European Athletics Championships 2002/4 × 100 m women

18th European Athletics Championships
discipline	4 × 100 m relay
gender	Women
Attendees	14 relays with 57 athletes
venue	Munich
Competition location	Olympic Stadium
Competition phase	August 10th (preliminary) August 11th (final)
Medalists  France  Germany  Russia

Munich Olympic Stadium

The women's 4 x 100 meter relay at the 2002 European Athletics Championships took place on August 10 and 11, 2002 in the Munich Olympic Stadium.

France became European champions with the line-up of Delphine Combe , Muriel Hurtis , Sylviane Félix and Odiah Sidibé . Second place went to Germany with Melanie Paschke , Gabi Rockmeier , Sina Schielke and Marion Wagner . Bronze went to Russia ( Natalja Ignatowa , Julija Tabakowa , Irina Chabarowa , Larissa Kruglowa ).

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 10, 2002

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)
1	Germany	Melanie Paschke Gabi Rockmeier Sina Schielke Marion Wagner	43.05
2	Russia	Natalja Ignatowa Julija Tabakowa Irina Chabarowa Larissa Kruglowa	43.57
3	Italy	Daniela Graglia Vincenza Cali Manuela Grillo Manuela Levorato	43.74
4th	Poland	Beata Makaruk Daria Onyśko Zuzanna Radecka Dorota Jędrusińska	43.97
5	Spain	Carmen Blay Arantxa Reinares Concepción Montaner Glory Alozie	44.32
6th	Great Britain	Joice Maduaka Shani Anderson Amanda Forrester Abiodun Oyepitan	44.45
DNF	Netherlands	Joan van den Akker Jacqueline Poelman Pascal van Assendelft Kristel Spierenburg

Forward 2

space	Season	occupation	Time (s)
1	France	Delphine Combe Muriel Hurtis Sylviane Félix Odiah Sidibé	43.52
2	Ukraine	Iryna Koschemjakina Anshela Kravchenko Jelena Pastuschenko Tetiana Tkalitsch	43.55
3	Belgium	Katleen De Caluwe Nancy Callaerts Élodie Ouédraogo Kim Gevaert	43.57
4th	Belarus	Julija Barzewitsch Natallja Abramenko Alena Neumjarschyzkaja Natallja Safronnikawa	43.69
5	Greece	María-Eléni Diakátou Magdaliní Padaléon Ólga Kaidantzí Yeoryía Koklóni	44.04
6th	Sweden	Emma Reinas Jenny Kallur Susanna Kallur Lena Udd	44.33
7th	Austria	Bettina Müller Sandra Rehrl Manuela Witting Karin Mayr-Krifka	45.05

final

August 11, 2002

space	Season	occupation	Time (s)
1	France	Delphine Combe Muriel Hurtis Sylviane Félix Odiah Sidibé	42.46
2	Germany	Melanie Paschke Gabi Rockmeier Sina Schielke Marion Wagner	42.54
3	Russia	Natalja Ignatowa Julija Tabakowa Irina Chabarowa Larissa Kruglowa	43.11
4th	Belgium	Katleen De Caluwe Nancy Callaerts Élodie Ouédraogo Kim Gevaert	43.22
5	Ukraine	Iryna Koschemjakina Anshela Kravchenko Jelena Pastuschenko Tetiana Tkalitsch	43.38
6th	Italy	Daniela Graglia Vincenza Cali Manuela Grillo Manuela Levorato	43.46
7th	Poland	Beata Makaruk Daria Onyśko Agnieszka Rysiukiewicz ( final ) Dorota Jędrusińska in the preliminary also: Zuzanna Radecka	43.96
8th	Belarus	Julija Barzewitsch Natallja Abramenko Alena Neumjarschyzkaja Natallja Safronnikawa	44.34

Web links

• European Athletics Championships - Munich 2002 at european-athletics.org, accessed on November 4, 2019
• Women 4x100m Relay European Championship 2002 Munich on todor66.com, accessed on November 4, 2019
• Track and Field Statistics, EM 2002 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on November 4, 2019
• European Athletics Championships Zurich 2014 - Statistics Handbook , Women 4x100m Relay European Championship 2002 Munich, p. 489 (PDF, 13,363 kB), in English at european-athletics.org, accessed on November 4, 2019
• Results of all European Athletics Championships - 2002, 4 × 100 m women on sportschau.de, accessed on November 4, 2019
• 18th European Athletics Championships 2002 in Munich, Germany from ifosta.de, accessed on November 4, 2019

References and comments

1. ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 100 m women , accessed November 4, 2019