Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

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Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates22 August 2008 (heats)
23 August 2008 (final)
Teams16
Winning time3:18.54
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Mary Wineberg
Allyson Felix
Monique Henderson
Sanya Richards
Natasha Hastings*
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Shericka Williams
Shereefa Lloyd
Rosemarie Whyte
Novlene Williams
Bobby-Gaye Wilkins*
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Bronze medal icon.svg Christine Ohuruogu
Kelly Sotherton
Marilyn Okoro
Nicola Sanders
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
  2004
2012  

The women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 22 and 23 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. [1]

There were only 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period.

In 2016, it was announced that a reanalysis of samples from the 2008 Summer Olympics resulted in a doping violation by Tatyana Firova. Accordingly, the Russian team was disqualified, and the Russian team were stripped of their 4 × 400 m relay silver medals. [2] [3] 4th placed Belarus was also disqualified due to a doping violation by anchor runner Sviatlana Usovich. Medals of the other teams have been reallocated by the IAAF. [4]

Records

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

World recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
(Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina)
3:15.17 Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988
Olympic recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
(Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina)
3:15.17 Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988

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

Qualification summary

PosNOC2 races12
TotalAverage
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6:40.713:20.353:18.553:22.16
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 6:43.743:21.873:20.253:23.49
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 6:45.493:22.743:20.043:25.45
4Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 6:45.553:22.773:21.883:23.67
5Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 6:45.873:22.933:19.733:26.14
6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6:52.813:26.413:26.363:26.45
7Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 6:54.093:27.043:27.043:27.05
8Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 6:54.893:27.443:27.143:27.75
9Flag of France.svg  France 6:55.253:27.623:26.633:28.62
10Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 6:55.823:27.913:27.153:28.67
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6:56.833:28.413:27.313:29.52
12Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6:57.713:28.853:27.973:29.74
13Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6:58.003:29.003:28.893:29.11
14Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7:00.703:30.353:30.173:30.53
15Flag of India.svg  India 7:00.843:30.423:28.293:32.55
16Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7:01.893:30.953:29.753:32.14
Reserves
17Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7:01.963:30.983:30.893:31.07
18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7:02.713:31.353:30.343:32.37
19Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7:03.273:31.643:30.203:33.07
20Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7:05.793:32.903:30.223:35.57

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 the United States.svg  United States Mary Wineberg, Monique Henderson, Natasha Hastings, Sanya Richards 3:22.45Q, SB
23Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Novelene Williams, Shereefa Lloyd, Bobby-Gaye Wilkins, Shericka Williams 3:22.60Q, SB
26Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Yulyana Yushchanka, Iryna Khliustava, Ilona Usovich, Sviatlana Usovich 3:22.78DQ (Q, SB)
13Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Elena Migunova, Tatyana Veshkurova, Lyudmila Litvinova, Tatiana Firova 3:23.71DQ (Q, SB)
22Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Folashade Abugan, Joy Amechi Eze, Oluoma Nwoke, Ajoke Odumosu 3:24.10q, SB
17Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba Roxana Díaz, Zulia Calatayud, Susana Clement, Indira Terrero 3:25.46Q, SB
15Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Nicola Sanders, Kelly Sotherton, Marilyn Okoro, Christine Ohuruogu 3:25.48Q, SB
16Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Jonna Valesca Tilgner, Sorina Nwachukwu, Florence Ekpo-Umoh, Claudia Hoffmann 3:25.55q, SB
24Flag of France.svg  France Phara Anacharsis, Thelia Sigere, Solen Desert, Virginie Michanol 3:26.61SB
18Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Oksana Shcherbak, Tetyana Petlyuk, Kseniya Karandyuk, Nataliya Pyhyda 3:27.44
12Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Monika Bejnar, Jolanta Wojcik, Anna Jesień, Grażyna Prokopek 3:28.23
14Flag of India.svg  India Satti Geetha, Manjeet Kaur, Chithra Kulathummuriyil Soman, Mandeep Kaur 3:28.83
29Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Maria Laura Almirao, Josiane Tito, Emmily Pinheiro, Lucimar Teodoro 3:30.10
25Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ruth Grajeda, Gabriela Medina, Nallely Vela, Zudikey Rodriguez 3:30.36
19Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Satomi Kubokura, Asami Tanno, Mayu Kida, Sayaka Aoki 3:30.52SB
28Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Han Ling, Chen Jingwen, Wang Jinping, Tang Xiaoyin 3:30.77

Final

RankLaneNationCompetitorsResultsNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4Flag of the United States.svg  United States Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards 3:18.54SB
Silver medal icon.svg7Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Shericka Williams, Shereefa Lloyd, Rosemarie Whyte, Novelene Williams 3:20.40SB
Bronze medal icon.svg9Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Christine Ohuruogu, Kelly Sotherton, Marilyn Okoro, Nicola Sanders 3:22.68SB
46Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba Roxana Díaz, Zulia Calatayud, Susana Clement, Indira Terrero 3:23.21NR
52Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Joy Amechi Eze, Folashade Abugan, Oluoma Nwoke, Ajoke Odumosu 3:23.74SB
63Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Jonna Valesca Tilgner, Sorina Nwachukwu, Florence Ekpo-Umoh, Claudia Hoffmann 3:28.45
DSQ (2nd)5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Yulia Gushchina, Lyudmila Litvinova, Tatyana Firova, Anastasiya Kapachinskaya DSQ (3:18.82)Doping [2]
DSQ (4th)8Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Anna Kozak, Iryna Khliustava, Ilona Usovich, Sviatlana Usovich DSQ (3:21.85)Doping [5]

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