1999 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 x 100 metres relay
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The Women's 4x100 metres relay
event at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics
was held at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla on August 28 and August 29.
} (Heysha Ortiz, Jennifer Caraballo, Zuleika Almodovar, Jessenia Rivera) DQ
} (Natalya Ignatova, Oksana Ekk, Irina Khabarova
, Marina Trandenkova
)
} (Glory Alozie
, Joan Uduak Ekah, Mercy Nku
, Endurance Ojokolo
) DQ
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
event at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
was held at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla on August 28 and August 29.
Medals
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 The BahamasSavatheda Fynes Chandra Sturrup Chandra Sturrup Chandra Sturrup is a Bahamian track and field sprint athlete. She is a 100 m specialist and the Bahamian national record holder for the women's 100 meter dash with a personal best of 10.84 seconds set in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 5, 2005... Pauline Davis-Thompson Debbie Ferguson Debbie Ferguson Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie is a Bahamian sprint athlete who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. She had her first major successes with the Bahamian 4×100 metres relay team, winning gold at the Pan American Games and World Championships in Athletics in 1999, and taking another gold at the Olympic... |
 Early Modern FrancePatricia Girard Muriel Hurtis Muriel Hurtis Muriel Hurtis-Houairi is a track and field athlete from France who specialises in the 200 metres. She came to prominence in 2002 when she won the 200 m gold medals at both the European Indoor Championships and the European Athletics Championships... Katia Benth Katia Benth Katia Benth is a retired sprinting athlete from French Guyana, who represented France in the international competitions.-Achievements:-References:... Christine Arron |
 JamaicaAleen Bailey Aleen Bailey Aleen Bailey is a track and field sprint specialist, competing internationally for Jamaica. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal as a member of the 4 x 100 m relay team... Merlene Frazer Merlene Frazer Merlene Frazer is a retired female track and field sprinter from Jamaica who specialized in the 200 metres. She also competed on the successful Jamaican 4 x 100 metres relay team, and was on the Olympic silver medal team in 2000 .-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.20 s *200 metres -... Beverly McDonald Beverly McDonald Beverly McDonald is a Jamaican sprinter. Her accomplishments include winning the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2000 Olympics and the gold medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics... Peta-Gaye Dowdie |
Heats
All times shown are in seconds.Heat 1
United States (Cheryl Taplin, Nanceen PerryNanceen PerryNanceen Perry is a former sprinter from the United States.She competed in the 4x100 meters relay in Sydney 2000, but her bronze medal was stripped after confessions of steroid doping by teammate Marion Jones.-External links:...
, Inger MillerInger MillerInger Miller is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is the daughter of Lennox Miller, an Olympic champion runner from Jamaica....
, Gail DeversGail DeversYolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984...
) 42.28 Q (WL)- Jamaica (Aleen BaileyAleen BaileyAleen Bailey is a track and field sprint specialist, competing internationally for Jamaica. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal as a member of the 4 x 100 m relay team...
, Merlene FrazerMerlene FrazerMerlene Frazer is a retired female track and field sprinter from Jamaica who specialized in the 200 metres. She also competed on the successful Jamaican 4 x 100 metres relay team, and was on the Olympic silver medal team in 2000 .-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.20 s *200 metres -...
, Beverly McDonaldBeverly McDonaldBeverly McDonald is a Jamaican sprinter. Her accomplishments include winning the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2000 Olympics and the gold medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics...
, Peta-Gaye Dowdie) 42.36 Q (SB) 
United Kingdom (Marcia Richardson, Shani AndersonShani AndersonShani Anderson was born on 7 August 1975 in St Vincent and was a resident of Catford, London.She competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the 4x100m relay and the 100m....
, Christine Bloomfield, Joice MaduakaJoice MaduakaJoice Maduaka is a British athlete who competes over the 100, 200 and occasionally 400 metres. She holds the record for winning the most medals of any athlete at the British Athletics Championships, standing at 19 medals to date, including being the 100m champion 6 times, and the 200m champion...
) 43.31 q (SB)
Finland (Petra Söderström, Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllönen, Johanna Manninen, Heidi Hannula) 43.86 (SB)
South Africa (Charlene Lawrence, Heide Seyerling, Leanie Van Der Walt, Wendy Seegers) 44.35 (SB)
Greece (Paraskevi Patoulidou, Ekaterini Koffa, Marina Vasarmidou, Ekaterini Thanou) 44.68
Cameroon (Esther Mvondo, Myriam Léonie ManiMyriam Léonie ManiMyriam Léonie Mani is a Cameroonian athlete who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.Mani represented Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed third behind Torri Edwards and Jeanette Kwakye in a time of 11.64 to advance to the...
, Anne Marie Mouri-Nkeng, Fouda Edwige Abena) 45.37
Heat 2
- The Bahamas (Eldece Clarke-LewisEldece Clarke-LewisEldece Clarke-Lewis is a Bahamian sprints athlete. She was a part of the Bahamian team that won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics 4 x 100 metres relay.-External reference:*...
, Chandra SturrupChandra SturrupChandra Sturrup is a Bahamian track and field sprint athlete. She is a 100 m specialist and the Bahamian national record holder for the women's 100 meter dash with a personal best of 10.84 seconds set in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 5, 2005...
, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Savatheda Fynes) 42.40 Q (SB) 
Germany (Andrea PhilippAndrea PhilippAndrea Philipp is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.Her personal best time in the 200 metres is 22.25 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 1999 World Championships in Seville...
, Gabi RockmeierGabi RockmeierGabrielle Rockmeier is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.Her personal best time is 22.68 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Stuttgart.She is the twin sister of Birgit Rockmeier....
, Esther Möller, Marion WagnerMarion WagnerMarion Wagner is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.31 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Mals, . She represents the sports club USC Mainz....
) 42.74 Q (SB)
Canada (Angela BaileyAngela BaileyAngela Bailey is a former Canadian track and field athlete.-Career:Angela Bailey is the current Canadian Record Holder in the 100 metres. She holds the record in a time of 10.98 seconds. At the time that record gave her a ranking of fourth in the world...
, Philomena MensahPhilomena MensahPhilomena Mensah is a Canadian sprinter. Born in Accra, she previously represented Ghana, but emigrated to Canada following the 1994 Commonwealth Games...
, Tara Perry, Martha Adusei) 43.27 q (SB)
Spain (Carmen Blay, Julia AlbaJulia AlbaJulia María Alba Alarcó is a retired Spanish sprinter.Alba was born in Seville. She finished ninth in the 200 metres in the 2002 IAAF World Cup, and competed at the 1999 World Championships without reaching the final...
, Arantxa Iglesias, Cristina Sanz) 45.14
} (Heysha Ortiz, Jennifer Caraballo, Zuleika Almodovar, Jessenia Rivera) DQ
} (Natalya Ignatova, Oksana Ekk, Irina Khabarova
Irina Khabarova
Irina Sergeyevna Khabarova is a Russian sprinter.She won the silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2004 Olympics and a bronze medal in the same event at both the 2002 and 2006 European Championships.-References:...
, Marina Trandenkova
Marina Trandenkova
Marina Evgenevna Trandenkova is a Russian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her team mates Olga Bogoslovskaya, Galina Malchugina and Irina...
)
Heat 3
- Early Modern France (Katia BenthKatia BenthKatia Benth is a retired sprinting athlete from French Guyana, who represented France in the international competitions.-Achievements:-References:...
, Muriel HurtisMuriel HurtisMuriel Hurtis-Houairi is a track and field athlete from France who specialises in the 200 metres. She came to prominence in 2002 when she won the 200 m gold medals at both the European Indoor Championships and the European Athletics Championships...
, Fabe DiaFabe DiaFabe Dia Longo is a French-Italian sprint athlete who specializes in the 200 metres.She won the silver medal at the 1995 European Junior Championships...
, Christine Arron) 42.30 Q (SB) 
Poland (Marzena Pawlak, Joanna Balcerczak, Monika Borejza, Zuzanna Radecka) 43.73 Q
Ukraine (Iryna PukhaIryna PukhaIryna Pukha is a retired Ukrainian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.She won a bronze medal in 60 metres at the 2000 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the 1995 World Indoor Championships and the 2001 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.In the 100 metres...
, Anzhela KravchenkoAnzhela KravchenkoAnzhela Kravchenko is a retired Ukrainian sprinter. She specialized in the 100 metres and 200 metres.-Career:In the 100 metres she won a silver medal at the 1997 Summer Universiade and finished seventh at the 1998 European Championships...
, Oksana KaydashOksana KaydashOksana Kaydash, née Guskova is a retired Ukrainian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.In the 4 x 100 metres relay she finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships. The relay team was disqualified at the 1997 World Championships...
, Anzhelika ShevchukAnzhelika ShevchukAnzhelika Shevchuk is a retired Ukrainian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.In 1992 she became the first Ukrainian champion in the 100 metres...
) 43.80
Madagascar (Lantoniana Ramalalanirina, Ony Paule RatsimbazafyOny Paule RatsimbazafyOny Paule Ratsimbazafy is a retired Malagasy sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.In 1998 she won the bronze medal at the African Championships, and was therefore selected to represent Africa in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1998 IAAF World Cup...
, Rosa RakotozafyRosa RakotozafyLalanirina Rosa Rakotozafy is a retired Malagasy athlete who specialized in the 100 metres hurdles.Her personal best time is 12.84 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Niort. This is the current Malagasy record...
, Hanitriniaina RakotondrabeHanitriniaina RakotondrabeHanitriniaina Rakotondrabe is a retired Malagasy sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters.She reached the semi-finals in the 60 metres at the World Indoor Championships in 1997 and 1999...
) 44.36 (SB)
Japan (Toshie Iwamoto, Motoka Arai, Kaori Sakagami, Yvonne Kanazawa) 44.80
} (Glory Alozie
Glory Alozie
Glory Alozie Oluchi is a Spanish athlete competing mostly in hurdling. The world junior second placer from 1996, she went on to have a successful senior career, although she has never won a major international event...
, Joan Uduak Ekah, Mercy Nku
Mercy Nku
Mercy Nku is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...
, Endurance Ojokolo
Endurance Ojokolo
Endurance Ojokolo is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*60 metres - 7.08 s *100 metres - 11.06 s *200 metres - 23.09 s -References:...
) DQ
Final
- The Bahamas (Savatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie FergusonDebbie FergusonDebbie Ferguson-McKenzie is a Bahamian sprint athlete who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. She had her first major successes with the Bahamian 4×100 metres relay team, winning gold at the Pan American Games and World Championships in Athletics in 1999, and taking another gold at the Olympic...
) 41.92 (WL) - Early Modern France (Patricia Girard, Muriel Hurtis, Katia Benth, Christine Arron) 42.06 (NR)
- Jamaica (Aleen Bailey, Merlene Frazer, Beverly McDonald, Peta-Gaye Dowdie) 42.15 (SB)
- United States (Cheryl Taplin, Nanceen Perry, Inger Miller, Gail Devers) 42.30
- Germany (Andrea Philipp, Gabi Rockmeier, Esther Möller, Marion Wagner) 42.63 (SB)
- Canada (Angela Bailey, Philomena Mensah, Tara Perry, Martha Adusei) 43.39
- Poland (Zuzanna Radecka, Irena SznajderIrena SznajderIrena Sznajder is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.She finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships, together with teammates Zuzanna Radecka, Monika Borejza and Joanna Balcerczak....
, Monika Borejza, Joanna Balcerczak) 43.51 - United Kingdom (Marcia Richardson, Shani Anderson, Christine Bloomfield, Joice Maduaka) 43.52