1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

These are the results of the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  Germany
Anke Feller
Uta Rohländer
Anja Rücker
Grit Breuer
  United States
Maicel Malone-Wallace
Kim Graham
Kim Batten
Jearl Miles Clark
Michele Collins*
Natasha Kaiser-Brown*
  Jamaica
Inez Turner
Lorraine Graham
Deon Hemmings
Sandie Richards
Nadia Graham-Hutchinson*

* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 1   Germany Anke Feller, Uta Rohländer, Anja Rücker, Grit Breuer 3:24.70 Q, SB
2 1   Czech Republic Naděžda Koštovalová, Hana Benešová, Ludmila Formanová, Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová 3:25.11 Q
3 2   United States Michele Collins, Kim Graham, Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Maicel Malone-Wallace 3:25.37 Q, SB
4 2   Jamaica Nadia Graham-Hutchinson, Lorraine Graham, Inez Turner, Sandie Richards 3:25.53 Q, SB
5 1   Great Britain Allison Curbishley, Michelle Pierre, Michelle Thomas, Donna Fraser 3:25.78 Q
6 2   Russia Tatyana Chebykina, Yuliya Tarasenko, Yekaterina Kulikova, Olga Kotlyarova 3:25.83 Q
7 1   Nigeria Doris Jacob, Olabisi Afolabi, Saidat Onanuga, Falilat Ogunkoya 3:27.94 q
8 2   Italy Danielle Perpoli, Patrizia Spuri, Francesca Carbone, Virna De Angeli 3:30.34 q
9 1   Hungary Annamária Bori, Barbara Petráhn, Alice Kun, Judit Szekeres 3:35.56
10 2   Greece Chrysoula Goudenoudi, Maria Pachatouridou, Christina Panagou, Marina Vasarmidou 3:37.14

Final

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Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes
    Germany Anke Feller, Uta Rohländer, Anja Rücker, Grit Breuer 3:20.92 WL
    United States Maicel Malone-Wallace, Kim Graham, Kim Batten, Jearl Miles Clark 3:21.03 SB
    Jamaica Inez Turner, Lorraine Graham, Deon Hemmings, Sandie Richards 3:21.30 NR
4   Russia Tatyana Chebykina, Olga Kotlyarova, Yekaterina Kulikova, Tatyana Alekseyeva 3:21.57 SB
5   Czech Republic Naděžda Koštovalová, Ludmila Formanová, Hana Benešová, Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová 3:23.73
6   Great Britain Allison Curbishley, Michelle Pierre, Michelle Thomas, Donna Fraser 3:26.27
7   Nigeria Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf, Doris Jacob, Falilat Ogunkoya 3:30.04
8   Italy Patrizia Spuri, Francesca Carbone, Carla Barbarino, Virna De Angeli 3:30.63

References

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