Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates21 August 2008 (heats)
22 August 2008 (final)
Teams16
Winning time42.54
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Olivia Borlée
Kim Gevaert
Hanna Mariën
Élodie Ouédraogo
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Silver medal icon.svg Franca Idoko
Halimat Ismaila
Gloria Kemasuode
Oludamola Osayomi
Agnes Osazuwa*
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Bronze medal icon.svg Rosemar Coelho Neto
Lucimar de Moura
Thaissa Presti
Rosângela Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
  2004
2012  
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The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. [1]

There were 16 NOCs competing at this event, selected by the average of the two best marks in the qualifying period. Finland and Cuba qualified but withdrew, and were replaced by Thailand and Nigeria.

Originally, the Russian team won the gold medal but was disqualified in 2016 after Yuliya Chermoshanskaya had her blood and urine samples re-analyzed, and tested positive for two prohibited substances. [2] One of her teammates, Yulia Guschina, was also later sanctioned for doping. [3]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
(Silke Gladisch, Sabine Rieger, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr)
41.37 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
Olympic recordFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
(Romy Müller, Bärbel Wöckel, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr)
41.60 Moscow, Soviet Union 1 August 1980

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Qualification summary

PosNOC2 races12
TotalAverage
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 84.2242.1141.9842.24
2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 84.7142.3642.0142.70
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 85.5842.7942.7842.80
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 85.6042.8042.7542.85
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 85.6942.8542.8242.87
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 86.2543.1343.0843.17
7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 86.4343.2243.0343.40
8Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 86.4643.2343.1643.30
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 86.4843.2443.0443.44
10Flag of France.svg  France 86.5843.2943.0943.49
11Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 86.6543.3343.2643.39
12Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 86.7843.3943.2543.53
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 86.8943.4543.4143.48
13Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 86.9043.4543.3643.54
14Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 87.1943.6043.4343.76
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 87.2643.6343.4643.80
15Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 87.3043.6543.3843.92
16Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 87.3743.6943.5843.79
Reserves
17Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 87.5343.7743.6243.91
18Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 87.6043.8043.6743.93
18Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 87.6043.8043.7643.84

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Round 1

First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 2 fastest(q) advance to the Final.

HeatLaneNationCompetitorsResultsNotes
27Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sheri-Ann Brooks, Aleen Bailey, Veronica Campbell-Brown 42.24Q, SB
23Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya 42.87DSQ (Q)
17Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert 42.92Q, SB
19Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Jeanette Kwakye, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania 43.02Q
15Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rosemar Coelho Neto, Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Rosângela Santos 43.38Q
18Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Franca Idoko, Gloria Kemasuode, Agnes Osazuwa, Oludamola Osayomi 43.43q, SB
16Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Ewelina Klocek, Daria Korczyńska, Dorota Jędrusińska, Marta Jeschke 43.47q
24Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Anne Möllinger, Verena Sailer, Cathleen Tschirch, Marion Wagner 43.59Q
13Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Yuliya Nestsiarenka, Aksana Drahun, Nastassia Shuliak, Anna Bagdanovich 43.69SB
25Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Tao Yujia, Wang Jing, Jiang Lan, Qin Wangping 43.78
29Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Sangwan Jaksunin, Orranut Klomdee, Jutamass Thavoncharoen, Nongnuch Sanrat 44.38
22Flag of France.svg  France Myriam Soumare, Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Lina Jacques-Sebastien, Carima Louami DNF
14Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Anita Pistone, Vincenza Calì, Giulia Arcioni, Audrey Alloh DSQ
26Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Wanda Hutson, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett DNF
28Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Nataliya Pyhyda, Nataliya Pohrebnyak, Iryna Shepetyuk, Oksana Shcherbak DSQ
12Flag of the United States.svg  United States Angela Williams, Mechelle Lewis, Torri Edwards, Lauryn Williams DSQ

Final

RankLaneNationCompetitorsResultsNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert 42.54 NR
Silver medal icon.svg3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Franca Idoko, Gloria Kemasuode, Halimat Ismaila, Oludamola Osayomi 43.04SB
Bronze medal icon.svg8Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rosemar Coelho Neto, Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti, Rosângela Santos 43.14SB
49Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Anne Möllinger, Verena Sailer, Cathleen Tschirch, Marion Wagner 43.28
DNF7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Jeanette Kwakye, Montell Douglas, Emily Freeman, Emma Ania DNF
DNF6Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart, Veronica Campbell-Brown DNF
DSQ2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Ewelina Klocek, Daria Korczyńska, Dorota Jędrusińska, Joanna Kocielnik DSQ
DSQ (1st)4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya DSQ (42.31)Doping case

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  2. IOC sanctions Yulia Chermoshanskaya for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008
  3. "Russia's Gushchina fails 2012 dope test; already stripped of medals". Reuters . Archived from the original on 2020-11-09.
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