Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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]

Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates14 April
Nations8
Winning time42.46
Medalists
    England
    Jamaica
    Nigeria

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
Saturday 14 April 201814:57Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With eight teams, the event was held as a straight final.[3]

Final

RankHeatNationAthletesResultNotes
5 EnglandAsha Philip
Dina Asher-Smith
Bianca Williams
Lorraine Ugen
42.46NR
1 JamaicaChristania Williams
Natasha Morrison
Gayon Evans
Elaine Thompson
42.52
6 NigeriaJoy Udo-Gabriel
Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor
Oluwatobiloba Amusan
Rosemary Chukwuma
42.75
48 Trinidad and TobagoKhalifa St. Fort
Semoy Hackett
Reyare Thomas
Kai Selvon
43.50
53 GhanaFlings Owusu Agyapong
Gemma Acheampong
Halutie Hor
Janet Amponsah
43.64
64 CameroonGermaine Abessolo Bivina
Marie Gisele Eleme
Irene Bell Bonong
Fanny Appes Ekanga
45.24
2 AustraliaBrianna Beahan
Maddie Coates
Riley Day
Melissa Breen
DQR 163.3a
7 BahamasDNS

References

  1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Results - Women's 4 × 100 metres relay" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. Kelner, Martha (2018-04-12). Late call-up Lorraine Ugen anchors England to Commonwealth relay gold. The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. Athletics | Women's 4 × 100m Relay - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 224. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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