2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
Appearance
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 14 July.[1][2][3]
Medalists
[edit]Records
[edit]Prior to the competition[update], the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
World Junior Record | United States Blue (Bianca Knight, Jeneba Tarmoh, Elizabeth Olear, Gabrielle Mayo) |
43.29 | Eugene, OR, United States | 8 August 2006 |
Championship Record | Jamaica (Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart, Anneisha McLaughlin, Simone Facey) |
43.40 | Kingston, Jamaica | 21 July 2002 |
World Junior Leading | United States Young Achievers A (Keana Gray, Tristie Johnson, Shayla Sanders, Kali Davis-White) |
44.39 | Orlando, FL, United States | 26 May 2012 |
Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
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World Junior Leading | United States (Morgan Snow, Dezerea Bryant, Jennifer Madu, Shayla Sanders) |
43.89 | Barcelona, Spain | 14 July 2012 |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
Final
[edit]Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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9 | United States | Morgan Snow, Dezerea Bryant, Jennifer Madu, Shayla Sanders | 43.89 | WJL | |
6 | Germany | Alexandra Burghardt, Ida Mayer, Katharina Grompe, Jessie Maduka | 44.24 | SB | |
3 | Brazil | Camila de Souza, Tamiris de Liz, Nathalia da Rosa, Jéssica Carolina dos Reis | 44.29 | SB | |
4 | 1 | Poland | Zuzanna Kalinowska, Katarzyna Sokólska, Angelika Stępień, Kamila Ciba | 44.95 | SB |
5 | 2 | Belgium | Orphée Depuydt, Camille Laus, Imke Vervaet, Justien Grillet | 45.12 | |
6 | 7 | Netherlands | Miquella Lobo, Tessa van Schagen, Naomi Sedney, Marloes Duijn | 45.22 | |
8 | Great Britain | Dina Asher-Smith, Rachel Johncock, Desiree Henry, Sophie Papps | DNF | ||
5 | Nigeria | Josephine Ada Omaka, Wisdom Isoken, Goodness Thomas, Stephanie Kalu | DQ |
Participation
[edit]According to an unofficial count, 72 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (4)
- Bahamas (4)
- Belgium (4)
- Brazil (5)
- Canada (4)
- Germany (4)
- Italy (4)
- Jamaica (4)
- Netherlands (4)
- Nigeria (4)
- Poland (4)
- Slovenia (4)
- South Africa (4)
- Spain (4)
- Switzerland (4)
- United Kingdom (6)
- United States (5)
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/Results/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=W/discCode=4X1/combCode=hash/timetable.html [dead link]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC – 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10–15, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Eugene 2014 – FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015