2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay

These are the official results of the Women's 4x400 metres
Relay race
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event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

in Paris, France. Their final was held on Sunday 31 August 2001 at 19:10h.

Final

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
	United States	• Me'Lisa Barber Me'Lisa Barber Me'Lisa Barber is an American track and field sprint athlete.-Career:Barber won her first major international championships gold medal by running the lead leg on Team USA’s winning 4x400 m relay team at the 2003 World Outdoor Championships in Paris.She ran on the 2001 Team USA World University... • Demetria Washington Demetria Washington Demetria Washington is an athlete who attended the University of South Carolina, graduating in 2003. She was a member of the US team that won at 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay. She is known as a "sprinter" and was trained by Curtis Frye.- References :... • Jearl Miles Clark • Sanya Richards Sanya Richards Sanya Richards-Ross is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009...	3:22.63
	Russia	• Olesya Zykina Olesya Zykina Olesya Nikolaevna Zykina is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.-Achievements:... • Yuliya Pechenkina • Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Anastasiya Alexandrovna Kapachinskaya is a sprint athlete.At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2004 she won the 200 m, but was stripped of the title after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid stanozolol... • Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th...	3:22.91
	Jamaica	• Sandie Richards Sandie Richards Alexandra Richards is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... • Allison Beckford Allison Beckford Allison J. Beckford Allison J. Beckford Allison J. Beckford (born May 8, 1979 in Westmorland is a Jamaican. She attended Manning's High school in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland Jamaica. Where she was one of the star athletes coached by Howard Daugharty. She was also academically astute passing... • Ronetta Smith Ronetta Smith Ronetta Smith is a Jamaican sprinter.A 400m runner with a personal best of 51.23 , Smith has never reached an international final in an individual race. However, she was a part of the Jamaican 4 x 400 meters relay teams that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships and the silver medal... • Lorraine Fenton Lorraine Fenton Lorraine Fenton is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres....	3:22.92
4.	Germany	• Claudia Marx Claudia Marx Claudia Marx, born September 16, 1978, in Berlin, is a German sprint athlete. She runs in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles . She also competes in the German team in the 4 by 400 metres relay. She won the 400 metres at the national championships in 2003 in the and National Indoor... • Birgit Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Her personal best time is 22.90 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Stuttgart. Since 1999 she represents the sports club LG Olympia Dortmund.... • Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represents SC Potsdam and trains under Frank Möller.Her personal best time is 51.65 seconds, achieved in June 2010 in Regensburg.... • Grit Breuer Grit Breuer Grit Breuer is a former East German athlete, who competed in the women's 200m, 400m, 4x100m, and 4x400m events....	3:26.25
5.	Poland	• Monika Bejnar Monika Bejnar Monika Bejnar is a Polish sprint athlete.She finished 4th in the 200m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also competed in the 4 x 400m relay team for Poland in the 2004 Olympics.... • Małgorzata Pskit Małgorzata Pskit Małgorzata Pskit is a retired Polish athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outdoor200m 24.86400m 53.10 400m hurdles 54.75 800m 2:04.88Indoor... • Anna Jesień Anna Jesien Anna Jesień, née Olichwierczuk is a Polish hurdler.She won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich... • Grażyna Prokopek Grazyna Prokopek Grażyna Prokopek is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 11.67 s 200 metres - 23.22 s *400 metres - 51.29 s -External links:...	3:26.64
6.	United Kingdom	• Lee McConnell Lee McConnell Lee McConnell is a Scottish athlete, who competes in the 400 metres. She attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow before graduating from Loughborough University in 2000 with a degree in Sports Science. She became the Scottish 200 metres champion in 2002, and 2005. She also won the 400... • Jennifer Meadows • Catherine Murphy Catherine Murphy (athlete) Catherine Ann Murphy is a Welsh athlete who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece in the 4X400m relay.Born in Sheffield, she lives in London.Catherine announced her retirement from athletics on 28 April 2006.... • Tasha Danvers Tasha Danvers Tasha De'Anka Danvers is a British Olympic bronze medallist, who finished in third place in the 400m Hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...	3:26.67
7.	Cameroon	• Mireille Nguimgo Mireille Nguimgo Mireille Nguimgo is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.She has not competed on top level since the 2004 season.-Achievements:-Personal bests:200 metres - 23.64 s... • Carole Kaboud Mebam Carole Kaboud Mebam Carole Kaboud Mebam is a Cameroonian athlete who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres hurdles - 13.71 s *400 metres hurdles - 56.90 s - national record... • Delphine Atangana Delphine Atangana Delphine Atangana is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won the bronze medal in the 100 metres and finished seventh in the 200 metres. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships and the 2008 World Indoor... • Hortense Bewouda Hortense Béwouda Hortense Béwouda is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.04 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Algiers...	3:27.08 (NR)
—	Senegal	• Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :... • Mame Tacko Diouf Mame Tacko Diouf -Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres hurdles - 12.94 s 400 metres hurdles - 54.75 s 200 metres - 23.43 s 400 metres - 53.96 s -External links:... • Aminata Diouf • Amy Mbacke Thiam Amy Mbacke Thiam Amy Mbacke Thiam is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres. She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats...	DQ

Heat 1

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	Jamaica	• Sandie Richards Sandie Richards Alexandra Richards is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... • Ronetta Smith Ronetta Smith Ronetta Smith is a Jamaican sprinter.A 400m runner with a personal best of 51.23 , Smith has never reached an international final in an individual race. However, she was a part of the Jamaican 4 x 400 meters relay teams that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships and the silver medal... • Michelle Burgher Michelle Burgher Michelle Burgher is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... • Allison Beckford Allison Beckford Allison J. Beckford Allison J. Beckford Allison J. Beckford (born May 8, 1979 in Westmorland is a Jamaican. She attended Manning's High school in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland Jamaica. Where she was one of the star athletes coached by Howard Daugharty. She was also academically astute passing...	3:26.22
2.	United Kingdom	• Helen Karagounis • Jennifer Meadows • Catherine Murphy Catherine Murphy (athlete) Catherine Ann Murphy is a Welsh athlete who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece in the 4X400m relay.Born in Sheffield, she lives in London.Catherine announced her retirement from athletics on 28 April 2006.... • Lee McConnell Lee McConnell Lee McConnell is a Scottish athlete, who competes in the 400 metres. She attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow before graduating from Loughborough University in 2000 with a degree in Sports Science. She became the Scottish 200 metres champion in 2002, and 2005. She also won the 400...	3:26.44
3.	Poland	• Anna Guzowska Anna Guzowska Anna Guzowska, née Pacholak is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 11.71 s 200 metres - 22.87 s 400 metres - 51.29 s -External links:... • Monika Bejnar Monika Bejnar Monika Bejnar is a Polish sprint athlete.She finished 4th in the 200m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also competed in the 4 x 400m relay team for Poland in the 2004 Olympics.... • Anna Jesień Anna Jesien Anna Jesień, née Olichwierczuk is a Polish hurdler.She won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich... • Grażyna Prokopek Grazyna Prokopek Grażyna Prokopek is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 11.67 s 200 metres - 23.22 s 400 metres - 51.29 s -External links:...	3:26.66
4.	Greece	• Hariklia Bouda • Fani Halkia Faní Halkiá Fani Chalkia is a Greek hurdler.Chalkia won the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. During the semifinals Halkia set an Olympic record of 52.77 seconds.... • Georgia Koumnaki • Hrisoula Goudenoudi	3:33.88
5.	India	• Kalpana Reddy • Sathi Geetha Sathi Geetha Sathi Geetha is an Indian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Geetha finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, together with teammates K. M. Beenamol, Chitra K. Soman and Rajwinder Kaur. Geetha also won a silver medal at the 2005 Asian Championships in a personal... • Sagardeep Kaur • Manjeet Kaur	3:42.25
—	Australia	• Lauren Hewitt Lauren Hewitt Lauren Katherine Hewitt is a track and field sprinter from Australia. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, and won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metres at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-References:* * *... • Susan Andrews • Tamsyn Lewis Tamsyn Lewis Tamsyn Carolyn Lewis is an Australian athlete and middle-distance runner, who has won a total of seventeen Australian Championships at 400 metres, 800 metres and 400m hurdles.... • Jana Rawlinson Jana Rawlinson Jana Pittman-Rawlinson is an Australian athlete, who specialises in the 400 metres run and 400 metre hurdles events. She is a two-time world champion in the 400 m hurdles, from 2003 and 2007...	DNS

Heat 2

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	Russia	• Svetlana Pospelova Svetlana Pospelova Svetlana Pospelova is a Russian sprinter who primarily competes over 400 metres.She was banned from competing in 2000 after she failed an out-of-competition test at the 2000 Summer Olympics... • Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Goncharenko is a former Russian athlete who mainly competed in the 200 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the bronze medal in 4x400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics.... • Olesya Zykina Olesya Zykina Olesya Nikolaevna Zykina is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.-Achievements:... • Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th...	3:27.97
2.	Cameroon	• Mireille Nguimgo Mireille Nguimgo Mireille Nguimgo is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.She has not competed on top level since the 2004 season.-Achievements:-Personal bests:200 metres - 23.64 s... • Carole Kaboud Mebam Carole Kaboud Mebam Carole Kaboud Mebam is a Cameroonian athlete who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres hurdles - 13.71 s *400 metres hurdles - 56.90 s - national record... • Delphine Atangana Delphine Atangana Delphine Atangana is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won the bronze medal in the 100 metres and finished seventh in the 200 metres. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships and the 2008 World Indoor... • Hortense Bewouda Hortense Béwouda Hortense Béwouda is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.04 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Algiers...	3:29.40
3.	France	• Marie-Louise Bévis Marie-Louise Bévis Marie-Louise Bévis is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.She finished fifth at the 1995 World Indoor Championships, won the gold medal at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, and the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games... • Anita Mormand Anita Mormand Anita Mormand is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.She won the silver medal at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, and the bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games.... • Virginie Michanol Virginie Michanol Virginie Michanol is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She was born in Albi. As a junior she won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2003 European Junior Championships with a career-best time of 23.36 seconds... • Solen Désert	3:30.29
4.	Belarus	• Katsiaryna Bobryk • Natallia Solohub Natallia Solohub Natallia Solohub, sometimes spelt Sologub , is a Belarusian sprinter.She has won silver medals in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 and 2006 World Indoor Championships, and a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships.At the 2001 World Championships she failed a drugs test... • Iryna Khliustava • Sviatlana Usovich Sviatlana Usovich Sviatlana Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...	3:31.40
5.	Italy	• Danielle Perpoli • Monika Niederstatter Monika Niederstätter Monika Niederstätter is a 400 m hurdler.Her best achievement is a fourth place at the 2002 European Athletics Championships. Her personal best time of 55.10s was set on 22 August 1999 at the World Championships in Seville, Spain.-References:... • Maria Teresa Schutzmann • Virna De Angeli	3:32.00
6.	Bulgaria	• Monika Gachevska • Mariyana Dimitrova Mariyana Dimitrova Mariyana Dimitrova is a Bulgarian sprint athlete who specializes in the 400 metres.She finished sixth in the 400 m final at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, and fourth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, the latter in a personal best time of 50.64 seconds... • Ekaterina Maschova • Nedyalka Nedkova	3:33.92
—	Nigeria	• Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who specialized in the 400 metres during her career. She was a member of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay.She won the World Junior Championships in 1994... • Doris Jacob Doris Jacob Doris Jacob is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Duah finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf and Falilat Ogunkoya... • Oluyemi Fagbamila • Rosemary Okafor	DNS

Heat 3

RANK	NATION	ATHLETES	TIME
1.	United States	• Me'Lisa Barber Me'Lisa Barber Me'Lisa Barber is an American track and field sprint athlete.-Career:Barber won her first major international championships gold medal by running the lead leg on Team USA’s winning 4x400 m relay team at the 2003 World Outdoor Championships in Paris.She ran on the 2001 Team USA World University... • DeeDee Trotter DeeDee Trotter De'Hashia Tonnek Trotter is an American athlete.She currently lives in Orlando, Florida, and trains at the University of Central Florida under Head Coach and former University Of Tennessee college coach Caryl Smith Gilbert.In 2007 she won the American championship in the 400m in a personal best... • Sanya Richards Sanya Richards Sanya Richards-Ross is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009... • Jearl Miles Clark	3:24.57
2.	Germany	• Claudia Marx Claudia Marx Claudia Marx, born September 16, 1978, in Berlin, is a German sprint athlete. She runs in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles . She also competes in the German team in the 4 by 400 metres relay. She won the 400 metres at the national championships in 2003 in the and National Indoor... • Birgit Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Her personal best time is 22.90 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Stuttgart. Since 1999 she represents the sports club LG Olympia Dortmund.... • Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann Claudia Hoffmann is a German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represents SC Potsdam and trains under Frank Möller.Her personal best time is 51.65 seconds, achieved in June 2010 in Regensburg.... • Grit Breuer Grit Breuer Grit Breuer is a former East German athlete, who competed in the women's 200m, 400m, 4x100m, and 4x400m events....	3:27.97
3.	Senegal	• Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :... • Mame Tacko Diouf Mame Tacko Diouf -Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres hurdles - 12.94 s 400 metres hurdles - 54.75 s 200 metres - 23.43 s 400 metres - 53.96 s -External links:... • Aminata Diouf • Amy Mbacke Thiam Amy Mbacke Thiam Amy Mbacke Thiam is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres. She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats...	3:28.37
4.	Ukraine	• Nataliya Pyhyda • Olga Mishchenko Olga Mishchenko Olga Mishchenko is a retired Ukrainian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.She competed at the 2002 European Championships without reaching the final. In the 4 x 400 metres relay she competed at the 2003 World Championships without reaching the final.Her personal best time was 51.92 seconds... • Oleksandra Ryzhkova Oleksandra Ryzhkova Oleksandra Ryzhkova is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.In the 4 x 400 metres relay she competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.... • Antonina Yefremova Antonina Yefremova Antonina Yefremova is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2001 European U23 Championships, finished sixth at the 2002 European Championships and fourth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships...	3:29.65
5.	Mexico	• Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Doll is a Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico. She previously represented Cuba.... • Gabriela Medina Gabriela Medina Gabriela Elizabeth Medina Solórzano is a Mexican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.25 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Xalapa.-Achievements:-References:... • Mayra González • Ana Guevara Ana Guevara Ana Gabriela Guevara Espinoza is a now-retired Mexican track and field athlete, specialized in the 400 meters. Her career began in 1996 carrying out diverse tours, participating in her first international competences...	3:29.74
6.	Kazakhstan	• Tatyana Roslanova Tatyana Roslanova Tatyana Roslanova is a Kazakhstani runner who specializes in the 400 and 800 metres.-Achievements:-References:... • Natalya Torshina • Olga Tereshkova Olga Tereshkova Olga Tereshkova is a Kazakhstani sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.At the age of 16, she just missed out on a medal in the 400 m at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics. Following this she made a number of appearances with the 4 x 400 metres relay team, taking silver at... • Svetlana Bodritskaya Svetlana Bodritskaya Svetlana Aleksandrovna Bodritskaya is a retired female sprinter Kazakhstan, who specialized in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 51.78 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Almaty.-Achievements:-References:*...	3:31.20
7.	Israel	• Irina Lenskiy Irina Lenskiy -Personal life:She was a Ukrainian citizen, known as Irina Lenskaya, until 1999 when she emigrated to Israel. She also held the surname Omelchenko for a period.... • Svetlana Gnezdilov Svetlana Gnezdilov Svetlana Gnezdilov is a retired Israeli athlete who specialized in the 100 metres hurdles and the heptathlon.She was a Ukrainian citizen until 1996 when she emigrated to Israel... • Anat Morad • Anna Tkach Anna Tkach Anna Tkach is a retired Israeli sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.She was a Russian citizen until 2003 when she changed nationality to Israel. She competed for her new country in the 400 metres at the 2003 World Championships, reaching the semi-final...	3:32.99 (NR)

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