2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 8–9 March.

Doping

The Russian team came 4th in the final but was later disqualified after Kseniya Ryzhovas doping sample from 7 March was found positive for trimetazidine.[1][2]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
 United States
Natasha Hastings
Joanna Atkins
Francena McCorory
Cassandra Tate
Jernail Hayes*
Monica Hargrove*		  Jamaica
Patricia Hall
Anneisha McLaughlin
Kaliese Spencer
Stephenie Ann McPherson
Verone Chambers*
Natoya Goule*		  Great Britain
Eilidh Child
Shana Cox
Margaret Adeoye
Christine Ohuruogu
Victoria Ohuruogu*

*Athletes who competed in heats only.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record  Russia (RUS) 3:23.37 Glasgow, Great Britain 28 January 2006
Championship record  Russia (RUS) 3:23.88 Budapest, Hungary 7 March 2004
World Leading University of Oregon 3:30.08 Albuquerque, United States 15 February 2014
Asian record  India (IND) 3:37.46 Doha, Qatar 16 February 2008
European record  Russia (RUS) 3:23.37 Glasgow, Great Britain 28 January 2006
North and Central American
and Caribbean record		  United States (USA) 3:27.34 Doha, Qatar 14 March 2010
Oceanian Record  Australia (AUS) 3:26.87 Maebashi, Japan 7 March 1999
Records broken during the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World Leading  United States (USA) 3:29.06 Sopot, Poland 8 March 2014
World Leading  United States (USA) 3:24.83 Sopot, Poland 9 March 2014

Schedule

Date Time Round
8 March 201412:20Heats
9 March 201417:45Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[3]

RankHeatCountryAthletesTimeNotes
12 United StatesNatasha Hastings, Jernail Hayes, Monica Hargrove, Cassandra Tate3:29.06Q, WL
22 JamaicaVerone Chambers, Anneisha McLaughlin, Natoya Goule, Stephanie McPherson3:29.43Q, NR
32 PolandEwelina Ptak, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Joanna Linkiewicz, Małgorzata Hołub3:29.48q, SB
42 NigeriaOmolara Omotoso, Patience Okon George, Bukola Abogunloko, Folashade Abugan3:29.67q, AR
51 Great BritainEilidh Child, Shana Cox, Victoria Ohuruogu, Christine Ohuruogu3:30.60Q, SB
61 RussiaOlga Tovarnova, Irina Davydova, Yuliya Terekhova, Natalya Nazarova3:30.87Q, SB
71 ItalyMaria Enrica Spacca, Elena Maria Bonfanti, Marta Milani, Chiara Bazzoni3:31.99NR
81 RomaniaAdelina Pastor, Alina Andreea Panainte, Sanda Belgyan, Bianca Răzor3:38.18SB

Final

[4]

Natasha Hastings of the winning US team.
RankCountryAthletesTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s) United StatesNatasha Hastings, Joanna Atkins, Francena McCorory, Cassandra Tate3:24.83WL, NR
2nd, silver medalist(s) JamaicaPatricia Hall, Anneisha McLaughlin, Kaliese Spencer, Stephanie McPherson3:26.54NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Great BritainEilidh Child, Shana Cox, Margaret Adeoye, Christine Ohuruogu3:27.90SB
DQ RussiaOlga Tovarnova, Alena Tamkova, Yuliya Terekhova, Kseniya Ryzhova3:28.39 SB[5]
4 PolandEwelina Ptak, Małgorzata Hołub, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Justyna Święty3:29.89
5 NigeriaOmolara Omotoso, Folashade Abugan, Bukola Abogunloko, Patience Okon George3:31.59

References

  1. ↑ "Russian athlete Ksenya Ryzhova disqualified for nine months for doping". ITAR-TASS. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ↑ IAAF: IAAF World Indoor Championships > IAAF World Indoor Championships 2014 > 4x400 Metres Relay - women
  3. ↑ Heats results
  4. ↑ Final results
  5. ↑ The team was disqualified retrospectivelly after Kseniya Ryzhova failed a doping test
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