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4 x 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	Nr	Team	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 (26 August 2004 — 22:00-22:11)

Top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Heat One (22:00)

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

Heat Two (22:09)

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

Final (27 August 2004 — 22:45)

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