Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

The 4-by- 100-meter relay race of women in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing was held on 21 and 22 August 2008 in the Beijing National Stadium. 16 teams took part.

There were two heats. It qualified in each case the first three and the two fastest time scales for the final. The directly qualified teams are light blue, highlighted the over time scales of qualified light green.

Abbreviations: WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record, NR = National record, PB = personal best, JWB = Jahresweltbestzeit

Existing Records

Title holders

Leader

Flow 1

August 21, 2008

Flow 2

August 21, 2008

Final

August 21, 2008

The victory was the first gold medal of the Russian squadron. The Belgian squadron was the first medal win their country over the 4 by 100 meters. The Nigerian relay that won the bronze medal, stood as a replacement for Cuba, whose season despite geschaffter qualification did not participate. Also, Finland's sprint relay opted not to participate and was replaced by Thailand.

4 × 100 metres relay Silke Möller Ingrid Auerswald Canberra Australia Moscow Jamaica Tayna Lawrence Sherone Simpson Aleen Bailey Beverly McDonald Lauryn Williams Allyson Felix Mikele Barber Torri Edwards 2007 World Championships in Athletics Natalia Rusakova 2006 European Athletics Championships Kim Gevaert Montell Douglas Emily Freeman Emma Ania Brazil Lucimar de Moura Gloria Kemasuode Oludamola Osayomi Marta Jeschke Aksana Drahun Italy Giulia Arcioni Angela Williams Sheri-Ann Brooks Yevgeniya Polyakova Anne Cibis Verena Sailer Cathleen Tschirch Tao Yujia France Myriam Soumaré Kelly-Ann Baptiste Nataliya Pohrebnyak Halimat Ismaila Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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