2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the 2013 World Championships
Venue Luzhniki Stadium
Dates18 August (heats & final)
Competitors76 from 19 nations
Winning time41.29
Medalists
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The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 18 August. [1] Jamaica claimed gold, ahead of the United States and Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Summary

In the final, Jamaica and the United States were out early, Jamaica passing first. The British team seemed to be keeping up with the leaders, passing efficiently. At the second handoff, English Gardner seemed to leave even with Schillonie Calvert, while Alexandria Anderson had not arrived with the baton yet. Gardner had to come to a complete stop at the end of the zone to wait for the baton, finally resuming with a legal handoff in dead last place. Inside of USA, France was having similar difficulties with the baton. By the final handoff, Jamaica had an 8-meter lead on the second place Russian team, Gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on the anchor pulling away and victory assured. Jamaica dominated the race finishing with a championship record 41.29. Coming down the straight, Britain's Hayley Jones was swallowed up by France's Stella Akakpo, Germany's Verena Sailer and American Octavious Freeman speeding from the back trying to make up lost ground. Freeman was able to pass three teams in the last few steps but France beat USA to the line.

The French relay team members were duly presented their silver medals during the medal ceremony. After the medal ceremony, the British team filed a protest against the French team, claiming that the latter had an out-of-zone baton handover between Ayodelé Ikuesan and Myriam Soumaré. More than two hours after the race, the French relay team was officially disqualified. The French delegation appealed against their disqualification, but it was in vain. Consequently, the American team was upgraded to the silver medal and the British team received the bronze medal. Bernard Amsalem, the president of the Fédération française d'athlétisme, called the French team's disqualification "an outrage". He explained that normally the decision to disqualify a team had to be made before the medal ceremony and teams had to file protests within thirty minutes from the end of the race. [2]

With this 4 × 100 m victory, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce became the first woman to win the sprint triple (100, 200, 4 × 100) at the World Athletics Championships. The winning margin was 1.46 seconds, which as of 2024 is the only time this women's relay race has been won by more than one second at these championships.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [3]

World record United States
(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)
40.82London, United Kingdom10 August 2012
Championship record United States
(Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers)
41.47 Athens, Greece9 August 1997
World leadingUnited States Red
(English Gardner, Octavious Freeman, Allyson Felix, Carmelita Jeter)
41.75 Monaco 19 July 2013
African record Nigeria
(Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Christy Opara-Thompson, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi)
42.39 Barcelona, Spain7 August 1992
Asian record People's Republic of China
(Xiao Lin, Li Yali, Liu Xiaomei, Li Xuemei)
42.23Shanghai, People's Republic of China 23 October 1997
North, Central American and Caribbean record United States
(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)
40.82London, United Kingdom10 August 2012
South American record Brazil
(Ana Claudia Silva, Franciela Krasucki, Evelyn dos Santos, Rosângela Santos)
42.55London, United Kingdom9 August 2012
European record East Germany
(Silke Gladisch-Möller, Sabine Rieger, Ingrid Auerswald-Lange, Marlies Göhr)
41.37Canberra, Australia6 October 1985
Oceanian record Australia
(Rachael Massey, Suzanne Broadrick, Jodi Lambert, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor)
42.99 Pietersburg, South Africa18 March 2000

Qualification standards

Time [4]
44.00

Schedule

DateTimeRound
18 August 201316:15 Heats
18 August 201318:10 Final

All times are local times (UTC+4)

Results

KEY:QQualifiedqFastest non-qualifiersNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final. [5]

RankHeatLaneNationAthletesTimeNotes
134Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) Jeneba Tarmoh, Alexandria Anderson, English Gardner, Octavious Freeman 41.82Q
214Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM) Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Sheri-Ann Brooks 41.87Q, SB
313Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA) Céline Distel-Bonnet, Ayodelé Ikuesan, Myriam Soumaré, Stella Akakpo 42.25Q
432Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA) Evelyn dos Santos, Ana Cláudia Lemos, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos 42.29Q, AR
516Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER) Yasmin Kwadwo, Inna Weit, Tatjana Pinto, Verena Sailer 42.65q, SB
625Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR) Dina Asher-Smith, Ashleigh Nelson, Annabelle Lewis, Hayley Jones 42.75Q
736Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS) Olga Belkina, Natalia Rusakova, Elizaveta Savlinis, Yelena Bolsun 42.94q, SB
827Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN) Crystal Emmanuel, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Shai-Anne Davis, Khamica Bingham 42.99Q, NR
933Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI) Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, Kai Selvon 43.01SB
1022Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR) Olesya Povh, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Mariya Ryemyen, Yelyzaveta Bryzhina 43.12 [6]
1137Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL) Marika Popowicz, Weronika Wedler, Ewelina Ptak, Marta Jeschke 43.18SB
1223Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI) Mujinga Kambundji, Marisa Lavanchy, Ellen Sprunger, Léa Sprunger 43.21 NR
1315Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED) Kadene Vassell, Dafne Schippers, Madiea Ghafoor, Jamile Samuel 43.26SB
1412Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM) Mariely Sánchez, Fany Chalas, Marleni Mejia, Margarita Manzueta 43.28 NR
1538Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL) Yomara Hinestroza, María Alejandra Idrobo, Darlenys Obregón, Eliecith Palacios 43.65SB
1624Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA) Audrey Alloh, Marzia Caravelli, Ilenia Draisci, Martina Amidei 44.05
1735Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN) Tao Yujia, Li Meijuan, Liang Xiaojing, Wei Yongli 44.22
17Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR) Alphonsus Peace Uko, Patience Okon George, Stephanie Kalu, Regina George DQR170.7 [7]
26Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH) Sheniqua Ferguson, Shaunae Miller, Cache Armbrister, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie DQR163.3(a) [8]

Final

The final was started at 18:10. [9]

RankLaneNationAthletesTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM) Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 41.29 CR
Silver medal icon.svg5Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) Jeneba Tarmoh, Alexandria Anderson, English Gardner, Octavious Freeman 42.75
Bronze medal icon.svg3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR) Dina Asher-Smith, Ashleigh Nelson, Annabelle Lewis, Hayley Jones 42.87
41Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER) Yasmin Kwadwo, Inna Weit, Tatjana Pinto, Verena Sailer 42.90
52Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS) Olga Belkina, Natalia Rusakova, Elizaveta Savlinis, Yelena Bolsun 42.93SB
67Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN) Crystal Emmanuel, Kimberly Hyacinthe, Shai-Anne Davis, Khamica Bingham 43.28
4Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA) Céline Distel-Bonnet, Ayodelé Ikuesan, Myriam Soumaré, Stella Akakpo DQR170.7 [7]
8Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA) Evelyn dos Santos, Ana Cláudia Lemos, Franciela Krasucki, Vanda Gomes DNF

References

  1. Start list
  2. "Athlétisme : cruelle issue pour Myriam Soumaré aux Mondiaux". La Gazette du Val d'Oise. 21 August 2013.
  3. "Records & Lists – 5000 meters". IAAF . Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  4. IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 – Standards, All Russia Athletic Federation, 2012, archived from the original on 16 August 2013, retrieved 8 August 2013
  5. Heats Results
  6. Relay member, Yelyzaveta Bryzhina, tested positive for a prohibited substance earlier at the competition. There is no official information if the result was nullified.
  7. 1 2 Passing the baton outside the takeover zone
  8. Lane infringement
  9. Final Results