European Athletics Championships 1994/4 × 100 m women
| 16th European Athletics Championships | |||||||||
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| discipline | 4 × 100 m relay | ||||||||
| gender | Women | ||||||||
| Attendees | 13 relays with 54 athletes | ||||||||
| venue |
 Helsinki
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| Competition location | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
| Competition phase | August 13th (preliminary / final) | ||||||||
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The women's 4 x 100 meter relay at the European Athletics Championships in 1994 was held on August 13, 1994 in the Olympic Stadium in the Finnish capital Helsinki .
Germany became European champions with the line-up of Melanie Paschke , Silke-Beate Knoll , Bettina Zipp and Silke Lichtenhagen . Second place went to Russia with Natalja Anissimowa , Marina Trandenkowa , Galina Maltschugina and Irina Priwalowa ( final ) as well as Jekaterina Leschtschowa, who was also used in the preliminary run . Bronze went to Bulgaria ( Dessislawa Dimitrowa , Swetla Dimitrowa , Anelija Nunewa , Petja Pendarewa ).
The Russian runner, who was only used in the preliminary run, also received a silver medal.
Existing records
| World record | 41.37 s |
 GDR ( Gesine Walther , Sabine Rieger , Ingrid Auerswald , Marlies Göhr ) |
Canberra , Australia | October 16, 1985 |
| European record | ||||
| EM record | 41.68 s |
GDR ( Silke Möller , Katrin Krabbe , Kerstin Behrendt , Sabine Günther ) |
EM Split , Yugoslavia | September 1, 1990 |
The existing EM record was not set at these European championships and was not improved.
Preliminary round
August 13, 1994
The preliminary round was held in two runs. The first three seasons per run - highlighted in light blue - as well as the two fastest teams - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Forward 1
| space | Season | occupation | Time (s) |
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| 1 |
 Germany
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Melanie Paschke Silke-Beate Knoll Bettina Zipp Silke Lichtenhagen |
42.94 |
| 2 |
 Bulgaria
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Dessislawa Dimitrova Svetla Dimitrova Anelija Nunewa Petya Pendarewa |
43.52 |
| 3 |
 Netherlands
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Claudia Elissen Jacqueline Poelman Karin De Lange Monique Boogards |
43.89 |
| 4th |
 Greece
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Ekaterini Thanou Effrosíni Patsoú Maria Tsoni Ekaterini Koffa |
44.77 |
| 5 |
 Spain
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Carme Blay Cristina Castro Carmen García Yolanda Díaz |
45.11 |
| DNF |
 Austria
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Dagmar Holbl Sabine Tröger Doris Auer Karin Knoll |
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| DSQ |
 France
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Patricia Girard Odiah Sidibé Odile Singa Maguy Nestoret |
Forward 2
| space | Season | occupation | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Russia
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Natalja Anissimowa Galina Maltschugina Marina Trandenkowa Jekaterina Leschtschowa |
43.36 |
| 2 |
 Great Britain
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Stephanie Douglas Katherine Merry Simonne Jacobs Paula Thomas |
44.03 |
| 3 |
Finland
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Anu Pirttimaa Tarja Leveelahti Sanna Hernesniemi Marja Salmela |
44.15 |
| 4th |
 Ukraine
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Anshela Kravchenko Viktorija Formenko Iryna Slyusar Antonija Slyusar |
44.26 |
| 5 |
 Italy
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Carla Tuzzi Laura Ardissone Annarita Balzani Giada Galina |
44.36 |
| 6th |
 Switzerland
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Mireille Donders Margret Mantingh-Haug Sara Wüest Regula Aebi |
44.43 |
final
August 13, 1994
| space | Season | occupation | Time (s) |
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| 1 |
Germany
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Melanie Paschke Silke-Beate Knoll Bettina Zipp Silke Lichtenhagen |
42.90 |
| 2 |
Russia
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Natalja Anissimowa Marina Trandenkowa Galina Maltschugina Irina Priwalowa ( final ) in the preliminary also: Jekaterina Leschtschowa |
42.96 |
| 3 |
Bulgaria
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Dessislawa Dimitrova Svetla Dimitrova Anelija Nunewa Petya Pendarewa |
43.00 |
| 4th |
Ukraine
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Antonija Sljusar Wiktorija Formenko Iryna Sljusar Shanna Tarnopolskaja ( final ) in the preliminary run also: Anshela Kravchenko |
43.61 |
| 5 |
Great Britain
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Stephanie Douglas Katherine Merry Simonne Jacobs Paula Thomas |
43.63 |
| 6th |
Netherlands
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Claudia Elissen Jacqueline Poelman Karin De Lange Monique Boogards |
43.81 |
| 7th |
Finland
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Anu Pirttimaa Tarja Leveelahti Sanna Hernesniemi Marja Salmela |
43.96 |
| 8th |
Italy
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Carla Tuzzi Laura Ardissone Annarita Balzani Giada Galina |
44.46 |
Web links
- Women 4x100m Relay European Championship 1994 Helsinki on todor66.com, accessed October 3, 2019
- Track and Field Statistics, EM 1994 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on October 3, 2019
- European Athletics Championships Zurich 2014 - Statistics Handbook , Women 4x100m Relay European Championship 1994 Helsinki, p. 469 (PDF, 13,363 kB), in English at european-athletics.org, accessed on October 3, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1994, 4 × 100 m women on sportschau.de, accessed on October 3, 2019
- 16th European Athletics Championships 1994 in Helsinki, Finland from ifosta.de, accessed on October 3, 2019
Video
- Women's 4x100m Relay Final European Champs Helsinki 1994 on youtube.com, accessed October 3, 2019
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 100 m women , accessed October 3, 2019