Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Carrara Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 14 April | |||||||||
Nations | 8 | |||||||||
Winning time | 42.46 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 14 April 2018.[1]
The English team set an English record of 42.46 seconds to defeat the defending Jamaicans. Long jumper Lorraine Ugen, who had not run a relay in four years, replaced heat runner Corinne Humphreys in the England set-up at 24 hours' notice following an injury to Humphreys, and successfully managed to hold off Olympic champion Elaine Thompson on the anchor leg.[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[3]
World record | United States (Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter) | 40.82 | London, United Kingdom | 10 August 2012 |
Games record | Jamaica (Kerron Stewart, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce) | 41.83 | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 August 2014 |
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:[1]
Date | Time | Round |
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Saturday 14 April 2018 | 14:57 | Final |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Results
With eight teams, the event was held as a straight final.[3]
Final
Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Result | Notes |
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5 | England | Asha Philip Dina Asher-Smith Bianca Williams Lorraine Ugen | 42.46 | NR | |
1 | Jamaica | Christania Williams Natasha Morrison Gayon Evans Elaine Thompson | 42.52 | ||
6 | Nigeria | Joy Udo-Gabriel Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor Oluwatobiloba Amusan Rosemary Chukwuma | 42.75 | ||
4 | 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | Khalifa St. Fort Semoy Hackett Reyare Thomas Kai Selvon | 43.50 | |
5 | 3 | Ghana | Flings Owusu Agyapong Gemma Acheampong Halutie Hor Janet Amponsah | 43.64 | |
6 | 4 | Cameroon | Germaine Abessolo Bivina Marie Gisele Eleme Irene Bell Bonong Fanny Appes Ekanga | 45.24 | |
– | 2 | Australia | Brianna Beahan Maddie Coates Riley Day Melissa Breen | DQ | R 163.3a |
– | 7 | Bahamas | DNS |
References
- ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Results - Women's 4 × 100 metres relay" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Kelner, Martha (2018-04-12). Late call-up Lorraine Ugen anchors England to Commonwealth relay gold. The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ a b Athletics | Women's 4 × 100m Relay - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 224. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.