurdler from Czech Republic.-Personal bests:-Achievements:- External links :... , Jitka Bartoničková Jitka Bartoničková Jitka Bartoničková is a sprinter from Czech Republic.-Personal bests:-Achievements:- External links :... , Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová is a Czech athlete. She competes in the 100 metres, the 100 metres hurdles, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles and often the heptathlon, particularly as a junior.-Junior:... |
3:26.01 | q, SB | |
| 9 | 3 | Chiara Bazzoni, Maria Enrica Spacca, Libania Grenot Libania Grenot Libania Grenot Martinez Scafetti is a Cuban born Italian female athlete.Born in Santiago de Cuba on 12 July 1983, she started her sports career in track and field athletics. In 2006 she married an Italian man and relocated to Casalpalocco, a borough in Rome. She acquired Italian citizenship in... , Marta Milani Marta Milani Marta Milani is an Italian sprint athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:... |
3:26.48 | SB | |
| 10 | 2 | Aymée Martínez Aymée Martínez Aymée Martínez is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.74 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.-Achievements:- References :... , Diosmely Peña, Susana Clement, Daisurami Bonne Daisurami Bonne Daisurami Bonne is a Cuban track and field sprint athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. A two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics , her personal best for the event is 51.69 seconds. At the 2011 Pan American Games, she was the 400 m silver medallist and a relay... |
3:26.74 | SB | |
| 11 | 1 | Janin Lindenberg Janin Lindenberg Janin Lindenberg is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.- Achievements :- References :... , Esther Cremer Esther Cremer Esther Cremer is a German athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.She came 5th in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay, and won silver relay medals at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships and the 2010 European Team Championships.- External links :*... , Lena Schmidt, Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represents SC Potsdam and trains under Frank Möller.Her personal best time is 51.65 seconds, achieved in June 2010 in Regensburg.... |
3:27.31 | SB | |
| 12 | 3 | Marian Andrews-Heffernan, Joanne Cuddihy Joanne Cuddihy Joanne Cuddihy is an Irish sprint athlete. She is the current Irish 400m outdoor women's record holder, having recorded a time of 50.73 seconds at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan - this made her the first Irish woman to have run under 51 seconds at this distance.She won... , Claire Bergin Claire Bergin Claire Bergin is an Irish bobsledder who has competed since 2008. She finished 17th in the two-woman event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Bergin's best World Cup finish was 19th in the two-woman event at Altenberg, Germany in December 2009. Bergin will represent Ireland as a 400m... , Michelle Carey |
3:27.48 | NR Irish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ireland maintained by Athletics Association of Ireland .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitudea = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28... |
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| 13 | 2 | Adrienne Power, Esther Akinsulie, Jenna Martin, Lemlem Bereket | 3:27.92 | SB | |
| 14 | 1 | Phara Anacharsis Phara Anacharsis Phara Anacharsis is a French athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles.She was born in Fort-de-France. In the 400 metres she won the bronze medal at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, and the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games... , Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Marie Gayot Marie Gayot Marie Gayot is a French sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:*... , Floria Guei Floria Guei Floria Guei is a French sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... |
3:28.02 | SB | |
| 15 | 3 | Nagihan Karadere Nagihan Karadere Nagihan Karadere is a Turkish female sprint runner specialized in 400 m events.She won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles event at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen, China and a silver medal in the 4x400 m relay event at the same competition.-Achievements:-External links:*... , Birsen Engin, Meliz Redif Meliz Redif Meliz Redif is a Turkish female middle distance runner. She is a native of Northern Cyprus. Meliz Redif is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.... , Pınar Saka Pinar Saka Pınar Saka is a Turkish female track running athlete in the sprint discipline competing in the categories 100 m, 200 m and 400 m. She is the Turkish national record holder for 400 m.... |
3:32.15 | ||
| 16 | 1 | Caitlin Sargent, Caitlin Willis-Pincott, Lauren Boden, Anneliese Rubie | 3:32.27 | SB | |
| 17 | 3 | Chen Yanmei, Tang Xiaoyin Tang Xiaoyin Tang Xiaoyin is a female Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She finished fourth at the 2004 World Junior Championships and won the 2007 Asian Indoor Games.... , Zheng Zhihui, Chen Jingwen Chen Jingwen Chen Jingwen is a female Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She represented her country in the 4x400 metres relay event at the 2008 Summer Olympics but finished last in the heats... |
3:32.39 | SB | |
| 18 | 2 | Geisa Coutinho Geisa Coutinho Geisa Aparecida Muniz Coutinho is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres sprint. She represented Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics and is a three-time participant of the World Championships in Athletics... , Bárbara de Oliveira, Joelma Sousa, Jailma de Lima |
3:32.43 | ||
| 19 | 3 | Woo Yu-jin, Lee Ha-nee, Park Seongmyun, Oh Se-ra | 3:43.22 | SB | |
| 1 | Alexandra Kuzina, Viktoriya Yalovtseva Viktoriya Yalovtseva Viktoriya Yalovtseva is a Kazakhstani runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She has had success on the regional level... , Marina Maslenko, Tatyana Khadjimuradova Tatyana Roslanova Tatyana Roslanova is a Kazakhstani runner who specializes in the 400 and 800 metres.-Achievements:-References:... |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sanya Richards-Ross, Allyson Felix Allyson Felix Allyson Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She also competes at the 100 meters and the 400 meters distances... , Jessica Beard Jessica Beard Jessica Beard is an American sprinter who qualified for the 2009 IAAF World Championships in the 4x400-meter relay and 400 meters. She won the gold medal with the relay team... , Francena McCorory Francena McCorory Francena McCorory is an American track and field athlete, known primarily for running the 400 metres. She is the NCAA and American indoor record holder in that event and is a United States representative to the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.McCorory attended Bethel High School in Hampton,... |
3:18.09 | WL | ||
| 4 | Rosemarie Whyte Rosemarie Whyte Rosemarie Whyte is the 2008 Jamaican national 400m champion. She represented Jamaica at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.-References:... , Davita Prendergast, Novlene Williams-Mills, Shericka Williams Shericka Williams Shericka Williams is a Jamaican sprinter and former student of St. Elizabeth Technical High School.... |
3:18.71 | 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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| 5 | Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Krivoshapka Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres... , 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.... , Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova Lyudmila Litvinova is a Russian sprint athlete.Litvinova won the silver medal in the 4x400m Women's relay for Russia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.-External links:*... , Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Alexandrovna Kapachinskaya is a sprint athlete.At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2004 she won the 200 m, but was stripped of the title after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid stanozolol... |
3:19.36 | SB | ||
| 4 | 3 | Perri Shakes-Drayton Perri Shakes-Drayton Perri Shakes-Drayton is a British athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. She came to prominence at the English Schools Championships where she set a UK junior record time in the 400 m hurdles... , Nicola Sanders Nicola Sanders Nicola Clare Sanders is a British sprinter and hurdler.-Early achievements:Nicola won a bronze medal in the 1999 European Athletics Junior Championships in Riga at 400 m hurdles. That same year she was 4th in the 400 m hurdles at the World Youth Championships... , Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu MBE is an English athlete, who specialises in the 400 metres; the event for which she is the current Olympic and former World and Commonwealth Champion... , Lee McConnell Lee McConnell Lee McConnell is a Scottish athlete, who competes in the 400 metres. She attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow before graduating from Loughborough University in 2000 with a degree in Sports Science. She became the Scottish 200 metres champion in 2002, and 2005. She also won the 400... |
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| 5 | 7 | Nataliya Pyhyda, 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.... , Anna Yaroshchuk Anna Yaroshchuk Anna Yaroshchuk is a Ukrainian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. She also competes for her country in the 4×400 metres relay... , Antonina Yefremova Antonina Yefremova Antonina Yefremova is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2001 European U23 Championships, finished sixth at the 2002 European Championships and fourth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships... |
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| 6 | 1 | Hanna Tashpulatava, 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... , Sviatlana Usovich Sviatlana Usovich Sviatlana Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... |
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| 7 | 2 | Denisa Rosolová, Zuzana Bergrová Zuzana Bergrová Zuzana Bergrová is a sprinter and hurdler from Czech Republic.-Personal bests:-Achievements:- External links :... , Jitka Bartoničková Jitka Bartoničková Jitka Bartoničková is a sprinter from Czech Republic.-Personal bests:-Achievements:- External links :... , Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Hejnová is a Czech athlete. She competes in the 100 metres, the 100 metres hurdles, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles and often the heptathlon, particularly as a junior.-Junior:... |
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| 8 | 8 | Omolara Omotosho, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Muizat Ajoke Odumosu is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles. She represented Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009... , Margaret Etim, Bukola Abogunloko |
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External links
- Relay results at IAAF website