1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

The women's 4×400 metres relay event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 19 and 20 July. ^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

Gold	Gisele Harris Kandice Princhett Tasha Downing Janeene Vickers   United States
Silver	Heike Böckmann Claudia Bartl Katja Prochnow Susanne Sieger   East Germany
Bronze	Svetlana Lukashevich Marina Khripankova Tatyana Chebykina Olga Pesnopevtseva   Soviet Union

Results

Final

20 July

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
	United States	Gisele Harris Kandice Princhett Tasha Downing Janeene Vickers	3:30.45
	East Germany	Heike Böckmann Claudia Bartl Katja Prochnow Susanne Sieger	3:30.90
	Soviet Union	Svetlana Lukashevich Marina Khripankova Tatyana Chebykina Olga Pesnopevtseva	3:32.35
4	Canada	Cheryl Allen Jill McDermid Stephanie Taylor Maxine Scringer	3:36.61
5	Romania	Ana Maria Draghia Luminita Zaituc Denisa Zavelca Lacramioara Andrei	3:38.63
6	Hungary	Judit Koczian Timea Kovács Mónika Mádai Noemi Batori	3:40.62
7	Australia	Jenny Walker Jodi Allen Michelle O'Rourke Sophie Scamps	3:42.58
8	Greece	Hristína Konstadinídou Hristína Savváti María Belehrí Sotiría Mavromáti	3:50.03

Heats

19 July

Heat 1

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	East Germany	Heike Böckmann Ellen Kiessling Susanne Sieger Katja Prochnow	3:35.92	Q
2	Canada	Cheryl Allen Jill McDermid Stephanie Taylor Maxine Scringer	3:37.92	Q
3	Hungary	Mónika Mádai Timea Kovács Judit Koczian Noemi Batori	3:40.99	Q
4	Greece	Hristína Konstadinídou Hristína Savváti María Belehrí Sotiría Mavromáti	3:49.71	q
5	Yugoslavia	Branka Jošić Dejana Rakita Gordana Čotrić Sanja Beckei	3:52.27

Heat 2

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	United States	Gisele Harris Kandice Princhett Tasha Downing Janeene Vickers	3:36.17	Q
2	Soviet Union	Svetlana Lukashevich Marina Khripankova Tatyana Chebykina Olga Pesnopevtseva	3:38.91	Q
3	Romania	Ana Maria Draghia Luminita Zaituc Denisa Zavelca Lacramioara Andrei	3:39.68	Q
4	Australia	Jenny Walker Jodi Allen Michelle O'Rourke Sophie Scamps	3:42.82	q

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

•   Australia (4)
•   Canada (4)
•   East Germany (5)
•   Greece (4)
•   Hungary (4)
•   Romania (4)
•   Soviet Union (4)
•   United States (4)
•   Yugoslavia (4)

References

1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF , retrieved 13 June 2015