European Athletics Championships 2014/4 × 100 m women

22nd European Athletics Championships
discipline	4 × 100 m relay
gender	Women
Attendees	16 relays with 66 athletes
venue	Zurich
Competition location	Letzigrund Stadium
Competition phase	August 16 (preliminary) August 17 (final)
Medalists  Great Britain  France  Russia

The Letzigrund stadium in Zurich

The 4-by-100-meter relay team of women at the 2014 European Athletics Championships was on 16 and 17 August 2014 in the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich held.

Great Britain won European championships with Asha Philip and Ashleigh Nelson . Jodie Williams ( final ) and Desiree Henry as well as Anyika Onuora, who was also used in the run-up . Second place went to France ( Celine Distel-Bonnet , Ayodelé Ikuesan , Myriam Soumaré , Stella Akakpo ). Bronze went to Russia with Marina Pantelejewa , Natalja Russakowa , Jelisaweta Sawlinis ( final ) and Kristina Siwkowa as well as Jelisaweta Demirowa, who was used in the preliminary stages .

The runners who were only used in the preliminary run also received the corresponding precious metal.

Existing records

World record	40.82 s	USA ( Tianna Madison , Allyson Felix , Bianca Knight , Carmelita Jeter )	OS London , UK	August 10, 2012
European record	41.37 s	GDR ( Gesine Walther , Sabine Rieger , Ingrid Auerswald , Marlies Göhr )	Canberra , Australia	October 16, 1985
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 16, 2014, 3:10 p.m.

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	France	Celine Thistle Bonnet Ayodelé Ikuesan Myriam Soumaré Stella Akakpo	42.29 tbsp
2	Netherlands	Madiea Ghafoor Dafne Schippers Tessa van Schagen Jamile Samuel	42.77
3	Switzerland	Mujinga Kambundji Marisa Lavanchy Ellen Sprunger Léa Sprunger	42.98
4th	Italy	Marzia Caravelli Irene Siragusa Martina Amidei Audrey Alloh	43.29
5	Sweden	Irene Ekelund Isabelle Eurenius Daniella Busk Pernilla Nilsson	43.80
6th	Greece	Yeoryía Koklóni Elisávet Pesirídou Andriána Férra Maria Belimbasaki	43.81 NO
7th	Finland	Milja Thureson Hanna-Maari Latvala Minna Laukka Nooralotta Neziri	44.22
8th	Spain	Maria Isabel Pérez Alba Fernández Estela García Cristina Lara	44.68

Forward 2

space	Season	occupation	Time (s)
1	Great Britain	Asha Philip Ashleigh Nelson Anyika Onuora Desiree Henry	42.62
2	Ukraine	Ksenija Karandjuk Natalija Strohowa Olesja Powch Natalija Pohrebnjak	43.37
3	Russia	Marina Pantelejewa Natalja Russakowa Jelisaveta Demirowa Kristina Siwkowa	43.47
4th	Ireland	Amy Foster Kelly Proper Sarah Lavin Phil Healy	43.84 NO
5	Norway	Isabelle Pedersen Christine Bjelland Jensen Elisabeth Slettum Ezinne Okparaebo	44.29 NO
6th	Bulgaria	Karin Okoliye Inna Eftimowa Maria Dankowa Iwet Lalowa	44.53
7th	Croatia	Ivana Lončarek Lucija Pokos Kristina Dudek Nika Župa	45.47
DNF	Germany	Josefina Elsler Rebekka Haase Tatjana Pinto Verena Sailer

final

Loss of baton in the Dutch relay team at the first change - Madiea Ghafoor to Dafne Schippers ( left: the second British runner Ashleigh Nelson)

Madiea Ghafoor (left) and Dafne Schippers

August 17, 2014, 5:22 pm

space	Season	occupation	Time (s)
1	Great Britain	Asha Philip Ashleigh Nelson Jodie Williams ( final ) Desiree Henry in the lead also: Anyika Onuora	42.24 NO
2	France	Celine Thistle Bonnet Ayodelé Ikuesan Myriam Soumaré Stella Akakpo	42.45
3	Russia	Marina Pantelejewa Natalja Russakowa Jelisaveta Sawlinis ( final ) Kristina Siwkowa in the run-up also: Jelisaweta Demirowa	43.22
4th	Italy	Marzia Caravelli Irene Siragusa Martina Amidei Audrey Alloh	43.26
5	Ukraine	Ksenija Karandjuk Natalija Strohowa Olesja Powch Natalija Pohrebnjak	43.58
6th	Sweden	Irene Ekelund Isabelle Eurenius Daniella Busk Pernilla Nilsson	44.36
DNF	Netherlands	Madiea Ghafoor Dafne Schippers Tessa van Schagen Jamile Samuel	Loss of staff at first change
	Switzerland	Mujinga Kambundji Marisa Lavanchy Ellen Sprunger Léa Sprunger	Starting runner Kambundji lost the baton after a few steps.

Web links

• European Athletics Championships - Zurich 2014 at european-athletics.org, accessed on February 15, 2020
• Women 4x100m Relay European Championship 2014 Zurich on todor66.com, accessed on February 15, 2020
• Track and Field Statistics, EM 2014 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on February 15, 2020
• Results of all European Athletics Championships - 2014, 4 × 100 m women on sportschau.de, accessed on February 15, 2020
• 22nd European Athletics Championships 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland from ifosta.de, accessed on February 15, 2020

Video

• European Athletics Championships 2014 GB women set 4x100m relay record on youtube.com, accessed February 15, 2020

References and comments

1. ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 100 m women , accessed March 9, 2020
2. ↑ Progression of the European Outdoor Records, 4x100m Women , French / English, p. 71 (PDF, 271 kB), accessed on March 9, 2020