Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
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The women's 4×400 metres relay was one of 23 track events of the athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
, in Athens
. It was contested at the Athens Olympic Stadium, from August 27 to August 28, by a total of sixteen national teams comprising 64 athletes.
The sixteen teams competed in a two-heat qualifying round in which the first three teams from each heat, together with the next two fastest teams, were given a place in the final race.
The United States originally won this event in 3:19.01, but were disqualified after Crystal Cox
admitted to using anabolic steroids from 2001 to 2004. As a result, she forfeited all of her results from that time period, and agreed to a four-year suspension, until January 2014.
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
(NOC) could enter a maximum of one qualified relay team per relay event, with a maximum of six qualified athletes. For this event, an NOC would be invited to participate with a relay team if the average of the team's two best times — obtained in IAAF
-sanctioned meetings or tournaments — would be among the best sixteen, at the end of this period.
DQ: United States (DeeDee Trotter
, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Monique Hennagan
)
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
, in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. It was contested at the Athens Olympic Stadium, from August 27 to August 28, by a total of sixteen national teams comprising 64 athletes.
The sixteen teams competed in a two-heat qualifying round in which the first three teams from each heat, together with the next two fastest teams, were given a place in the final race.
The United States originally won this event in 3:19.01, but were disqualified after Crystal Cox
Crystal Cox
Crystal Cox is an American track and field athlete and was a contestant on the seventeenth season of the reality show Survivor.- Olympics :...
admitted to using anabolic steroids from 2001 to 2004. As a result, she forfeited all of her results from that time period, and agreed to a four-year suspension, until January 2014.
Medalists
| Olesya Krasnomovets 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... 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 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.... Tatyana Firova Tatyana Firova Tatyana Pavlovna Firova is a Russian sprint athlete.Firova won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Two years later, at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha, she finished second behind American athlete Debbie Dunn in the 400 metres, obtaining her first... * Natalya Ivanova Natalya Ivanova Natalya Nikolaevna Ivanova is a Russian hurdler. She finished fifth in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also ran in the heats for Russia's 4 x 400m relay team in the 2004 Olympics... * |
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... 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.... Nadia Davy Nadia Davy Nadia Davy 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.-References:... 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... * |
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:... 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.... 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... 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... Helen Karagounis* |
Qualification
The Olympic qualification period for the athletics' relay events ran from January 1, 2003 to July 21, 2004. A National Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
(NOC) could enter a maximum of one qualified relay team per relay event, with a maximum of six qualified athletes. For this event, an NOC would be invited to participate with a relay team if the average of the team's two best times — obtained in IAAF
International Association of Athletics Federations
The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
-sanctioned meetings or tournaments — would be among the best sixteen, at the end of this period.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 3:15.17 |  Tatyana LedovskayaTatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk.... Olga NazarovaOlga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal... Mariya PiniginaMariya Pinigina Mariya Dzhumabaevna Pinigina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres, training at Spartak in Kiev... Olga BryzginaOlga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team... |
Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... (KOR South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... ) |
October 1, 1988 |
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| Olympic Record | 3:15.17 | Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk.... Olga NazarovaOlga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal... Mariya PiniginaMariya Pinigina Mariya Dzhumabaevna Pinigina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres, training at Spartak in Kiev... Olga BryzginaOlga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team... |
Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... (KOR South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... ) |
October 1, 1988 |
Results
All times are shown in minutes. The following abbreviations are used:- Q denotes qualification by place
- q denotes qualification by time
- SB denotes "season best"
- NR denotes national record
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 IvanovaNatalya IvanovaNatalya Nikolaevna Ivanova is a Russian hurdler. She finished fifth in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also ran in the heats for Russia's 4 x 400m relay team in the 2004 Olympics...
, Tatyana FirovaTatyana FirovaTatyana Pavlovna Firova is a Russian sprint athlete.Firova won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Two years later, at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha, she finished second behind American athlete Debbie Dunn in the 400 metres, obtaining her first...
, 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:...
) 3:23.52 Q SB
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...
(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...
, Michelle BurgherMichelle BurgherMichelle 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....
, Nadia DavyNadia DavyNadia Davy 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.-References:...
, Sandie RichardsSandie RichardsAlexandra 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....
) 3:24.92 Q 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...
(Zuzanna Radecka, 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....
, Małgorzata PskitMałgorzata PskitMałgorzata Pskit is a retired Polish athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outdoor*200m 24.86*400m 53.10 *400m hurdles 54.75 *800m 2:04.88Indoor...
, 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:...
) 3:25.05 Q 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...
(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...
, Catherine MurphyCatherine 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....
, Helen Karagounis, 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...
) 3:26.99 q 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 MorosanuAngela 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...
, Alina Rapanu, Maria Rus, Ionela Tirlea-ManolacheIonela Tîrlea-ManolacheIonela Târlea is a former athlete, competing internationally for Romania. She won the silver medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
) 3:27.36 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, Irina Khlyustova, 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...
, Svetlana Usovich) 3:27.38 SB
CameroonCameroonCameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
(Mireille NguimgoMireille NguimgoMireille 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...
, Hortense BewoudaHortense BéwoudaHortense 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...
, Carole Kaboud MebamCarole Kaboud MebamCarole 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...
, Muriel Noah Ahanda) 3:29.93 SB
NigeriaNigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
(Ngozi Cynthia Nwokocha, Gloria Amuche Nwosu, Halimat IsmailaHalimat IsmailaHalimat Ismaila is a Nigerian athlete who won a bronze medal in 4x100 metre relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
, Christy EkpukhonChristy EkpukhonChristy Ekpukhon Ihunaegbo is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.11 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Brazzaville....
) 3:30.78 SB
Heat 2
United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Crystal CoxCrystal CoxCrystal Cox is an American track and field athlete and was a contestant on the seventeenth season of the reality show Survivor.- Olympics :...
, 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....
, Sanya RichardsSanya RichardsSanya 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...
) 3:23.79 Q
GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
(Hariklia Bouda, Hrisoula Goudenoudi, Dimitra Dova, Fani HalkiaFaní HalkiáFani 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....
) 3:26.70 Q
IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(Rajwinder KaurRajwinder KaurRajwinder Kaur is an Indian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Kaur finished seventh in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, together with teammates Satti Geetha, K. M. Beenamol and Chitra K. Soman. This team, only with Manjeet Kaur running instead of Geetha, had set a...
, K Mathews Beenamol, Chitra K Soman, Manjeet Kaur) 3:26.89 Q NR
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 Hoffman, 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...
, Jana Neubert, Grit BreuerGrit BreuerGrit Breuer is a former East German athlete, who competed in the women's 200m, 400m, 4x100m, and 4x400m events....
) 3:27.75
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...
(Liliana AllenLiliana AllenLiliana Allen Doll is a Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico. She previously represented Cuba....
, Magali Yanez, Ana GuevaraAna GuevaraAna 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...
, Mayra González) 3:27.88 NR
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 Almirao, Josiane Tito, Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, 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...
) 3:28.43 SB
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...
(Oleksandra RyzhkovaOleksandra RyzhkovaOleksandra 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....
, 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...
, 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...
, Natalya Pygyda) 3:28.62
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...
(Aida 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...
, Mame Tacko DioufMame 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, 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 :...
) 3:35.18
Final
- Russia (Olesya Krasnomovets, Natalya NazarovaNatalya NazarovaNatalya 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...
, Olesya Zykina, 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....
) 3:20.16 SB - Jamaica (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...
, Michelle Burgher, Nadia Davy, Sandie Richards) 3:22.00 SB - Great Britain (Donna FraserDonna FraserDonna Karen Fraser in Thornton Heath, Croydon is an English athlete who mainly competed in the 200 and 400 metres.-Career:...
, Catherine Murphy, Christine Ohuruogu, Lee McConnell) 3:25.12 SB - Poland (Zuzanna Radecka, Monika Bejnar, Małgorzata Pskit, Grażyna Prokopek) 3:25.22
- Romania (Angela Morosanu, Alina Rapanu, Maria Rus, Ionela Tirlea-Manolache) 3:26.81 SB
- India (Satti Geetha, K Mathews Beenamol, Chitra K Soman, Rajwinder Kaur) 3:28.51
- Greece (Hariklia Bouda, Hrisoula Goudenoudi, Dimitra Dova, Fani Halkia) 3:45.70
DQ: United States (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...
, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Monique Hennagan
Monique Hennagan
Monique 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....
)