2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 14 and 15 July 2012.[1][2][3]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 United StatesKendall Baisden Ashley Spencer |
 JamaicaShericka Jackson Janieve Russell |
 RussiaEkaterina Renzhina |
Records[]
Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record & Championship Record |
United States (Alexandria Anderson, , , Natasha Hastings) |
3:27.60 | Grosseto, Italy | 18 July 2004 |
| World Junior Leading | Jamaica (, Simoya Campbell, Janieve Russell, ) |
3:34.27 | Hamilton, Bermuda | 9 April 2012 |
| Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Leading | United States (, , Kendall Baisden, Ashley Spencer) |
3:30.01 | Barcelona, Spain | 15 July 2012 |
Results[]
Heats[]
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | United States |
Kendall Baisden, , , | 3:34.25 | q, WJL |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Jamaica |
, , , Shericka Jackson | 3:34.96 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 9 |  Canada |
, , , Sage Watson | 3:35.56 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Russia |
, , , Ekaterina Renzhina | 3:35.83 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | 8 |  Ukraine |
, , , Viktoriya Tkachuk | 3:35.97 | q, SB |
| 6 | 2 | 7 |  Germany |
, , , | 3:37.90 | q, SB |
| 7 | 2 | 5 |  Colombia |
, Evelis Aguilar, , | 3:39.44 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 |  Poland |
, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, , Martyna Dąbrowska | 3:39.54 | Q, SB |
| 9 | 1 | 7 |  South Africa |
, , , Justine Palframan | 3:40.00 | Q, SB |
| 10 | 1 | 4 |  Australia |
, , , Morgan Mitchell | 3:40.57 | Q, SB |
| 11 | 2 | 4 |  Kazakhstan |
Elina Mikhina, , , | 3:45.34 | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 |  Hungary |
, , , Bianka Kéri | 3:48.72 | SB |
| 1 | 2 | United States |
Kendall Baisden, , , | DQ | ||
| 1 | 5 |  Romania |
, Adelina Pastor, , Bianca Razor | DQ | ||
| 1 | 3 |  Austria |
DNS | |||
| 1 | 6 |  Finland |
DNS | |||
| 1 | 8 |  France |
DNS | |||
| 1 | 9 |  Nigeria |
DNS | |||
| 3 | 5 | Romania |
DNS |
Final[]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
9 | United States |
, , Kendall Baisden, Ashley Spencer | 3:30.01 | WJL |
 |
6 | Jamaica |
, , Shericka Jackson, Janieve Russell | 3:32.97 | SB |
 |
3 | Russia |
, , , Ekaterina Renzhina | 3:36.42 | |
| 4 | 1 | Ukraine |
, , Viktoriya Tkachuk, Anastasiia Tkachuk | 3:37.02 | |
| 5 | 2 | Germany |
, , , | 3:37.23 | SB |
| 6 | 7 | Canada |
, , , Sage Watson | 3:37.84 | |
| 7 | 5 | Poland |
, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, , Martyna Dąbrowska | 3:37.90 | SB |
| 8 | 8 | Australia |
, , , Morgan Mitchell | 3:38.84 | SB |
| 9 | 4 | South Africa |
Justine Palframan, , , | 3:40.31 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 59 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
Australia (5)
Canada (4)
Colombia (4)
Germany (5)
Hungary (4)
Jamaica (5)
Kazakhstan (4)
Poland (4)
Romania (4)
Russia (4)
South Africa (5)
Ukraine (5)
United States (6)
References[]
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/Results/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=W/discCode=4X4/combCode=hash/timetable.html
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10-15, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
External links[]
Categories:
- 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics
- Relays at the World Athletics U20 Championships
- 2012 in women's athletics