2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay explained

Event:Women's 4 x 400 metres
Competition:2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships
Venue:Commonwealth Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dates:3 March 2024
Competitors:44
Nations:9
Win Value:3:25.07 min 
Gold:Lieke Klaver
Cathelijn Peeters
Lisanne de Witte
Femke Bol
Myrte van der Schoot
Goldnoc:NED
Silver:Quanera Hayes
Talitha Diggs
Bailey Lear
Alexis Holmes
Jessica Wright
Silvernoc:USA
Bronze:Laviai Nielsen
Lina Nielsen
Ama Pipi
Jessie Knight
Hannah Kelly
Bronzenoc:GBR
Prev:2022
Next:2025

The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place in two rounds at the Commonwealth Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, on 3 March 2024.

The two heats of round 1 were held in the morning, where the first two athletes in each heat and the next two fastest athletes qualified for the final. The teams of Great Britain, Belgium, Ireland, and Portugal set national records in round 1.

The final was held in the evening. The team of the Netherlands won the gold medal in a national record of 3:25.07 minutes, followed by the silver team of the United States in 3:25.34 minutes and the bronze team of the United Kingdom in a national record of 3:26.36 minutes. The team of Belgium of set a national record in the final.

Background

There was no entry standard for qualification for the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, every nation could enter a team with up to eight athletes of 16 years or older.[1]

Results

Round 1

The first round was held in two heats, starting at 11:10 (UTC) in the morning. The first two athletes in each heat and the next two fastest advanced to the final. The teams of Great Britain, Belgium, Ireland, and Portugal set national records .[2]

Results of the two heats in round 1
RankHeatLaneCountryAthletesTimeNotes
125Lina Nielsen, Ama Pipi, Hannah Kelly, Jessie Knight3:26.40Q,
226Junelle Bromfield, Andrenette Knight, Charokee Young, Leah Anderson3:27.35Q,
316Myrte van der Schoot, Eveline Saalberg, Lisanne de Witte, Femke Bol3:27.70Q,
415Quanera Hayes, Jessica Wright, Na'Asha Robinson, Bailey Lear3:28.04Q
513Naomi Van den Broeck, Imke Vervaet, Helena Ponette, Cynthia Bolingo3:28.07q,
614Phil Healy, Sophie Becker, Róisín Harrison, Sharlene Mawdsley3:28.45q,
723Tereza Petržilková, Terezie Táborská, Lurdes Manuel, Lada Vondrová3:28.57
824Marika Popowicz-Drapała, Kinga Gacka, Anna Gryc, Justyna Święty-Ersetic3:28.80
922Fatoumata Binta Diallo, Carina Vanessa, Cátia Azevedo, Vera Barbosa3:31.93

Final

The final was held at 20:32 (UTC) in the evening. The Netherlands started off the relay final with 400 m silver medalist Lieke Klaver, who gave them the early lead over Jamaica and Great Britain. The second Dutch runner, Cathelijn Peeters, kept the lead during her leg. During the subsequent hand-off, the United States passed Great Britain and moved into third place. American Bailey Lear quickly passed Jamaican Charokee Young, and then Young pulled up lame, taking Jamaica out of the race . The third Dutch runner, Lisanne de Witte, passed the baton to anchor Femke Bol, the 400 m gold medalist. The Americans countered with 400 m bronze medalist Alexis Holmes. Bol stayed in front, with Holmes close behind and Great Britain's Jessie Knight in third. Entering the final straightaway, Holmes moved up to Bol's shoulder, but Bol pulled away at the end to give the Netherlands the gold medal in a national record of 3:25.07 min. The team of the United States won silver in 3:25.34 min and the team of Great Britain won bronze in a national record of 3:26.36 min. Outside the medals, the team of Belgium set a national record of 3:28.05 min.[3]

Results in the final
RankLaneCountryAthletesTimeNotes
5Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, Lisanne de Witte, Femke Bol3:25.07 [4]
4Quanera Hayes, Talitha Diggs, Bailey Lear, Alexis Holmes3:25.34
6Laviai Nielsen, Lina Nielsen, Ama Pipi, Jessie Knight3:26.36
41Naomi Van den Broeck, Helena Ponette, Camille Laus, Cynthia Bolingo3:28.05
52Phil Healy, Sophie Becker, Róisín Harrison, Sharlene Mawdsley3:28.92
3Lanae-Tava Thomas, Andrenette Knight, Charokee Young, Stacey Ann Williams

Notes and References

  1. "World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24 – Qualification System and Entry Standards", World Athletics, 21 April 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. Web site: 3 March 2024 . Summary 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Round 1 . 3 March 2024 . . 3 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240303120516/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7180312/AT-4X4sh-W-h----.RS4.pdf . live .
  3. Web site: 3 March 2024 . Results 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Final . 3 March 2024 . . 3 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240303205942/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7180312/AT-4X4sh-W-f----.RS6.pdf . live .
  4. News: 3 March 2024 . Ook wereldtitel Bol met estafettevrouwen 4x400 meter, mannen pakken brons . Bol leads relay women to world 4x400m title, men take bronze . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304023408/https://nos.nl/artikel/2511336-bol-leidt-estafettevrouwen-naar-wereldtitel-4x400-meter-mannen-pakken-brons . 4 March 2024 . 4 March 2024 . . nl.