Athletics_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_–_Women's_4_×_100_metres_relay

Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 14 April 2018.[1]

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The English team set an English record of 42.46 seconds to defeat the defending Jamaicans. Long jumper Lorraine Ugen, who had not run a relay in four years, replaced heat runner Corinne Humphreys in the England set-up at 24 hours' notice following an injury to Humphreys, and successfully managed to hold off Olympic champion Elaine Thompson on the anchor leg.[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[3]

World record  United States
(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)		 40.82 London, United Kingdom 10 August 2012
Games record  Jamaica
(Kerron Stewart, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce)		 41.83 Glasgow, Scotland 2 August 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

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All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With eight teams, the event was held as a straight final.[3]

Final

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References

  1. [1]
    "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Results - Women's 4 × 100 metres relay" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. [2]
    Kelner, Martha (2018-04-12). Late call-up Lorraine Ugen anchors England to Commonwealth relay gold. The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. [3]
    Athletics | Women's 4 × 100m Relay - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 224. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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