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4 × 100 metres Relay, Women

Date	26 – 27 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Stadio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants	65 from 16 countries

At the 2003 World Championships, France had upset the United States to win the gold medal. But the US had posted some fast times early in 2004 and was a slight favorite. Jamaica took the early lead but Marion Jones, 100/200 champion from 2000, ran the second leg for the US, though she was not the runner she had been in 2000. And on the second baton pass, she and 2005 100 metre World Champion Lauryn Williams ran out of the exchange zone and the US team pulled up. This left the way open for Jamaica, which won quite easily over Russia, France winning the bronze medal.

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	R1	Final
1	–	Jamaica	JAM	42.20 (2 h2)	41.73 (1)	Gold
		Tayna Lawrence • Sherone Simpson • Aleen Bailey • Veronica Campbell • Beverly McDonald • Peta-Gaye Dowdie (DNS) • Kerron Stewart (DNS)
2	–	Russian Federation	RUS	42.12 (1 h2)	42.27 (2)	Silver
		Olga Fyodorova • Yuliya Tabakova • Irina Khabarova • Larisa Kruglova • Mariya Bolikova (DNS) • Olga Khalandyreva (DNS)
3	–	France	FRA	42.98 (3 h2)	42.54 (3)	Bronze
		Véronique Mang • Muriel Hurtis • Sylviane Félix • Christine Arron • Fabienne Béret-Martinel (DNS) • Fabé Dia (DNS)
4	–	The Bahamas	BAH	43.02 (2 h1)	42.69 (4)
		Timicka Clarke • Chandra Sturrup • Shandria Brown • Debbie Ferguson • Philippa Arnett (DNS) • Tonique Williams-Darling (DNS)
5	–	Belarus	BLR	43.06 (5 h2)	42.94 (5)
		Yuliya Nestsiarenka • Natallia Safronnikava • Alena Neumiarzhitskaya • Aksana Drahun
6	–	Belgium	BEL	43.08 (3 h1)	43.11 (6)
		Katleen De Caluwé • Lien Huyghebaert • Élodie Ouédraogo • Kim Gevaert • Nancy Callaerts (DNS) • Audry Rochtus (DNS)
7	–	Nigeria	NGR	43.00 (4 h2)	43.42 (7)
		Gloria Kemasuode • Mercy Nku • Damola Osayomi • Endurance Ojokolo • Pauline Ibeagha (DNS) • Chinedu Odozor (DNS)
AC r2/2	–	United States	USA	41.67 (1 h1)	– (DNF)
		Angela Williams • Marion Jones • Lauryn Williams • LaTasha Colander-Richardson • Torri Edwards (DNS) • Connie Moore (DNS) • LaShauntea Moore (DNS)
4 h1 r1/2	–	Brazil	BRA	43.12 (4 h1)	–
		Kátia Santos • Lucimar Moura • Rosemar Coelho • Luciana dos Santos • Geisa Coutinho (DNS) • Thatiana Ignácio (DNS)
5 h1 r1/2	–	Colombia	COL	43.30 (5 h1)	–
		Melisa Murillo • Felipa Palacios • Digna Murillo • Norma González • Darlenis Obregón (DNS) • Patricia Rodríguez (DNS)
6 h1 r1/2	–	Germany	GER	43.64 (6 h1)	–
		Sina Schielke • Marion Wagner • Birgit Rockmeier • Katja Wakan • Cathleen Tschirch (DNS)
6 h2 r1/2	–	Cuba	CUB	43.60 (6 h2)	–
		Virgen Benavides • Roxana Díaz • Ana López • Misleydis Lazo • Dainelky Pérez (DNS)
7 h1 r1/2	–	Ukraine	UKR	43.77 (7 h1)	–		1
		Iryna Kozhem'iakina • Maryna Maidanova • Tetiana Tkalich • Zhanna Pintusevych-Blok 2 • Oksana Kaidash (DNS) • Anzhela Kravchenko (DNS)
8 h1 r1/2	–	Greece	GRE	44.45 (8 h1)	–
		Georgia Kokloni • Froso Patsou • Marina Vasarmidou • Maria Karastamati • Voula Patoulidou (DNS) • Aikaterini Thanou (DNS)
AC h2 r1/2	–	Netherlands	NED	– (DNF h2)	–
		Joan van den Akker • Jacqueline Poelman • Pascal van Assendelft • Annemarieke Kramer • Rosina Hodde (DNS)
AC h2 r1/2	–	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	– (DNF h2)	–
		Kelly-Ann Baptiste • Fana Ashby • Wanda Hutson • Ayanna Hutchinson • Keenan Gibson (DNS) • Kimberly Walker (DNS)

Round One

Date	26 August 2004 — 22:00
Format	Top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	United States	USA	41.67	0.217	Q
2	Russian Federation	RUS	42.12	0.248	Q
3	Jamaica	JAM	42.20	0.163	Q
4	France	FRA	42.98	0.361	Q
5	Nigeria	NGR	43.00	0.229	q
6	The Bahamas	BAH	43.02	0.320	Q
7	Belarus	BLR	43.06	0.265	q
8	Belgium	BEL	43.08	0.155	Q
9	Brazil	BRA	43.12	0.258
10	Colombia	COL	43.30	0.205
11	Cuba	CUB	43.60	0.189
12	Germany	GER	43.64	0.251
13	Ukraine	UKR	43.77	0.276		3
14	Greece	GRE	44.45	0.372
DNF	Netherlands	NED	–	0.266
DNF	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	–	0.251

Heat #1

Time	22:00

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	–	United States	USA	41.67	0.217	Q
Lead-Off	3361	Angela Williams		–	–
2nd Leg	3293	Marion Jones		–	–		4
3rd Leg	3363	Lauryn Williams		–	–
Anchor	3244	LaTasha Colander-Richardson		–	–
2	–	The Bahamas	BAH	43.02	0.320	Q
Lead-Off	1118	Timicka Clarke		–	–
2nd Leg	1129	Chandra Sturrup		–	–
3rd Leg	1117	Shandria Brown		–	–
Anchor	1124	Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie		–	–
3	–	Belgium	BEL	43.08	0.155	Q
Lead-Off	1145	Katleen De Caluwé		–	–
2nd Leg	1149	Lien Huyghebaert		–	–
3rd Leg	1153	Élodie Ouédraogo		–	–
Anchor	1147	Kim Gevaert		–	–
4	–	Brazil	BRA	43.12	0.258
Lead-Off	1232	Kátia Santos		–	–
2nd Leg	1237	Lucimar Moura		–	–
3rd Leg	1229	Rosemar Coelho		–	–
Anchor	1241	Luciana dos Santos		–	–
5	–	Colombia	COL	43.30	0.205
Lead-Off	1418	Melisa Murillo		–	–
2nd Leg	1420	Felipa Palacios		–	–
3rd Leg	1417	Digna Murillo		–	–
Anchor	1413	Norma González		–	–
6	–	Germany	GER	43.64	0.251
Lead-Off	1928	Sina Schielke		–	–
2nd Leg	1943	Marion Wagner		–	–
3rd Leg	1924	Birgit Rockmeier		–	–
Anchor	1944	Katja Wakan		–	–
7	–	Ukraine	UKR	43.77	0.276		5
Lead-Off	3214	Iryna Kozhem'iakina		–	–
2nd Leg	3185	Maryna Maidanova		–	–
3rd Leg	3201	Tetiana Tkalich		–	–
Anchor	3167	Zhanna Pintusevych-Blok		–	–		6
8	–	Greece	GRE	44.45	0.372
Lead-Off	1990	Georgia Kokloni		–	–
2nd Leg	2005	Froso Patsou		–	–
3rd Leg	2028	Marina Vasarmidou		–	–
Anchor	1986	Maria Karastamati		–	–

Heat #2

Time	22:09

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	–	Russian Federation	RUS	42.12	0.248	Q
Lead-Off	2874	Olga Fyodorova-Stulneva		–	–
2nd Leg	2948	Yuliya Tabakova		–	–
3rd Leg	2888	Irina Khabarova		–	–
Anchor	2902	Larisa Kruglova		–	–
2	–	Jamaica	JAM	42.20	0.163	Q
Lead-Off	2235	Tayna Lawrence		–	–
2nd Leg	2244	Sherone Simpson		–	–
3rd Leg	2237	Beverly McDonald		–	–
Anchor	2213	Aleen Bailey		–	–
3	–	France	FRA	42.98	0.361	Q
Lead-Off	1755	Véronique Mang		–	–
2nd Leg	1745	Muriel Hurtis-Houairi		–	–
3rd Leg	1737	Sylviane Félix		–	–
Anchor	1717	Christine Arron		–	–
4	–	Nigeria	NGR	43.00	0.229	q
Lead-Off	2601	Gloria Kemasuode		–	–
2nd Leg	2604	Mercy Nku		–	–
3rd Leg	2612	Damola Osayomi		–	–
Anchor	2608	Endurance Ojokolo		–	–
5	–	Belarus	BLR	43.06	0.265	q
Lead-Off	1187	Yuliya Nestsiarenka		–	–
2nd Leg	1192	Natallia Safronnikava		–	–
3rd Leg	1188	Alena Neumiarzhitskaya-Daniliok		–	–
Anchor	1173	Aksana Drahun		–	–
6	–	Cuba	CUB	43.60	0.189
Lead-Off	1439	Virgen Benavides		–	–
2nd Leg	1449	Roxana Díaz		–	–
3rd Leg	1462	Ana López		–	–
Anchor	1461	Misleydis Lazo		–	–
DNF	–	Netherlands	NED	–	0.266
Lead-Off	2581	Joan van den Akker		–	–
2nd Leg	2573	Jacqueline Poelman		–	–
3rd Leg	2579	Pascal van Assendelft		–	–
Anchor	2568	Annemarieke Kramer		–	–
DNF	–	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	–	0.251
Lead-Off	3115	Kelly-Ann Baptiste		–	–
2nd Leg	3114	Fana Ashby		–	–
3rd Leg	3124	Wanda Hutson		–	–
Anchor	3123	Ayanna Hutchinson		–	–

Final Round

Date	27 August 2004 — 22:45

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	–	Jamaica	JAM	41.73	0.264
Lead-Off	2235	Tayna Lawrence		–	–
2nd Leg	2244	Sherone Simpson		–	–
3rd Leg	2213	Aleen Bailey		–	–
Anchor	2223	Veronica Campbell-Brown		–	–
2	–	Russian Federation	RUS	42.27	0.296
Lead-Off	2874	Olga Fyodorova-Stulneva		–	–
2nd Leg	2948	Yuliya Tabakova		–	–
3rd Leg	2888	Irina Khabarova		–	–
Anchor	2902	Larisa Kruglova		–	–
3	–	France	FRA	42.54	0.236
Lead-Off	1755	Véronique Mang		–	–
2nd Leg	1745	Muriel Hurtis-Houairi		–	–
3rd Leg	1737	Sylviane Félix		–	–
Anchor	1717	Christine Arron		–	–
4	–	The Bahamas	BAH	42.69	0.261
Lead-Off	1118	Timicka Clarke		–	–
2nd Leg	1129	Chandra Sturrup		–	–
3rd Leg	1117	Shandria Brown		–	–
Anchor	1124	Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie		–	–
5	–	Belarus	BLR	42.94	0.254
Lead-Off	1187	Yuliya Nestsiarenka		–	–
2nd Leg	1192	Natallia Safronnikava		–	–
3rd Leg	1188	Alena Neumiarzhitskaya-Daniliok		–	–
Anchor	1173	Aksana Drahun		–	–
6	–	Belgium	BEL	43.11	0.137
Lead-Off	1145	Katleen De Caluwé		–	–
2nd Leg	1149	Lien Huyghebaert		–	–
3rd Leg	1153	Élodie Ouédraogo		–	–
Anchor	1147	Kim Gevaert		–	–
7	–	Nigeria	NGR	43.42	0.313
Lead-Off	2601	Gloria Kemasuode		–	–
2nd Leg	2604	Mercy Nku		–	–
3rd Leg	2612	Damola Osayomi		–	–
Anchor	2608	Endurance Ojokolo		–	–
DNF	–	United States	USA	–	0.284
Lead-Off	3361	Angela Williams		–	–
2nd Leg	3293	Marion Jones		–	–	7
3rd Leg	3363	Lauryn Williams		–	–
Anchor	3244	LaTasha Colander-Richardson		–	–