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The women's world record has never been broken or equalled at the competition. The United States is the most successful nation in the discipline, with nine men's gold medals and nine women's gold medals. The next most successful nation is Jamaica, which has won four gold medals for men's and five for the women's events.
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
In the final, out of the blocks, USA's Tamari Davis gained against the stagger of Jamaica's Natasha Morrison who in turn was gaining on GBR's Asha Philip. USA passed first to Twanisha Terry . Jamaica passed late to their fifteen time World Championship medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce who recaptured some of the distance lost, passing GBR's ...
The U.S. women’s 4x100-meter relay survived another shaky handoff to win the gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Friday, powered by a devastating anchor leg by Sha’Carri Richardson.
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. The competition has two parts: a first round and an eight-team final.
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 5 and 6 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [1] There were 16 competing relay teams, with each team having 5 members from which 4 were selected in each round.
Dallas native Sha'Carri Richardson won her first-ever gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday.
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 ...