2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay explained

Event:	Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
Competition:	2018 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Tampere Stadium
Dates:	14-15 July
Gold:	Symone Mason Shae Anderson Julia Madubuike Taylor Manson
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Ella Connolly Cara Jardine Jemima Russell Carley Thomas
Silvernoc:	AUS
Bronze:	Janielle Josephs Stacey-Ann Williams Chrissani May Calisha Taylor
Bronzenoc:	JAM

The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships will be held at Ratina Stadium on 14 and 15 July.^[1]

Records

World Junior Record		3:27.60	Grosseto, Italy	18 July 2004
Championship Record		3:27.60	Grosseto, Italy	18 July 2004
World Junior Leading		3:35.08	Regensburg, Germany	3 June 2018

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (

Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified for the final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	3			3:33.11	Q,
2	1			3:34.22	Q,
3	2			3:35.48	Q,
4	1			3:35.86	Q,
5	2			3:36.14	Q,
6	3			3:36.22(.214)	Q,
7	1			3:36.22(.215)	q,
8	3			3:36.50	q
9	2			3:36.70
10	1			3:38.23
11	1			3:38.49
12	2			3:39.10
13	3			3:39.29
14	3			3:39.58
15	1			3:42.04
16	3			3:44.05
17	2			3:44.74
18	3			3:50.39
19	2			3:51.02

Final

^[3]

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
			3:28.74
			3:31.36
			3:31.90
4			3:31.93
5		Anna-Maria Hofmann, Lisa Sophie Hartmann, Laura Kaufmann, Corinna Schwab	3:32.84
6			3:34.00
7			3:34.09
8			3:34.55

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 World U20 Championships Tampere Timetable by day. 9 July 2018 . IAAF.org.
2. Web site: 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women – Round 1 – Results. IAAF. 16 July 2018.
3. Web site: 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women – Final – Results. IAAF. 16 July 2018.