2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July. Prior to the event, Great Britain had the 2016 leading European time of 3:28.62,[1] and they kept their form throughout the competition, setting a new leading European time in the heats and the new 2016 world leading time of 3:25.05 in the final.[2] The team that won gold consisted of Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle and Seren Bundy-Davies. The silver medal was won by France, and the bronze by Italy, both setting their season's best times.

2016 European
Athletics Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Half marathonmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Records
Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships
World record  Soviet Union
Tatyana Ledovskaya
Olga Nazarova
Mariya Pinigina
Olga Bryzgina		 3:15.17 Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988
European record  Soviet Union
Tatyana Ledovskaya
Olga Nazarova
Mariya Pinigina
Olga Bryzgina		 3:15.17 Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988
Championship record  East Germany
Kirsten Emmelmann
Sabine Busch
Petra Müller
Marita Koch		 3:16.87 Stuttgart, West Germany 31 August 1986
World Leading  United States
Damajahnee Birch
Daina Harper
Monisa Dobbins
Ceara Watson		 3:25.48 Lawrence, United States 28 May 2016
European Leading  United Kingdom
Kelly Massey
Laviai Nielsen
Perri Shakes-Drayton
Emily Diamond		 3:28.62 Regensburg, Germany 5 June 2016

Schedule
Date Time Round
9 July 201613:55Heats
10 July 201618:40Final

All times are local times (UTC+2)

Results

Heats

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.[3][4]

RankHeatNationAthletesTimeNotes
11 Great BritainEilidh Doyle, Margaret Adeoye, Kelly Massey, Seren Bundy-Davies3:26.42Q, EL
21 PolandEwelina Ptak, Martyna Dąbrowska, Iga Baumgart, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz3:27.72Q, SB
32 UkraineYuliya Olishevska, Olha Bibik, Tetyana Melnyk, Olha Zemlyak3:27.75Q
42 GermanyLaura Müller, Friederike Möhlenkamp, Lara Hoffmann, Ruth Spelmeyer3:28.03Q, SB
52 FranceMarie Gayot, Brigitte Ntiamoah, Agnès Raharolahy, Elea-Mariama Diarra3:28.38Q, SB
62 RomaniaAdelina Pastor, Anamaria Ioniță, Sanda Belgyan, Andrea Miklós3:29.08q, SB
72 NetherlandsNicky van Leuveren, Lisanne de Witte, Eva Hovenkamp, Laura de Witte3:29.18q, NR
81 ItalyMaria Benedicta Chigbolu, Maria Enrica Spacca, Chiara Bazzoni, Elena Bonfanti3:29.57Q, SB
91 BelarusAlena Kievich, Yulia Yurenia, Katsiaryna Khairullina, Ilona Usovich3:31.23SB
101 SlovakiaSilvia Šalgovičová, Alexandra Štuková, Alexandra Bezeková, Iveta Putálová3:31.66NR
102 GreeceEkaterini Dalaka, Anna Vasiliou, Despina Mourta, Irini Vasiliou3:31.66SB
121 NorwayBenedicte Hauge, Sara Dorothea Jensen, Ida Bakke Hansen, Line Kloster3:31.73NR
131 PortugalRivinilda Mentai, Filipa Martins, Catia Azevedo, Dorothe Evora3:32.48SB
142 SpainLaura Bueno, Aauri Lorena Bokesa, Bárbara Camblor, Geraxane Ussia3:33.57SB
152 IrelandSinead Denny, Phil Healy, Jenna Bromell, Ciara McCallion3:34.02SB
161 TurkeyBerfe Sancak, Meryem Kasap, Emel Şanlı, Elif Yıldırım3:38.47

Final
The third leg of the final

[2]

RankLaneNationAthletesTimeNotes
5 Great BritainEmily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle, Seren Bundy-Davies3:25.05WL
8 FrancePhara Anacharsis, Brigitte Ntiamoah, Marie Gayot, Floria Guei3:25.96SB
7 ItalyMaria Benedicta Chigbolu, Maria Enrica Spacca, Chiara Bazzoni, Libania Grenot3:27.49SB
43 PolandEwelina Ptak, Małgorzata Hołub, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Justyna Święty3:27.60SB
54 GermanyLaura Müller, Friederike Möhlenkamp, Lara Hoffmann, Ruth Spelmeyer3:27.60SB
66 UkraineYuliya Olishevska, Olha Bibik, Tetyana Melnyk, Olha Zemlyak3:27.64SB
72 NetherlandsLaura de Witte, Lisanne de Witte, Eva Hovenkamp, Nicky van Leuveren3:29.23
81 RomaniaAdelina Pastor, Anamaria Ioniță, Sanda Belgyan, Andrea Miklós3:30.63

References
  1. "SENIOR OUTDOOR 2016 4X400 METRES RELAY WOMEN". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  3. "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016.
  4. "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2016.
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