Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Provas de Atletismo nas Olimpiadas Rio 2016 (29004556542).jpg
Felix, Gardner, Bartoletta and Bowie (USA) celebrating their victory in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date18–19 August 2016
Competitors from 16 nations
Teams16
Winning time41.01
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Tianna Bartoletta
Allyson Felix
English Gardner
Tori Bowie
Morolake Akinosun*
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Christania Williams
Elaine Thompson
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Simone Facey*
Shashalee Forbes*
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Bronze medal icon.svg Asha Philip
Desirèe Henry
Dina Asher-Smith
Daryll Neita
* Indicates the sprinter only competed in the preliminary heats.
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
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The women's 4 × 100 metres relay competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange on 18–19 August. [1]

Summary

The United States entered as the defending Olympic champions, having set new world and Olympic records at the 2012 London Olympics. Jamaica were the reigning world champions from 2015, having defeated the Americans there. Germany had the fastest time of the year before the event (41.62 seconds) and the other main medal contenders included Great Britain and Netherlands (all three made the 2016 European podium). [2]

During the second heat the United States missed their second handover which was caused by Kauiza Venancio of the Brazilian team bumping Allyson Felix as she approached the handoff to English Gardner. The American appeal was upheld, and they were given a second chance to qualify for the final, [3] which the United States team accomplished with the fastest qualifying time of 41.77.

There was no further plot twist in the final. Even though the United States were along the curb in the less advantageous lane 1, Tianna Bartoletta shot out to the lead around the first turn, making up the stagger on Canada's Farah Jacques before the halfway point in the turn. It was a clean, unobstructed pass to Allyson Felix because Canada was still waiting for the incoming runner to arrive. Felix pulled away down the backstretch, with Jamaica's double sprint gold medalist Elaine Thompson separating from the rest of the field. As English Gardner ran a great turn, USA passed Germany in lane 4, while Jamaica was just about to make up the stagger on Trinidad and Tobago to their immediate outside. By the time Gardner handed off to Tori Bowie, the USA had a 3-metre lead over Jamaica, Great Britain just ahead of Trinidad and Tobago racing for bronze. On the run in, Bowie lost some ground on the lead over Jamaica's two time Olympic gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, but still held a comfortable lead, as Great Britain's Daryll Neita separated from Trinidad and Tobago's Khalifa St. Fort, who was also caught by Germany's Rebekka Haase before the line.

The British team claimed their national record. USA ran the second fastest time in history (only behind their own world record four years earlier). Jamaica ran the fifth fastest time in history. [4]

The following evening the medals were presented by Adam Pengilly, IOC member, Great Brittan and Víctor López, Council Member of the IAAF.

Records

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

World recordFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)
40.82 London, United Kingdom10 August 2012
Olympic record
2016 World leadingFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
(Tatjana Pinto, Lisa Mayer, Gina Lückenkemper, Rebekka Haase)
41.62 Mannheim, Germany29 July 2016

The following national records were established during the competition:

CountryAthletesRoundTimeNotes
Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Asha Philip , Desirèe Henry , Dina Asher-Smith , Daryll Neita  (GBR)Final41.77 s NR

Schedule

All times are Brazil time (UTC−3) [5]

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 18 August 201611:20Round 1
Friday, 19 August 201622:15Finals

Results

Round 1

Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
15Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Simone Facey, Shashalee Forbes, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 41.79 Q, SB
27Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Asha Philip, Desirèe Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita 41.83 Q
31Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Olesya Povkh, Natalia Pohrebniak, Mariya Ryemyen, Yelyzaveta Bryzgina 42.39 Q, SB
44Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Farah Jacques, Crystal Emmanuel, Phylicia George, Khamica Bingham 42.60 q, SB
56Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Yuan Qiqi, Wei Yongli, Ge Manqi, Liang Xiaojing 42.60
63Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jamile Samuel, Dafne Schippers, Tessa van Schagen, Naomi Sedney 42.78
78Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Ewa Swoboda, Marika Popowicz-Drapała, Klaudia Konopko, Anna Kiełbasińska 43.23
82Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Flings Owusu-Agyapong, Gemma Acheampong, Beatrice Gyaman, Janet Amponsah 43.27

Heat 2

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RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
17Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Tatjana Pinto, Lisa Mayer, Gina Luckenkemper, Rebekka Haase 42.08 Q
28Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Gloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Jennifer Madu, Agnes Osazuwa 42.45 Q, SB
31Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Semoy Hackett, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Khalifa St. Fort 42.52 Q, SB
44Flag of France.svg  France Floriane Gnafoua, Céline Distel-Bonnet, Jennifer Galais, Stella Akakpo 42.97
55Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Ajla Del Ponte, Sarah Atcho, Ellen Sprunger, Salomé Kora 43.02
6Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan Rima Kashafutdinova, Viktoriya Zyabkina, Yuliya Rakhmanova, Olga Safronova DQ R 163.3a
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Bruna Farias, Franciela Krasucki, Kauiza Venancio, Rosângela Santos DQ R 163.2b
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Morolake Akinosun [a]

Special Heat 3

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RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
12Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Morolake Akinosun 41.77 q

Final

RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Tori Bowie 41.01 SB
Silver medal icon.svg6Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Christania Williams, Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 41.36 SB
Bronze medal icon.svg5Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Asha Philip, Desirèe Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita 41.77 NR
44Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Tatjana Pinto, Lisa Mayer, Gina Luckenkemper, Rebekka Haase 42.10
57Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Semoy Hackett, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Khalifa St. Fort 42.12 SB
68Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Olesya Povkh, Natalia Pohrebniak, Mariya Ryemyen, Yelyzaveta Bryzgina 42.36 SB
72Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Farah Jacques, Crystal Emmanuel, Phylicia George, Khamica Bingham 43.15
83Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Gloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Jennifer Madu, Agnes Osazuwa 43.21

Notes

  1. Brazil had obstructed the American baton handover and the United States were allowed a solo run to qualify for the final on time, which they did.

References

  1. "Timetable by discipline The XXXI Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. Landells, Steve (6 August 2016). "Preview: women's 4x100m – Rio 2016 Olympic Games". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. "US Relay Women Get Extra Shot after bungled race". NBC. 18 August 2016.
  4. "4x100 Metres Relay - women - senior - outdoor".
  5. "Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay The XXXI Olympic Games Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2016.