World Athletics Championships 1997/4 × 400 m for women
| 6th World Athletics Championships | |||||||||
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| discipline | 4 × 400 m relay | ||||||||
| gender | Women | ||||||||
| Attendees | 10 relays with 46 athletes | ||||||||
| venue |
 Athens
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| Competition location | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
| Competition phase | August 9th (preliminary) August 10th (final) |
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The women's 4 x 400 meter relay at the 1997 World Athletics Championships was held on August 9 and 10, 1997 in the Olympic Stadium in the Greek capital, Athens .
Germany became world champion ( Anke Feller , Uta Rohländer , Anja Rücker , Grit Breuer ).
Second place went to the United States with Maicel Malone and Kim Graham . Kim Batten (final) and Jearl Miles Clark (final) as well as Michele Collins and Natasha Kaiser-Brown, who were also used in the preliminary stages .
Bronze went to Jamaica with Inez Turner , Lorraine Graham , Deon Hemmings (final) and Sandie Richards as well as Nadia Graham, who was also used in the run-up .
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 records.
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: 16.71 min |
 USA ( Gwen Torrence , Maicel Malone-Wallace , Natasha Kaiser-Brown , Jearl Miles ) |
World Cup in Stuttgart Germany |
22nd August 1993 |
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The existing world championship record was not set and not improved at these world championships.
In the final on August 10, the bronze medalist Jamaica with Inez Turner , Lorraine Graham , Deon Hemmings and Sandie Richards set a new national record with 3: 21.30 minutes.
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was carried out in three 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 9, 1997, 8:10 p.m.
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Germany
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Anke Feller Uta Rohländer Anja Rücker Grit Breuer |
3: 24.70 |
| 2 |
 Czech Republic
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Nadezda Kostovalová Hana Benešová Ludmila Formanová Helena Fuchsová |
3: 25.11 |
| 3 |
 Great Britain
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Allison Curbishley Michelle Pierre Michelle Thomas Donna Fraser |
3: 25.78 |
| 4th |
 Nigeria
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Doris Jacob Olabisi Afolabi Saidat Onanuga (preliminary) Falilat Ogunkoya |
3: 27.94 |
| 5 |
 Hungary
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Annamária Bori Bárbara Pétrahn Alice Kun Judit Szekeres |
3: 35.56 |
Forward 2
August 9, 1997, 8:19 pm
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
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Michele Collins (preliminary) Kim Graham Natasha Kaiser-Brown (preliminary) Maicel Malone |
3: 25.37 |
| 2 |
 Jamaica
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Nadia Graham (preliminary) Lorraine Graham Inez Turner Sandie Richards |
3: 25.53 |
| 3 |
 Russia
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Tatiana Tschebykina Julia Tarasenko (preliminary) Jekaterina Kulikowa Olga Kotlyarova |
3: 25.83 |
| 4th |
 Italy
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Danielle Perpoli (preliminary) Patrizia Spuri Francesca Carbone Virna De Angeli |
3: 30.34 |
| 5 |
Greece
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Hrisoula Goudenoudi Maria Pahatouridou Hristina Panagou Marina Vasarmidou |
3: 37.14 |
final
August 10, 1997, 8:15 p.m.
| space | Season | occupation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
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Anke Feller Uta Rohländer Anja Rücker Grit Breuer |
3: 20.92 WL |
| 2 |
United States
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Maicel Malone Kim Graham Kim Batten (final) Jearl Miles Clark (final) in the preliminary run also: Michele Collins Natasha Kaiser-Brown |
3: 21.03 |
| 3 |
Jamaica
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Inez Turner Lorraine Graham Deon Hemmings (final) Sandie Richards in the run-up also: Nadia Graham |
3: 21.30 NO |
| 4th |
Russia
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Tatiana Tschebykina Olga Kotljarowa Jekaterina Kulikowa Tatiana Alexejewa (final) in the preliminary run also: Julia Tarasenko |
3: 21.57 |
| 5 |
Czech Republic
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Nadezda Kostovalová Ludmila Formanová Hana Benešová Helena Fuchsová |
3: 22.73 |
| 6th |
Great Britain
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Allison Curbishley Michelle Pierre Michelle Thomas Donna Fraser |
3: 26.26 |
| 7th |
Nigeria
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Olabisi Afolabi Fatima Yusuf (final) Doris Jacob Falilat Ogunkoya in the preliminary also: Saidat Onanuga |
3: 30.03 |
| 8th |
Italy
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Patrizia Spuri Francesca Carbone Carla Barbarino (final) Virna De Angeli in the preliminary run also: Danielle Perpoli |
3: 30.63 |
Video
- World Athletics Championships 1997 4x400m W Gold Grit Breuer , video published on October 9, 2013 on youtube.com, accessed on July 4, 2020
Web links
- 6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics , accessed July 4, 2020
- Women 4x400m Relay Athletics VI World Championship 1997 Athens (GRE) on todor66.com, accessed July 4, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha, Women 4x400m Relay, Athens 1997, p. 374f (PDF; 10.3 MB), English, accessed on July 4, 2020
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 4 × 400 m women , accessed July 4, 2020