Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
.jpg) Gold medal winners | |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
|---|---|
| Date | 10–11 August |
| Teams | 16 |
| Winning time | 3:16.87 |
| Medalists | |
| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The Women's 4 × 400 metres relay competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 10–11 August.[1]
In the final, the USA had individual 400m bronze medalist DeeDee Trotter lead off. From the gun she put distance on the rest of the field. While the display clock read 49.57 for her split, it was more like 50.3, handing the baton to Allyson Felix several meters ahead. With the miscalculation Felix ran close to a 48.1 split, reported as 48.85, then Francena McCorory (49.39) and individual gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross (49.07) continued to extend the lead. It was almost 3 and a half seconds at the finish. Russia was clearly second ahead of Jamaica and Ukraine, those teams remaining in the same positions from the first handoff.[2][3]
The three medaling countries finished in identical places in 2004, 2008 and 2012.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows. Sanya Richards (Ross) for the USA and Novlene Williams (Mills) for Jamaica have been on all three teams.
| World record |  Soviet Union(Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina) |
3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| Olympic record | ||||
| 2012 World leading |  United States Red(Francena McCorory, Allyson Felix, Natasha Hastings, Sanya Richards-Ross) |
3:21.18 | Philadelphia, United States | 28 April 2012 |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 World leading | United States (DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, Sanya Richards-Ross) |
3:16.87 | London, United Kingdom | 11 August 2012 |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 10 August 2012 | 19:10 | Round 1 |
| Saturday, 11 August 2012 | 20:25 | Finals |
- Q denotes automatic qualification (based on place).
- q denotes provisional qualification (fastest non-automatic qualifiers).
- DNS denotes did not start.
- DNF denotes did not finish.
- DQ denotes disqualified
- AR denotes area record.
- NR denotes national record.
- PB denotes personal best.
- SB denotes season's best.
Results
Round 1
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Jamaica | Christine Day, Shereefa Lloyd, Shericka Williams, Rosemarie Whyte | 3:25.13 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 3 |  Ukraine | Olha Zemlyak, Alina Lohvynenko, Hanna Yaroshchuk, Nataliya Pyhyda | 3:25.90 | Q |
| 3 | 6 |  France | Phara Anacharsis, Muriel Hurtis, Marie Gayot, Floria Guei | 3:25.94 | Q |
| 4 | 8 |  Nigeria | Omolara Omotosho, Idara Otu, Bukola Abogunloko, Regina George | 3:26.29 | q, SB |
| 5 | 4 |  Belarus | Alena Kiyevich, Iryna Khliustava, Ilona Usovich, Sviatlana Usovich | 3:26.52 | SB |
| 6 | 5 |  Cuba | Aymée Martínez, Diosmely Peña, Yaimeisi Borlot, Daysiurami Bonne | 3:27.41 | SB |
| 7 | 9 |  Italy | Chiara Bazzoni, Elena Maria Bonfanti, Libania Grenot, Maria Enrica Spacca | 3:29.01 | SB |
| 8 | 7 |  Germany | Esther Cremer, Janin Lindenberg, Maral Feizbakhsh, Fabienne Kohlmann | 3:31.06 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | United States | Keshia Baker, Francena McCorory, Diamond Dixon, DeeDee Trotter | 3:22.09 | Q |
| 2 | 4 |  Russia | Yuliya Gushchina, Tatyana Firova, Natalya Nazarova, Anastasiya Kapachinskaya | 3:23.11 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 8 |  Great Britain | Shana Cox, Lee McConnell, Eilidh Child, Christine Ohuruogu | 3:25.05 | Q |
| 4 | 6 |  Czech Republic | Denisa Rosolová, Zuzana Bergrová, Jitka Bartoničková, Zuzana Hejnová | 3:26.20 | q |
| 5 | 7 |  Poland | Iga Baumgart, Justyna Święty, Anna Jesień, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz | 3:30.15 | |
| 6 | 2 |  Ireland | Marian Heffernan, Joanne Cuddihy, Jessie Barr, Michelle Carey | 3:30.55 | SB |
| 7 | 5 |  Brazil | Joelma Sousa, Jailma de Lima, Aline dos Santos, Geisa Coutinho | 3:32.95 | |
| 8 | 3 |  Turkey | Pınar Saka, Meliz Redif, Birsen Engin, Sema Apak | 3:34.71 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7 | United States | DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, Sanya Richards-Ross | 3:16.87 | WL, SB |
| N/A | 5 | Russia | Yulia Gushchina, Antonina Krivoshapka, Tatyana Firova, Natalya Antyukh | DQ | Doping Violation |
 | 6 | Jamaica | Christine Day, Rosemarie Whyte, Shericka Williams, Novlene Williams-Mills | 3:20.95 | SB |
| 4 | 4 | Ukraine | Alina Lohvynenko, Olha Zemlyak, Hanna Yaroshchuk, Nataliya Pyhyda | 3:23.57 | SB |
| 5 | 9 | Great Britain | Shana Cox, Lee McConnell, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Christine Ohuruogu | 3:24.76 | SB |
| 6 | 8 | France | Phara Anacharsis, Muriel Hurtis, Marie Gayot, Floria Guei | 3:25.92 | |
| 7 | 2 | Czech Republic | Denisa Rosolova, Zuzana Bergrová, Jitka Bartoničková, Zuzana Hejnova | 3:27.77 | |
| N/A | 3 | Nigeria | Omolara Omotosho, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, Regina George, Bukola Abogunloko | DQ | R 163.3a[4] |
- Nigeria originally finished in seventh place in the final but were disqualified due to a lane infringement.
References
- ↑ Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- ↑ "Highlights: U.S. Women Dominate 4x400m, Win Gold - Track & Field Video". NBC Olympics. 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "International Association of Athletics Federations". iaaf.org. 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ Lane infringement
- ↑ "Women's 4 x 400m Relay". London 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.