1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Events at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| 5000 m walk | women | |||
| 10,000 m walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The women's 4x400 metres relay event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 1 and 2 August.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Patricia Hall Peta-Gaye Gayle Keasha Downer Allison Beckford  Jamaica |
| Silver | Svetlana Pospelova Olga Mikayeva Olesya Zykina Natalya Nazarova  Russia |
| Bronze | Mikele Barber Myra Combs Demetria Washington Nakiya Johnson  United States |
Results
Final
2 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jamaica | Patricia Hall Peta-Gaye Gayle Keasha Downer Allison Beckford | 3:32.29 | |
 | Russia | Svetlana Pospelova Olga Mikayeva Olesya Zykina Natalya Nazarova | 3:32.35 | |
 | United States | Mikele Barber Myra Combs Demetria Washington Nakiya Johnson | 3:32.85 | |
| 4 |  China | Sun Hong Wei Liu Qifang Lu Minling Li Yulian | 3:37.10 | |
| 5 |  Romania | Otilia Lungu Mihaela Stancescu Medina Tudor Alina Rîpanu | 3:37.41 | |
| 6 |  Germany | Nadine Weissmann Kerstin Seitz Julia Wollstadt Kristin Götz | 3:37.47 | |
| 7 |  Australia | Kylie Wheeler Sonia Brito Rosemary Hayward Jennifer Marshall | 3:37.60 | |
| 8 |  France | Audrey Rouyer Olivia Abderrhamane Dado Kamissoko Laure Kouassi | 3:39.18 |
Heats
1 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | Shellene Williams Sashanie Simpson Patricia Hall Allison Beckford | 3:37.19 | Q |
| 2 | China | Sun Hong Wei Liu Qifang Lu Minling Li Yulian | 3:37.90 | Q |
| 3 | Australia | Kylie Wheeler Sonia Brito Rosemary Hayward Jennifer Marshall | 3:38.41 | Q |
| 4 | Germany | Kerstin Seitz Julia Wollstadt Saskia Dickhaut Nadine Weissmann | 3:39.27 | q |
| 5 |  Croatia | Kristina Perica Suzana Rubin Bozidarka Crncan Helena Janecic | 3:47.48 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | Mikele Barber Crystal Cox Demetria Washington Nakiya Johnson | 3:33.16 | Q |
| 2 | Russia | Svetlana Pospelova Olesya Zykina Olga Mikayeva Natalya Nazarova | 3:37.15 | Q |
| 3 | Romania | Otilia Lungu Mihaela Stancescu Medina Tudor Alina Rîpanu | 3:38.40 | Q |
| 4 | France | Audrey Rouyer Olivia Abderrhamane Dado Kamissoko Laure Kouassi | 3:38.98 | q |
| 5 |  South Africa | Vanessa Becker Stephanie Schoeman Yolandé Neethling Estie Wittstock | 3:39.44 | |
| 6 |  Italy | Sonia Orfei Benedetta Ceccarelli Barbara Bello Alexia Oberstolz | 3:43.26 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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