2015 IAAF World Relays – Women's distance medley relay

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Women's distance medley relay
at the 2015 IAAF World Relays
Venue Thomas Robinson Stadium
Dates2 May (final)
Competitors24 from 6 nations
Winning time10:36.50 (WR)
Medalists
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2017  

The women's distance medley relay at the 2015 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 2 May.

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With the pre-meet world record being set by an American University (Villanova University), the first running of this event at the international level made this a ripe candidate for a new record.

The race was competitive through the first leg, with Rénelle Lamote of France have a marginal lead over Treniere Moser from the US, with Kenyan Selah Jepleting Busienei just a step behind. Then Olympic champion Sanya Richards-Ross blew the race open, passing before the backstretch and opening up almost 20 metres on the French and Kenyan teams. Young star Ajee' Wilson doubled the lead before handing off to Shannon Rowbury while Kenya pulled into second with the field tightening behind them. Rowbury, a world championship bronze medalist more than held her own, crossing the line in 10:36.50, the American team taking almost 12 seconds out of the old record. In their wake, Kenya, Poland, and Australia also finished under the old record.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record Flag of the United States.svg Villanova University
(Kathy Franey, Michelle Bennett, Celeste Halliday, Vicki Huber)
10:48.38 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia, United States28 April 1988
World LeadingFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 10:58.0 Flag of Kenya.svg Nairobi, Kenya 10 April 2015

Schedule

DateTimeRound
2 May 201521:04 Final

All times are local times (UTC−4)

Results

KEY:WRWorld recordARArea record

Final

The final was started at 21:08. [1]

RankLaneNationAthletesTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5Flag of the United States.svg United States Treniere Moser, Sanya Richards-Ross, Ajee' Wilson, Shannon Rowbury 10:36.50 WR
Silver medal icon.svg2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Selah Jepleting Busienei, Joy Nakhumicha Sakari, Sylivia Chematui Chesebe, Virginia Nyambura Nganga 10:43.35 AR
Bronze medal icon.svg6Flag of Poland.svg Poland Katarzyna Broniatowska, Monika Szczęsna, Angelika Cichocka, Sofia Ennaoui 10:45.32 AR
41Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Melissa Duncan, Samantha Lind, Brittany McGowan, Heidi See 10:46.94 AR
54Flag of Germany.svg Germany Diana Sujew, Janin Lindenberg, Christina Hering, Gesa Felicitas Krause 11:06.14
63Flag of France.svg France Rénelle Lamote, Elea-Mariama Diarra, Clarisse Moh, Claire Perraux 11:06.33

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