2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 July. Prior to the event, Great Britain had the 2016 leading European time of 3:28.62[1], and they kept their form throughout the competition, setting a new leading European time in the heats and the new 2016 world leading time of 3:25.05 in the final.[2] The team that won gold consisted of Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle and Seren Bundy-Davies. The silver medal was won by France, and the bronze by Italy, both setting their season's best times.
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Soviet UnionTatyana Ledovskaya Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olga Bryzgina |
3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| European record | Soviet Union Tatyana Ledovskaya Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olga Bryzgina |
3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| Championship record |  East GermanyKirsten Emmelmann Sabine Busch Petra Müller Marita Koch |
3:16.87 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 31 August 1986 |
| World Leading |  United StatesDamajahnee Birch Daina Harper Monisa Dobbins Ceara Watson |
3:25.48 | Lawrence, United States | 28 May 2016 |
| European Leading |  United KingdomKelly Massey Laviai Nielsen Perri Shakes-Drayton Emily Diamond |
3:28.62 | Regensburg, Germany | 5 June 2016 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2016 | 13:55 | Heats |
| 10 July 2016 | 18:40 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+2)
Results
Heats
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.[3][4]
Final
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| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Great Britain |
Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Doyle, Seren Bundy-Davies | 3:25.05 | WL |
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8 |  France |
Phara Anacharsis, Brigitte Ntiamoah, Marie Gayot, Floria Guei | 3:25.96 | SB |
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7 |  Italy |
Maria Benedicta Chigbolu, Maria Enrica Spacca, Chiara Bazzoni, Libania Grenot | 3:27.49 | SB |
| 4 | 3 |  Poland |
Ewelina Ptak, Małgorzata Hołub, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Justyna Święty | 3:27.60 | SB |
| 5 | 4 |  Germany |
Laura Müller, Friederike Möhlenkamp, Lara Hoffmann, Ruth Spelmeyer | 3:27.60 | SB |
| 6 | 6 |  Ukraine |
Yuliya Olishevska, Olha Bibik, Tetyana Melnyk, Olha Zemlyak | 3:27.64 | SB |
| 7 | 2 |  Netherlands |
Laura de Witte, Lisanne de Witte, Eva Hovenkamp, Nicky van Leuveren | 3:29.23 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Romania |
Adelina Pastor, Anamaria Ioniță, Sanda Belgyan, Andrea Miklós | 3:30.63 |
References
- ^ "SENIOR OUTDOOR 2016 4X400 METRES RELAY WOMEN". IAAF. Archived from the original on 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2016.