2006 World Junior
Championships
Day 5 - 8/19 - SATURDAY
WOMEN'S 4X400 RE
1ST ROUND
Saturday August 19th,
2006
At Beijing, China
Official Results - 4x400 Metres Relay - Women - Heats
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
Heat 1 - Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 19:40
Nigeria nips Jamaica at the tape - Heat 1
HEAT ONE—Coming out of the third turn Nigeria had a five
meter lead over Jamaica but Kaliese Spencer moved Jamaica back in front.
Jamaica continued to lead until Nigeria moved back in front on the final
leg. However, Jamaica was having none of it as Sonita Southern moved the
Caribbean nation back in front with less that 200 remaining. Nigeria was
not done as Sekinat Adesanya retook the lead for good with a 51.28 anchor
leg. Nigeria’s winning time of 3:33.00 was a national junior record.
Jamaica was second in 3:33.26, Poland was third in 3:40.93 and Canada fourth
in 3:41.25.
Pos Lane Team Country Mark
1 2 Nigeria Junior NGR 3:33.00 Q (AJ)
(Abugan Folashade, Odumosu Ajoke, Eze Joy, Adesanya Sekinat)
2 6 Jamaica Junior JAM 3:33.26 Q
(Pinnock Sherene, Spencer Kaliese, Tracey Shana-Gaye, Sutherland Sonita)
3 7 Poland Junior POL 3:40.93 Q (SB)
(Mazan Sandra, Sowinska Agnieszka, Madejewska Edyta, Polak Tina)
4 4 Canada Junior CAN 3:41.25 (SB)
(Muir Carlene, Biewald Jennifer, Campbell-Fell Corri-Ann, Wells Sarah)
5 3 Romania Junior ROM 3:44.45 (SB)
(Crestincov Taisia, Batrinu Elena, Ionita Anamaria, Patrasc Andreea)
6 8 Belarus Junior BLR 3:44.70 (SB)
(Boika Maryna, Tashpulatava Hanna, Lozhechnik Volha, Kavaliova Maryna)
7 5 India Junior IND 3:45.42
(Jose Sini, Jose Anu Mariam, Pawar Priyanka, Machettira Poovamma Raju)
Team Nat Reaction Time
Jamaica Junior JAM 0.165
Romania Junior ROM 0.182
India Junior IND 0.183
Belarus Junior BLR 0.193
Canada Junior CAN 0.195
Nigeria Junior NGR 0.205
Poland Junior POL 0.224
Heat 2 - Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 19:55
Sa'de Williams - Jessica Young ran the first two legs for the US
Erin Humphrey and Brandi Cross finished the race off with China pressing
near the end!
HEAT TWO--Sa’de Williams opened up for the U.S. and was
in second to Ukraine after the first leg but Jessica Young put the U.S. back
in the lead over China and Erin Humphrey, who ran 54.75, increased the margin
early in the third lap only to see China close the margin to seven meters
with one lap remaining. Brandi Cross took the baton on the final exchanged
and anchored in 52.89 to give the U.S. the win, 3:34.83 to 3:35.16. However,
it appeared the China anchor X. Li let off a great deal with 60 meters to
go and was content to just qualify. Russia was third 3:37.76; Germany was
fourth in 3:37.81.
Pos Lane Team Country Mark
1 2 United States Junior USA 3:34.83 Q (SB)
(Williams Sa'de, Young Jessica, Humphrey Erin, Cross Brandi)
2 5 PR of China Junior CHN 3:35.16 Q (NJ)
(Chen Yumei, Wang Hui, Wen Xiuyun, Li Xueji)
3 7 Russia Junior RUS 3:37.76 Q (SB)
(Sozontova Nadezhda, Verkhovskaya Anna, Biktina Luiza, Fominykh Polina)
4 3 Germany Junior GER 3:37.82 q (SB)
(Schmidt Lena, Lindenberg Janin, Walter Carolin, Nwachukwu Sorina)
5 8 Ukraine Junior UKR 3:38.20 q (SB)
(Plotitsyna Hanna, Shevchenko Anzhelika, Myhaylychenko Olha, Lupu Nataliya)
6 4 France Junior FRA 3:39.28 (SB)
(Lacordelle Marie-Angelique, Auge Amélie, Sabattini Cyndie, Denis Laëtitia)
7 6 Australia Junior AUS 3:40.90 (SB)
(Blackburn Angeline, Knight Suzie, Boden Lauren, Davies Jacqueline)
Team Nat Reaction Time
Germany Junior GER 0.139
Australia Junior AUS 0.177
PR of China Junior CHN 0.191
Ukraine Junior UKR 0.209
Russia Junior RUS 0.210
United States Junior USA 0.229
France Junior FRA 0.236
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