1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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1998 World Junior
Championships in Athletics
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100 m hurdleswomen
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3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
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The women's 4x100 metres relay event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 2 August.[1][2]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Angela Williams
Keyon Soley
Myra Combs
Shakedia Jones
 United States
Silver Céline Thélamon
Muriel Hurtis
Nadia Imalouan
Anne Carole Rapp
 France
Bronze Tulia Robinson
Aleen Bailey
Melaine Walker
Lisa Sharpe
 Jamaica

Results[edit]

Final[edit]

2 August

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States Angela Williams
Keyon Soley
Myra Combs
Shakedia Jones		 43.52
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France Céline Thélamon
Muriel Hurtis
Nadia Imalouan
Anne Carole Rapp		 44.07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Jamaica Tulia Robinson
Aleen Bailey
Melaine Walker
Lisa Sharpe		 44.61
4  United Kingdom Abi Oyepitan
Sarah Wilhelmy
Samantha Davies
Rebecca White		 44.65
5  Poland Malgorzata Górecka
Edyta Rela
Monika Giemzo
Anna Pacholak		 44.75
6  South Africa Arnella Jacobs
Estie Wittstock
Carika Potgieter
Isabel Roussow		 45.67
7  Italy Erica Marchetti
Cornelia Kupa
Maria Chiara Baccini
Silvia Favre		 45.94
 Finland Manuela Bosco
Katja Salivaara
Johanna Manninen
Heidi Hannula		 DNF

Heats[edit]

2 August

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1  United States Angela Williams
Keyon Soley
Myra Combs
Miesha Withers		 44.14 Q
2  Finland Manuela Bosco
Katja Salivaara
Johanna Manninen
Heidi Hannula		 45.36 Q
3  United Kingdom Abi Oyepitan
Sarah Wilhelmy
Samantha Davies
Melanie Purkiss		 45.43 Q
4  Poland Malgorzata Górecka
Edyta Rela
Monika Giemzo
Anna Pacholak		 45.56 q
5  Italy Erica Marchetti
Cornelia Kupa
Maria Chiara Baccini
Silvia Favre		 45.62 q
6  Bahamas Juanita Ferguson
Tamicka Clarke
Tamara Cherebin
Marcia Dorsett		 45.98

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1  France Céline Thélamon
Muriel Hurtis
Nadia Imalouan
Anne Carole Rapp		 44.23 Q
2  Jamaica Tulia Robinson
Aleen Bailey
Melaine Walker
Lisa Sharpe		 44.85 Q
3  South Africa Arnella Jacobs
Carika Potgieter
Charlene Lawrence
Isabel Roussow		 46.29 Q
4  Spain Vanessa Peñalver
Marta Prado
Laura Amo
Concepción Montaner		 47.17
 Germany Cathleen Tschirch
Annegret Dietrich
Sina Schielke
Katrin Wilts		 DQ IAAF rule 170.14

Participation[edit]

According to an unofficial count, 47 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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