2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
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The 4 x 400 metre relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
on August 13 and August 14.
All times shown are in second
s.
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952...
on August 13 and August 14.
Medals
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
 RussiaRussia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay.... Olesya Krasnomovets Natalya Antyukh Natalya Antyukh Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh is a Russian athlete who primarily competed in the 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles.In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.... 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... |
 JamaicaJamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic... Shericka Williams Shericka Williams Shericka Williams is a Jamaican sprinter and former student of St. Elizabeth Technical High School.... Novlene Williams Novlene Williams Novlene Hilaire Williams-Mills is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was initially a bronze medalist in the 4 x 400 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... Lorraine Fenton Lorraine Fenton Lorraine Fenton is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres.... |
 Great BritainGreat Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... 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... Donna Fraser Donna Fraser Donna Karen Fraser in Thornton Heath, Croydon is an English athlete who mainly competed in the 200 and 400 metres.-Career:... Nicola Sanders Nicola Sanders Nicola Clare Sanders is a British sprinter and hurdler.-Early achievements:Nicola won a bronze medal in the 1999 European Athletics Junior Championships in Riga at 400 m hurdles. That same year she was 4th in the 400 m hurdles at the World Youth Championships... Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu MBE is an English athlete, who specialises in the 400 metres; the event for which she is the current Olympic and former World and Commonwealth Champion... |
Qualifying
From the initial two heats the first three teams in each plus two fastest losers progressed through to the final.All times shown are in second
Second
The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock....
s.
- Q denotes automatic qualification.
- q denotes fastest losers.
- DNS denotes did not start.
- DNF denotes did not finish.
- AR denotes area record.
- NR denotes national record.
- PB denotes personal best.
- SB denotes season's best.
Heat 1
- RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(Olesya Krasnomovets, Natalya AntyukhNatalya AntyukhNatalya Nikolayevna Antyukh is a Russian athlete who primarily competed in the 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles.In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics....
, Tatyana Fireva, Olesya ZykinaOlesya ZykinaOlesya 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:...
) 3:20.32 Q (WL) 
PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
(Anna GuzowskaAnna GuzowskaAnna 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 BejnarMonika BejnarMonika 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....
, Grażyna ProkopekGrazyna ProkopekGrażyna 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:...
, Zuzanna Radecka) 3:26.04 Q
BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
(Natalya Sologub, Yulyana Zhalniaruk, Anna KozakAnna KozakAnna Kozak is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Ilona Usovich and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. For the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, the Belarusian team had substituted Svetlana Usovich with...
, Ilona UsovichIlona UsovichIlona Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Anna Kozak and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The next year Ilona finished 4th over 400 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships...
) 3:27.65 Q (SB)
GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(Claudia MarxClaudia MarxClaudia 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...
, Claudia Hoffman, Corinna Fink, Ulrike UrbanskyUlrike UrbanskyUlrike Urbansky is a German hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.57 seconds, achieved in July 2000 in Barcelona.- Achievements :- External links :...
) 3:27.96 q
SenegalSenegalSenegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
(Aïda DiopAïda DiopAïda Diop is a Senegalese sprinter who specializes in 100 and 200 metres.At the 2000 African Championships in Algiers she won silver medals in both 100 and 200 metres. She followed up at the 2002 African Championships in Radès with another silver medal in 200 m...
, Fatou Bintou FallFatou Bintou FallFatou 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 :...
, Aminata Diouf, Amy Mbacké ThiamAmy Mbacke ThiamAmy 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...
) 3:29.03 (SB)
RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
(Angela MoroşanuAngela MorosanuAngela Moroşanu is a female track and field sprinter from Romania.Moroşanu was discovered by Albu Ştefan who became her first trainer whilst she was at school in Belceşti, a village 40 km from Iaşi. She started out competing for sports clubs in Iaşi and Bacău...
, Mihaela Stancescu-Neacsu, Alina Râpanu, Maria Rus) 3:30.97
BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
(Monika Gachevska, Mariyana DimitrovaMariyana DimitrovaMariyana 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...
, Nedyalka Nedkova, Monika Ivanova) 3:38.96
Heat 2
- Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
(Lee McConnellLee McConnellLee 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...
, Donna FraserDonna FraserDonna Karen Fraser in Thornton Heath, Croydon is an English athlete who mainly competed in the 200 and 400 metres.-Career:...
, Nicola SandersNicola SandersNicola Clare Sanders is a British sprinter and hurdler.-Early achievements:Nicola won a bronze medal in the 1999 European Athletics Junior Championships in Riga at 400 m hurdles. That same year she was 4th in the 400 m hurdles at the World Youth Championships...
, Christine OhuruoguChristine OhuruoguChristine Ijeoma Ohuruogu MBE is an English athlete, who specialises in the 400 metres; the event for which she is the current Olympic and former World and Commonwealth Champion...
) 3:26.19 Q (SB) 
BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
(Maria Laura Almirão, Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Josiane Tito, Lucimar TeodoroLucimar TeodoroLucimar Teodoro is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres sprint and the 400 metres hurdles.Teodoro was born in Guararapes, São Paulo and began competing in senior athletics in 2001. She attended her first Olympics at the 2004 Athens Games as part of the 4×400 metres...
) 3:26.82 Q (AR)
UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
(Antonina YefremovaAntonina YefremovaAntonina 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...
, Oksana IlyushkinaOksana IlyushkinaOksana Ilyushkina, née Kochetkova is a retired Ukrainian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres and 800 metres.In the 4 x 400 metres relay she finished fourth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, fifth at the 2005 World Championships, and sixth at the 2006 European Championships...
, Liliya Pilyuhina, Natalya Pygyda) 3:27.23 Q- JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
(Shericka WilliamsShericka WilliamsShericka Williams is a Jamaican sprinter and former student of St. Elizabeth Technical High School....
, Novlene WilliamsNovlene WilliamsNovlene Hilaire Williams-Mills is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was initially a bronze medalist in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece...
, Ronetta SmithRonetta SmithRonetta 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 FentonLorraine FentonLorraine Fenton is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres....
) 3:27.87 q (SB) 
MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
(Ruth Grajeda, Gabriela MedinaGabriela MedinaGabriela 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, Magali Yañez) 3:31.41 (SB)
South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
(Amanda Kotze, Dominique Koster, Surita FebbraioSurita FebbraioSurita Febbraio is a South African hurdler.She won a silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, finished eighth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, won the 2004 African Championships in Brazzaville and finished eighth at the 2005 World Athletics Final in Monaco.Her personal...
, Estie Wittstock) 3:31.71 (SB)
United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Suziann Reid, Monique HennaganMonique HennaganMonique Hennagan is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 meters. She won her first relay medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and her second in 2003....
, Moushaumi RobinsonMoushaumi RobinsonMoushaumi Robinson is an American athlete. She represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she won a gold medal in the 4×400 metres relay for her contributions in the preliminary round.-External links:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/....
, Monique HendersonMonique HendersonMonique Henderson is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the United States. She was a gold medalist in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China....
) DSQ
Final
- RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(Yuliya PechonkinaYuliya PechonkinaYuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay....
, Olesya Krasnomovets, Natalya Antyukh, Svetlana PospelovaSvetlana PospelovaSvetlana 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...
) 3:20.95 - JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
(Shericka Williams, Novlene Williams, Ronetta Smith, Lorraine Fenton) 3:23.29 (SB) - Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
(Lee McConnell, Donna Fraser, Nicola Sanders, Christine Ohuruogu) 3:24.44 (SB) - PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
(Anna Guzowska, Monika Bejnar, Grażyna Prokopek, Anna JesieńAnna JesienAnna 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...
) 3:24.49 (NR) - UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
(Antonina Yefremova, Oksana Ilyushkina, Liliya Pilyuhina, Natalya Pygyda) 3:28.00 - GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(Claudia Marx, Claudia Hoffman, Corinna Fink, Ulrike Urbansky) 3:28.39- BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
(Maria Laura Almirão, Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Josiane Tito, Lucimar Teodoro) DSQ - BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
(Alena NevmerzhitskayaAlena NevmerzhitskayaAlena Neumiarzhitskaya is a Belarusian sprinter.She won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics together with Yulia Nestsiarenka, Natallia Solohub and Aksana Drahun...
, Natalya Sologub, Anna Kozak, Ilona Usovich) DSQ