2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 19 and 20 July. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Medalists

Gold	Nataliya Pyhyda Iryna Shepetyuk Olena Chebanu Marina Maydanova   Ukraine
Silver	Anna Radoszewska Daria Onyśko Dorota Dydo Małgorzata Flejszar   Poland
Bronze	Tanja Kuckelkorn Lisa Schorr Katja Wakan Nadine Hentschke   Germany

Results

Final

20 July

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
	Ukraine	Nataliya Pyhyda Iryna Shepetyuk Olena Chebanu Marina Maydanova	44.29
	Poland	Anna Radoszewska Daria Onyśko Dorota Dydo Małgorzata Flejszar	44.51
	Germany	Tanja Kuckelkorn Lisa Schorr Katja Wakan Nadine Hentschke	44.59
4	France	Amélie Huyghes Solene Désert Gwladys Belliard Natalia Losange	44.71
5	Italy	Leonarda Morana Micol Cattaneo Erica Marchetti Vincenza Calì	44.82
6	United Kingdom	Jeanette Kwakye Lisa Miller Danielle Norville Laura Turner	44.87
7	Belgium	Elisabeth Davin Lien Huyghebaert Audrey Rochtus Élodie Ouédraogo	44.94
8	Switzerland	Barbara Morza Jessica Kilian Renate Kohler Barbara Leuthard	45.69

Heats

19 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final

Heat 1

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	Belgium	Elisabeth Davin Lien Huyghebaert Élodie Ouédraogo Audrey Rochtus	45.20	Q
2	Germany	Tanja Kuckelkorn Lisa Schorr Katja Wakan Nadine Hentschke	45.35	Q
3	United Kingdom	Kelly Thomas Lisa Miller Danielle Norville Laura Turner	45.41	Q
4	Italy	Leonarda Morana Vincenza Calì Erica Marchetti Micol Cattaneo	45.59	q
5	Switzerland	Barbara Morza Jessica Kilian Renate Kohler Barbara Leuthard	46.21	q

Heat 2

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	Ukraine	Nataliya Pyhyda Iryna Shepetyuk Olena Chebanu Marina Maydanova	44.34	Q
2	Poland	Anna Radoszewska Daria Onyśko Dorota Dydo Małgorzata Flejszar	44.55	Q
3	France	Amélie Huyghes Natalia Losange Gwladys Belliard Stéphanie Luzieux	45.29	Q
	Ireland	Emily Maher Anna Boyle Fiona O'Friel Ailis McSweeney	DQ

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 38 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

•   Belgium (4)
•   France (5)
•   Germany (4)
•   Ireland (4)
•   Italy (4)
•   Poland (4)
•    Switzerland (4)
•   Ukraine (4)
•   United Kingdom (5)

References

1. European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 4th European Athletics U23 Championships - Bydgoszcz, Poland 17.-20. 7. 2003 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 43–55, retrieved 24 October 2014
2. European Championships U23 - Bydgoszcz/POL - 17.-20.07.03 (PDF), sportfieber.pytalhost.com, archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-05, retrieved 4 November 2014
3. European Championships U'23 Bydgoszcz 2003 - Zawisza Stadion - 17 - 20 July 2003 - Result lists - As of 19/07/2003 (PDF), European Athletics Association, 19 July 2003, archived from the original on 7 December 2003, retrieved 4 November 2014
4. European Championships U'23 Bydgoszcz 2003 - Zawisza Stadion - 17 - 20 July 2003 - Result lists - As of 20/07/2003 (PDF), European Athletics Association, 20 July 2003, archived from the original on 7 December 2003, retrieved 4 November 2014