2014 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 16 and 17 August.
Medalists[]
| Gold | Asha Philip, Ashleigh Nelson, Jodie Williams, Desiree Henry  Great Britain
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| Silver | Céline Distel-Bonnet, Ayodelé Ikuesan, Myriam Soumare, Stella Akakpo  France
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| Bronze | Marina Panteleyeva, Natalya Rusakova, Yelizaveta Savlinis, Kristina Sivkova  Russia
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Records[]
| Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  United States(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter) |
40.82 | London, Great Britain | 10 August 2012 |
| European record |  East Germany(Silke Gladisch, Sabine Rieger, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr) |
41.37 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| Championship record | East Germany (Silke Möller, Katrin Krabbe, Kerstin Behrendt, Sabine Günther) |
41.68 | Split, Yugoslavia | 1 September 1990 |
| World Leading |  Jamaica(Kerron Stewart, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce) |
41.83 | Glasgow, Great Britain | 2 August 2014 |
| European Leading |  Netherlands(Madiea Ghafoor, Dafne Schippers, Tessa van Schagen, Jamile Samuel) |
42.40 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 3 July 2014 |
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2014 | 15:10 | Round 1 |
| 17 August 2014 | 17:22 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+2)
Results[]
Round 1[]
Final[]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Great Britain |
Asha Philip, Ashleigh Nelson, Jodie Williams, Desiree Henry | 42.24 | EL, NR |
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3 | France |
Céline Distel-Bonnet, Ayodelé Ikuesan, Myriam Soumaré, Stella Akakpo | 42.45 | |
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7 | Russia |
Marina Panteleyeva, Natalya Rusakova, Yelizaveta Savlinis, Kristina Sivkova | 43.22 | SB |
| 4 | 2 |  Italy |
Marzia Caravelli, Irene Siragusa, Martina Amidei, Audrey Alloh | 43.26 | SB |
| 5 | 4 |  Ukraine |
Kseniya Karandyuk, Nataliya Strohova, Olesya Povh, Nataliya Pohrebnyak | 43.58 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Sweden |
Iréne Ekelund, , Daniella Busk, | 44.36 | |
| 6 | Netherlands |
Madiea Ghafoor, Dafne Schippers, Tessa van Schagen, Jamile Samuel | DNF | ||
| 8 |  Switzerland |
Mujinga Kambundji, Marisa Lavanchy, Ellen Sprunger, Léa Sprunger | DNF |
References[]
Categories:
- Events at the 2014 European Athletics Championships
- Relays at the European Athletics Championships
- 2014 in women's athletics