2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

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Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Oregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 20
Competitors24 from 6 nations
Teams6
Winning time3:26.38
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
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The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 20, 2016. [1] [2]

The favorites and home team, USA, pulled no punches, strategically placing their fastest starter, Natasha Hastings on the lead leg. As planned, she took the lead at the break, holding off a feisty Romanian, Adelina Pastor around the third turn. Long striding Jamaican lead runner Patricia Hall found herself walled off. Down the backstretch she tangled legs, possibly with Poland's Ewelina Ptak and Nigeria's Margaret Bamgbose behind her. Suddenly Hall was down on her face, hard. The race was running away from her. With their closest competitors out of the race, the USA had no one near them and no traffic. They extended their lead with each leg, setting a new national record with an easy victory. Behind them was a close battle for the other medals, Romania holding the early lead with Nigeria's Regina George and Poland's Małgorzata Hołub edging ahead of Elena Mirela Lavric at the end of the second leg. Magdalena Gorzkowska took the lead for Poland at the second handoff and they never relinquished it. On the final lap Bianca Răzor ran down Ada Benjamin to take the bronze for Romania. The Polish and Romanian teams were elated with their unexpected medals.

Results

The race was started at 14:20. [3]

RankNationAthletesTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg United States Natasha Hastings, Quanera Hayes, Courtney Okolo, Ashley Spencer 3:26.38WL
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Poland.svg Poland Ewelina Ptak, Małgorzata Hołub, Magdalena Gorzkowska, Justyna Święty 3:31.15SB
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Adelina Pastor, Elena Mirela Lavric, Andrea Miklós, Bianca Răzor 3:31.51SB
4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Margaret Bamgbose, Regina George, Tameka Jameson, Ada Benjamin 3:34.03SB
5Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Anastasiia Lebid, Olha Bibik, Anastasiia Bryzgina, Dzhois Koba 3:40.42SB
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Patricia Hall, Chrisann Gordon, Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby, Stephenie Ann McPherson DNF

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References

  1. "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. Start list
  3. Final results