Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange on 18–19 August.[1]

Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Felix, Gardner, Bartoletta and Bowie (USA) celebrating their victory in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date18–19 August 2016
Competitors from 16 nations
Teams16
Winning time41.01
Medalists
Tianna Bartoletta
Allyson Felix
English Gardner
Tori Bowie
Morolake Akinosun*
 United States
Christania Williams
Elaine Thompson
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Simone Facey*
Shashalee Forbes*
 Jamaica
Asha Philip
Desirèe Henry
Dina Asher-Smith
Daryll Neita
 Great Britain
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Summary

The United States entered as the defending Olympic champions, having set new world and Olympic records at the 2012 London Olympics. Jamaica were the reigning world champions from 2015, having defeated the Americans there. Germany had the fastest time of the year before the event (41.62 seconds) and the other main medal contenders included Great Britain and Netherlands (all three made the 2016 European podium).[2]

During the second heat the United States missed their second handover which was caused by Kauiza Venancio of the Brazilian team bumping Allyson Felix as she approached the handoff to English Gardner. The American appeal was upheld, and they were given a second chance to qualify for the final,[3] which the United States team accomplished with the number one qualifying time of 41.77.

There was no further plot twist in the final. Even though the United States were along the curb in the less advantageous lane 1, Tianna Bartoletta shot out to the lead around the first turn, making up the stagger on Canada's Farah Jacques before the halfway point in the turn. It was a clean, unobstructed pass to Allyson Felix because Canada was still waiting for the incoming runner to arrive. Felix pulled away down the backstretch, with Jamaica's double sprint gold medalist Elaine Thompson separating from the rest of the field. As English Gardner ran a great turn, USA passed Germany in lane 4, while Jamaica was just about to make up the stagger on Trinidad and Tobago to their immediate outside. By the time Gardner handed off to Tori Bowie, the USA had a 3-metre lead over Jamaica, Great Britain just ahead of Trinidad and Tobago racing for bronze. On the run in, Bowie lost some ground on the lead over Jamaica's two time Olympic gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, but still held a comfortable lead, as Great Britain's Daryll Neita separated from Trinidad and Tobago's Khalifa St. Fort, who was also caught by Germany's Rebekka Haase before the line.

The British team claimed their national record. USA ran the second fastest time in history (only behind their own world record four years earlier). Jamaica ran the fifth fastest time in history.[4]

The following evening the medals were presented by Adam Pengilly, IOC member, Great Brittan and Víctor López, Council Member of the IAAF.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  United States
(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)
40.82 London, United Kingdom 10 August 2012
Olympic record
2016 World leading  Germany
(Tatjana Pinto, Lisa Mayer, Gina Lückenkemper, Rebekka Haase)
41.62 Mannheim, Germany 29 July 2016

The following national records were established during the competition:

CountryAthletesRoundTimeNotes
Great Britain Asha Philip, Desirèe Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita (GBR)Final41.77 sNR

Schedule

All times are Brazil time (UTC−3)[5]

Date Time Round
Thursday, 18 August 201611:20Round 1
Friday, 19 August 201622:15Finals

Results

Round 1

Qualification rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes
15 JamaicaSimone Facey, Shashalee Forbes, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce41.79Q, SB
27 Great BritainAsha Philip, Desirèe Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita41.83Q
31 UkraineOlesya Povkh, Natalia Pohrebniak, Mariya Ryemyen, Yelyzaveta Bryzgina42.39Q, SB
44 CanadaFarah Jacques, Crystal Emmanuel, Phylicia George, Khamica Bingham42.60q, SB
56 ChinaYuan Qiqi, Wei Yongli, Ge Manqi, Liang Xiaojing42.60
63 NetherlandsJamile Samuel, Dafne Schippers, Tessa van Schagen, Naomi Sedney42.78
78 PolandEwa Swoboda, Marika Popowicz-Drapała, Klaudia Konopko, Anna Kiełbasińska43.23
82 GhanaFlings Owusu-Agyapong, Gemma Acheampong, Beatrice Gyaman, Janet Amponsah43.27

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes
17 GermanyTatjana Pinto, Lisa Mayer, Gina Luckenkemper, Rebekka Haase42.08Q
28 NigeriaGloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Jennifer Madu, Agnes Osazuwa42.45Q, SB
31 Trinidad and TobagoSemoy Hackett, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Khalifa St. Fort42.52Q, SB
44 FranceFloriane Gnafoua, Céline Distel-Bonnet, Jennifer Galais, Stella Akakpo42.97
55 SwitzerlandAjla Del Ponte, Sarah Atcho, Ellen Sprunger, Salomé Kora43.02
6 KazakhstanRima Kashafutdinova, Viktoriya Zyabkina, Yuliya Rakhmanova, Olga SafronovaDQR 163.3a
3 BrazilBruna Farias, Franciela Krasucki, Kauiza Venancio, Rosângela SantosDQR 163.2b
2 United StatesTianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Morolake AkinosunN/A[lower-alpha 1]

Special Heat 3

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Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes
12 United StatesTianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Morolake Akinosun41.77q

Final

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes
1  United States Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Tori Bowie 41.01 SB
6  Jamaica Christania Williams, Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 41.36 SB
5  Great Britain Asha Philip, Desirèe Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita 41.77 NR
4 4  Germany Tatjana Pinto, Lisa Mayer, Gina Luckenkemper, Rebekka Haase 42.10
5 7  Trinidad and Tobago Semoy Hackett, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Khalifa St. Fort 42.12 SB
6 8  Ukraine Olesya Povkh, Natalia Pohrebniak, Mariya Ryemyen, Yelyzaveta Bryzgina 42.36 SB
7 2  Canada Farah Jacques, Crystal Emmanuel, Phylicia George, Khamica Bingham 43.15
8 3  Nigeria Gloria Asumnu, Blessing Okagbare, Jennifer Madu, Agnes Osazuwa 43.21

Notes

  1. Brazil had obstructed the American baton handover and the United States were allowed a solo run to qualify for the final on time, which they did.

References

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