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Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships Venue Olympic Stadium Dates 12 August (heats & final) Competitors 63 from 15 nations Winning time 41.82 Medalists Aaliyah Brown Allyson Felix Morolake Akinosun Tori Bowie United States Asha Philip Desirèe Henry Dina Asher-Smith Daryll Neita Great Britain Jura Levy Natasha Morrison Simone Facey Sashalee Forbes Jamaica ← 2015 2019 ...
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.
If on the European continent the metric system is the one almost exclusively used (4 × 100 metres, or a lap of 400 m), where the imperial system is still used (UK, USA and Australia, mainly) this relay was rather ran over the distance of 4 × 110 yards, a total of 402.34 m, and that, until the late 1960s.
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 ...
Gabby Thomas Wins Gold Medal in Women's 200-Meter Final at 2024 Paris Olympics Richardson, meanwhile, won silver behind Alfred in the women's 100-meter final on Aug. 3. Jefferson finished third to ...
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 first world record in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1922. [1] 45 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 4 × 100 metre relay, as ratified by the IAAF. "y" denotes time for 4 ...
The women's 5,000 meters saw Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay claim gold (14:46.29) after running to the silver medal in the 1500 on Monday night. And the men's 800 meters was won by Kenya's Emmanuel Korir ...