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

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
  5   Great Britain Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle, Seren Bundy-Davies 3:25.05 WL
  8   France Phara Anacharsis, Brigitte Ntiamoah, Marie Gayot, Floria Gueï 3:25.96 SB
  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.