Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay explained

Event:Women's 4×100 metres relay
Games:2000 Summer
Venue:Stadium Australia
Gold:
Savatheda Fynes
Chandra Sturrup
Pauline Davis-Thompson
Debbie Ferguson
Eldece Clarke-Lewis
Silver:
Tayna Lawrence
Veronica Campbell
Beverly McDonald
Merlene Ottey
Merlene Frazer
Bronze:
Chryste Gaines
Torri Edwards
Nanceen Perry
Marion Jones
Passion Richardson*
*Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats.
Win Value:41.95
Prev:1996
Next:2004

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay races at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held on Friday, 29 September and Saturday, 30 September.[1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes:seconds) prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics.

World Record41.37 s East GermanySilke Gladisch-Möller
Ingrid Auerswald
Marlies Göhr
Sabine Rieger		Canberra, (Australia)6 October 1985
Olympic Record41.60 s East GermanyRomy Müller
Bärbel Wöckel
Ingrid Auerswald
Marlies Göhr		Moscow, (USSR)1 August 1980

Medals

On 23 November 2007, the IAAF recommended to the IOC Executive Board to disqualify the USA women's 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relay teams after Marion Jones admitted to having taken performance-enhancing drugs prior to the Games. On 12 December, the IOC disqualified Jones and stripped her of her relay medals but it did not disqualify the U.S. relay teams. On 10 April 2008, the IOC disqualified both U.S. relay teams and asked for Jones' teammates' medals to be returned.[2] France (Linda Ferga, Muriel Hurtis, Fabe Dia, Christine Arron, Sandra Citte*) finished fourth in the relay in a time of 42.42, and Nigeria (Olabisi Afolabi, Opara Charity, Rosemary Okafor, Falilat Ogunkoya-Osheku, Doris Jacob*) finished fourth in the relay in a time of 3:23.80. All members of the U.S. relay teams except Nanceen Perry then appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport who on 16 July 2010 ruled in favor of them due to the fact that, according to the rules at the time, a team should not be disqualified because of a doping offense of one athlete.[3] Their medals were then restored to them.

* Athletes who participated in the heats only, and also received medals.

Golden Girls

Bahamas was so enamored by their winning team, they celebrated their "Golden Girls" with a very visible mural at the Nassau airport.[4]

Results

Abbreviations

All times shown are in seconds.

Heats

Heat 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and four fastest losers (q) advance to the semi-finals.

Heat 1 of 4
Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place Nation AthletesLaneTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
17Sandra Citte, Fabe Dia,
Muriel Hurtis, Christine Arron		343.23Q
210Paraskevi Patoulidou, Effrosíni Patsoú,
Ekateríni Kóffa, Ekateríni Thánou		643.46Q SB
315744.05Q
419244.51SB
521Elvira Pančić, Mila Savić,
Biljana Mitrović, Vukosava Đapić		445.02
64DNF

Heat 2

Heat 2 of 4
Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place Nation AthletesLaneTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
11442.46Q SB
23Gabriele Rockmeier, Sabrina Mulrain,
Andrea Philipp, Marion Wagner		542.82Q
35243.07 Q SB
48343.26q SB
5167 44.08qSB
616Atia Weekes, Esi Benyarku,
Tamara Perry, Martha Adusei		644.08

Heat 3

Heat 3 of 4
Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place Nation AthletesLaneTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
12342.58Q
212543.66 Q SB
313Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum,
Veronica Bawuah, Vida Nsiah		743.77Q NR
414443.93q
518644.34 NR
623Valdivel Jayalakshmi, Vinita Tripathi,
Saraswati Dey, Rachita Mistry		245.20

Heat 4

Heat 4 of 4
Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place Nation AthletesLaneTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
14642.92Q
26343.15Q SB
39Glory Alozie, Benedicta Ajudua,
Mercy Nku, Mary Onyali		843.28Q
411543.61q NR
519444.51
622Yelena Kvyatkovskaya, Lyubov Perepelova,
Lyudmila Dmitriadi, Guzel Khubbieva		245.14SB
724Esther Mvondo, Anne-Marie Mouri-Nkeng,
Carine Eyenga, Françoise Mbango Etone		745.82SB

Round 1- Overall

Round 1
Overall Results
Place NationAthletesHeatLanePlaceTimeQual.Record
124142.46Q SB
233142.58Q
3Gabriele Rockmeier, Sabrina Mulrain,
Andrea Philipp, Marion Wagner		25242.82Q
446142.92Q
525343.07 Q SB
643243.15Q SB
7Sandra Citte, Fabe Dia,
Muriel Hurtis, Christine Aaron		12343.23Q
823443.26q SB
9Glory Alozie, Benedicta Ajudua,
Mercy Nku, Mary Onyali		48343.28Q
10Paraskevi Patoulidou, Effrosíni Patsoú,
Ekateríni Kóffa, Ekateríni Thánou		12643.46Q SB
1145243.61q NR
1235243.66 Q SB
13Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum,
Veronica Bawuah, Vida Nsiah		37343.77Q NR
1434443.93q
1517344.05Q
1627 544.08qSB
16Atia Weekes, Esi Benyarku,
Tamara Perry, Martha Adusei		26644.08
1836544.34 NR
1944544.51
1912444.51SB
21Elvira Pancic, Mila Savic,
Biljana Mitrovic, Vukosava Djapic		15545.02
22Elena Kviatkovskaya, Lyubov Perepelova,
Lyudmila Dmitriadi, Guzel Khubbieva		42645.14SB
23Valdivel Jayalakshmi, Vinta Tripathi,
Saraswati Dey, Rachita Mistry		32645.20
24Esther Mvondo, Anne Marie Mouri Nkeng,
Carine Eyenga, Françoise Mbango Etone		47445.82SB
14DNF

Semi-finals

First three in each heat (Q) and two fastest losers (q) advance to the final.

Heat 1

Heat 1 of 2
Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place Nation AthletesLaneTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
12Eldece Clarke-Lewis, Chandra Sturrup,
Pauline Davis-Thompson, Sevatheda Fynes		642.42Q
24Chryste Gaines, Torri Edwards,
Nanceen Perry, Passion Richardson		342.82Q
34742.82Q SB
46442.84qSB
59Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum,
Vida Anim, Vida Nsiah		243.19NR
611843.31
713align=LEFTParaskevi Patoulidou, Effrosíni Patsoú,
Ekateríni Kóffa, Ekateríni Thánou		543.53
814Monica Rahanitraniriana, Ony Paule Ratsimbazafy,
Rosa Rakotozafy, Hanitrinianina Rakotondrabe		143.98

Heat 2

Heat 2 of 2
Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place Nation AthletesLaneTimeQual.Record
HeatOverall
11342.15Q SB
22Sandra Citte, Muriel Hurtis,
Fabe Dia, Christine Arron		442.42Q
37542.85Q
48Zeng Xiujun, Liu Xiaomei,
Qin Wangping, Li Xuemei		743.04q SB
598 43.19SB
612643.50 SB
715Marzena Pawlak, Joanna Niełacna,
Agnieszka Rysiukiewicz, Zuzanna Radecka		244.07
816144.37

Semi-Finals- Overall

Semi-Finals
Overall Results
Place NationAthletesHeatLanePlaceTimeQual.Record
123142.15Q SB
2Sandra Citte, Muriel Hurtis,
Fabe Dia, Christine Arron		24242.42Q
2Eldece Clarke-Lewis, Chandra Sturrup,
Pauline Davis-Thompson, Sevatheda Fynes		16142.42Q
4Chryste Gaines, Torri Edwards,
Nanceen Perry, Passion Richardson		13242.82Q
417342.82Q SB
614442.84qSB
725342.85Q
8Zeng Xiujun, Liu Xiaomei,
Qin Wangping, Li Xuemei		27443.04q SB
928 543.19SB
9Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum,
Vida Anim, Vida Nsiah		12543.19NR
1118643.31
1226643.50 SB
13align=LEFTParaskevi Patoulidou, Effrosíni Patsoú,
Ekateríni Kóffa, Ekateríni Thánou		15743.53
14Monica Rahanitraniriana, Ony Paule Ratsimbazafy,
Rosa Rakotozafy, Hanitrinianina Rakotondrabe		11843.98
15Marzena Pawlak, Joanna Niełacna,
Agnieszka Rysiukiewicz, Zuzanna Radecka		22744.07
1621844.37

Final

Final
Place NationAthletesLaneReactionTimeRecord
Sevatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup,
Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson		50.153 s41.95 SB
30.174 s42.13SB
Chryste Gaines, Torri Edwards,
Nanceen Perry, Marion Jones		60.384 s42.20
440.433 s42.42
5Natalya Ignatova, Marina Trandenkova,
Irina Khabarova, Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova		80.153 s43.02
610.155 s43.11
77 0.415 s44.05
8Zeng Xiujun, Liu Xiaomei,
Qin Wangping, Li Xuemei		20.212 s44.87

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173959/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/womens-4-x-100-metres-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 26 August 2017 . sports-reference.com.
  2. Web site: IOC News . February 21, 2024 . www.olympic.org.
  3. Web site: AP OLY ATH Jones Medals Appeal . www.nytimes.com.
  4. Web site: Bahamian Women Athletes and Politicians . 2024-02-21 . amasewa.tripod.com.

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