Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

Venue

Beijing National Stadium

Dates

22 August 2008 (heats)
23 August 2008 (final)

Teams

Winning time

3:18.54

Medalists

	Mary Wineberg Allyson Felix Monique Henderson Sanya Richards Natasha Hastings*	United States
	Yulia Gushchina Lyudmila Litvinova Tatyana Firova Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Elena Migunova* Tatyana Veshkurova*	Russia
	Shericka Williams Shereefa Lloyd Rosemarie Whyte Novlene Williams	Jamaica

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
50 km walk	men
Field events
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men

The women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 22 and 23 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.^[1]

There were only 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period.

Records

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

World record	Soviet Union (URS) (Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina)	3:15.17	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988
Olympic record	Soviet Union (URS) (Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina)	3:15.17	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Qualification summary

Pos	NOC	2 races		1	2
Pos	NOC	Total	Average	1	2
1	United States	6:40.71	3:20.35	3:18.55	3:22.16
2	Russia	6:43.74	3:21.87	3:20.25	3:23.49
3	Great Britain	6:45.49	3:22.74	3:20.04	3:25.45
4	Belarus	6:45.55	3:22.77	3:21.88	3:23.67
5	Jamaica	6:45.87	3:22.93	3:19.73	3:26.14
6	Poland	6:52.81	3:26.41	3:26.36	3:26.45
7	Cuba	6:54.09	3:27.04	3:27.04	3:27.05
8	Mexico	6:54.89	3:27.44	3:27.14	3:27.75
9	France	6:55.25	3:27.62	3:26.63	3:28.62
10	Ukraine	6:55.82	3:27.91	3:27.15	3:28.67
11	Germany	6:56.83	3:28.41	3:27.31	3:29.52
12	Nigeria	6:57.71	3:28.85	3:27.97	3:29.74
13	Brazil	6:58.00	3:29.00	3:28.89	3:29.11
14	Japan	7:00.70	3:30.35	3:30.17	3:30.53
15	India	7:00.84	3:30.42	3:28.29	3:32.55
16	China	7:01.89	3:30.95	3:29.75	3:32.14
Reserves
17	Italy	7:01.96	3:30.98	3:30.89	3:31.07
18	Canada	7:02.71	3:31.35	3:30.34	3:32.37
19	Greece	7:03.27	3:31.64	3:30.20	3:33.07
20	Romania	7:05.79	3:32.90	3:30.22	3:35.57

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Q denotes automatic qualification.
q denotes fastest losers.
DNS denotes did not start.
DNF denotes did not finish.
DQ denotes disqualified
AR denotes area record.
NR denotes national record.
PB denotes personal best.
SB denotes season's best.

Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

Heat	Lane	Nation	Competitors	Results	Notes
2	7	United States	Mary Wineberg, Monique Henderson, Natasha Hastings, Sanya Richards	3:22.45	Q, SB
2	3	Jamaica	Novelene Williams, Shereefa Lloyd, Bobby-Gaye Wilkins, Shericka Williams	3:22.60	Q, SB
2	6	Belarus	Yulyana Yushchanka, Iryna Khliustava, Ilona Usovich, Sviatlana Usovich	3:22.78	Q, SB
1	3	Russia	Elena Migunova, Tatyana Veshkurova, Lyudmila Litvinova, Tatiana Firova	3:23.71	Q, SB
2	2	Nigeria	Folashade Abugan, Joy Amechi Eze, Oluoma Nwoke, Ajoke Odumosu	3:24.10	q, SB
1	7	Cuba	Roxana Díaz, Zulia Calatayud, Susana Clement, Indira Terrero	3:25.46	Q, SB
1	5	Great Britain	Nicola Sanders, Kelly Sotherton, Marilyn Okoro, Christine Ohuruogu	3:25.48	Q, SB
1	6	Germany	Jonna Valesca Tilgner, Sorina Nwachukwu, Florence Ekpo-Umoh, Claudia Hoffmann	3:25.55	q, SB
2	4	France	Phara Anacharsis, Thelia Sigere, Solen Desert, Virginie Michanol	3:26.61	SB
1	8	Ukraine	Oksana Shcherbak, Tetyana Petlyuk, Kseniya Karandyuk, Nataliya Pyhyda	3:27.44
1	2	Poland	Monika Bejnar, Jolanta Wojcik, Anna Jesien, Grażyna Prokopek	3:28.23
1	4	India	Satti Geetha, Manjeet Kaur, Chithra Kulathummuriyil Soman, Mandeep Kaur	3:28.83
2	9	Brazil	Maria Laura Almirao, Josiane Tito, Emmily Pinheiro, Lucimar Teodoro	3:30.10
2	5	Mexico	Ruth Grajeda, Gabriela Medina, Nallely Vela, Zudikey Rodriguez	3:30.36
1	9	Japan	Satomi Kubokura, Asami Tanno, Mayu Kida, Sayaka Aoki	3:30.52	SB
2	8	China	Han Ling, Chen Jingwen, Wang Jinping, Tang Xiaoyin	3:30.77

Final

Rank	Lane	Nation	Competitors	Results	Notes
01 !	4	United States	Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards	3:18.54	SB
02 !	5	Russia	Yulia Gushchina, Lyudmila Litvinova, Tatyana Firova, Anastasiya Kapachinskaya	3:18.82	SB
03 !	7	Jamaica	Novelene Williams, Shereefa Lloyd, Rosemarie Whyte, Shericka Williams	3:20.40	SB
4	8	Belarus	Anna Kozak, Iryna Khliustava, Ilona Usovich, Sviatlana Usovich	3:21.85	NR
5	9	Great Britain	Christine Ohuruogu, Kelly Sotherton, Marilyn Okoro, Nicola Sanders	3:22.68	SB
6	6	Cuba	Roxana Díaz, Zulia Calatayud, Susana Clement, Indira Terrero	3:23.21	NR
7	2	Nigeria	Joy Amechi Eze, Folashade Abugan, Oluoma Nwoke, Ajoke Odumosu	3:23.74	SB
8	3	Germany	Jonna Valesca Tilgner, Sorina Nwachukwu, Florence Ekpo-Umoh, Claudia Hoffmann	3:28.45

References

↑ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.

4 × 400 metres relay at the Olympic Games

Summary

Men	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

Women	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

See also: 1908 Men's medley relay

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