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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	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 3 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	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	United States	USA	41.67	0.217	Q
Lead-Off	Angela Williams		–	–
2nd Leg	Marion Jones		–	–		4
3rd Leg	Lauryn Williams		–	–
Anchor	LaTasha Colander-Richardson		–	–
2	The Bahamas	BAH	43.02	0.320	Q
Lead-Off	Timicka Clarke		–	–
2nd Leg	Chandra Sturrup		–	–
3rd Leg	Shandria Brown		–	–
Anchor	Debbie Ferguson		–	–
3	Belgium	BEL	43.08	0.155	Q
Lead-Off	Katleen De Caluwé		–	–
2nd Leg	Lien Huyghebaert		–	–
3rd Leg	Élodie Ouédraogo		–	–
Anchor	Kim Gevaert		–	–
4	Brazil	BRA	43.12	0.258
Lead-Off	Kátia Santos		–	–
2nd Leg	Lucimar Moura		–	–
3rd Leg	Rosemar Coelho		–	–
Anchor	Luciana dos Santos		–	–
5	Colombia	COL	43.30	0.205
Lead-Off	Melisa Murillo		–	–
2nd Leg	Felipa Palacios		–	–
3rd Leg	Digna Murillo		–	–
Anchor	Norma González		–	–
6	Germany	GER	43.64	0.251
Lead-Off	Sina Schielke		–	–
2nd Leg	Marion Wagner		–	–
3rd Leg	Birgit Rockmeier		–	–
Anchor	Katja Wakan		–	–
7	Ukraine	UKR	43.77	0.276		5
Lead-Off	Iryna Kozhem'iakina		–	–
2nd Leg	Maryna Maidanova		–	–
3rd Leg	Tetiana Tkalich		–	–
Anchor	Zhanna Pintusevych-Blok		–	–		6
8	Greece	GRE	44.45	0.372
Lead-Off	Georgia Kokloni		–	–
2nd Leg	Froso Patsou		–	–
3rd Leg	Marina Vasarmidou		–	–
Anchor	Maria Karastamati		–	–

Heat #2

Time	22:09

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	Russian Federation	RUS	42.12	0.248	Q
Lead-Off	Olga Fyodorova		–	–
2nd Leg	Yuliya Tabakova		–	–
3rd Leg	Irina Khabarova		–	–
Anchor	Larisa Kruglova		–	–
2	Jamaica	JAM	42.20	0.163	Q
Lead-Off	Tayna Lawrence		–	–
2nd Leg	Sherone Simpson		–	–
3rd Leg	Beverly McDonald		–	–
Anchor	Aleen Bailey		–	–
3	France	FRA	42.98	0.361	Q
Lead-Off	Véronique Mang		–	–
2nd Leg	Muriel Hurtis		–	–
3rd Leg	Sylviane Félix		–	–
Anchor	Christine Arron		–	–
4	Nigeria	NGR	43.00	0.229	q
Lead-Off	Gloria Kemasuode		–	–
2nd Leg	Mercy Nku		–	–
3rd Leg	Damola Osayomi		–	–
Anchor	Endurance Ojokolo		–	–
5	Belarus	BLR	43.06	0.265	q
Lead-Off	Yuliya Nestsiarenka		–	–
2nd Leg	Natallia Safronnikava		–	–
3rd Leg	Alena Neumiarzhitskaya		–	–
Anchor	Aksana Drahun		–	–
6	Cuba	CUB	43.60	0.189
Lead-Off	Virgen Benavides		–	–
2nd Leg	Roxana Díaz		–	–
3rd Leg	Ana López		–	–
Anchor	Misleydis Lazo		–	–
DNF	Netherlands	NED	–	0.266
Lead-Off	Joan van den Akker		–	–
2nd Leg	Jacqueline Poelman		–	–
3rd Leg	Pascal van Assendelft		–	–
Anchor	Annemarieke Kramer		–	–
DNF	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	–	0.251
Lead-Off	Kelly-Ann Baptiste		–	–
2nd Leg	Fana Ashby		–	–
3rd Leg	Wanda Hutson		–	–
Anchor	Ayanna Hutchinson		–	–

Final Round

Date	27 August 2004 — 22:45

Pos	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	Jamaica	JAM	41.73	0.264
Lead-Off	Tayna Lawrence		–	–
2nd Leg	Sherone Simpson		–	–
3rd Leg	Aleen Bailey		–	–
Anchor	Veronica Campbell		–	–
2	Russian Federation	RUS	42.27	0.296
Lead-Off	Olga Fyodorova		–	–
2nd Leg	Yuliya Tabakova		–	–
3rd Leg	Irina Khabarova		–	–
Anchor	Larisa Kruglova		–	–
3	France	FRA	42.54	0.236
Lead-Off	Véronique Mang		–	–
2nd Leg	Muriel Hurtis		–	–
3rd Leg	Sylviane Félix		–	–
Anchor	Christine Arron		–	–
4	The Bahamas	BAH	42.69	0.261
Lead-Off	Timicka Clarke		–	–
2nd Leg	Chandra Sturrup		–	–
3rd Leg	Shandria Brown		–	–
Anchor	Debbie Ferguson		–	–
5	Belarus	BLR	42.94	0.254
Lead-Off	Yuliya Nestsiarenka		–	–
2nd Leg	Natallia Safronnikava		–	–
3rd Leg	Alena Neumiarzhitskaya		–	–
Anchor	Aksana Drahun		–	–
6	Belgium	BEL	43.11	0.137
Lead-Off	Katleen De Caluwé		–	–
2nd Leg	Lien Huyghebaert		–	–
3rd Leg	Élodie Ouédraogo		–	–
Anchor	Kim Gevaert		–	–
7	Nigeria	NGR	43.42	0.313
Lead-Off	Gloria Kemasuode		–	–
2nd Leg	Mercy Nku		–	–
3rd Leg	Damola Osayomi		–	–
Anchor	Endurance Ojokolo		–	–
DNF	United States	USA	–	0.284
Lead-Off	Angela Williams		–	–
2nd Leg	Marion Jones		–	–	7
3rd Leg	Lauryn Williams		–	–
Anchor	LaTasha Colander-Richardson		–	–