2022 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2022 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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.jpg) Femke Bol, Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, and Lisanne de Witte of the Netherlands after winning the final | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion | |||||||||
| Location | Munich, Germany | |||||||||
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| Teams | 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:20.87 min NR | |||||||||
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The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2022 European Athletics Championships was held in two rounds at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany, on 19 and 20 August 2022.[1]
Sixteen national teams competed in the two heats of round 1 on 19 August. The first three teams of each heat and the next two fastest overall advanced to the next round. In the first heat, the team of the Czech Republic was disqualified for an impediment at a takeover. In the second heat, the team of Ireland set a national record of 3:26.06 minutes.
The final was held on 20 August, where the team of the Netherlands won in a national record of 3:20.87 minutes, followed by the team of Poland in 3:21.68 minutes in second place and the team of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3:21.74 minutes in third place. Outside the medals, the team of Belgium set a national record of 3:22.12 minutes.
Background
[edit]| Record | Nation (athletes) | Time | Location | Date |
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| World record |  Soviet UnionTatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina |
3:15.17[2] | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
| European record | ||||
| Championship record |  East GermanyKirsten Emmelmann, Sabine Busch Petra Müller, Marita Koch |
3:16.87 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 31 August 1986 |
| World leading |  United StatesTalitha Diggs, Abby Steiner Britton Wilson, Sydney McLaughlin |
3:17.79[3] | Eugene, United States | 24 July 2022 |
| European leading |  Great BritainVictoria Ohuruogu, Nicole Yeargin Jessie Knight, Laviai Nielsen |
3:22.64[4] | Eugene, United States | 24 July 2022 |
Rounds
[edit]Round 1
[edit]The two heats of the first round were held on 19 August, starting at 11:40 in the morning. The first three teams in each heat (Q) and next two best teams overall (q) advanced to the final.[5]
Final
[edit]The final was held on 20 August, starting at 21:45 in the evening.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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6 |  Netherlands |
Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, Lisanne de Witte, Femke Bol | 3:20.87 | EL NR |
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7 |  Poland |
Anna Kiełbasińska, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Natalia Kaczmarek | 3:21.68 | SB |
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3 | Great Britain |
Victoria Ohuruogu, Ama Pipi, Jodie Williams, Nicole Yeargin | 3:21.74 | SB |
| 4 | 4 |  Belgium |
Cynthia Bolingo, Hanne Claes, Helena Ponette, Camille Laus | 3:22.12 | NR |
| 5 | 1 |  Germany |
Luna Thiel, Mona Mayer, Alica Schmidt, Carolina Krafzik | 3:26.09 | SB |
| 6 | 5 |  Ireland |
Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley | 3:26.63 | |
| 7 | 8 |  Switzerland |
Silke Lemmens, Julia Niederberger, Annina Fahr, Sarah King | 3:26.94 | |
| 8 | 2 |  Spain |
Eva Santidrián, Aauri Lorena Bokesa, Berta Segura, Sara Gallego | 3:29.70 |
References
[edit]- ^ "ATHLETICS TIMETABLE" (PDF). european-athletics.org. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "All Time Best". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 Top List". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 Top European List". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Athletics – Women's 4 x 400m Relay – Round 1 – Results Summary", European Athletics, 19 August 2025. Archived from the original 21 August 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
