European Athletics Championships 2016/4 × 100 m women

23rd European Athletics Championships
discipline	4 × 100 m relay
gender	Women
Attendees	16 relays with 65 athletes
venue	Amsterdam
Competition location	Olympic Stadium Amsterdam
Competition phase	July 9th (preliminary) July 10th (final)
Medalists  Netherlands  Great Britain  Germany

The Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam

The women's 4 x 100 meter relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships was held on July 9 and 10, 2016 in the Olympic Stadium in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam .

The Netherlands became European champions in the line-up of Jamile Samuel , Dafne Schippers (final) , Tessa van Schagen and Naomi Sedney as well as Marije van Hunenstijn, who was also used in the run-up . Second place went to Great Britain with Asha Philip , Dina Asher-Smith , Bianca Williams and Daryll Neita . Bronze went to Germany ( Tatjana Pinto , Lisa Mayer , Gina Lückenkemper , Rebekka Haase ).

The runner of the Dutch relay, who was only used in the preliminary run, also received a gold medal.

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.

doping

There was a doping case in this competition.

A doping test carried out by the Ukrainian Olesja Powch on June 15, 2016 showed that the testosterone concentration was significantly too high . This led to the disqualification of the Ukrainian 4 by 100 meter relay , which had reached fourth place. Olessja Powch received a four-year ban from June 15, 2016 to June 14, 2020, all of her results achieved since the positive doping test have been canceled, including her semi-finals over 100 meters .

The main victims were the four sprinters of the relay from Cyprus . Olivia Fotopoulou , Ramona Papaioannou , Filippa Fotopoulou and Eleni Artymata had to watch the final even though they had actually qualified for this round over their time.

Preliminary round

July 9, 2016, 8:00 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

First run, last change (from inside to outside.): Salomé Kora, final runner in Switzerland, Briton Bianca Williams changes to Daryll Neita and French Jennifer Galais hands over the baton to Stella Akakpo

space	Season	occupation	Time (s)
1	Great Britain	Asha Philip Dina Asher-Smith Bianca Williams Daryll Neita	42.59
2	Switzerland	Ajla Del Ponte Sarah Atcho Ellen Sprunger Salomé Kora	42.87 NO
3	France	Floriane Gnafoua Celine Distel-Bonnet Jennifer Galais Stella Akakpo	43.06
4th	Cyprus	Olivia Fotopoulou Ramona Papaioannou Filippa Fotopoulou Eleni Artymata	43.87 NR actually qualified for the final
5	Sweden	Elin Östlund Linnea Killander Isabelle Eurenius Pernilla Nilsson	44.27
6th	Ireland	Joan Healy Phil Healy Sarah Murray Niamh Whelan	44.29
DNF	Norway	Helene Rønningen Ida Bakke Hansen Astrid Mangen Ingebrigtsen Ezinne Okparaebo
DOP	Ukraine	Olesja Powch Natalija Pohrebnjak Marija Rjemjen Jelysaveta Bryshina	admitted to the finals

Forward 2

space	Season	occupation	Time (s)
1	Germany	Tatjana Pinto Lisa Mayer Gina Lückenkemper Rebekka Haase	42.71
2	Italy	Irene Siragusa Gloria Hooper Martina Amidei Audrey Alloh	43.33
3	Netherlands	Jamile Samuel Marije van Hunenstijn Tessa van Schagen Naomi Sedney	43.34
4th	Poland	Agata Forkasiewicz Marika Popowicz-Drapała Anna Kiełbasińska Ewa Swoboda	43.59
5	Spain	Maria Isabel Pérez Nana Jacob Estela García Cristina Lara	44.14
6th	Hungary	Fanni Schmelcz Éva Kaptur Gréta Kerekes Anasztázia Nguyen	44.34 NRe
7th	Greece	María Gátou Elisávet Pesirídou Ekateríni Daláka Maria Belimbasaki	44.58
8th	Slovakia	Vladimíra Šibová Lenka Kršáková Denisa Bučková Alexandra Bezeková	45.31

final

The Dutch celebrate their title win

July 10, 2016, 5:35 p.m.

space	Season	occupation	Time (s)
1	Netherlands	Jamile Samuel Dafne Schippers (final) Tessa van Schagen Naomi Sedney in the preliminary run also: Marije van Hunenstijn	42.04 NO
2	Great Britain	Asha Philip Dina Asher-Smith Bianca Williams Daryll Neita	42.45
3	Germany	Tatjana Pinto Lisa Mayer Gina Lückenkemper Rebekka Haase	42.48
4th	Switzerland	Ajla Del Ponte Sarah Atcho Ellen Sprunger Salomé Kora	43.00
5	France	Floriane Gnafoua Celine Distel-Bonnet Jennifer Galais Stella Akakpo	43.05
6th	Poland	Agata Forkasiewicz Marika Popowicz-Drapała Anna Kiełbasińska Ewa Swoboda	43.24
7th	Italy	Irene Siragusa Gloria Hooper Martina Amidei Audrey Alloh	43.57
DOP	Ukraine	Olesja Powch Natalija Pohrebnjak Marija Rjemjen Jelysaveta Bryshina

Web links

• European Athletics Championships - Amsterdam 2016 at european-athletics.org, accessed on March 9, 2020
• Women 4x100m Relay European Championship 2016 Amsterdam on todor66.com, accessed March 9, 2020
• Track and Field Statistics, EM 2016 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on March 9, 2020
• 23rd European Athletics Championships 2016 in Amsterdam, Netherlands from ifosta.de, accessed on March 9, 2020

Video

• 4x100m Relay Women's Final - European Athletics Championships 2016 on youtube.com, accessed March 9, 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
3. ↑ Olesya Povh (W) on dopingsanctions.com (English), accessed March 3, 2020
4. ↑ Ukrainian sprinters fail in bid to get drugs bans overturned at CAS on insidethegames.biz March 29, 2019 (English), accessed on March 3, 2020