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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.
But an American relay team winning gold is never a given, despite the country’s talent pool. The women were disqualified in 2004 and 2008 before winning in 2012 and 2016, then taking silver to ...
For the women's 4 x 100 metres relay event, fourteen teams qualified through the 2024 World Athletics Relays. The remaining two spots were awarded to the teams with the highest ranking on the World Athletics Top List. The qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. [6]
The 4 × 100 metres relay at the Summer Olympics is the shortest track relay event held at the multi-sport event. The men's relay has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912 and the women's event has been continuously held since the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. It is the most prestigious 4×100 m relay race at elite level.
Women's 4x100 Metres Relay Olympic Qualifying Round 1 - Heat Place Athlete Country Time Heat 1: Tamari Davis Gabrielle Thomas Celera Barnes Melissa Jefferson United States: 42.21: 1 2: Asha Philip Imani-Lara Lansiquot Bianca Williams Amy Hunt Great Britain: 42.33: 4 3: Louise Wieland Lisa Mayer Gina Lückenkemper Rebekka Haase Germany: 42.72: 3 ...
The 4×100 metres relay at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 4×100 metres relay at the Olympics. The competition format typically has one qualifying round leading to a final between eight teams.
The U.S. women's 4x400 meter relay team was disqualified from their opening-round heat at the World Athletics Championships after an inexcusable baton pass from third runner Quanera Hayes to ...
The Women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on 4 September. Runners from the United States had provided the fastest times before the competition, but bad baton exchanges had seen their teams disqualified at both the 2008 Olympics and the 2009 World Championships. The ...