1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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1998 World Junior
Championships in Athletics
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3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
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The women's 4x100 metres relay event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 2 August.[1][2]

Medalists[]

Gold Angela Williams



 United States
Silver
Muriel Hurtis


 France
Bronze
Aleen Bailey
Melaine Walker

 Jamaica

Results[]

Final[]

2 August

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States Angela Williams


 43.52
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France
Muriel Hurtis

 44.07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Jamaica
Aleen Bailey
Melaine Walker
 44.61
4  United Kingdom Abi Oyepitan
Sarah Wilhelmy
Samantha Davies
 44.65
5  Poland


Anna Pacholak		 44.75
6  South Africa
Estie Wittstock

 45.67
7  Italy

Maria Chiara Baccini
 45.94
 Finland Manuela Bosco

Johanna Manninen
Heidi Hannula		 DNF

Heats[]

2 August

Heat 1[]

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1  United States Angela Williams


 44.14 Q
2  Finland Manuela Bosco

Johanna Manninen
Heidi Hannula		 45.36 Q
3  United Kingdom Abi Oyepitan
Sarah Wilhelmy
Samantha Davies
Melanie Purkiss		 45.43 Q
4  Poland


Anna Pacholak		 45.56 q
5  Italy

Maria Chiara Baccini
 45.62 q
6  Bahamas
Tamicka Clarke

 45.98

Heat 2[]

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1  France
Muriel Hurtis

 44.23 Q
2  Jamaica
Aleen Bailey
Melaine Walker
 44.85 Q
3  South Africa


46.29 Q
4  Spain


Concepción Montaner		 47.17
 Germany Cathleen Tschirch
Annegret Dietrich
Sina Schielke
 DQ IAAF rule 170.14

Participation[]

According to an unofficial count, 47 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

References[]

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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