1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 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 4x100 metres relay event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 2 August.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Angela Williams Keyon Soley Myra Combs Shakedia Jones  United States |
| Silver | Céline Thélamon Muriel Hurtis Nadia Imalouan Anne Carole Rapp  France |
| Bronze | Tulia Robinson Aleen Bailey Melaine Walker Lisa Sharpe  Jamaica |
Results
Final
2 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | United States | Angela Williams Keyon Soley Myra Combs Shakedia Jones | 43.52 | |
 | France | Céline Thélamon Muriel Hurtis Nadia Imalouan Anne Carole Rapp | 44.07 | |
 | Jamaica | Tulia Robinson Aleen Bailey Melaine Walker Lisa Sharpe | 44.61 | |
| 4 |  United Kingdom | Abi Oyepitan Sarah Wilhelmy Samantha Davies Rebecca White | 44.65 | |
| 5 |  Poland | Malgorzata Górecka Edyta Rela Monika Giemzo Anna Pacholak | 44.75 | |
| 6 |  South Africa | Arnella Jacobs Estie Wittstock Carika Potgieter Isabel Roussow | 45.67 | |
| 7 |  Italy | Erica Marchetti Cornelia Kupa Maria Chiara Baccini Silvia Favre | 45.94 | |
| 8 |  Finland | Manuela Bosco Katja Salivaara Johanna Manninen Heidi Hannula | DNF |
Heats
2 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | Angela Williams Keyon Soley Myra Combs Miesha Withers | 44.14 | Q |
| 2 | Finland | Manuela Bosco Katja Salivaara Johanna Manninen Heidi Hannula | 45.36 | Q |
| 3 | United Kingdom | Abi Oyepitan Sarah Wilhelmy Samantha Davies Melanie Purkiss | 45.43 | Q |
| 4 | Poland | Malgorzata Górecka Edyta Rela Monika Giemzo Anna Pacholak | 45.56 | q |
| 5 | Italy | Erica Marchetti Cornelia Kupa Maria Chiara Baccini Silvia Favre | 45.62 | q |
| 6 |  Bahamas | Juanita Ferguson Tamicka Clarke Tamara Cherebin Marcia Dorsett | 45.98 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | Céline Thélamon Muriel Hurtis Nadia Imalouan Anne Carole Rapp | 44.23 | Q |
| 2 | Jamaica | Tulia Robinson Aleen Bailey Melaine Walker Lisa Sharpe | 44.85 | Q |
| 3 | South Africa | Arnella Jacobs Carika Potgieter Charlene Lawrence Isabel Roussow | 46.29 | Q |
| 4 |  Spain | Vanessa Peñalver Marta Prado Laura Amo Concepción Montaner | 47.17 | |
| 5 |  Germany | Cathleen Tschirch Annegret Dietrich Sina Schielke Katrin Wilts | DQ | IAAF rule 170.14 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 47 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
- Bahamas (4)
- Finland (4)
- France (4)
- Germany (4)
- Italy (4)
- Jamaica (4)
- Poland (4)
- South Africa (5)
- Spain (4)
- United Kingdom (5)
- United States (5)
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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