World Athletics Championships 1993/4 × 400 m women

4th World Athletics Championships
discipline	4 × 400 m relay
gender	Women
Attendees	13 relays with 57 athletes
venue	Stuttgart
Competition location	Gottlieb Daimler Stadium
Competition phase	August 21 (preliminary) August 22 (final)
Medalists  United States  RUS  Great Britain

The women's 4 x 400 meter relay at the World Athletics Championships in 1993 was held on August 21 and 22, 1993 in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium in Stuttgart .

World Champions were the United States in the occupation Gwen Torrence (finals), Maicel Malone-Wallace , Natasha Kaiser-Brown and Jearl Miles (finals) as well as also used in the flow Terri Dendy and Michele Collins .
Second place went to Russia with Jelena Rusina , Tatjana Alexejewa , Margarita Ponomarjowa (final) and Irina Priwalowa (final) as well as Jelena Goleschewa and Wera Sychugova, who were also used in the preliminary run .
Bronze went to Great Britain with Linda Keough , Phylis Smith , Tracy Goddard and Sally Gunnell .

The runners who were only used in the preliminary run also received the corresponding precious metal. In contrast, only the athletes who actually ran were entitled to a record.

Records

Existing records

World record	3: 15.17 min	Soviet Union ( Tazzjana Ljadouskaja , Olga Nasarowa , Marija Pinigina , Olha Bryshina )	OS in Seoul , South Korea	October 1, 1988
World Cup record	3: 18.43 min	Soviet Union ( Tazzjana Ljadouskaja , Ljudmyla Dschyhalowa , Olga Nasarowa , Olha Wladykina-Bryshina )	World Cup in Tokyo , Japan	September 1, 1991

The Gottlieb Daimler Stadium in Stuttgart in 2007

Record improvement

The world championship relay from the United States ( Gwen Torrence , Maicel Malone-Wallace , Natasha Kaiser-Brown , Jearl Miles ) improved the existing world championship record in the final on August 22nd by 1.72 seconds to 3: 16.71 minutes.

Preliminary round

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

August 21, 1993, 7:55 pm

space	Season	occupation	Time (min)
1	Jamaica	Beverly Grant (preliminary) Inez Turner Deon Hemmings Sandie Richards	3: 23.82
2	Russia	Jelena Goleschewa (lead) Jelena Rusina Wera Sychugova (lead) Tatiana Alexejewa	3: 24.64
3	Czech Republic	Nadezda Kostovalová Helena Dziurová Hana Benešová Ludmila Formanová	3: 29.25
4th	Switzerland	Marquita Brillante Regula Zurich Helen Burkart Kathrin Lüthi	3: 29.67
5	Ukraine	Olga Lisakova Aelita Yurchenko Olena Nasonkina Olena Stortschowa	3: 30.37
DNF	Cuba	Lency Montelier Julia Duporty Idalmis Bonne Odlamis Limonta	IAAF Rule 170.6a: bar loss
DNS	Canada	No naming of the squadron cast

Forward 2

August 21, 1993, 8:05 pm

space	Season	occupation	Time (min)
1	United States	Terri Dendy (preliminary) Michele Collins (preliminary) Maicel Malone-Wallace Natasha Kaiser-Brown	3: 24.08
2	Great Britain	Linda Keough Phylis Smith Tracy Goddard Sally Gunnell	3: 27.04
3	Germany	Heike Meißner Sandra Seuser Anja Rücker Linda Kisabaka	3: 27.44
4th	France	Elsa Devassoigne Evelyne Élien Francine Landre Marie-Louise Bevis	3: 28.62
5	Nigeria	Omolade Akinremi Omotayo Akinremi Bisi Afolabi Emily Odoemenam	3: 33.12
6th	Portugal	Marta Mareira Elsa Amaral Cristina Regalo Natalia Moura	3: 34.76
7th	Spain	Blanca Lacambra Esther Lahoz Yolanda Reyes Miriam Alonso	3: 38.61

final

August 22, 1993, 6:10 p.m.

space	Season	occupation	Time (min)
1	United States	Gwen Torrence (final) Maicel Malone-Wallace Natasha Kaiser-Brown Jearl Miles (final) in the preliminaries also: Terri Dendy Michele Collins	3: 16.71 CR
2	Russia	Jelena Rusina Tatjana Alexejewa Margarita Ponomarjowa (final) Irina Priwalowa (final) in the preliminary run also: Jelena Goleschewa Wera Sychugowa	3: 18.38
3	Great Britain	Linda Keough Phylis Smith Tracy Goddard Sally Gunnell	3: 23.41
4th	Jamaica	Deon Hemmings Inez Turner Juliet Campbell (final) Sandie Richards in the run-up also: Beverly Grant	3: 23.83
5	Germany	Heike Meißner Sandra Seuser Anja Rücker Linda Kisabaka	3: 25.49
6th	France	Elsa Devassoigne Evelyne Élien Francine Landre Marie-Louise Bevis	3: 08/27
7th	Czech Republic	Nadezda Kostovalová Helena Dziurová Hana Benešová Ludmila Formanová	3: 27.94
8th	Switzerland	Helen Burkart Regula Zurich Marquita Brillante Kathrin Lüthi	3: 28.52

Video

• Women's 4x400m Relay Final World Champs Stuttgart 1993 , Video posted December 21, 2015 on youtube.com, accessed May 19, 2020

Web links

• 4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics , accessed on May 19, 2020
• Women 4x400m Relay Athletics IV World Championship 1993 Stuttgart (GER) on todor66.com (English), accessed on May 19, 2020
• Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha, Women 4x400m Relay, Stuttgart 1993 (PDF; 10.3 MB, p. 374), English, accessed on May 19, 2020

References and comments

1. ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 400 m women , accessed May 1, 2020
2. ↑ IAAF competition rules, page 119 (PDF; 4364 kB), accessed on May 19, 2020