2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

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The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July. Prior to the event, Great Britain had the 2016 leading European time of 3:28.62,[1] and they kept their form throughout the competition, setting a new leading European time in the heats and the new 2016 world leading time of 3:25.05 in the final.[2] The team that won gold consisted of Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle and Seren Bundy-Davies. The silver medal was won by France, and the bronze by Italy, both setting their season's best times.

Records[edit]

Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships
World record  Soviet Union
Tatyana Ledovskaya
Olga Nazarova
Mariya Pinigina
Olga Bryzgina 		3:15.17 Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988
European record  Soviet Union
Tatyana Ledovskaya
Olga Nazarova
Mariya Pinigina
Olga Bryzgina 		3:15.17 Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988
Championship record  East Germany
Kirsten Emmelmann
Sabine Busch
Petra Müller
Marita Koch 		3:16.87 Stuttgart, West Germany 31 August 1986
World Leading  United States
Damajahnee Birch
Daina Harper
Monisa Dobbins
Ceara Watson 		3:25.48 Lawrence, Kansas, United States 28 May 2016
European Leading  United Kingdom
Kelly Massey
Laviai Nielsen
Perri Shakes-Drayton
Emily Diamond 		3:28.62 Regensburg, Germany 5 June 2016

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Round
9 July 2016 13:55 Heats
10 July 2016 18:40 Final

All times are local times (UTC+2)

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.[3][4]

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 1  Great Britain Eilidh Doyle, Margaret Adeoye, Kelly Massey, Seren Bundy-Davies 3:26.42 Q, EL
2 1  Poland Ewelina Ptak, Martyna Dąbrowska, Iga Baumgart, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz 3:27.72 Q, SB
3 2  Ukraine Yuliya Olishevska, Olha Bibik, Tetyana Melnyk, Olha Zemlyak 3:27.75 Q
4 2  Germany Laura Müller, Friederike Möhlenkamp, Lara Hoffmann, Ruth Spelmeyer 3:28.03 Q, SB
5 2  France Marie Gayot, Brigitte Ntiamoah, Agnès Raharolahy, Elea-Mariama Diarra 3:28.38 Q, SB
6 2  Romania Adelina Pastor, Anamaria Ioniță, Sanda Belgyan, Andrea Miklós 3:29.08 q, SB
7 2  Netherlands Nicky van Leuveren, Lisanne de Witte, Eva Hovenkamp, Laura de Witte 3:29.18 q, NR
8 1  Italy Maria Benedicta Chigbolu, Maria Enrica Spacca, Chiara Bazzoni, Elena Bonfanti 3:29.57 Q, SB
9 1  Belarus Alena Kievich, Yulia Yurenia, Katsiaryna Khairullina, Ilona Usovich 3:31.23 SB
10 1  Slovakia Silvia Šalgovičová, Alexandra Štuková, Alexandra Bezeková, Iveta Putálová 3:31.66 NR
10 2  Greece Ekaterini Dalaka, Anna Vasiliou, Despina Mourta, Irini Vasiliou 3:31.66 SB
12 1  Norway Benedicte Hauge, Sara Dorothea Jensen, Ida Bakke Hansen, Line Kloster 3:31.73 NR
13 1  Portugal Rivinilda Mentai, Filipa Martins, Catia Azevedo, Dorothé Évora 3:32.48 SB
14 2  Spain Laura Bueno, Aauri Lorena Bokesa, Bárbara Camblor, Geraxane Ussia 3:33.57 SB
15 2  Ireland Sinead Denny, Phil Healy, Jenna Bromell, Ciara McCallion 3:34.02 SB
16 1  Turkey Berfe Sancak, Meryem Kasap, Emel Şanlı, Elif Yıldırım 3:38.47

Final[edit]

The third leg of the final

[2]

Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5  Great Britain Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle, Seren Bundy-Davies 3:25.05 WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8  France Phara Anacharsis, Brigitte Ntiamoah, Marie Gayot, Floria Gueï 3:25.96 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7  Italy Maria Benedicta Chigbolu, Maria Enrica Spacca, Chiara Bazzoni, Libania Grenot 3:27.49 SB
4 3  Poland Ewelina Ptak, Małgorzata Hołub, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Justyna Święty 3:27.60 SB
5 4  Germany Laura Müller, Friederike Möhlenkamp, Lara Hoffmann, Ruth Spelmeyer 3:27.60 SB
6 6  Ukraine Yuliya Olishevska, Olha Bibik, Tetyana Melnyk, Olha Zemlyak 3:27.64 SB
7 2  Netherlands Laura de Witte, Lisanne de Witte, Eva Hovenkamp, Nicky van Leuveren 3:29.23
8 1  Romania Adelina Pastor, Anamaria Ioniță, Sanda Belgyan, Andrea Miklós 3:30.63

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SENIOR OUTDOOR 2016 4X400 METRES RELAY WOMEN". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. ^ a b "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  3. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2016.
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