The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 8 and 9 August 2024. This will be the 23rd time that the women's 4 x 100 metres relay is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 16 teams will be able to qualify for the event through the 2024 World Athletics Relays or the World Athletics top list.
| Women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Stade de France, Paris, France[1] |
| Dates |
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Background
editThe 4 × 100 metres relay at the Summer Olympics is the shortest track relay event held at the multi-sport event. The women's event has been continuously held since the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
| Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  United States
(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter) |
40.82[2] | London, United Kingdom | 10 August 2012 |
| Olympic record | ||||
| World leading |  Great Britain
|
41.55[3] | 20 July 2024 |
| Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|
| Africa (records) |  Ivory Coast
(Murielle Ahouré-Demps, Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Jessika Gbai, Maboundou Koné) |
41.90 |
| Asia (records) |  China
|
42.23 |
| Europe (records) |  East Germany
(Silke Möller, Sabine Rieger-Günther, Ingrid Auerswald-Lange, Marlies Göhr) |
41.37 |
| North, Central America and Caribbean (records) | United States
(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter) |
40.82 WR |
| Oceania (records) |  Australia
(Ella Connolly, Bree Masters, Kristie Edwards, Torrie Lewis) |
42.48 |
| South America (records) |  Brazil
(Evelyn dos Santos, Ana Lemos, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos) |
42.29 |
Qualification
editFor the women's 4 x 100 metres relay event, fourteen teams qualified through the 2024 World Athletics Relays. The remaining two spots were awarded to the teams with the highest ranking on the World Athletics Top List. The qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[5]
| Qualification event | No. of teams | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 World Athletics Relays | 14 |  Australia Canada France Germany Great Britain Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Netherlands Nigeria Poland Switzerland Trinidad and Tobago United States
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| World Athletics Top List (as of June 30, 2024) |
2 |  Spain Belgium
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| Total | 16 |
Rounds
editRound 1
editRound 1 is scheduled to be held on 8 August, starting at 11:10 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1][6]
Final
editThe final is scheduled to be held on 9 August, starting at 19:30 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Paris 2024 – Olympic Schedule – Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 4 x 100 Metres Relay Women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 4 x 100 Metres Relay Women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Records – 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.