Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
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Venue | Carrara Stadium |
Dates | 14 April |
Nations | 8 |
Winning time | 42.46 |
Medalists | |
Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Para events | ||
100 m (T12) | men | |
100 m (T35) | women | |
100 m (T38) | men | women |
100 m (T47) | men | |
1500 m (T54) | men | women |
Marathon (T54) | men | women |
Long jump (T38) | women | |
Shot put (F38) | men | |
Javelin throw (F46) | women | |
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 14 April 2018.[1]
The English team set an English record of 42.46 seconds to defeat the defending Jamaicans. Long jumper Lorraine Ugen, who had not run a relay in four years, replaced heat runner Corinne Humphreys in the England set-up at 24 hours' notice following an injury to Humphreys, and successfully managed to hold off Olympic champion Elaine Thompson on the anchor leg.[2]
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[3]
World record | United States (Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter) |
40.82 | London, United Kingdom | 10 August 2012 |
Games record | Jamaica (Kerron Stewart, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce) |
41.83 | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 August 2014 |
Schedule[]
The schedule was as follows:[1]
Date | Time | Round |
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Saturday 14 April 2018 | 14:57 | Final |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Results[]
With eight teams, the event was held as a straight final.[3]
Final[]
Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Result | Notes |
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5 | England | Asha Philip Dina Asher-Smith Bianca Williams Lorraine Ugen |
42.46 | NR | |
1 | Jamaica | Christania Williams Natasha Morrison Gayon Evans Elaine Thompson |
42.52 | ||
6 | Nigeria | Joy Udo-Gabriel Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor Oluwatobiloba Amusan Rosemary Chukwuma |
42.75 | ||
4 | 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | Khalifa St. Fort Semoy Hackett Reyare Thomas Kai Selvon |
43.50 | |
5 | 3 | Ghana | Flings Owusu Agyapong Gemma Acheampong Halutie Hor Janet Amponsah |
43.64 | |
6 | 4 | Cameroon | Germaine Abessolo Bivina Marie Gisele Eleme Irene Bell Bonong Fanny Appes Ekanga |
45.24 | |
– | 2 | Australia | Brianna Beahan Maddie Coates Riley Day Melissa Breen |
DQ | R 163.3a |
– | 7 | Bahamas | DNS |
References[]
- ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Results - Women's 4 × 100 metres relay" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Kelner, Martha (2018-04-12). Late call-up Lorraine Ugen anchors England to Commonwealth relay gold. The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ a b Athletics | Women's 4 × 100m Relay - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 224. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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